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    Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in 1907 in Mexico City. She painted many self-portraits and paintings of Mexican folklore. In 1925 at age 18, she was in a terrible traffic accident that left her unable to walk for a long time, inspiring her to take up painting. In 1929 she married painter Diego Rivera. They moved to New York in 1930 but Frida was unhappy there, so they returned to Mexico in 1935. Frida won a national art prize in 1946 and became famous in Mexico before dying in 1954 at the young age of 47.

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    Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in 1907 in Mexico City. She painted many self-portraits and paintings of Mexican folklore. In 1925 at age 18, she was in a terrible traffic accident that left her unable to walk for a long time, inspiring her to take up painting. In 1929 she married painter Diego Rivera. They moved to New York in 1930 but Frida was unhappy there, so they returned to Mexico in 1935. Frida won a national art prize in 1946 and became famous in Mexico before dying in 1954 at the young age of 47.

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    Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born in 1907 in Mexico City. She painted many self-portraits and paintings of Mexican folklore. In 1925 at age 18, she was in a terrible traffic accident that left her unable to walk for a long time, inspiring her to take up painting. In 1929 she married painter Diego Rivera. They moved to New York in 1930 but Frida was unhappy there, so they returned to Mexico in 1935. Frida won a national art prize in 1946 and became famous in Mexico before dying in 1954 at the young age of 47.

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    LESSON 5 - WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

    1. Choose the correct words.

    Norma Jeane Mortenson was / were the name of former


    actress Marilyn Monroe. She was / were born on June
    1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She was / were an
    american actress who became famous in the 1950s. Her
    life as a child wasn’t / weren’t easy because she lived in
    foster homes and orphanages until she got married at 16.
    Her eyes were / was blue and she was / were in many
    movies like 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' (1953).

    2. Complete the text with was / were (✔) wasn’t / weren’t (✖)

    Robyn Rihanna Fenty was (✓) born in Barbados in 1988.


    As a young girl, her life ____________ (✖) easy. Her
    parents ____________ (✖)happy and Robyn ____________
    (✖) well. As a teenager, things ____________ (✓) different
    for Robyn. At 15, she ____________ (✓)the winner of her
    school's talent competition. At 16, she ____________ (✓) in
    a music studio in New York. And at 17, her first song
    ____________ (✓) in the Top 10 in over fifteen countries.
    She ____________ (✖) Robyn anymore. She ____________
    (✔) Rihanna!

    3. Complete the text with was, were, wasn’t, weren’t.

    1. Amy Winehouse ____________ an actress, she ____________ a british singer.


    2. Thank you for the meal. It ____________ delicious.
    3. The year 2020 ____________ a good year. The Covid -19 virus killed a lot people.
    4. We ____________ at school last month, we ____________ on vacation.
    5. Freddie Mercury ____________ born in England, he ____________ born in Tanzania, in Africa.
    6. Yesterday it ____________ cold and rainy.
    7. Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears ____________ presenters before they ____________
    singers.
    4. Change the sentences to the past.

    1. Julia is late for class today. ___________________________________________


    2. I’m at home tonight. ___________________________________________
    3. I’m happy about her new job. ___________________________________________
    4. Ann is in her office. ___________________________________________
    5. We are young and free. ___________________________________________
    6. They are friends in college. ___________________________________________

    5. Complete the sentences with wasn’t / weren’t.

    1. Philip is here today, but he wasn’t here yesterday.


    2. We are at the bar tonight, but ____________________________________.
    3. Sarah is busy today, but ________________________________________.
    4. Tom is in Paris this week, but ____________________________________.
    5. My parents are upset today, but __________________________________.
    6. I am tired today, but ____________________________________________.

    6. Read the text and answer the questions with complete sentences.

    Frida Kahlo __was____ (be) a Mexican painter. She __________ (be)


    born in Mexico City in 1907. She _____________ (paint) many
    self-portraits and paintings of Mexican folklore.

    Frida _____________ (go) to the prestigious Escuela Preparatoria in


    Mexico City in 1922. At that time, there ___________ (not be) many
    girls at this school. In 1925, at the age of eighteen, Frida ___________
    (have) a terrible traffic accident. She ___________ (not can) walk for a
    long time, so she __________ (start) painting.

    In 1929 she ______________ (marry) the painter Diego Rivera. The


    next year they ______________ (move) to New York, but Frida
    ____________ (not be) happy there. They ______________
    (return) to Mexico in 1935.

    Frida ___________ (win) a national art prize in 1946, and she


    ____________ (become) famous in Mexico. She ____________
    (die) in 1954, when she __________ (be) only 47 years old.

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