1. Robert Pattinson was born in London in 1986 and became famous for playing Edward Cullen in the film Twilight. 2. He went to a private school where he enjoyed sports and music, learning to play the guitar between ages 5 and 12. His favorite teacher was his English teacher for whom he wrote long essays. 3. In 2003, he got the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He moved to Los Angeles in 2008.

1. UNIT 11 EXAM 2ºA ESO
NAME:
READING
A biography of Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson was born in London in 1986. He became famous when he played
Edward Cullen in the film Twilight.
Robert went to a private school, where he did a lot of sport. He was also a fan of
music. Between the ages of five and twelve, he played the guitar and discovered that
he was good at it. His favourite teacher was his English teacher. He wrote very long
essays for her.
When he was fifteen, Robert started acting in the Barnes Theatre Club. In 2003, he
got the job as Cedric Diggory in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Five
years ago, he started writing music. He composed the music for Twilight. He moved to
Los Angeles in 2008.
Read the biography. Then answer the questions.
1 Where was Robert Pattinson born?
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2 What subjects did he like at school?
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3 Who was his favourite teacher?
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4 What happened in 2003?
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5 When did he move to Los Angeles?
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VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with family members. (10 marks)
1 My parents are married. My dad is my mum’s _________________ .
2 My dad’s brother is my _________________ .
3 My aunt’s children are my _________________ .
4 My sister and I are my grandpa’s _________________ .
5 My dad’s mum is my _________________ .
6 My _________________ is my uncle’s niece.
7 My brothers are my parents’ _________________ .
8 Mary is Thomas’s mum. Thomas is Mary’s _________________ .
9 My mum is my grandpa’s _________________ .
10 My uncle and aunt are married. My aunt is my uncle’s _________________ .

2. GRAMMAR
2 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.
1 My grandfather loves chocolate.
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2 We always stop at that café for coffee.
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3 They help me with my homework.
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4 My parents plan their holiday in January.
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5 Katie and Mark chat every night.
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6 We play football together.
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3 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Sally writed an excellent story.
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2 Allie meeted her friends at the cinema.
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3 We were into town on Saturday night.
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4 Dan want to see the film yesterday.
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5 I were really hungry.
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6 I felt off my bike. It was so embarrassing!
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4 Write sentences. Use the past simple.
1 My cousin / get / engaged / last year.
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2 We / go / to Disneyland / in July.
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3 I / buy / some new jeans.
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4 Our brother / leave / school / this summer.
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5 I / break / your MP3 player.
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5 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in the box.
be be break buy go have make meet
1 Anna’s really good at crafts. She ___________ this bag for me!
2 Jim ___________ his leg on Saturday.
3 We ___________ out for dinner last night.
4 Ben ___________ some new trainers at the shopping centre. They’re cool!
5 Jenny ___________ very tired last night.
6 I ___________ breakfast at 7:30 this morning.

3. 7 My parents ___________ very angry with me.
8 I ___________ Andy for a coffee at 2 p.m.
6 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of appropriate irregular verbs.
1 Anna’s really good at crafts. She ___________ this bag for me!
2 Jim ___________ his leg on Saturday and he can’t play football for two months.
3 We ___________ to that new Japanese restaurant for dinner last night.
4 Ben ___________ some new trainers at the shopping centre. They’re cool!
5 Jenny ___________ very tired last night.
6 I ___________ breakfast at 7:30 this morning.
7 My parents ___________ very angry with me.
8 I ___________ a really good film at the cinema.
Writing
12Write a biography of Charles Babbage. Include information about where and when
he was born, his early life and his career. Write 80–100 words. (10 marks)
Charles Babbage
1791: born in London
Inventor of the first computer
Didn’t go to school – studied at home
Good at maths
Studied at Cambridge University
1828–1839: became a mathematics professor at
Cambridge University
1820s: invented an automatic calculating machine
1871: died