Task 2

Language Institute

UNIT TWO
SELF ASSESSMENT SHEET 2
I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES AND QUESTIONS WITH WAS, WASN’T, WERE, OR WEREN’T.

Example: Oswaldo Guayasamin was an Ecuadorian masterpainter and sculptor.
1. Brittany wasn’t in the theater yesterday. She was at her grandparents’ house.
2. I ate two hamburgers. I was very hungry.
3. Were they happy at the party? Yes, theywere.
4. We were waiting for nearly an hour.
5. Was Joseph at work yesterday? No, he wasn’t. He was sick.
6. Where were you? Mrs. Smith was trying to contact you.
7. The fax machinewas working so I sent it by e-mail.
8. Mary was with her friends all afternoon. They were very happy together.
9. I don´t think they were interested. They were asking many questions.
10.Yes, I was working in London before I moved to France.

II. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1. Where were you yesterday in the morning?
I was playing sports.
2. How was the weather on Sunday?The weather was very rainy.
3. How old were you in 2000?
I was 9 years old.
4. Were your parents in Loja last week?
No, they were in Arenillas.
5. Was the last unit easy?
No, I wasmore or less complicated.
III. READ THIS TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

THE BEATLES

The Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era, and many consider them the bestmusical group on Earth. Initially they affected the post-war baby boom generation of Britain and the U.S. during the 1960s, and later the rest of the world. Certainly they were the most successfulgroup, with global sales exceeding 1.1 billion records.

While they were originally famous for light-weight pop music (and the extreme hysterical reaction they received from young women), their laterworks achieved a combination of popular and critical acclaim perhaps unequaled in the 20th century.

Eventually, they became more than recording artists, branching out into film and — particularly...