THE LEGEND OF SAINT GEORGE

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES

• Born: 29 September 1547
• Birthplace: Alcala de Henares, Spain
• Died: 23 April 1616
• Best Known As: Author of Don Quixote
Full name: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes wrote the epic satire Don Quixote, which is regarded as the first true modern novel. Little is known of Cervantes's early life; at 23 he enlisted in the Spanish militia and then fought against the Turks in the battle of Lepanto (1571) where a gunshot wound permanently crippled his left hand. He spent four more years at sea and then another five as a slave after being captured by Barbary pirates. Ransomed by his family, he returned to Madrid but his disability hampered him; it was in debtor's prison that he began to write Don Quixote. The title character, a dreamy middle-aged nobleman, sets out through Spain on a makeshift quest to fight injustice through acts of chivalry. Cervantes wrote many other works, including poems and plays, but none had the impact or popularity of his masterpiece.

Because of his injury Cervantes was nicknamed "the cripple of Levanto"... Don Quixote is the basis for the musical Man of La Mancha... Cervantes died on the same day as author William Shakespeare.

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISE

Watch this funny video about a princess and a frog and fill in the blanks by using the past form of the verbs given.

COMMON SHOPS AND PLACES IN THE TOWN

Learn the vocabulary related the shops and common places in the city.

 

 

 

PAST SIMPLE (INTERACTIVE BOOK)

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MATCH PRESENT AND PAST

Click on a word on the right and drag it to the word which matches it on the left.

AN ENGLISH HOUSE IN 1900

Click on the picture to see the animation, then play the game.

WRITE THE PAST FORM

Write the past form of the verbs in brackets.

THE PAST SIMPLE

Alfie took his driving test for the second time this morning. Did he pass?

The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or states which have finished. It is often used with past time references (e.g. yesterday, two years ago).

FOOD AND DRINKS

Countable and uncountable nouns.
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Food I

Food II
                                                                                  
Vegetables

Fruit

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