COLEGIO PITÁGORAS INGLÉS 3ER GRADO - 10

ÁREA
INGLÉS
CURSO : INGLÉS
GRADO : 3RO

I. Read the article “from Grandma to me: The changing Role of women” on page 20 of the student book.
Then circle the correct answers.

1. Paragraph 1 says that……………………………………………………

A) Women’s roles changed in the 1920s
B) Few women had careers in the 1920s
C) Maria Montesori and Amelia Earhart changed the role of women

2. Mrs. In Paragraph 2 refers to……………………………………………

A) a college degree
B) a title for married woman
C) a professional job

3. Women started to enter the workforce in greater numbers because………………

A) They wanted to become famous
B) Technology made housework easier
C) They wanted to college

4. Paragraph 3 explains…………………………………………….
A) How men feel about housework
B) How to balance work with home life
C) Modern women’s options and choices

II. These sentences are not in correct order. Number them so they form a logical paragraph

……………………..also, men often share the responsibility of raising children and taking care of the
household.
……………………..After marriage, women usually stayed home to take care of their children and do
household chores.
…………………….Nowadays, women often ask men to marry them.
……………………Ideas about gender roles and marriage are changing
……………………..In the past, however, men always asked women to marry them.
……………………..Not anymore. Today, almost as many women as men work outside the home.

III. Complete the paragraph about Lech Walesa. Use the simple past of the verbs

Lech Walesa(be)………………..born in Popowo, Poland, in 1943. In 1980 the former Gdansk shipyard
worker (become) ………………….the leader of the independent trade union, Solidarity. In 1981, he(be)
…………………….detained for his activities. He (spend)………………………..a year under house arrest. The
next year, he (receive)……………………….the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1990 the people of Poland(elect)………………………..him president of their country.
Five years later he(lose)…………………………the presidential election to Alexander Kwasniewski.

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Now use the information in the paragraph to complete the chart.

Year Lech Wales Year Lech Walesa

Born in Popowo, Was freed from house
1943 Poland arrest
Became leader of
Solidarity,the Won Nobel Peace
independent trade Prize
union
Was detained for his Lost presidential
activities election

IV. Go to the library to find information about a famous person. Fill in the chart. On another piece of paper,
write a shot paragraph about this person.

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(name of famous person)

Year

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Now write your paragraph

I KNOW : ……….. A lot I DON’T KNOW: ……………………………

…………Enough ……………………………
………….Not much ……………………………
…………Nothing

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