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Princess Diana was born in 1961 to an aristocratic family with links to the British royal family. She married Prince Charles in 1981 and received the title of Princess of Wales, though they divorced in 1992. Diana was known for her charity work, especially regarding AIDS patients. She died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi, which had a profound impact as over 1 million flowers were left at Buckingham Palace in her memory.

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Homework2 SP EnriqueRodriguez

Princess Diana was born in 1961 to an aristocratic family with links to the British royal family. She married Prince Charles in 1981 and received the title of Princess of Wales, though they divorced in 1992. Diana was known for her charity work, especially regarding AIDS patients. She died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi, which had a profound impact as over 1 million flowers were left at Buckingham Palace in her memory.

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Homework #2 session 2 simple past

Exercise I
Read the following biography of Princess Diana and
complete with the correct form of the verb. The first
one has been made for you.

Diana, Princess of Wales


(Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; Born
Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997)

Princess Diana _was__ 1(be) an iconic figure of the late 20 th Century. She was admired for her
groundbreaking charity work; in particular her work with AIDS patients. Married to Prince
Charles in 1981, she _received_ 2(receive) the title of “Her Royal Highness Princess Diana of
Wales”.

Diana __was_ 3(be) born to an aristocratic family who links to the Royal Family. Her father
was Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp. Edward Spencer was a direct descendent of Charles II.
Her mother _was_ 4(be) Frances Viscountess Althorp. Diana _grew_ 5(grow) up in the family
home of Park House, before moving to Althorp in 1975. Diana _not shone_ 6(not –shine) as a
student, but _did_ 7(do) well in music and ballet. When she _met_ 8(meet) her future husband,
Diana was working as a part time assistant in a nursery school in London

In 1981, Diana _married_ 9(marry) Prince Charles. Diana was 20, and Charles by contrast was
33 at the time. The wedding was _watched_10(watch) by over 1 billion people world-wide.
During their marriage they _had_ 11(have) two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
However, in the mid 1980s, tensions _started_ 12(start) to appear in the marriage, and under
much publicity the marriage _broken_ 13(break) up resulting into a divorce in 1992. During this
period Diana is _said_ 14(say) to have suffered various health problems such as bulimia and
depression.

In January 1997, she _visited_ 15(visit) mine fields in


Angola to inspect the clearing of landmines. Shortly before
her death, June 18th Princess Diana met with Mother
Teresa. Both _admired_ 16(admire) each other. Lastly,
Diana _died_ 17(die) on 31st August, 1997, in a car crash
involving Dodi Al-Fayed. It was said they were being
chased by paparazzi at the time the fatal accident
_occurred_ 18(occur). The death of Diana _had_ 19(have) a
profound impact on the British public and those in other
countries. Over 1 million bouquets of flowers were laid at
Buckingham Palace. Her funeral was _watched_20(watch)
by countless millions around the world and her final resting
place was her family.

Exercise II
After you have completed reading the previous text, create
questions about the reading.

Typical wh- words are: what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
Structure: Wh-word+ auxiliary verb+subject+ verb in base form+rest of sentence
e.g.
-Who did she marry? She married Prince Charles of Wales.
-When did she meet Mother Theresa? She met Mother Theresa in 1997.

Taken from: Biography Online http://www.biographyonline.net/people/short-bio-princess-diana.html and adapted by


Karol Meza
Homework #2 session 2 simple past
- Who was her parents?
Edward Spencer and Frances Viscountess

- Where did she work when she met her husband?


She was working as a part time assistant in a nursery school in London

- When did she marry?


She married in 1981

- How many sons did she have?


She had two children

- What are their names?


Prince William and Prince Harry

- What problems did she have after the divorce?


She suffered various health problems such as bulimia and depression

- When she died?


She died on 31st August, 1997

Taken from: Biography Online http://www.biographyonline.net/people/short-bio-princess-diana.html and adapted by


Karol Meza

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