Complete the following exercises:
1. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03
2.http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2023
3. http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Pastsimplebe.htm
4. http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/wascloze.htm
5. http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/tobepast.php#.U5UxgShACkw
Read the article and answer the questions:
"The British have been credited with bringing football to Argentina in the 19th century.
The rivalry between the England and Argentina national football teams, however, is generally traced back to the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Outside football, the Falklands War in 1982 increased the mistrust between England and Argentina. The Falkland Islands, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean is an overseas British territory, which is claimed by Argentina as its own, as the Islas Malvinas. On April 2 of 1982, Argentina's forces invaded the islands. The British considered this an invasion of its territory and sent a naval task force that recaptured the Islands on June 14 of 1982. Though the two nations were never officially at war, the conflict resulted in 258 British and 655 Argentinian deaths. As a result, the match taking place just four years after the war was emotionally charged. Following the game, Maradona stated: "Although we had said before the game that football had nothing to do with the Malvinas war, we knew they had killed a lot of Argentine boys there, killed them like little birds. And this was revenge."
Six minutes into the second half, Maradona scored a goal using his hand.
Maradona later said, "I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me, and no one came... I told them, 'Come hug me, or the referee isn't going to allow it.'"
At the post-game press conference, Maradona commented that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" ("a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God"),which indirectly helped English tabloids coining the phrase "Hand of God". The goal helped intensify the footballing rivalry between the two nations: the English now felt that they had been cheated out of a possible World Cup victory, while the Argentinians enjoyed the manner in which they had taken the lead.
Just four minutes after the Hand of God goal, however, came The Goal of the Century, so called because it is often claimed to be the greatest individual goal of all time.Héctor Enrique passed the ball to Maradona some ten metres inside his own half. Maradona then began his 60-metre, 10-second dash towards the English goal, passing four English outfield players – Peter Beardsley, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher (twice) and Terry Fenwick. Maradona finished the move by dribbling round Shilton and slotting into the net to make the score 2–0 to Argentina.
In 2002, the goal was voted 'Goal of the Century' as part of the buildup to the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament on the FIFA website."
Answer the following questions:
What war made this game emotionally charged?
Where are the islas malvinas and what do they call them in English?
Was the "Hand of God" cheating and why?
Do you think Maradona's second goal is the "Goal of the Century"?
What did Maradona say about the "Hand of God" goal?
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