1. The Gold Rush started in California.

2. The first person to find gold in California was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848.

3. James W. Marshall found a piece of shiny metal, gold, in a river.

4. Rumours quickly spread and the New York Herald newspaper reported the discovery of gold.

5. Soon after hundreds of immigrants from around the world went to California in search of gold. These people arrived in 1849.

6. Thousands of gold miners travelled by sea or over land to San Francisco.

7. People around the United States, mostly men, borrowed money, sold their property and left their families.

8. They spent all their savings to go to California.

9. Between 1848 and 1850 the population of San Francisco increased from 1,000 to 25,000 people because many people wanted to settle near the gold.

10. The Gold Rush was the largest mass-migration in US history.

1. I was sleeping when the phone rang in the middle of the night.

2. I was scared to death!

3. I jumped out of bed, ran to the living room and I imagined the worst.

4. Who could wake us up at such an hour? What had happened?

5. I picked up the phone anxiously.

6. I suddenly heard the voice of Lisa, my American friend.

7. She was overjoyed and wanted to tell the world she was getting married.

8. She asked me to be her bridesmaid.

9. I congratulated her warmly and promised to come over for the wedding.

10. I managed to speak English even if I felt so sleepy.

1. Eleanor Roosevelt was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife, so she was an American First Lady.

2. She lived in the first half of the 20th century.

3. She was very active in politics.

4. She wanted to help poor people and fought against racism.

5. She thought women suffered from discrimination and was determined to promote women's rights.

6. Americans admired her very much. That's why she became a US icon.

1. Keith Haring was a famous American artist who lived in the 20th century.

2. He was a committed artist and his works of art were very visual.

3. He belonged to the pop art movement.

4. He created many murals and many of his works of art are famous.

1. Who was Newton?

2. When and where was he born?

3. Where did he go to college? / Which university did he go to?

4. What did he invent in 1668?

5. Who did he work with?

6. What did he see fall from a tree?

7. What did he discover?

1. Why was John in a hurry? He wanted to be at his office early.

2. He was anxious because he had a lot of work and an important appointment.

3. He didn't take the bus but took his car.

4. He didn't want to worry too much.

5. His wife asked him to come home as soon as possible.

6. He tried to answer calmly.

1. When did you last go to a concert?

2. What was the name of the band on stage?

3. How long did the concert last?

4. What intruments did the musicians play?

5. How much did the ticket cost?

6. Did you have a lot of fun?

1. begin : began

2. break : broke

3. catch : caught

4. come : came

5. do : did

6. drink : drank

7. fly : flew

8. go : went

9. know : knew

10. leave : left

11. see : saw

12. speak : spoke

13. take : took

14. think : thought