Superpowers

Read the text. Use words from Ex. 1 to complete the sentences. Use Past Simple for verbs.

SUPERMAN appeared in 1938 in DC Comics. The Man of Steel came to Earth from the planet Krypton in a rocket ship. Some farmers found the baby and brought him up. Clark Kent grew up to be a tall shy teenager with short dark hair and glasses. He moved to Metropolis and worked as a reporter for a newspaper and everyone made fun of him. But Clark isn’t an ordinary person. Dressed in his blue uniform and red cape, he can fly very fast, he has superhuman strength, he can shoot lasers from his eyes and see through walls. He is always there to save people from crime and danger and then he goes back to his everyday life.

Superman was from the        Krypton.

He came to Earth in a             .

Some farmers         him    .

As a teenager he was very     .

He got a job as a          .

Superman wears a              and a              .

He wants to      people who are in danger.

Complete the questions with the verbs in the box. Answer the questions. Listen and check.

Where        [did, didn't]the Fantastic Four        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]powers from?       [Earth, space]

Where     [did, Did] they        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]?          [New York, London]

How many brothers     [did, Did]Susan Storm        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come] ?     [one, two]

Where     [did, Did] Ben Grimm        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]as a pilot?                  [in the air force, for an airline]

What comics        [did, didn't] they        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]in?

              [DC Comics, Marvel Comics]

When     [did, do]they first        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]out in a comic book?

     [1951, 1961]

How many superhero teams      [did, does]Stan Lee        [live, appear, have, create, get, work, come]?

          [about 50, about 150]

Write the questions in the correct order. Answer them.

              [A red uniform, Wear, Did, Superman]               [a red uniform, wear, did, Superman]               [a red uniform, wear, did, Superman]               [a red uniform, wear, did, Superman]?      [Yes,, No,]     [he, she, it]        [did, didn't].

Write the questions in the correct order. Answer them.

         [Superman, Appear, Did, In, 1937]          [Superman, appear, did, in, 1937]          [Superman, appear, did, in, 1937]          [Superman, appear, did, in, 1937]          [Superman, appear, did, in, 1937]?      [Yes,, No]     [he, she, it]        [did, didn't].

Write the questions in the correct order. Answer them.

             [Clark Kent, Did, As, A, Photographer, Work]              [Clark Kent, did, as, a, photographer, work]              [Clark Kent, did, as, a, photographer, work]              [Clark Kent, did, as, a, photographer, work]              [Clark Kent, did, as, a, photographer, work]              [Clark Kent, did, as, a, photographer, work]?

     [Yes,, No,]     [he, it, she]        [did, didn't].

Write the questions in the correct order. Answer them.

           [Did, Glasses, Clark Kent, Wear]            [did, glasses, Clark Kent, wear]            [did, glasses, Clark Kent, wear]            [did, glasses, Clark Kent, wear]?

     [Yes,, No,]            [he, she, Clark Kent]        [did, didn't].