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Match the topics (1-3) with the bubbles (A-C)
UNIT 4
Looking back
on the past!
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READ
  • a magazine quiz about important personalities
  • students' short stories
  • a quiz about tsunamis
  • newspaper articles about natural disasters and
    accidents
 TALK ABOUT
  • your activities at a specific time in the past
  • specific information in a short story
  • a day you did something wrong
LISTEN TO
  • an extract from a radio play
  • short dialogues
 WRITE
  • a ‘Mystery Person' quiz
  • opening paragraphs in stories
  • an article about a disaster
  • information cards about a disaster
LINK TO
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Lesson 1
Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Εκπαιδευτικό Παιχνίδι Γλωσσάριο-Lesson 1
Εικόνα
John has a new school project. He wants to find information about three
important people from the past so he's visiting the Homework Helper in
TIME FOR TEENS.
1
 What can you read about on this webpage? Match the words in the box with
the drawings.ΕικόναThen listen and check.
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Listening
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2
 Can you think of Greek composers, plays, awards, fairy tales or puppets?
3
 WHO'S WHO? Read quickly to find which entry (A-E) is about a person who...
1. worked with puppets.
2. wrote classical music.
3. wrote Romeo and Juliet.
4. found something important.
5. was born in April. 		....
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 EXTRA HELP! Read again and complete this information table. img
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5
 Do you know who each Mystery Person is? If not sure yet, look at page 141.
On a mystery tour!
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UNIT 4
Lesson 1
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Guessing words from context
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1
 Find words in the texts that mean:
a. they make things explode (noun TEXT A):
b. that happens once a year (adj. TEXT A):
c. were the protagonists (verb TEXT B)
d. wrote music (verb TEXT D)
e. famous (adj. TEXT E) 		.....................................
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Collocations
2
 Find words in the texts to complete these groups. Some words can be in more than
one group.
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3
 Complete the gaps with the correct verb.
discovered                 created                invented  
a. Graham Bell ………………….. the telephone.
b. Columbus………………… America.
c. Walt Disney…………………… Mickey Mouse.
4
 Use your dictionary to complete this table.
VERB NOUN 1 NOUN 2
create creator creation
invent ............. .............
............. discoverer .............
............. ............. composition
- ............. poetry / poem
5
 Look at this box.
Mozart was born in 1756.
seventeen / fifty six
6
 What happened in Greece in...?
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7
 Tell each other when you and members of your family were born.
Εικόνα
On a mystery tour!
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Past Simple
1
 What do you remember about each Mystery Person? Do this quiz to find out.
MYSTERY PERSON - Quiz Time
a. Nobel was Swedish.
b. Were the Muppets English?
c. Sesame Street started in 1969.
d. Andersen wrote classical music.
e. Shakespeare didn't write 'The Little Mermaid'.
f. Did Mozart die at an old age?		 T/F
yes / no
T/F
T/F
T/F
yes / no
2
 Study the sentences in the quiz and complete the Grammar table. img
be img Nobel was Swedish.
Andersen 1................. Swedish.
2......... Mozart Swedish?
start img Sesame Street 3................... in 1969.
It 4................... start in 1968.
5......... The Muppet Show start in 1969?
write img Andersen 6................... fairy tales.
Henson 7................... write fairy tales.
Did Nobel 8................... fairy tales?
  • Was Nobel clever?
    Yes, he was.
  • Were The Muppets boring?
    No, they 9..........
  • Did Shakespeare write poems?
    Yes, he did.
  • Did Henson die in 1999?
    No, he 10............
States and completed actions in the past
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PAST SIMPLE
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see Grammar Appendix, page 167-168
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 MYSTERY PERSON - ‘Who was I?' Take it in turns to play the game.
Student A: Choose one 'Mystery Person' you want to be. Answer
your partner's questions. You can only say ‘yes' or ‘no'.
Student B: Ask questions to find who your partner is.
e.g. Did you write poems? Did you like explosives? Were you Nobel?
No, I didn't. Yes, I did. Yes, I was.
4
 In pairs, write quizzes like the one in Task 1 for your English
school newspaper.
  • Choose information from the texts and check your past simple forms.
  • When your quiz is ready, write the answer key.
  • Exchange quizzes with one or more groups. How quickly can you find the answers?
UNIT 4
Lesson 1 On a mystery tour!
Εικόνα
Who is Who
  • Work in small groups.
  • Find information about 3 important people from the past. They can be:
scientists        artists        historical figures
  • You can use your school books or the Internet.
  • Write 3 clues for each person. They must be helpful but not very easy to find.
    Do not write the person’s name.
  • Make a ‘WHO'S THE MYSTERY PERSON' card for each person. You can write
    your cards on the computer.
  • Join another group. Read your clues to them and see if the other students can
    find your mystery person.
  • Vote for the best entries and either prepare a set of cards for a MYSTERY
    PERSON QUIZ     for other groups in your school or publish them on the school
    website.
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Το παρόν αποτελεί μέρος του ψηφιακού εμπλουτισμού των σχολικών βιβλίων (Ψηφιακό Σχολείο) και διατίθεται μόνο για εκπαιδευτική χρήση και στο πλαίσιο για το οποίο διαμορφώθηκε.