Lesson 1 |
AIMS
• To identify and learn new verbs in the past simple form • To raise awareness of text coherence and cohesion • To guess the meaning of adjectives from the text • To raise awareness of verb+ noun phrases |
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Lead-in |
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1. Write down the names of three famous people. Compare the names with your
partner's list. 2. Choose one of the names and tell your partner what you know about this person. 3. Why is this person famous? 4. Compare the names you have on your list with the famous people below to see if any names are the same. |
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Task 1 Look at the cards A-G below and match them with the correct sentence 1-7 below to make
accurate sentences for each famous person. Then write in how old each person was. |
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Making a difference |
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Vocabulary | |||||||||||||||||
1. Match the people in Task 1 to the profession given in the box below. | |||||||||||||||||
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Compare your answers with your partner. | |||||||||||||||||
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3. In pairs, match the verbs on the left with nouns in the box on the right. | |||||||||||||||||
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Reading 2. Look at the photograph of a famous person. What can you tell about her? Task 1 - Read the text 3. Now, look at the pictures beside the text on page 16 and try to imagine the life of this person. What kind of things do you think she did in her life? In pairs, make a list.4. Read the text on the following page to find out if you guessed right, and complete your list. 5. Does she deserve to be canonised (declared a saint)? Explain why. |
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Her work touched many… |
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Making a difference |
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Task 2 - Who’s that person? “kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless” |
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Discuss with your partner what the saying in bold above means? What kind of
person might say this? Why? The nun in the picture said these words. What is
her original name? Read the text carefully to find what her family name was
before she became a nun. If you do not know, search on the internet by writing in her original name. |
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Task 3 - Find the verbs in the past |
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Underline all the verbs in the text which refer to the past. Compare your
answers with your partner. Check with your teacher to make sure you know the meanings of the verbs. Write the new verbs with their Greek meaning in your notebook. |
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Task 4 - Answer the questions
Look at the following questions 1-8 and find out which question word is used in all of them. Does the word refer to the Present or Past? Then, with your partner, find the answers to the following questions. |
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Now, use your answers to create a timeline of her life. Mark any
great historical events on the timeline that happened during her lifetime. |
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Task 5 - Put the paragraphs in the correct order
Read the text again and find the correct order for paragraphs 1-9. Use the pictures to help you. Ask your partner to check if you were right in your choice. |
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Task 6 - Speaking: Charities
1. Look at the list of non-profit organisations which offer help around the world. Discuss with your partner what these organizations do. |
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Discuss why it might be a good idea to become a member of a charity organization like these. |
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2. ROLE PLAY Imagine you want to become a member of one of these organizations. Decide on an organization and ask your partner for information. Your partner can find information about the organisation on p.156 of this book to give you the information you need. Take it in turns to ask and give information about each charity. |