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Lesson 3

Famous people


Mediation

Your English-speaking friend wants to learn about El Greco and you have heard that they are making a new film about him. You have found this text from a newspaper. Use the information to write a short e-mail or note to your friend about the film.

Ξεκίνησαν τη Δευτέρα τα γυρίσματα της πολυαναμενόμενης ταινίας EL GRECO του Γιάννη Σμαραγδή πάνω στη ζωή και το έργο του οικουμενικού Κρήτα ζηγράφου Δομήνικου Θεοτοκόπουλου. Στο Ηράκλειο της Κρήτης -απ’ όπου άρχισαν τα γυρίσματα- στο παλαιό τμήμα της πόλης, το ενετικό φρούριο Κούλε, η προβλήτα του παλιού λιμανιού “μεταμορφώθηκαν” για τις ανάγκες της ταινίας και μαζί με τα άγρια βουνά της Κρήτης θα αποτελέσουν τους φυσικούς χώρους όπου θα γίνουν τα γυρίσματα της υπερπαραγωγής.

Project - Famous people

A) In groups of three, look at the leaflet and pictures below. Who is the person in the leaflet? What can you tell about this person from the objects in the pictures?

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B) The 6 wives of Henry VIII: Divorced, beheaded, died, survived. Put the wives in the correct order. Use the internet or ask your History teacher.

C) Famous Women in History: a Biography
Find information about one of the women on the right -or any other famous woman in history- and use it to write a short report about their lives and their role in history.
Steps to follow:
1) Decide on the person you want to
write about

2) Find information about the
person (from your History books,
your teacher, on the internet,
etc.) and make notes

3) Compare your notes as a group
4) Write the biography of the woman
and present it to the class.

   Irene the Athenian    Bouboulina    Theodora
         Jeanne d'Arc       Marie Curie       Mother Theresa


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Self-evaluation

Activity A

Complete the following sentences using
have/has/haven't/hasn't + past participle.
1. Thousands of tourists ………………………………………………………Greece in the past few years.
2. How long ……………………… you ………………………..…… the girl from Santorini?
3. My friend Thanassis …………………………………………………………..…… many Greek islands.
4. Simon ……………………………………………………… any photographs of his cousins in Karditsa.
5. We …………………………………………………………..…… to a little village near Patras but not to the
city itself.
6. Has …………………………………. ever ………………………. a dolphin jumping out of the water?
7. My best friend Eugenia ………………………………………………..…… to visit her cousin in America
and I miss her.
8. ............ you ………………………………………..…… something silly while you were on holiday?
___/4 points  

Activity B

Complete the postcard about a visit to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. There are two words you do not need to use.
statues      treasures      fossils      coins      souvenirs      paintings      artifacts
Dear Christine,
I have just been to the Acropolis museum and liked it very much. There are so many ………………… to see. For example, there are metal ……………, which Athenians used for eating; there are gold ……………. which they used for money, and lots of amazing …………. of Greek Gods and Goddesses. Oh, by the way, I have bought some ………………. from the gift shop.
Speak to you soon, Henrietta.


___/2.5 points  
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Activity C

a) Look at the following groups of words. Which preposition is missing?

collection …       works … art       development …       Tower … London       at the age …

b) Put the phrases into the sentences below.

1. There is a huge …………………… statues in the Parthenon Museum.
2. The ……………………… was used as a prison for Henry's wives.
3. The Tsar visited London …………………… 25.
4. The Hermitage Museum houses ……………………. from all over the world.
5. The exhibition shows the …………………… the culture of the country.
___/2.5 points  
Self-evaluation

Activity D

Read the text below and complete the gaps with the correct from of the verb in parentheses.

The Greek island of Crete 1.(become) ………………………… a popular tourist destination in recent years.
Many foreigners 2.(discover)………………………… the wonders of this island and go back year after year.
The Minoans first 3.(inhabit) ………………………… this island around 2500 years ago, and people
4.(live) ………………………… there ever since. It was in 1878 that Minos Kalkaiinos
5.(discover) ………………………… two of the palace storerooms but the Turkish owners of the land
6.(make) ………………………… him stop digging. It wasn't until 1900 that the Minoan civilization
7.(become) ………………………… famous when Sir Arthur Evans excavated the site of a Minoan palace
near Heracleon. The Palace today is different from what it was when Evans excavated it. The people who have
restored it 8.(use) ………………………… materials that had nothing to do with the Minoan civilization. This
method of restoration 9.(receive) ………………………… criticism from many Greek archaeologists, but it
10.(help) ………………………… many visitors who come to see the palace to understand the Minoan
civilization.
___/5 points  
Activity E

Complete the expressions with one of the words in the box.
1. To the best of my …………………., Andreas has never seen the
pyramids.
2. My dear friend Mary, it all seems so long since we last
…………………. .
3. Don't forget, we …………………. to see you here soon!
4. We are having a wonderful time. I …………………. you were here!
5. Dear Markos, Sorry, I …………………. written for so long.
6. Hi! How are you ………………….?
 hope
met
haven't
wish
doing
knowledge
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Now tick how well you can do the following:
  With difficulty Quite well Easily
✓ I can read a postcard to understand how nice a place is
✓ I can listen to check for correct information
✓ I can talk about my experiences and changes
✓ I can write a postcard to describe holiday experiences