Work with the Vocabulary and Headlines.
Verbs in the news
Read Teenagers in the News
Headlines use the Present Simple
News use the Past Simple
Today we'll start by playing!
Past Simple of to Be
A biography = a personal history
In a biography we give information about a person's life and career. We usually include important dates, facts about his/her jobs, achievements and family.
Writing plan: Useful language:
1. Choose a person
2. When and where was s/he born? S/he was born on...... in........
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
3. What was his/her family like? S/he was the son/daughter of ...
What were the jobs of his/her parents? Her / His father was a....
Was his/her family a good family?
Were they rich / poor...?
4. What school/university did s/he go to? When s/he was ...., s/he ....................
What did he study?
5. What was his/her first job? First s/he worked as a....
What other jobs did s/he have? Then, s/he also worked as a ...
6. Why was s/he famous? H/she became a very succesful .... because
7. Did s/he get married? When s/he was ......, s/he married to.............
8. Did s/he have children? S/he had ............... children: 2 sons and a daughter.
9. What are the important events in his/her life?
10. When and where did s/he die? S/he... died on ... in.....
Date of death:
Place of death:
Cause of death? USEFUL WORDS TO ORGANIZE YOUR TEXT:
First,
Then,
Next, ...
Some years later,
At the age of ....
After that,...
In the year ....
As soon as s/he ....
Finally, ...
Remember to use the
PAST SIMPLE
if the person is dead.
Do you want to revise for the EXAM?
YOU CAN DO SOME PRACTICE:
Webbook - Interactive - Unit 2 - Interactive Wordlist & game
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Past Simple of Regular and Irregular Verbs
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Irregular Verbs (list)
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Past Simple of the verb To Be
YOU CAN DO SOME PRACTICE:
Webbook - Interactive - Unit 2 - Interactive Grammar
(only activity 1 and 2)
Online practice 1 (past simple)
Online practice 2 (past simple)
Online practice 3 (was / were)
Online practice 4 (was / were)
Online practice 5 (irregular verbs with video)
Online practice 6 (regular verbs with video)
Online practice 7 (crossword)
Online practice 8 (unscramble sentences)
Online practice 9 (negative sentences)
