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ENG - B1 1 0505R-History-Makers PDF
ENG - B1 1 0505R-History-Makers PDF
0505R
History Makers
Past Events
Reading & Writing
Level B1
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History Makers Outline
Content
In this lesson you will learn about important people in history.
Learning Outcomes
• Read texts about important people in history.
• Learn vocabulary related to biographical information.
• Use the simple past tense to speak about people in history.
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Text
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid
revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who was
the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. His
government worked to end apartheid,
racism, poverty and inequality.
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Bob Marley
Robert Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter,
musician, and guitarist who achieved international
fame. Starting in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he created
a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that was loved by
audiences worldwide. After the Wailers ended in 1974, Marley
started a solo career and released his first album Exodus in
1977, which established his worldwide reputation and his
status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.
Marley was a Pan-Africanist, and
believed in the unity of African people
worldwide. One of his most famous
songs is called ‘Africa Unite.’
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was an American author,
poet, dancer, actress, and singer. She
published seven autobiographies, three
books of essays, and several books of
poetry, and was credited with a list of
plays, movies, and television shows.
She received dozens of awards and more than 50
honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of
seven autobiographies about her childhood and early
adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings (1969), is about her life up to the age of 17.
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Louis Armstrong
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Speaking
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Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
Award
Figure
Honor
Charismatic
Endorsement
Movement
Cult
Celebrity Publicity
Heroes Personality
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Open Vocabulary
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Exercises
Speaking
Write summary of the texts from the
previous slides.
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Exercises
Writing
True or False
Bob Marley was one of the world‘s best selling artists of all time
a) True
b) False
Louis Amstrong knew how to sing, but he could not play the trumpet
a) True
b) False
Martin Luther King, Jr was the first black man to star in a motion picture
a) True
b) False
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True or False
True False
1. Nelson Mandela was a
philanthropist
2. Everyone loved Nelson Mandela
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Thank you
Louis Armstrong,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong, Retrieved at
06.02.2015, Creative Commons license
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Thank you
for choosing to learn
with
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