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painting by Frida Kahlo and
answer
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reasons. Frida's biography.
questions with a partner, giving your
about Frida Kahlo? Which
1 Doyou know anything
person do you think is
her in the painting? Frida Kahlo
2 Do you think the painting is finished? Why (nor)? She was in
She was born in in2
3
of daughters. She caught
3 Who do you think the people in the 'cloud'are, and why
as a child, and when she was years old.sr
do you think they are arranged in that way? Ccrasned
was in a terrible accident whenna
4 What do you think the unborn child in the middle She had previously wanted to stuoy
into a 8
decided
represents? 9 _,but after the accident she
on this
5 Who do you think the three people with blank faces in to 10 instead. Frida started work
but never 12 It.
the bottom right-hand corner might be? painting in 11
She died in 13 attheage of4
b 12) Listen to an audio guide about the painting and
check your answers to a. Then match the people below the painting
d 14) Listen to Part 2 again, about
to numbers 1-9 in the diagram.
Answer the questions.
Frida
What is the significance of
the position
her maternal grandparents her niece Isolda I
of the unborn child?
Antonio and Isabel her nephew Antonio from?
2 Where were her father's family
her parents Matilde her sister Matilde
mother's family from?
3 Where were her
and Guillermo her sister Adriana
from the painting
aboutherpurc
4 What do we learn
1 her paternal grandparents h e r sister Cristina
marriage? Cristna

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like with hersistert
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copying the rhythnm and intonation.
2 Dovou have any photos
like or dislike? Whv?
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has been painted Expressions for agreeing and disagreeing
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in thesame way. Drawa quick sketch and agreeing disagreein8
tell your partner about the people. 1 Itotaly agree. 7 Im not sure I agree with you
2 That's just what I think, too 8 im afraidi dont realy agree
3 Absolutely! 9don't really think you're right
2 SPEAKING half-agreeing British people tend not to use strong
4 Isee your point, but. expressions of disagreement
a Work in small groups. Choose one ofthe
5 Isee what you mean, but... eg.completely disagree, but try to
them.
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answer
sets 6 lagree up to a point, but.
half-agreeing. or by using expressions
Do you have any ancestors from a different ike 7-9 above
country? Who were they? Where did they
come from? When did they come to live in
d Have a short discussion about the topics in b. Use language
your country?
from c to agree, half-agree, or disagree with the other people in

Who are you closest to in your family? Why your group, and say why.
do you get on well? Is there anyone you don't
get on with?
3 GRAMMAR have: auxiliary or main verb?
Who are you most like in your family? Are
there any family traits (appearance or a With partner, look at the groups
a of sentences 1-4. Answer the
personality) that members of your family three questions for each group.
share? Are all the options possible?
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are going to discuss the statements
below. First decide I s have a main verb or an auxiliary verb?
individually if you
agree (A), half-agree (HA), or disagree (D)
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4 VOCABULARY personality
6 READING
a Towhat extent do you think the tollow ing are good
the adjectives that
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affectionate assertive boSsy curiOUS easy going
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this when you do the test.

bp.160Vocabulary Bank Personality.

5 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary

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Con s i en tious 4easy -gojing
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tho rugh 6 spontainejous

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