www frenglish.ru 10 HIGH FLYERS 1 Look at the photos on page 98. 3_-Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Find these things. desert | sand | shoulders suit | upside down Charles La Trobe helped the people of Melbourne. Franz Kafka was from Germany. Kafkas stories were unusual Hachiko loved his owner, Mr Ueno, very much. Mr Ueno’s dog waited to meet him at home every day. "The Hand of the Desert’ was created by a famous Chilean sculptor. ‘2. CRN Read and listen to the article, Where are the statues? WRITING 4. Imagine you can choose to have a statue of a a famous person (or famous people) in your town! A statue in my town city. Make notes about these things. 1 Read what Maggie, from Manchester, wrote, 1 Where you live. Who does she want a statue of and why? Beatie Cpolieeicuee 2. Read the text again. Find and underline examples 3 What the person/people di. of was/were and other verbs in the past simple. 4 Why ou think they should have a statue, 3 Which parts of the text talk about these things? —-«S_ Write a short text with the title ‘A Statue in My Write 1, 2 or 3 in the boxes. Town’. Use Maggie's text to help you. Use your ideas from Exercise 4. Write about 50 words. Check that you used the past simple correctly. 11= why the person/people should have a statue 2.= where the writer is from and who the statue is of 3 = what the person/people did | Mive in Manchester in England J and {think its a good idea to have a statue here of a band called The Stone Roses. The band started in 1983 and they only recorded two albums, The first album, ir 1989, was a big success, Some people called it ‘the best British album ofall time! But the band had some problems aa many peaple di't like their second album The band stopped ‘in 1995, but they played more concerts in 2011 and 2012. (J) sthink they were important for Manchester because their music helped people ll over the world Aonous abo the city 9 OCEOOKOUUNYU<,