ACTION ONE: Choose a person important to you and find out some biographical

information about him or her. Write a tribute speech and deliver it to your class.
Stephen Hawking
"look at the stars, not at your feet."
Undoubtedly one of the most important figures in the world of science, and not only for all
the valuable knowledge he gave to humanity, but for his great example of overcoming and
persistence.
An incredibly wonderful person and fighter who undoubtedly deserves to be remembered
for the rest of time, who left us a great teaching and showed us that there are no limits to
achieve our dreams.
PRE:
• Who was David Bowie?

David Bowie was a British musician, singer, songwriter and actor.

• What were his accomplishments?

He won his first award in 1969, taking home an Ivor Novello Award for the song "Space Oddity".
Bowie's first successful album was 1971's Hunky Dory, which reached number three on the British
album chart.1 Although his next eleven albums entered the British Top 10 - four of them reaching
the top spot - he did not receive a nomination or award again until the early 1980s. Since then he
has won eleven music awards, including two BRIT Awards in the categories of Best British Solo Artist
in 1984 and for Outstanding Contribution in 1996, two Grammy Awards in the categories of Best
Music Video in 1985 and for Lifetime Achievement in 2006 and three MTV Video Music Awards in
the categories of Best Male Artist Video for "China Girl" and in the category of Avant-Garde Video in
1984 and Best Performance in a Video in 1986 for "Dancing in the Street" alongside Mick Jagger, and
Best Art Direction for "Blackstar" at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.

• What made him famous in the music world?

5Bowie is considered an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s and for his distinctive voice,
as well as the intellectual depth of his work.

• What is his most famous song? Why?

His most important song is called Heroes and it is important because it was the driving force behind
the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• What singer in your city was influenced by David Bowie?

Lady Gaga.