HANDOUT MATERIALS

1. Warm-up
Look at the pictures your teacher will show you
and discuss the connection

Tesla
Neuralink

SpaceX

2. Who is Elon Musk

Discuss the questions with your teacher
1. What do you know about Elon Musk?

2. Why is he so famous?

3. Why are people interested in what he does?

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3. Fun Facts
Discuss some fun facts with your teacher. 

Decide if they are True or False
1. Elon Musk is American.

2. Elon Musk was once bald but got hair transplant.

3. Elon Musk is the richest person in the US.

4. Elon Musk has been married three times.

5. Elon Musk has 6 sons.

6. Elon Musk has played himself in many Hollywood films.

7. Elon Musk is planning to send people to Mars as early as 2024.

8. Elon Musk has smoked weed during Joe Rogan podcast.

9. Elon Musk has hosted Meme Review on PewDiePie channel.

10. Elon Musk gave an illegal name to his newborn son in 2020 and had
to change it.

4. Let’s Check
Choose 3 statements from ex. 3 and prove they are
true or false using the internet.
Go online and find proof of the facts that interest you most.
e.g. 8 and 9 are True because there is a video confirmation
of these two facts.

5. Back to discussion
Discuss the most interesting facts about Elon Musk.

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