Famous People Around the World
Famous People Around the World
Lesya Yurkiv
a teacher of English, school #5, Lviv
Objectives:
-to develop pupil’s speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills;
-to revise vocabulary related to the topic;
-to incorporate group work;
-to develop creative thinking;
-to broaden pupils’ view
Equipment: pictures and photos, a video, handouts
Procedure
I. Introduction
T: What are successful people?
What people do we name gifted and talented?
What should we do to become successful people?
Use the following word combinations…..to gain the aim/to achieve results/ to overcome difficulties/ to be brainy and smart/ to change the world/ to be determined and persistent, to be hard working and well organized, to be reliable…
S: To become a successful person I should be well organized and persistent. Of course, I should develop my own plan and gain some aims of my own. In addition, I should overcome some difficulties and achieve some results. To my mind, I should improve my reading, speaking and writing skills to be brainy and smart. Finally, I will attract people and become popular.
T: So thank you very much for your ideas. Now I have something interesting for you…..I have an assistant who is very creative and extraordinary person. Besides, he is very reliable and hard working. Of course, this boy likes English and tries to improve his speaking skills regularly. His sister studies English at our school too. So welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ……. (the pupil’s name)
-How do you feel today?
-Have you ever met famous and well-known people?
-Would you like to see and to talk to them?
Will you present yourself and your distinguishing features, please?
Let me introduce myself …...I can say that I am …because. Also I am …and …. I overcome difficulties and achieve good results.
II Reading and listening
Guess the person……
The first person is as a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.[ While best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2,he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory.(Albert Einstein)
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and established the position of President.
(George Washington)
Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, he was concerned with the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, inventor and draftsman. His ideas and body of work—which includes "Virgin of the Rocks," "The Last Supper," "Leda and the Swan" and "Mona Lisa"—have influenced countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance.
(Leonardo Da Vinci)
He is the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God. Christianity holds him to be the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament his a name that is also used in non-Christian contexts. (Jesus)
He is an American business magnate, investor, programmer, inventor and philanthropist. He is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.
He is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009—excluding 2008, when he was ranked third; in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the world's second wealthiest person. (Bill Gates)
T: So there are four people Albert Einstein, George Washington, Ivan Aivazovsky and Bill Gates. All of them are distinguishing people. What people could you add to this list of famous and successful people? Name them….
S: ….
III Vocabulary work
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Match the adjectives and definitions to describe a person
ambitious, artistic, reliable, charismatic, industrious, joyful, intelligent, creative, courageous, gregarious
-a person who is keen to get on in life
-a person who is good at creative things, such as painting and drawing.
-somebody who attracts other people, who is good to get people’s attention.
- someone who is an original thinker, or who has artistic skills.
-someone who is very brave
-very sociable
-someone who is very clever
-who is very happy
- who is very hard working
-someone who you can depend on.
Key:
1. Ambitious-a person who is keen to get on in life
2. Artistic-a person who is good at creative things, such as painting and drawing.
3. Charismatic-somebody who attracts other people, who is good to get people’s attention.
4. Creative- someone who is an original thinker, or who has artistic skills.
5. Courageous-someone who is very brave
6. Gregarious-very sociable
7. Intelligent-someone who is very clever
8. Joyful-who is very happy
9. Industrious- who is very hard working
10. Reliable-someone who you can depend on.
IV Reading
Read the extract and fill in the gaps with the words below
This is a charismatic man who … great results in a struggle for independence. He … creation of a strong nation.
George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Washington was born in wealthy planter family owned tobacco plantations and slaves. After both his father and older brother died when he was young, Washington became personally and professionally attached to the policy of the country.
Also George Washington was a very … person and he was named “father of his country”. Washington became an … icon for liberation and nationalism.
So as we see George Washington was a very … and … person. He was a well-known and … politician.
international, industrious, predicted, ambitious, achieved, charismatic, intelligent, creative
Describe me any famous and successful person according to the plan….Leonardo Da Vinci, Isaak Newton …
Plan
1. His or her achievements.
2. Some facts from the biography.
3. Distinguishing character features.
V Watching
(I would like to divide you into three groups to do this activity, each group will choose the secretary to write and present the final work)
All right my friends it is time to watch a video about …William Shakespeare
While-reading activity
I am giving you’re the text. While you are watching the video you’re filling in the gaps.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and famous … and is widely
regarded as … … … in the English language.
Although a great deal of mystery surrounds Shakespeare's life it is
documented that he … … in Stratford upon Even in the center of England. He was baptized in fifteen sixty-four. He was probably educated Stratford in the
local grammar school and then there is … … of him into a married Ann Hathaway. The couple in fifteen eighty two the couple had three children and then seven years past known as Shakespeare's lost years where there is no documented
record of him until he was noted as part of the London theater scene in fifteen
ninety two. In fifteen ninety two Shakespeare's work … … by another playwright which documented his career. Well that is on that and when he began writing Shakespeare's plays were performed solely by the lord chamberlain company from fifteen ninety four over checks to himself was one of the actives.
After queen … died in sixteen oh three the new King James I
issued a royal pate into the company and it was renamed the king's
men … … built a new theater on the south bank the river … in London and fifteen ninety-nine pulled the globe which makes Shakespeare a wealthy man his plays began to be published in fifteen ninety four and by fifteen ninety eight his name appeared on the title pages of the works he continued writing until at least sixteen thirteen and died in sixteen … by his wife and daughters he's buried in the holy trinity church in … a time and is at the tough warns of a curse upon anyone who does that his remains his works consist of some.. …plays hundred and fifty-four sonnets and several times his plays have been translated into every major modern language his plays have been performed more than any other … in history.
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survived, Thames, Elizabeth I, no record, the greatest writer, playwright, was born, was criticized, the company, thirty-eight, playwrights, Stratford
After-reading activity
T: So as you see William Shakespeare was really a successful person who achieved the popularity due to its hard work.
Answer the questions
1. What was William Shakespeare?
2. Is there any recorded documents about this personality?
3. Where was he born?
4. Was he baptized, wasn’t he?
5. What place was he educated?
6. How many children did William Shakespeare have?
7. Whose plays were performed by the lord chamberlain?
8. When was the new theatre built?
9. What did Shakespeare make the wealthy man?
10. What did William write?
VI Speaking
T: Let us watch your presentations of famous people. Tell us about them.
Now it is time to watch the faces of famous and gifted people ever.
VII Summarizing
So, we have observed the most famous people around the world and got some facts from their lives.
Home assignment
Write the letter to your penfriend about someone famous from your native place. Give some facts from his life and describe his achievements.
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