Heroes of the English speaking world.

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This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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English heroes

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English heroes?

Slide 2 - Mind map

English heroes - literature
William Shakespeare - poems and plays.
Language development.

Charles Dickens - novels.
One of the first to write about poor people. 

Personal favourites: Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling.

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English Heroes - Scientific
Sir Isaac Newton - first to explain gravity. 
Charles Darwin - theory of evolution. 
Stephen Hawking - Black holes emitting radiation.
Ada Lovelace - Computer programmer before computers existed. Together with Babbage.
Rosalind Franklin - understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

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Which famous scientist is responsible for the evolution theory?

Slide 5 - Open question

Which famous scientist is do you see in this cartoon?

Slide 6 - Open question

English Heroes - Political
Winston Churchill - prime minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955.
Margaret Thatcher - first female prime minister, controversial. From 1979-1990.
Founding Fathers - united the first American states + per person made individual impact. 
Susan B. Anthony - women's rights activist. 
Martin Luther King - American minister and activist. Civil rights movement.
Barack Obama - 44th president of the USA.

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English heroes - various
Charlie Chaplin - actor. Silent films. 
George Handel and Edward Elgar - composers.
David Beckham - football player.
Princess Diana - first and former wife of prince Charles.
Florence Nightingale - nurse during the Crimean war. Rolemodel. 
James Bond and Robin Hood - fictional character. 
Neill Armstrong - one of the men on the moon. 

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Personal favourites

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Slide 10 - Video

Slide 11 - Video

Slide 12 - Video