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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.
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Welcome!
Need: laptop + SB
What's a biography?
Open a word doc & in pairs write down what topics you would write about in your biography!
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2:00
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Slide 2 - Video
00:15
In what year was he born?
A
1926
B
1962
Slide 3 - Quiz
00:32
For which birthday did he get a python?
A
16th
B
12th
C
6th
Slide 4 - Quiz
01:00
What did Steve's father teach him?
A
how to live alone
B
how to volunteer
C
how to care for the python
D
how to catch crocodiles
Slide 5 - Quiz
01:23
Terri came from Australia.
A
true
B
false
Slide 6 - Quiz
02:08
What did they call Steve?
A
the Crickey Man
B
the Animal Educator
C
the Crocodile Hunter
D
the Zoo Man
Slide 7 - Quiz
02:43
Why did he get in trouble with the media?
A
because he fed his son to crocodiles
B
because he didn't treat his son well
C
because he fed crocodiles while holding his son
Slide 8 - Quiz
03:26
What killed him?
A
a crocodile
B
his python
C
a fan
D
a stingray
Slide 9 - Quiz
Steve Irwin
My favourite TV presenter and animal expert when I was younger.
Why was he popular?
Let's watch him in action ;)
If you enjoy learning about wildlife, check out his videos on YT :)
Open your SB, p41 & do ex 1 t/m 3 alone or in pairs
Slide 10 - Slide
Writing a biography
Say why the person is/was famous famous [+ job] / famous for [+ book/film/tv show] / First person to...
Mention their childhood & family was born in [+ place/year] / parents were [+ job] / they lived in [+ place]
Mention their early career studied at ... University / started working as + job / travelled to ...
Mention their later life married ... in ... / worked on [book/film...] was a big success because ... died in ... / is still popular ... / is not an [job] anymore...
Slide 11 - Slide
Practice + research
First, SB p41 -> do ex 5
Then, think of a celebrity you like & research their life + make short notes in a word doc:
follow the structure for your planning = same as the one about Bear Grylls
Next lesson: write your biography!
Slide 12 - Slide
Welcome!
Need: your word doc with the biography planning
+ SB structure p 41
+ reading book
But First: practise the irregular verbs - use the list in your SB or Quizlet
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5:00
Slide 13 - Slide
Let's write
Open your planning word document
Write a short biography about your celebrity. Use between 70-100 words
Finished? Let me see
& start reading your book
Slide 14 - Slide
Did you follow the structure? Did you use the past simple? Did you finish your celeb bio?