1 Write biographies :
a- William Shakespeare 1564-1616, England. Poet, playwright, actor. Wrote « Romeo and Juliet » and many plays and poems.
b-Indira Gandhi 1917 – 1984 Indian politician. the first female Prime Minister of India
2 Listen to this biography, and answer the questions below :
a- Is it a man or a woman ? b- What was her nationality ? What did she do ? What was she famous for ? Where did she travel ? Who paid her money ? How much money did she get ? When did she die ? How did she die ? When was she born ? What was she interested in ? What did she study ?
HINTS (indices à choisir parmi les solutions ci-dessous)
American…African…Indian/astrologist…zoologist…scientist/studied pandas…studied gorillas…studied zebras/ to Marbella…to Hendaye…to Rwanda/ the bank…Hollywood studios… the government/ $1000… $100,000…$1,000,000/ 1955…1975…1985/
brutally murdered…in a car accident… in a tree/1922…1932…1992/animals…cannibals…balls/ a veterinary course…mechanics…occupational therapy
KEY :
a- William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and he died in 1616 in England. He was a poet, a playwright, and an actor. He is famous for writing « Romeo and Juliet » and many plays and poems./ He is famous because he wrote « Romeo and Juliet »…
b-Indira Gandhi was born in 1917 and she died in 1984. She was an Indian politician. She is famous for being the first female Prime Minister of India/ She is famous because she was the first female Prime Minister of India.
2 Listen to this biography, and answer the questions below :
a- Is it a man or a woman ? b- What was her nationality ? What did she do ? What was she famous for ? Where did she travel ? Who paid her money ? How much money did she get ? When did she die ? How did she die ? When was she born ? What was she interested in ? What did she study ?
She was an American zoologist. She studied gorillas. She travelled to Rwanda. Hollywood studios paid her $1,000,000 to make a film about her. She was brutally murdered in 1985. She was born in 1932. She was very interested in animals and she took a veterinary course. She studied occupational therapy. Her name is Dian Fossey
