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Catherine The Great Biography
Catherine the Great Biography lesson: The link for the YouTube video is included along with Questions and vocabulary.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: reading

 


 
LOUIS VUITTON
A reading passage on Louis Vuitton life with questions and key.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-100
Type: reading

 


 
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
It can be used before reading a story or watching a movie about the Headless Horseman by W. Irving
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: reading

 


 
Malcolm X - biography
It�s a worksheet about Malcolm X and and his life and students get information and have to think about it and answer questions.
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Who was Winston Churchill ?
This is a serie I�ve been working on presenting famous people such as politician, king, scientist, explorers, writers ... and even fictional characters. The facts are presented through a reading comprehension part followed by a true or false exercise. Hope you will like it.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Slave Frederick Douglass
Three consolidation exercises based on the authentic first person narrative of Slave Frederick Douglass. The complete text can be found at http://sunsite.berke ley.edu/Literature/D ouglass/Autobiograph y/01.html. Students have to 1- put the verbs in the correct form (past simple), 2- find synonyms in the text 3- choose the correct relative pron...
Level: elementary
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
A Biography of Michael Jackson
This is a simple biography of Michael Jackson. The pupils just have to complete the blanks in the sentences (15 or so) using the verbs which are given at the bottom of the page. I�ve included the correction of this part. The second page offers exercises based on the text (vocabulary, comprehension and finally the simple past). This activity wen...
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Pairwork about movie makers
A pairwork activity to learn about the lives and careers of two amazing film makers. Review of question words and exchange of past-tense questions and answers.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Set fire to the rain + Biography
song and biography about Adele
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Type: others

 


 
Charles Dickens� Biography
This is a workshet for a low-ability group. It is made to help them understand the questions and getting them to understand they have to write full sentences to answer them. It�s an introductory work before starting to study a Christmas Carol.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Steve Job�s Biography
A short biograghy of steve Jobs followed by some questions
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Nelson Mandela: a short biography. (keys on the second page)
This is a listening activity based on the video from the excellent History Channel website (link included). I�ve rearranged the audio into a mp3 file and cut it into eleven parts, to make it easier for my students. I can send you the audio file if needed. The aim is to get my students familiar with Nelson Mandela�s life and have a first approach of...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Reading passages
The first reading passage can be used to describe a place. The second can used as an introduction to writing a biography.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-16
Type: worksheet

 


 
be in the past
to practise "be" in the past, using the biographies of famous American artists
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet

 


 
Writing : Florence Nightingale
This is a writing task about Florence Nightingale. After watching the video on Youtube (address included) , I created this activity to help my students summarize the life of this famous English woman. I wanted them to use link words and of course to write in the simple past. I hope it can be useful to someone.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 

 

 

 

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