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NELSON MANDELA FACT FILE TO WRITE BIOGRAPHY WITH KEY
This is a time line fact file on Nelson Mandela for the students to write a short biography about one the greatest peacekeepers on Earth. The text is provided in the third page. God bless him.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Biography test
An exam about the Qeen Elizabeth. many activities are included.
Level: elementary
Age: 11-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Video session -Shakespeare biography
Let�s celebrate Shakespeare 450th birthday. Easy video session about his life. Multiple choice exercises. Youtube link included
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Charles Dickens�s biography
This text is about Charles Dickens�s life. It can explain how what he lived influenced what he wrote. I usually use it before reading Oliver Twist but it can be used for another of his novels or before studying a film or to introduce child labour. There is a separate worksheet with comprehension questions about this text.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: reading

 


 
English test about organizations:UNICEF
It�s an English test about organisations and foundations like UNICEF;Reading comprehension,langua ge and writing
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-16
Type: reading

 


 
Famous explorers : Phileas Fogg, Christopher Columbus and James Cook - *KEY ANSWERS + FULLY EDITABLE*
The purpose of this document is to learn how to write biographies of famous explorers using the simple past tense. There are different exercises : conjugate the verbs using the simple past tense (regular and irregular vebrs), means of transport, pronunciation of the ending -ED, tips to write a biography with link words.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
arthur conan doyle�s biography
I�ve downloaded the worksheet on this site and reorganized it. The students have to put the biography in the right order and complete the grid.
Level: intermediate
Age: 3-17
Type: reading

 


 
reading comprehension
reading comprehension: biography of a star
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading

 


 
Biography of a famous person
This worksheet presents the structure of simple past through the biography of a famous person. Also it presents some vocabulary related to musical item. You can teach this topic presenting pictures of famous people :singer , actors, actresses , etc and then you focus on the biography of Cristina Aguilera and introduce the past tense extracting some...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
Charlie Chaplin�s Biography
2 activities : grammar worksheet and pair work. Your students will have to fill in Charlie Chaplin�s biography with verbs in the Past Simple. Then they�ll ask questions to a friend about the piece of information they haven�t got on their sheet.
Level: intermediate
Age: 11-17
Type: worksheet

 


 
Martin Luther King Jr : a biography
This is a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. All the basic verbs used in a biography (was born, lived, married, died, etc.) have been taken out and printed at the bottom of the page in random order. The students must read the text and decide which verb to put in which sentence. This really helps them remember useful verbs which can be used in any ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
Famous celebrities part 1 (09.11.2010)
Famous celebrities part 1 (09.11.2010) Do you recognize these famous celebrities: Camero n Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, Ashton Kutcher, Beyonc�, Bill Gates, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Carmen Electra and Penelope Cruz. Answer key included. The second part is on the following link: http://www.es lprintab...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Type: activity-card

 


 
Martin Luther King - biography
Students read a biography of Martin Luther King and fill in the missing words or transform the words in brackets so that they fit in the text. Key included.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet

 


 
SONG: BiG GiRlS yOu ArE Beautiful by Mika. Song + Bio + key
A song by Mika plus different tasks based on the song.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet

 


 
ENGLISH WITH SONGS #2# - (3 pages) - SAM COOKE - WONDERFUL WORLD (DON�T KNOW MUCH) with 10 activities + 1 extra Activity about Biographies
It is a very nice song in a complete and good worksheet (3 pages) that I am using with my students to work and improve Present Simple + Auxiliary DO/DOES Affirmative and Negative + reading & comprehension, pronunciation and listening abilities of them. It contains 10 activities + 1 extra Activity in the 3rd page about how to work with Biographies o...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet

 

 


Oscar Wilde Part 2
This is Part 2 of a Powerpoint about Oscar Wilde. I had problems uploading the whole Powerpoint because it was too heavy.
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Comic:Biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Hand drawn comics about the life story of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the writer of "The Little Prince". Thanks for the help of my students.
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Ibn Sina�s biography
in this work , i adapted a text from different wed sites to make the biography of Ibn Sina .It s for my 4ms learners .By the end of this lesson , i expect them to be able to read and comprehend a biography , do a portrait of arab scientists achievements .
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


FERNANDO TORRES BIOGRAPHY PAST SIMPLE
It introduces or revises the past simple of some irregular verbs describing famous Spanish footballer Fernando Torres� life events. Students read and watch the pictures and they try to guess who the famous person is.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Biography about katy perry
its a short Biography about katy perry, it�s very usefull and easy to work on. You can ask for your students to read in silence, make questions about vocab, and then take turns asking/reading in groups. You can also use this as an interisting form to work on translations...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Michael Faraday. Biography
Michael Faraday. Biography
Level: elementary
Age: 10-16
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Norman Rockwell, paintings and brief biography
Norman Rockwell, some of his paintings and a brief biography.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-15
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Oral task about occupations
This is an outstanding oral task to apply for students about occupations. They have to investigate about their favorite hero which would be a real person,then, they have to present it to the class.
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Emma Watson a superhero
This powerpoint was used in class to produce sentences about Emma Watson and thus train my 6th graders to the exercise of biographies. Hope you fing it useful.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


MOTHER TERESA
BIOGRAPHY: MOTHER TERESA
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Edgar Allan Poe Background Info
This power point provides a brief description of Poe and his major works.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE PAST
It�s a PowerPoint in which we can find some famous character from the past and we can play with our pupils motivating them to guess who they are and to share their knowledge about them.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Presentation on Michael Jackson
A short biography that can be used as an example for the students to make similar presentations on celebrities
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Britney Spears� Biography
You will find a biography that contains information about Britney�s personal life, family and hobbies.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 


Lewis Carroll biography
the biography of one of the famouse authors of Victorian era - Lewis Carroll
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Format: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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