FAMOUS PEOPLEBY MIRIAM HERAZO

LEVEL 9th GRADE

Francisco José de Caldas High School

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• LET’S READ ABOUT SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE LIVES!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• GIVEN DIFFERENT FAMOUS PEOPLE BIOGRAPHIES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC DETAILS IN A TEXT.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

WHO ARE THEY?

 A. Michael Jackson B. Lady Diana C. Angelina Jolie

Match each name with the correct picture. Write the answers on your notebooks.

 BEFORE READING

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Think what you already know about them

 

READING INSTRUCTIONS

• READ THE DIFFERENT TEXTS CAREFULLY

STEP1

• READ AGAIN AND PAY ATTENTION TO THIS INFORMATION: BIRTH DATE, CARRERS AND IMPORTANT ACTIONS.

STEP 2 • READ THE ACTIVITIES

IN THE AFTER READING SECTION AND COME BACK TO THE TEXTS WHEN YOU NEED.

STEP 3

VOCABULARY TRAINING

 1. TOOK OOF ___ a.DISOBEDIENT2. EARNED ___ b.TITLEs3. CHARITY ___ c.BEGAN4. REBELLIOUS ___ d. GOT5. HEADLINES ____ e.BECAME SUCCESSFUL6. SHOT ____ f.BENEVOLENCE 

Match each word with its synonyms. Use your dictionary if it is necessary. Use your notebook to answer.

FAMOUS PEOPLE BIOGRAPHIES

Read the following famous people

biographies

Angelina was born in LA in 1976. She loved movies and started acting classes to follow her dream of movie stardom. She was rebellious and became a punk with dyed purple hair and tattoos. Her movie career took off in 1997 and within a few years she had won an Oscar.

Her 2001 role as Lara Croft in the blockbuster “Tomb Raider” shot her to international fame.Angelina hasn’t limited her career to acting. She became involved in humanitarian work while filming in Cambodia. She is now a UN Goodwill Ambassador, visiting refugee camps in poor countries.

Michael Joseph Jackson is a music legend. He was born in 1958 and became a superstar at the age of eleven as a member of his family band The Jackson 5. His career earned him the title "King of Pop". His studio albums have all become classics. Jackson is equally famous for his high energy and complicated dance techniques such as the Moonwalk. He died in 2009 at the age of 50.

Jackson dominated the music charts throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. His distinctive vocal style, rhythm and fashion were perfect for the new music video age.  

Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She could never be prepared for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the world, but the biggest one was for her death in 1997 at the age of 36.

Diana got married in 1998. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons. She took a strong interest in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the suffering of the homeless, lepers and AIDS victims. She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines.

ACTIVITY 1

Fill in the following chart using information from each biography.

write the answers in your notebooks

AFTER READING

NAME BIRTH DATEPROFESSIONS

DEATH DATE

       ______

       

     

Relate the information with the names of the famous people. Use your notebooks to write your answers. A. Who was the king of pop? ________B. Who used to wear purple hair? ________C. Who campaigned for the abolition of landmines?

_______D. Who is involved in humanitarian work? ________E. Who had two sons? __________F. Who started his career at the age of eleven? _________

1.Angelina Jolie 2. Michael Jackson 3. Lady Diana 

Activity 2

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF THIS FAMOUS PERSON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjlBQ6bbhc&feature=related

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LEARNING MORE

NAME BIRTH DATE PROFESSIONS DEATH DATE

ANGELINA JOLIE

1976 ACTRESS  _________

MICHAEL JACKSON

1958 SINGER AND DANCER

2009

LADY DIANA

1961 BRITISH PRINCESS 1997

FEEDBACK

KEY ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1

A. 2B. 1C. 3D. 2E. 3F. 1 

ACTIVITY 2 Key Answers

Evaluate your progress according to the number of right answers 

SELF- ASSESSMENT

EXCELLENT • 15

GOOD • 12 T0 14

FAIR • 9 TO 11

POOR • 1 TO 8

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REFERENCES

Famous people biographies, retrieved from:http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/index.htm

Michael Jackson’s video, retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjlBQ6bbhc&feature=related

Famous people images, retrieved from:http://www.picsearch.es/imagenes/actores/actores%3A%20a-k/actores%3A%20j/angelina%20jolie.htmlhttp://www.picsearch.es/index.cgi?q=michael+jackson&width=1261http://www.picsearch.es/index.cgi?q=lady%20diana%20gallery&width=1261 

THANK YOU

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