Αγγλικά (Ε Δημοτικού) - Βιβλίο Μαθητή (Εμπλουτισμένο)
Unit 7
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Lesson 1 FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE PAST

ALEAD-IN: FAMOUS THEATRES & PLAYWRIGHTS Lead-in Activity

 

Nadine is doing some research on the theatre. She downloaded some photos but forgot who/what they were. Can you help her and match the names to the photos?

a. Aristophanes, b. Epidavros Ancient Theatre, c. The Globe Theatre, d. William Shakespeare

 

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BREADING: ALL ABOUT SHAKESPEAREReading Activity

 

Nadine is studying about William Shakespeare. She has some information about him, but she isn't sure. She writes to Mark and asks for help.

Mark,

Help! I must present something about Shakespeare but I don't know anything about him.

Thanks, Nadine

 

Mark sends Nadine this information.

 

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Learning strategies

 

 

TO BE BETTER AT READING

  • I read with a clear aim in mind
  • I imagine what is coming next
  • I get a good understanding of the detail

 

  • Shakespeare wrote Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. His most famous plays are: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice.
  • There are over 60 films based on his plays.

We don't know a lot about Shakespeare but we do know the following.

  • He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon- Avon, about 150 km north west of London. He died in 1616, aged 52.
  • He wrote 37 plays, one every 18 months. He wrote his first play when he was 25.
  • He worked as an actor. Many times he acted in his own plays.
  • He had his own theatre, The Globe in London.

Εικόνα Go to the Appendix, page 145, Activity A, for extra work and an explanation of "To be or not to be".
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Epidaurus

Preparing her presentation

 

Write some sentences for Nadine to help her with the presentation. Use the topics listed.

 

Topics Statements
Place of Birth Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Date of Birth He was born in 1564.
Plays  
How long to write a play  
Theatre  
Famous plays  

 

CTWO FAMOUS THEATRESListening Activity

 

Listen and fill in the missing information about the Globe Theatre.
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The Globe Theatre we see in London today is a copy of Shakespeare's theatre. Mark goes to the Globe Theatre. He listens to a guide who gives more information about this theatre.

  Epidaurus The Globe Theatre
Location Epidaurus, Argolida Southwark, London
Date built 360BC 1599
Seats 14,000  
Rows 55  
Open or closed Open  
Shape Semi-circular Circular
Made out of Stone  
Acoustics Excellent  
Women's roles Played by men with masks Played by young men
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Kostas finds out Mark and Nadine are talking about theatres. There are many beautiful ancient theatres in Greece. He adds information in the same chart about the most famous ancient theatre in Greece, the Theatre of Epidaurus.

Doyou remember the comparatives you studied in Unit 6? Write 3 sentences comparing and contrasting the 2 theatres.

 

e.g. Epidaurus is much older than The Globe.

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Simple Past Tense (Affirmative)

 

Study the following sentences to learn how we can talk about people of the past.

 

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El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos)

 

El Greco was born in Hania, Crete in 1541. At that time Crete was part of the Republic of Venice.

 

As a young man he studied Byzantine icon painting in Hania.

He moved to Venice in 1567 where he continued to study painting. In 1570 he went to Rome. He lived and worked in Rome until 1577.

 

In 1577 he moved to Spain in Toledo, near Madrid where he lived and worked until the end of his life. He died in 1614 at the age of 73.

 

El Greco had a very individual style. His paintings show both Byzantine and Italian styles. They also show strong Catholic religious elements from Spain.

 

He is one of the most famous painters of the 16th century. His paintings influenced many famous artists after him, for example Picasso and Cézanne.

 

In honour of El Greco, Nikos Kazantzakis called his autobiography "A Tribute to Greco".

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  Present Past
Most regular verbs work worked
  call called
  show showed
Verbs ending in "e" live lived
  move moved
  die died
Verbs ending in consonant +-y study studied
     
Verbs ending in one stressed vowel shop shopped
+ one consonant (except w and y). stop stopped
  plan planned
  refer referred

 
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DMORE FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE PASTSpeaking Activity

 

Work in groups. One pupil, the game leader, chooses a famous person. The rest of the group make statements and must find out who the person is. For each correct statement the game leader says yes and for each wrong statement he/she says no.

E.g. (for Onassis): "He was a famous shipowner"; "Yes".

 

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ESPEAKING: PREPARE A PRESENTATIONSpeaking Activity

 

  • ΕικόναIn small groups choose one of the following famous leaders and prepare a presentation about them:
    1. Charlemagne (747-814)
    2. Konstantinos Paleologos (1404-1453)
    3. Mohamed II (1432-1481)

     
  • Use the following guidelines.
  • How did he become famous?
  • What did he do during that period?
  • What was life like in that period?
     
  • From the Internet find and print out an image of the person.
  • During the presentation other pupils should keep notes. Then ask each other questions and discuss.

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