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Unidad 6. Healthy habits Phase 3, week 20

Content Biography of a beloved family member

Production

• Completa la biografía de una celebridad utilizando verbos regulares e irregulares en pasado simple

• Diseña un poster, a mano o en computadora, describiendo la vida y obra (biografía) de un miembro de su familia

Orientación sobre el uso de la guía

Esta es una guía que te dará las orientaciones para que construyas tu propio aprendizaje. Desarrolla paso a paso lo

solicitado y consulta los enlaces de sitios web que se sugieren para ampliar los temas desde casa. No es necesario imprimir el documento, únicamente debes leer las orientaciones y resolver en tu cuaderno de clase.

1. Activities | Actividades

1.1 Activation

Esta guía tiene como objetivo que apliques y repases tus conocimientos sobre verbos regulares e irregulares

en pasado simple. Repasaremos las temáticas estudiadas en la unidad 6 del Programa de Inglés de 8o grado.

Instructions: Work on the following worksheets to review regular and irregular verbs in the Past Simple tense.

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PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR VERBS

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PAST SIMPLE: IRREGULAR VERBS

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1.2 Presentation

Instructions: Read the 4 biographies of famous people and match them to the pictures (A-B-C-D)

Example: A) John Lennon B) _______________ C) _______________. D) ________________

A) He was born in Liverpool, England in 1940. He wanted to be an artist. In 1962 he formed

the band “The Beatles” with Paul Mcartney,

George Harrison and Ringo Star. He married Yoko Ono, a Japanese girl. The band divided in

1970. One of the greatest albums was “Let It Be”. In 1975 John´s and Yoko´s son, Sean was born.

On December 8, 1980. Mark Chapman, a young

man, shot John outside his home in New York. John died in a police car on the way to the

hospital.

B) Edson Arantes Do Nascimento was born in October 23, 1940, in Brazil. He was the son of a

minor league soccer player. He grew up in an extremely poor neighborhood, where the only

entertainment for a poor boy was to play

soccer. He played for his first soccer team at the age of eleven. Some years later, Brito took him

to Santos where he became one of the best of

that soccer team. In 1970 he played for Brazil´s World Cup team and brought the title to the

team. Then he played for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. In 1977

the cosmos won the league championship and

finally he retired after that victory.

C) He was born in San Francisco in 1955. He

became interested in computers when he was

a teenager and attended lessons after school at Hewlett Packard (HP). In 1974, he got a job as a

technician at the video game maker Atari. He

and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. They developed the Mac. It was the first small

computer. He created Oscar-winning movies such as “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo”. His

name has a connection to innovate products

like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. His attention to design, function and style won him

millions of fans. He died in October 2011, at the age of 56.

D) She was born in Albania in 1910, and died in

1997. Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She became famous all over the world

for starting the Missionaries of Charity in

Calcutta, India. She began this work in 1950 and for over forty years, she looked after the poor,

sick, orphaned, and dying. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

She decided to become a nun when she was 12.

She arrived in India in 1929 and became a nun two years later. In 1946 she received a call from

God to leave the convent and help the poor.

She was an international symbol of charity, visiting many countries to help poor children.

After she died, the Pope started the process to make her a saint.

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1.3 Practice

Review of Simple Past Tense with regular and irregular verbs.

Instructions: Complete the biography of the famous Canadian singer Justin Bieber using verbs in the past.

Example: Justin Bieber was (be) born born in 1994, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. As a child, he had (have) a lot of interest on music.

JUSTIN BIEBER

I. Complete the story with verbs in the past.

Justin Bieber _____________ (be) born in 1994, in Stratford, Ontario,

Canada. As a child, he _________ (have) a lot of interest on music.

He ____________ (begin) to perform when he ___________ (be) 12.

He _______________ (enter) to a local talent competition, and he

_________ (be) placed second. He _________ (get) the opportunity

of posting his performances in YouTube.

The videos soon __________________ (build) up a fan following,

and _________ (catch) the attention of talent agent Scooter Braun.

Braun ____________ (be) able to secure an audition with Usher

Raymond, who ____________ (be) impressed and _________ (help)

Bieber to sing a record deal. His first single “One Time”, ___________

(be) a worldwide hit. This was __________ (follow) by Bieber´s debut

album, “My World”, which _________ (be) an international smash.

He also ____________ (release) a successful concert fil Justin Bieber:

Never Say Never in 2011.

Bieber ____________ (try) his hand at acting. He _________ (play) a

youg killer in a episode of “C.S.I” in 2000. He has a large and loyal fan

base, who are said to have “Bieber Fever” and are nicknamed

“Beliebers”. Bieber continues with a hugely successful music career.

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1.4 Production

Final Project! Now it is time to work on it!

Topic: Biography.

Objective: Write a biography about a family member and his or her most important achievements in life.

Instructions: Choose a family member who is alive or dead. It is your choice. Write about the most important aspects and achievements of his or her life. You can follow the schema below. Second, write the biography

organized in paragraphs similar to the ones presented in the presentation and practice sections. Finally, you

are ready to present your project to your teacher Good luck!

Materials: Please, only use the materials available at home. This aspect is very important because you should avoid going out. You can use pens, colored pencils, paper, cardboard, scissors, glue, pictures, real pictures of

your relative and places of cities and towns where he or she lived and grew up, or you can design and present

your projects using computer programs.

Working technique: Free. Be sure to use all your creativity on this project!

Presentation and due date: Wait for your teacher’s instructions.

Let's get started!

Biography Report Complete this profile for the relative you chose. Answering these questions will help you organize

your information in a very easy and professional way:

• Birth: date, place and other important details.

• Childhood: came from a big or small family, studies, important events.

• School experience: name of the school, where the school is or was. • Young adult: where he or she lived, family life.

• Work life: job history. • Accomplishments: what he or she did in life.

• Interesting facts: describe two or three facts.

• *Death: when and where she or he died (only if your relative is dead.)

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2. Online resources | Recuersos en línea

En el vídeo podrás encontrar información para crear y decorar tu proyecto.

Da click sobre el link: https://bit.ly/3rK4ehW

3. Evaluation | Evaluación

• Completa la biografía de una celebridad utilizando verbos regulares e irregulares en pasado simple. (50%)

• Diseña un poster, a mano o en computadora, describiendo la vida y obra (biografía) de un miembro de su familia. (50%)

4. Self-assessment | Autoevaluación

Cuando nos autoevaluamos, conocemos nuestras fortalezas y nuestras áreas de mejora. A continuación, realizarás un ejercicio de reflexión sobre tu desempeño en las diferentes actividades de esta guía de auto-

aprendizaje.

Completa la tabla de acuerdo con tus avances.

Criterio Sí, lo hago Necesito

trabajar más Aún no lo hago

Completo la biografía de una celebridad utilizando verbos regulares e irregulares en pasado simple

Diseño un poster, a mano o en computadora, describiendo la vida y obra (biografía) de un miembro

de mi familia