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IN THE NEWS

Who's your leader? Who's your guide? Who's the person you admire the most in the whole world?

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VOCABULARY

Words to learn

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VIDEO: watch the video to find out more on Sir Edmund Hillary.

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WRITING: search the net to complete the fact file about your famous person.

Who is your famous person?

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GRAMMAR Watch the tutorial about the Past Simple.

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1. Past simple (regular verbs).

2. Past simple (irregular verbs).

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Irregular Verb List

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Rellevant people in history. Watch the videos and find out more about their achievements.

 

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1985 Divers found the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean.

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In 2008 Amelia Hempleman-Adams, a 15-year-old British girl, arrived at the North Pole on skis.

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In 2012 British athletes won 29 medals at the Olympic Games.

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In 1911 Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum.

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In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norway became the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"What happened in 1928?" If you want to repeat the exercises you did in class, please click here.

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LET'S CREATE WITH WRITING

Please download the following document and visit the different links you will find listed:

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WHAT HAPPENED THE DAY YOU WERE BORN?

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Create a piece of writing with the information you find according to the questions.

You can use the technique you prefer:

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1. Word format

2. PowerPoint

3. Poster

4. Canva

5. Diagram

6. Padlet

7. ...

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And don't ever forget to include images to colour your writing!

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Send your writing creation to my mail: gsalvia@terresdeponent.cat

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READING

Who were the Newsies?

Answer key

 

 

VIDEO: watch the video to find out more about the Newsies.

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WRITING: a biography

 

A biography's timeline

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3 

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GRAMMAR

Which verbs are coming up in the exam?

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Irregular_Verb_List.mp3
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Practice the irregular verbs online here.

REGULAR VERBS

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(INF+ED)

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DIE - DIED

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JOIN - JOINED

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LOVE - LOVED

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MARRY - MARRIED

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MOVE TO - MOVED TO

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RECEIVE - RECEIVED

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RETURN - RETURNED

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USE - USED

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VISIT - VISITED

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WALK - WALKED

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WANT - WANTED

IRREGULAR VERBS

 

BE - WAS / WERE

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BECOME - BECAME 

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GET A JOB - GOT A JOB

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GET MARRIED - GOT MARRIED

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GO - WENT

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GROW UP - GREW UP 

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HAD - HAD

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KNOW - KNEW

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MEET - MET

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RIDE - RODE

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SEE - SAW

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TAKE - TOOK

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WRITE - WROTE

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DOSSIER CONSTRUCTION

Instructions

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