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People and places
I can express what I like and don't like.
Culture p42
Extra listening and speaking p108
Song p115
THINK! How many years are there in a century? How many centuries are there in a millennium?
1. Look at A short history of the Millennium and complete the timeline with paragraphs A-E.
A. Writers William Shakespeare and A Miguel de Cervantes died on the same day in England and Spain.
B. In the 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble B discovered that there were many galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
C. During the Hundred Years' War between France D and England, Joan of Arc (1412-1430) led the French army to great victories.
D. Traders transported 6 million slaves from C Africa between 1701 and 1800. William Wilberforce fought against slavery.
E. 1325: The Aztecs built Tenochtitlan, which later E became Mexico City. Aztec symbols were part of Aztec culture.
2. 🎧1.27 Complete the short history with the correct blue adjectives. Listen and check.
3. Think of people, places and events that you know in Việt Nam. Use the adjectives from the short history to describe them.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MILLENNIUM
11th CENTURIES: About 1000. Viking Leif Erikson visited America five hundred years before Columbus. He called it Vinland.
This is so (1) boring / exciting!
12th CENTURIES: About 1134. The first European universities were in Bologna, Oxford, Paris and Salamanca. Only VIPs and (2) poor / rich people could study at university.
13th CENTURIES: Between 1206 and 1227, Genghis Khan invaded countries in Asia and Europe and left almost 40 million people (3) dead / alive.
14th CENTURIES: _________________. This is (4) familiar / uncommon!
15th CENTURIES: _________________. She's (5) awful / brave!
16th CENTURIES: 1500. Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine. His other inventions included a parachute and a helicopter, but he couldn't test them.
This is (6) useful / useless!
17th CENTURIES: _________________.
What do you think of my book?
It's (7) brilliant / terrible.
18th CENTURIES: _________________. Slavery is (8) cruel / kind!
19th: Victoria became Queen of the UK in 1837. She ruled for 63 years and seven months. She was very (9) popular / unpopular.
20th: _________________. Wow! The universe is (10) enormous / tiny.
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4. Read People from the past. Find five adjectives from A short history of the Millennium.
PEOPLE FROM THE PAST
Short interviews
1. Where do you live?
I live in Tenochtitlan. It's OK here. You can see a lot of familiar symbols on the walls of our temples, our palaces, and so on. They will tell you about our culture and our way of life. (Aztec)
2. Who do you admire?
I really admire Joan of Arc. She's just a young girl, but she controls an enormous army. (French soldier)
3. What game or activity do you like?
I'm really into writing plays. It's very exciting to see actors performing one of my plays. (Shakespeare)
4. What don't you like?
I really don't like losing battles. It's terrible. (Joan of Arc)
5. What's your favourite invention?
I really love the telescope. It's a very useful invention. (Edwin Hubble)
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🎧1.28 Watch or listen to the people. Which question from the interview does each person answer?
6. 🎧1.28 Watch or listen again and complete the Key Phrases.
| KEY PHRASES |
| Likes and dislikes I really love 1. ___________ I really (don't) like 2. ___________ I quite like 3. ___________ I really admire 4. ___________ I'm really into 5. ___________ It's OK/exciting / terrible! |
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USE IT! Read the interview questions again and think of your answers. Then ask your partner. Use some of the key phrases. Remember to ask 'Why?'
Who do you admire?
I really like Taylor Swift. Her songs are great, and she does good things with her money.
Finished?
Write about events from history in your country.
