Wednesday, February 9, 2022

TEXT TYPE - BIOGRAPHY

WEEK 3 AUDIO BIOGRAPHIES

TASK 1 - Charles Dickens Biography

Listen to Charles Dickens Biography

Complete the activities provided


TASK 2 - Ada Lovelace Biography 

Listen to the audio biography

Complete the activities provided


Sometimes, a biography describes a person's life from birth to death. At other times, the writer concentrates on a particular period in a person's life. We will be reading biographies of famous Australians and other people. We will be practising completing a time line, making notes of key points as events, turning points and achievements.


Assessment Task - Reading a Biography of a Famous Person


TASK 1 HOMEWORK WEEK 2 - Biography Time line
  • Read the Fred Hollows Biography and complete the timeline  from the biographical text. Do not forget to put the years in chronological order on the left and events on the right (not complete sentences)
  • Read a Biography of a famous Australian from a website and complete the timeline as above

TASK 2: 
Turning points and Achievements (BIO)

  • Read Nelson Mandela's Biography and identify the turning points and achievements. List them in two groups and check with your classmate. When you finish we will have an open class discussion.
  • Read a biography of your choice and identify the turning points and achievements as above.




TASK 3: Killian Jornet Biography
  • Complete the preparation task
  • Read the text
  • Complete the two activities



TASK 4 - Stephen Hawking BIO
  • Read the biography
  • Put the correct verbs
  • Match the vocabulary
  • Answer T / F questions


TASK 5 - Biography of Hedi Lamarr
  • Read the BIO
  • Order the events
  • Answer T /  F questions

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