Answer the following questions:

1. When was William Shakespeare baptised? 2. Where was Shakespeare born? 3. How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway? 4. How many children did they have? 5. How many plays did Shakespeare write? 6. Write down three of Shakespeare's most famous plays. 7. Read the epitaph written above Shakespeare's grave. In your own words describe what you think it means.

Read, translate the text and answer the questions

George Washington

George Washington was born in February, 1732. He spent most of his childhood on a farm. He became the fist president of the United States in 1789. George's nickname was 'The Father Of His Country'. He liked to dance and often went to the theatre. One of his favourite hobbies was hunting. In 1797 George retired as president. He died in 1799. A picture of George Washington can be seen on the American one dollar bill.

Answer the questions

1. What year was George Washington born? 2. What year did George Washington become president? 3. George liked to dance and often went to the …. 4. What was George's nickname? 5. Where can a picture of George Washington be seen?

Complete the Stories with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets:

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison … (to be) born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He … (to start) school at the age of eight but he … (to hate) it because on his first day the teacher … (to call) him stupid. After that, he … (to stay) at home a Lot of the time and … (to have) Lessons from his mother. He also … (to read) a Lot of science books at home. He … (to go) back to school sometimes but he never … (to like) it very much. He … (to leave) school forever at the age of twelve and … (to get) a job with a newsagent. He … (to begin) inventing things at the age of nineteen. In 1877 he … (to invent) the phonograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he … (to make) the world's first electric Light bulb and New York … (to become) the first city to have electric lights.

Writing Assignment Famous person

The paragraph should include the following information:

1. The famous person’s name.

2. When and where he/she was born.

3. When and where he/she died. He / She may be still alive!

4. Write three sentences about his / her life. (his / her jobs, where he / she grew up, etc…)

5. Why do you like this famous person? Why did you choose to write about him/her?

6. Why is he/she famous? Describe the person.

7. How did this person become famous?

8. What is the best thing you like about him? (It could be a song, poem, etc…) and why?

Speaking

You are MARGARET THATCHER You were born on October 13th 1925inn England You are famous because you were the first female Prime Minister of England. You were a politician. Your nickname was The Iron Lady. You served as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.	You have to interview MARGARET THATCHER Ask: Date and place of Birth Why she was famous Her Profession What her nickname was What she did between 1979 and 1990.
You are ISAAC NEWTON You were born on December 25th 1642 in England You were mathematician and Physicist You were famous because you developed The Calculus and created the Law of gravitation and the three laws of motion. You were Professor for 30 years since 1668 In 1705 you received the title of Sir by Queen Anne. You died on March 20th 1727	You have to interview ISAAC NEWTON Ask: Date and place of Birth Why he was famous His Profession How long he was a Professor What he received in 1705 Date of death
You are WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE You were born in 1564 in England You were a poet and dramatist In 1595 you wrote Romeo and Juliet In 1605 you wrote Hamlet In 1616 you died.	You have to interview WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Ask: Date and place of Birth His Profession What he did in 1595 What he did in 1605 Date of death