Курс ELEMENTARY

Unit 11 Great Lives

Reading
Scanning for specific information: a short biography

Listening
Listening to a life story
Functions
• Understanding biographical information
• Identifying key events in a person’s life

Speaking
Communication
Strategy: taking time to think

Writing
Writing a short biography

Pronunciation
Sentence rhythm: object pronouns

Grammar
Past simple with when clauses
Function using past simple with when to talk about the order of events in the past
Direct and indirect objects
Function using object pronouns to avoid repetition.

Vocabulary
Life events
Function learning to talk about key events in people’s lives
Historical events
Function learning to talk about key events in history

Life Skills
Study and Learning: brainstorming to come up with ideas for subjects for a biography.