1 Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Zdeňka Hrstková. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. Famous Australians VY_32_INOVACE_ srpna 2013
Starter Try to think of one famous Czech personality in: culture sportspolitics Now do the same for: – The United Kingdom – The USA – Australia Say why the person is famous. 2
Describe the pictures and compare them 3 people place-background event emotions objects/activities
Listening You will hear a boy and a girl discussing famous people from Australia Listen and mark the following statements T (true) or F (false) FamousAussies.htm 4
1.According to the recording, Ian Thorpe is in his late twenties. 2.Cathy Freeman belongs with the original inhabitants of Australia. 3.Cathy Freeman is a new face in athletics. 4.Aboriginal sportsnem before Cathy did not usually make it to world level. 5.Cathy is proud of her ancestors. 6.Aboriginals can be found only in Australia. 7.A-Mei is famous for her wide voice range. 5
Listen again Complete the missing information in the following sentences. 6
I've never actually ………….. …….. him. She's the first aboriginal Australian to win ….. ……….. ……………. She'd been doing it for ………. and …………, but finally she had that big …………………….... It was really …………….. to see her win the event. Then she took the aboriginal ………… onto the ground and did a lap of ………………….. I suppose, …………… of Australia came through Sydney. I remember ……………. that in the movie "Australia". And she was famous also for …………. a ………… ………….. 7
Individual work Use the internet access to find out information about an English-speaking personality of your own choice. Prepare to give information concerning his/her: – young age/family background – education/early career/inspiration – biggest achievements – personality 8
Group work Get into the groups of four and share information about your personalities. Why did you choose the personality? 9