NINTH WEEK 9 AND TEN Let’s write a biography

 

Let’s write a biography

ü  What famous athletes does Ecuador have?   Brainstorming ideas

Top 10 athletes in Ecuador in 2020

• @ennervalencia1. ENNER VALENCIA. Nuevo León, Mexico. ...

• @saratoscanof. Sara Toscano. Guayas, Ecuador. ...

• @virginialimongis. Virginia Limongi Silva 🍋 Guayas, Ecuador. ...

• @juanicazares10. Juani 10. ...

• @leonardocampana. Leonardo Campana R. ...

• @juandinenno. Juan Dinenno. ...

• @perezsebastian14. Sebastian perez. ...

La Posta (@lapostaec)

Antonio Carapaz   Montenegro.

Reading

TASK 1: Answer the following questions:

1. Do you like cycling? If so, how often do you go cycling?

2. What famous athletes does Ecuador have? Give some examples.

Task 2: Read the article. Underline the new words for you.

 Read the text and color: 

a. Verb To-be = Red

b. Other verbs= Blue

c. Adjectives= Yellow

Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro is a national hero, some people say that. His nickname is “La Locomotora” because he cycles fast and furiously. He’s from El Carchi, and he lives in his hometown. He sometimes travels to Italy to train or participate in races. He’s married and he has two children. This athlete participates in different races around the world. His most important victory is Giro d’Italia in 2019. He also has some other medals and trophies. His participation in competitions in Spain, Italy, and Colombia are always the best. His family and friends really admire him because of his perseverance and discipline. Also, his coach is a young lady who motivates him in every completion. Richard is a happy and friendly athlete who enjoys simple but important things in life like family.

Task 3. 

A. Answer these questions according to the article.

 

·        What’s Richard’s last name?

·        Where does Richard usually compete?

·        What is Richard like? Use your own words:

 B. Read the article again. Correct the sentences. 

Richard Carapaz:

a.     doesn’t live in Carchi.

 

b.     doesn’t like to train in Europe.

 

c.      participates only in Latin America.

TASK 4. 

ü  Practice the new vocabulary and the reading skill by reading the article to practice pronunciation and intonation.

ü  Record an audio reading about Richard Carapaz article.

WEEK 10

Conjunctions: AND and BUT

The conjunctions and and but can be used to join two statements.

And: shows addition and is used when the statements are similar.

I called Jan and we talked for an hour.

But: is used to connect statements that express opposite ideas.

I also called Steve, but he wasn't home.

TASK 1. CIRCLE  ON THE CORRECT ANSWER.

Michele: Hi, Anne! How are you?
Anne: Terrible! I saw my ex-boyfriend at a party last night. I hate him. He's ugly _____ stupid!

 and
 but

Michele: Oh, that's too bad! Well, I saw Kelly's new boyfriend yesterday. He's good-looking, ______ he talks too much.

 and
 but

Anne: Well, Kelly's smart ____ beautiful. She needs someone who will listen to her.

 and
 but

Anne: Well, I need to find someone nice. I don't care if he's good-looking, ___ he needs to be nice.

 and
 but

Michele: Well, I met this great guy yesterday. He's smart, funny, ____ good-looking!

 and
 but

Anne: Oh, what's his name?
Michele: Joe Keaton
Anne: ____ that's my ex-boyfriend!

 and
 but

TASK 2. Answer some questions:

a. Who is your favorite athlete? Why?

b. What do you know about him/ her? 

TASK 3. 

ü  Write two positive ideas and three negative ideas about the person.

TASK 4.  

WRITING: What’s a biography? A biography is a short story about a person. 

ü  Using your notes about your favorite athlete? 

1.  Write a short biography of 150-200 words

ü  Use simple present and present progressive.

ü  Include this information: Name, nationality, job, age.

ü  Record and audio to practice your pronunciation by talking about your favorite athlete.

 

ü  Create a blog entry to present the biography

EXAMPLES OF BIOGRAPHY

Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada

                Jefferson was born in El Vecino, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cuenca, His parents are Manuel Jesús Pérez and María Lucrecia Quezada. He attended the elementary schools Eugenio Espejo and Gabriela Cevallos. Afterwards he entered the Francisco Febres Cordero high school, at the same time working to help out his family. He is a retired Ecuadorian race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he has won the only two medals his country has ever achieved in the Olympic Games.

                He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, becoming the youngest-ever gold medal winner in the 20 km walk event. Following his win he embarked on a 459 km (285 mi) pilgrimage, walking, jogging and running from Quito's Franciscan cathedral to his hometown of Cuenca. In the 2008 Olympics he won the silver medal in the same competition at 34 years of age, before announcing his retirement from the sport.

           In the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, Pérez also set the world best performance with 1:17:21 in the 20 km. Pérez had fourth-place finishes in the 20 km walk at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.