Famous Britons. Из опыта работы учителя английского языка МОУ Остафьевская школа Колобашкиной О.С.

Famous Britons

Из опыта работы учителя английского языка

МОУ Остафьевская школа Колобашкиной О.С.

Конкурс рассказов об известных людях Великобритании

Цели:1. Обобщение изученного материала по

теме «Известные люди Великобритании».

2. Совершенствование навыков монологической речи.

3. Актуализация страноведческого материала.

Charles Babbage

Born: 26 December 1791

Occupation: Mathematician, analytical philosopher, mechanical engineer,

Originated the idea of a programmable computer

Died: 18 October 1871 (aged 79)

Alexander Graham Bell

Born: 3 March 1847Occupation: inventor, scientistEducation: University of Edinburgh, University of Torontoassociated with the invention of the telephoneDied: 2 August 1922 (aged 75)

William Shakespeare

Born: April 1564 (exact date unknown)Occupation: playwright, poet, actorGenres: comedies, tragedies, tragicomedies, sonnets38 plays, 154 sonnetsDied: 23 April 1616

Daniel Defoe

Born: 1659|1661(?)Occupation: writer, journalist, spy500 books, pamphlets, journalsFamous novel: “Robinson Crusoe”“Robinson Crusoe”Topics: politics, crime, religion, psychologyDied: 24 April 1771 (?)

Lewis Carroll

Name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Born: 27 January 1832 Occupation: writer, mathematician,

clergyman, photographer Genre: literary nonsense Died: 14 January 1898

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Born: 22 May 1859 Occupation: short story writer, novelist, poet,

doctor Genre: detective fiction, historical novels,

nonfiction, poetry Famous book – about detective Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes Died: 7 July 1930 (aged 71)

Sir Isaac Newton

Born: 4 January 1643Occupation: physicist,

mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist

Scientific revolutionDied: 31 March 1728

(aged 85)

Charles Darwin Full Name: Charles

Robert Darwin Born: 12 February

1809 Alma mater: University

of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge

Occupation: naturalist Known for: Natural

selection, The origin of Species Prizes: Royal Medal

(1853), Wollaston Medal (1859), Coplay Medal (1864)

Died: 19 April 1882

Robert Louis Stevenson

Born: 13 November 1850 Occupation: novelist, poet, and travel writer Famous book: Treasure IslandTreasure IslandDied: 3 December 1894

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

Born: December 30, 1865, Bombay, India Occupation: short story writer, novelist, poet, journalist Genres: Short story, novel, children's literature, poetry, travel

literature Famous work: “The Jungle Book”“The Jungle Book” Died: January 18, 1936 (aged 70)

Sir Alexander Fleming

Born: 6 August 1881, ScotlandOccupation: biologist and pharmacologist Best-known achievement: the discovery of

penicillin a Nobel Prize in 1945 Died: 11 March 1955

Charlie ChaplinFull Name: Sir Charles

Spencer Chaplin Born: 16 April 1889 Occupation: comedy actor,

director and musician one of the finest mimes

and clowns His working life: over 65

years Died:25 December 1977

(aged 88)

John Logie Baird

Born: August 13, 1888Occupation: engineer inventor of the world's first working

television system Died: June 14, 1946

Agatha Christie

Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan Born: 15 September 1890 Occupation: novelist (80 detective novels) Genres: murder mystery, crime fiction the best-selling writer of books of all time Died: 12 January 1976

JRR Tolkien

Born: 3 January 1892 Occupation: philologist, writer and university professor Genres: high fantasy Famous books: The HobbitThe Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings Died: 2 September 1973 (aged 81)

JK Rowling

Name: Joanne "Jo" Murray née Rowling Born: 31 July 1965 Occupation: novelistGenres: fantasyFamous book – about Harry PotterHarry Potter

John Lennon

Full name: John Winston Ono LennonBorn: 9 October 1940 Occupation: songwriter, singer, musician, graphic

artist, author and peace activist One of the founders of The BeatlesThe Beatles Died: 8 December 1980

Princess Diana Diana Frances; née

Spencer 1 July 1961 Princess of Wales the first wife of Charles,

Prince of Wales two sons, Princes William

and Harry took part in many

Charities 31 August 1997 (aged

36)

David BeckhamFull name: David

Robert Joseph Beckham Born: 2 May 1975 Professional football

(soccer) midfielder A member of the

England national team Clubs: Manchester Manchester

UnitedUnitedReal MadridReal MadridLos Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy

the world's highest-paid footballer