Saturday, January 12, 2013

NB 2 - Who were they? Was/were


Dear students & readers of this blog,

We have started the New Year talking about one of the most interesting, yet least known of all of London's Museums: the National Portrait Gallery. 

It is situated just off Trafalgar Square, at a 5-minute walk from the National Gallery. It houses portraits, both paintings and photographs, of outstanding British men and women. Here you have some practical info, just in case you are planning to visit London soon:


IMPORTANT INFO
Address
2 St.Martin's Place
London WC2H 0HE, United Kingdom
020 7306 0055

Nearest tube/railway station
Leicester Square (Northern & Picadilly Lines)
Charing Cross (Norther & Bakerloo lines)

Admission
Free

Opening Times
Saturday to Wednesday from 10:00am to 6:00pm 
Thursday and Friday from 10:00am to 9:00pm
                                                                                                      www.npg.org.uk

As we saw in our textbooks, some of the people featured in the museum are:

HRH the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess of Windsor (aka Edward VII & Mrs Wallis Simpson.

Edward VIII was King for just a few months. As he was in love with Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American woman who was divorced, he abdicated, and became the Duke of Windsor. They were together for the rest of their lives.

Click on their names above if you want to read more about their biographies.




The Brontë Sisters: Charlotte, Emily & Anne.

Charlotte, Emily and Anne were born in Yorkshire. They were all remarkable writers, but only Charlotte was famous during her lifetime. They were the authors of some of the most famous novels of English literature: Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily) or The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne).

Click on their names above to learn more about their biographies.





She was born in London. She is an actress. Her first significant role was in the film A room with a view. Her partner is film director Tim Burton. They have two children.

Click on her name above to learn more about her biography.

Now let's play a game. I'm going to give you five clues about two famous people, and you are going to say who I'm talking about, okay? Let's go:

Celebrity no. 1

1- He was an English writer
2- He was born in the 16th century.
3- He was married with three children
4- He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
5- He was the author of plays such as Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet.

And he is...


William Shakespeare

Celebrity no. 2

1- She was born in Los Angeles in 1926.
2- She was a famous actress.
3- She was blonde and very beautiful.
4- Her real name was Norma Jean Baker.
5- She was married to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller.

And she is...

Marilyn Monroe

Now let's see if you guess this one. These are the clues:

- He was born in a city in south Africa.
- He was an anti-apartheid activist.
- He was in prison for many years.
- He was the 1st president of South Africa.
- He was married three times.

So...who was he? 

WRITE A COMMENT WITH THE ANSWER, IF YOU KNOW IT. ALSO, WRITE A COMMENT WITH THE CLUES YOU WROTE IN CLASS. LET'S SEE IF WE GUESS THEM!!!

For some theory on was / were, click here.


12 comments:

Leticia said...

Blanca González Santos wrote:

'This are my clues:

- She was a singer and a composer.
- She was FROM THE UK.
- She was young.
- She was thin and she had a lot of tattoos.
- Her MOST FAMOUS song was "Back to black".

Today I will show you how to post a comment in class. Thank you for your comment.

Leticia said...

Sergio Álvarez Vinagre wrote:

My famous number one is:

She was a famous singer.
She was British
She liked jazz music
She died when she was very young

'My famous number two is:

He was AN actor.
He was American.
He was A black and robust man.
He was actor of the film Armaggedon
His most famous film was The Green Mile (La Milla Verde)'

Thank you, Sergio!!!

Leticia said...

Lily Carrillo wrote:

'She was born on 9 August 1963 in Newark , New York.

She was married to Bobby Brown.

She wrote A fabulous song.

She was famous FOR the film The Bodyguard (El guardaespaldas)

She was a famous SINGER AND actress.'

Thanks, Lily!

Yolanda said...

atiesat1.He was a very important Spanish playwright.
2.He was married with Catalina Salazan.
3.He was in a famous battle.
4.He was one-handed.
5."Don Quijote" was his best book

Yolanda Bejarano Martín

Unknown said...

He was a famous singer.
He died when he was fifty.
He was tall and very thin.
He was very rich.
He was married to Elvis Presley´s daugther.

Unknown said...

There are my clues

-She was born in Zafra

-When she was 11 her father died

-She was poet and writer

-Her book "The sleeping voice" was filmed.

-She died in Madrid in 2003

Leticia said...

Mª José Prieto wrote:

1.- He was Spanish.
2.- He was very tall, with dark hair.
3.- He was a famous actress`s boyfriend.
4.- He was very young when he died.
5.- He was a famous basketball player.

Thank you, Mª José

Leticia said...

Alfonsi Encinas wrote:

"He was born in 1931
He was an American actor
He was a very good-looking man
He died when he was 24 years old
His last film was "Gigante"

Thanks, Alfonsi!

Leticia said...

Paco García Montero wrote:

1) She was a singer.
2) She was married to a famous boxer.
3) She was a daugther. ?????????????????
4) She had long, brown hair.

I don't know who it is, Paco!!

Leticia said...

Elisabet Barbero wrote:

He was an actor
He was American
He died when he was young
He was a dancer
His most famous films were Ghost and Dirty Dancing

Thanks, Elisabet!!

Leticia said...

Mª José González wrote:

1- He was American.
2- He was a singer.
3- When he was a child, he was in a band with his brothers.
4- He died when he was fifty-one.
5- He was the king of pop.

Thanks, Mª José!

Leticia said...

Eusebio Moreno wrote:

He was born in Sevilla
He was a poet
He was a teacher in Baeza
He wasn’t a religious man
He died and was buried in France.

Thanks, Eusebio!!