OUTSTANDING PEOPLE
ROLE MODEL PEOPLE
INFLUENCIAL PEOPLE
People who have made a difference
FOOD FOR THOUGHT QUOTE by Alvin and Heidi Toffler
Lee la cita. ¿Qué crees que quieren decir?
Haz clic en las imágenes para conocer a esta pareja de grandes ciéntificos
y pensadores.
Lee la cita. ¿Qué crees que quieren decir?
Haz clic en las imágenes para conocer a esta pareja de grandes ciéntificos
y pensadores.
"Los analfabetos del siglo 21 no serán aquellos que no saben leer y escribir, sino aquellos que no puedan aprender, desaprender y reaprender".
"El conocimiento es la fuente más democrática de poder".
"El conocimiento es la fuente más democrática de poder".
Webs with easy-to-read BIOGRAPHIES
Bios (fact file and short bio) + quizzes (Identify Actors By Childhood Pics, by eyes, mouth, etc.)+quotes+died today...
(Ex.: Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian footballer, philanthropist, feminist…)
(Ex.: Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian footballer, philanthropist, feminist…)
Short actors' bios (Mikael Jacson, Katty Perry, Javier Barden and many more)
Biographies.com (History Channel Bios)
Biographies of famous people, past and present
Women's bios: https://www.biography.com/search?query=WOMEN
Biographies of famous people, past and present
Women's bios: https://www.biography.com/search?query=WOMEN
TIME (newspaper):
The 100 Most Influential People (2016-17)
The 100 Most Influential People (2016-17)
Biographies of great women
Young women desperately need role models – and what the media gives them is heiresses, sex objects, surgery addicts and emotional wrecks. There must be better suggestions https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/31/role-models-for-young-women
Adventurers and Explorers
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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Everest - 1953 archive video
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Annie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 – July 18, 1935) was an American mountaineer. She lectured extensively for many years throughout the United States, and wrote four books encouraging travel and exploration.
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INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES
"Holy flying f***, that thing took off!"
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February 12, 2018
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South African entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for founding Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which launched a landmark commercial spacecraft in 2012. (...) Another Musk venture is Tesla Motors, a company dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars.
More about this genious of science and entrepreneuring.
More about this genious of science and entrepreneuring.
The incredible story of Elon Musk, from getting bullied in school to the most interesting man in tech
Biographies on VIDEO + QUIZ
Steve Jobs (video+quiz)
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Dr Martin Luther King bio (video + quiz)
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Listening comprehensions of bios with videos (http://www.esolcourses.com)
MLK, Obama, Einstein, Beyocé,Beatles, J. Hendrix, JBond, and lots more.
MLK, Obama, Einstein, Beyocé,Beatles, J. Hendrix, JBond, and lots more.
Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan
by Bill and Melinda Gates
April 21, 2016
http://time.com/4301268/priscilla-chan-mark-zuckerberg-2016-time-100/
The future of giving
We admire Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of an interconnected world where all people have a chance to make the most of their talents. Priscilla and Mark are curious. Ambitious. Thoughtful. Open-mindedb and bighearted. Willing to learn and grow. And they care deeply about fixing the inequities they see in the world. Mark already built a company that changed the way people connect, and Priscilla devoted herself to the health and well-being of children by becoming a pediatrician.
More...
The Gateses set up (founded) the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
by Bill and Melinda Gates
April 21, 2016
http://time.com/4301268/priscilla-chan-mark-zuckerberg-2016-time-100/
The future of giving
We admire Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of an interconnected world where all people have a chance to make the most of their talents. Priscilla and Mark are curious. Ambitious. Thoughtful. Open-mindedb and bighearted. Willing to learn and grow. And they care deeply about fixing the inequities they see in the world. Mark already built a company that changed the way people connect, and Priscilla devoted herself to the health and well-being of children by becoming a pediatrician.
More...
The Gateses set up (founded) the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
OUTSTANDING MURCIANS
Biographies : Biographies created by Céline Leroux (Ac. Lille):
- Amy Winehouse (pdf) - Artic Monkeys - biography (pdf) - Artic Monkeys - biography - pairwork(.docx) - Audrey Hepburn (pdf) - Billie Holiday (pdf) - Charlie Chaplin (pdf) MANY MORE BIOS ... |
ADVICE FROM SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
Bill Gates
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Steve Jobs
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Dalai Lama
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MORE BIOS ON VIDEO
Nick Vujicic
Learn about this extraordianry person
Nicholas James Vujicic (/ˈvɔɪ.itʃɪtʃ/ VOY-ee-chitch;[1] Serbian: [ʋûjitʃitɕ]; born 4 December 1982)[2][3] is a Serbian-Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome,[4] a rare disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of the seven known surviving individuals planet-wide who live with the syndrome. More...
https://youtu.be/drQu2NXrXlA
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Biographies to fill out (=clozes)
and quizzes
and quizzes
Listening (biography) and a cloze
Here’s a listening with an interview with a novelist and biographer.
Here’s a listening with an interview with a novelist and biographer.