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Martin Luther King Day Elementary Student B
–Complete this text about Martin Luther King with AND or BUT.
Martin Luther King, Jr.* (1929-1968) was one of America’s greatest leaders. He was not a president, [1]_____ his birthday is a national holiday in the US. In the first half of the 1900s in the American South, African-Americans suffered terribly under white men’s laws. King loved his country, [2]_____ he hated these laws. He wanted an end to laws that were wrong [3]_____ he wanted an end to segregation in the South. His dream was for black people and white people to live together peacefully. “All men are equal,” he said [4]_____ in the US at that time, all men were not equal.
* Jr.: short for “Junior.” This word is used after a man’s name when he has the same name as his father.
–How do people celebrate Martin Luther King Day today? Connect the phrases to make five true sentences.
1. Preachers from different religions
2. People in churches
3. Ordinary Americans
4. In schools across the US children
(2 sentences)
· sing the songs that were popular with protest marchers.
· join together and speak about King and his work.
· learn about King and the civil rights campaign.
· prepare plays about important people, like Rosa Parks.
· do not go to work but they do work for the local people in their towns.
–First, work with another Student A and find in your text the past forms of the verbs in the bold. Then, work with a Student B and complete the third column with Past Simple forms.
be become choose get give go leave meet send take tell write
LANGSTONE HUGHES
ELLA FITZGERALD
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can –
do –
grow –
have –
hear –
sell –
sing –
teach –
–Read your text again. First, decide whether these sentences refer to Langston Hughes. Then, work with Student B and ask him/her questions about Ella Fitzgerald.
Statements Questions about Fitzgerald Answers
1. He / She was black. Was she black? YES
2. He / She was born in 1918. ……………………………………………………… …………
3. His / Her parents brought him / her up. Did her parent bring her up? …………
4. He / She won a contest. ……………………………………………………… …………
5. He / She wrote beautiful poems. ……………………………………………………… …………
6. He / She met someone famous. ……………………………………………………… …………
7. He / She worked in a hotel in Washington. ……………………………………………………… …………
8. He / She travelled much. ……………………………………………………… …………
9. He / She had a beautiful voice. ……………………………………………………… …………
10. He / She died in the 20th century. ……………………………………………………… …………
–First, work with another Student B and find in your text the past forms of the verbs in the bold. Then, work with a Student A and complete the third column with Past Simple forms.
be become can get give grow have hear sell sing take teach write
choose –
come –
go –
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