Unit: Unit: CommunityCommunity

Topic: Famous Topic: Famous peoplepeople

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QuestioQuestionn

When was he born and where?When was he born and where?

B. He was born on 22 February 1809 in America.

A. He was born on 12 February 1809 in England .

C. He was born on 24 February 1809 in Australia.

AA

B. University of Cambridge.

A. University of Oxford.

C. University of Edinburgh.

What university did he study medicine?What university did he study medicine?

CC

When did he publish “One the origin of When did he publish “One the origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ”?Species by Means of Natural Selection ”?

B. 1860

A. 1849

C. 1859

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vocabulvocabularyary

researchresearch

biologistbiologist

collectcollect

voyagevoyage

experimexperimentent

fossilfossil

specimespecimenn

religionreligion

beetlebeetle

StructStructureureGerundsGerunds

InfinitivesInfinitives

GerundsGerunds

As the subject or object of a As the subject or object of a sentence.sentence.

Collecting wild flowers is Collecting wild flowers is my bobby.my bobby.

I like collecting wild I like collecting wild flowers.flowers.

He’s interested in studying He’s interested in studying biology.biology.

After prepositionsAfter prepositions

We often go walking in the We often go walking in the mountains.mountains.

After the verb go to After the verb go to describe activitiesdescribe activities

After these verbs and After these verbs and phrases: phrases:

They fell like exploring They fell like exploring nature.nature.

admit admit be used tobe used to can’t can’t stand stand denydeny dislike dislike enjoyenjoyfeel like feel like finish finish keepkeeplook forward to look forward to (don’t) mind (don’t) mind suggestsuggestmiss miss practice practice spend time spend time

Do not confuse Do not confuse !!!!!!!!!!1.1.be used to +gerund be used to +gerund (= something isn’t new or (= something isn’t new or strange) strange) 2.2.used to + bare infinitive used to + bare infinitive (= past habit).(= past habit).

InfinitivInfinitiveses

We can use the full infinitive after We can use the full infinitive after these verbs: these verbs:

afford afford allow allow arrange arrange ask ask decide decide encourage encourage hope hope invite invite learn learn manage manage need need offer offer plan plan promise promise refuse refuse want want would likewould likeThe scientist managed to do the The scientist managed to do the

experiment.experiment.

We also use the full infinitive after We also use the full infinitive after these adjectives: these adjectives:

amazed amazed disappointeddisappointed excited excited happy happy proud proud sad sad sorrysorrysurprisedsurprised  

We were sorry to hear the bad We were sorry to hear the bad news.news.

  

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Listen to the Listen to the text and text and

answer the answer the question.question.

What is Darwin known What is Darwin known as?as?The father of Modern The father of Modern

Biology.Biology.What did Darwin spend the time to What did Darwin spend the time to

do all his life?do all his life?Observe nature and Observe nature and

make note.make note.

What year was Darwin What year was Darwin born?born?

He was born in 1809.He was born in 1809.Did he love exploring Did he love exploring

nature?nature?

Yes, he did.Yes, he did.

What did his father do?What did his father do?

DoctorDoctorWhere did he study Where did he study

religion?religion?Cambridge UniversityCambridge University

What did he collect in 1831?What did he collect in 1831?

Fossils and plant specimens.Fossils and plant specimens.Where did he go on five-year Where did he go on five-year

expedition?expedition?

South America, Australia and South America, Australia and South Africa.South Africa.

Did he get married with his Did he get married with his friend?friend?

No, he did not.No, he did not.

What did he look like when he What did he look like when he was father?was father?

He was loving father and He was loving father and enjoy family life.enjoy family life.

What name of his famous book What name of his famous book was it?was it?

““On the Origin of Species”On the Origin of Species”

How did “On the Origin of How did “On the Origin of Species” say to us about?Species” say to us about?

Living things were related.Living things were related.

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Direction : Answer the Direction : Answer the question from the passagequestion from the passage

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Answer1. What is Charles Darwin known as?

The Father of Modern Biology.

2. When was he born?He was born in 1809.

3. What did he do when he was at school?He loved exploring nature and collecting seashell.

4. Was he a good athlete? Yes, he was.

5. What was the nickname that his classmate gave to him?Gas.

6. What did his father work? His father was a doctor.

7. What university that Charles Darwin started studying medicine?He started studying medicine at Edinburgh University.

8. What university did Charles Darwin study religion?He studied religion at Cambridge University.

9. What did he do when he studied at Cambridge University? He started collecting beetles and neglected his studies.

10. When did Darwin go on a five-year expedition?In 1831.

11. What did he do when he was on this voyage?He collected many fossils, spend the rest of his life studying what had seen and wrote many books.

12. When did Darwin marry? In 1839.

13. Who did Darwin get marry with?

Emma Wedgwood.

14. How many children did he have?He had 10 children.

15. When did he die? He died when he was 73 years old.

16. What is the name of Darwin’s most famous book?On the Origin of species.

17. When did the book “On the Origin of Species” come out?In 1859.

18. Was he often seasick when he was of the voyage? Yes, he was.

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Debate about: Debate about: Do you think Do you think Charles Darwin is Charles Darwin is a good student a good student or not. Why?or not. Why?  

Example:Example: Student 1: Yes, he is a good student because he thinks like many scientists in the world, for example, he likes to learn outside classroom that it is a good model for a person who likes studying science. It makes us more confident to learn science. Student 2: No, he is a bad student because he is not interested in class and he likes doing something different from his friends. A good student should pay attention to study every subject. 

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WritinWritinggImagine you were a scientist and Imagine you were a scientist and

write describing yourself.write describing yourself.

Example: If I were a scientist, I will explore to the Caribbean, in Atlantic Ocean, because I like voyaging into the sea and discovering something, I want to find some unknown island, then I’ll become the first explorer who found that island and I’ll name it with my surname. Maybe I may found new plants or a kind of animal there and it’ll be a great memorizing.