A1 Level 2

Important cizens

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Hello, everyone

I am Mnica, your guide at this museum. It is time to visit the hall dedicated to three important Colombian citizens that are changing Colombian history. At the end of the tour, you will be able to: Talk about peoples lives using simple past tense. List relevant facts in someones life. Use adverbs and past tense expressions.

Warm-up

Does anybody know anything about Shakira, Rodolfo Llins and Mariana Pajn?

Apprentices: A bit! Mnica: Ok, lets talk about them. First, check the following questionnaire and choose the correct answer about Mariana, Rodolfo and Shakiras life.

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Lets get inside

Now, I invite you to learn more about these three outstanding Colombian.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Colombian Singer Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla on February 2nd, 1977. She started her music career when she was 7 years old. She composed many songs during her childhood. Shakira studied at a Catholic school and she always wanted to be part of the school choir, but the nuns rejected her for her strong voice. However, she ignored them and many years later she continued her career to be the best pop Colombian singer of all times. She received many awards, like the Grammy. She founded Barefoot foundation to help homeless children around the world. She learned to speak 5 languages: English, French, Portuguese, Arabic and her mother tongue is Spanish. Nowadays, Shakira is a mother. Her beautiful baby, Milan Piqu Mebarak was born on January 22nd and his father, soccer player Gerard Piqu, was the happiest man on Earth! (Shakira Official Website, 2013).

Mariana Pajn Londoo

Mariana Pajn was the first Colombian Olympic Medalist in BMX in the London 2012 Olympic Games. She was born on October 10th, 1991 in Medellin. After her gold medal, she earned the name of the queen of BMX. Mariana traveled to several places where she obtained different medals such as a gold medal for her participation in Copenhagen 2011 in the Elite Women Championship and a gold medal for her participation in Guadalajara in the Pan American games. Mariana is very young, but she is one of the best cyclists in Colombia. She is the best in BMX. (History Channel, 2013).

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Rodolfo Llins
Rodolfo Llins was born in Bogot in 1934. During his adolescence, he wanted to study Medicine at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and he graduated in 1959. While he was at the university, he decided to move to Europe. There, he visited some researchers like Walter Rudolph Hess. After his graduation, He moved to the United States to do his residency in experimental neuroscience. Later, he traveled to Australia, and he earned a Ph.D in neurophysiology. (History Channel, 2013).

Lets analyze
When we present peoples biographies, much of the information is written in past tense. So, it is key to learn the basic verbs in the past. Lets review some sentences in the past tense...

1. Verb Be/Was:Were
Shakira was born in Barranquilla. Gerard Piqu was the happiest man on Earth! Mariana was the first Colombian Olympic Medalist in BMX.

2. Verb Travel/Traveled
Rodolfo traveled to Australia. Mariana traveled to several places. Shakira traveled to Madrid.

3. Verb Study/Studied
Shakira studied at a Catholic school. Rodolfo studied at Universidad Javeriana. Mariana studied at the Montemayor Sagrado Corazn School in Medelln.

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Credits
Pedagogical Direction Paul Cifuentes Carlos Javier Amaya Direction of Art Csar Pez ICT Leadership Yeison Ospina Quality management Sergio Pardo Script Composition Carlos Enrique Serrano Rosero

Content Support Martha Lucia Chaves Nio Ana Mara Martnez Serrano Multimedia Development Graphic designers Diana Duque Jose Mario Alzate Programming engineers Felipe Becerra Voices Jessica Rodriguez

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