Look at the pictures. Ask and answer as in the example. 1 Аnna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian ballerina
2 James Joyse (1882-1941) Irish writer
3 Diego Velazquez (1599-1660)Spanish painter
4 Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Italian composer
5 Agatha Christie (1890-1976) British writer
6 Wiliam Shakespeare(1564-1616) British playwright
A:Who was Anna Pavlova?
B: A famous Russian ballerina

A:When was she born?
B: In 1881
A:When did she die
B: In 1931

Speaking

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Look at the pictures.

Ask and answer as in the example.

Agatha Christie

(1890-1976)

British writer

4

Skills

Reading years

in English, we read the

vaan as two sets of two

digit numbers.

1561 fifteen sixty-one

1807 = eighteen oh

seven

1972 nineteen

seventy-two

BUT

2009 = two thousand

and nine

Diego Velazquez

(1599-1660)

Spanish painter

2

Giuseppe Verdi

(1813-1901)

Italian composer

James Joyce

(1882-1941) Irish writer

William Shakespeare

(1564-1616)

British playwright

Anna Pavlova

(1881-1931)

Russian ballerina

A: Who was Anna

Pavlova?

B: A famous Russian

ballerina.

A: When was she born?

B: In 1881.

A: When did she die?

B: In 1931.