Talk a Lot Life Events – Famous Lives Student A: Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps Who had the most interesting life? Why? Nationality: D.O.B / Birthplace: Parents: Childhood: Education: Work: Married / Date: Children: Died / Cause: MARIE CURIE Polish, then French 01/10/1959 / Dakar, Senegal Bronisława and Władysław started to perform aged 12 keen student singer and percussionist Mamie Camara / 1990 daughters – Irène and Ève 04/07/1934 / leukaemia LEO TOLSTOY Nationality: D.O.B / Birthplace: Parents: Childhood: Education: Work: Married / Date: Children: Died / Cause: YOUSSOU N’DOUR FRIDA KAHLO Mexican 28/08/1828 / Central Russia Matilde and Guillermo brought up with brothers and sister joined a gang at school artist Sofia / 23/09/1862 none 20/11/1910 / pneumonia -Student B: Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps Who had the most interesting life? Why? MARIE CURIE Nationality: D.O.B / Birthplace: Parents: Childhood: Education: Work: Married / Date: Children: Died / Cause: 07/11/1867 / Warsaw, Poland Ndèye and Elimane mother and sister died preferred music to school chemist and physicist, radioactivity pioneer Pierre Curie / 1895 still alive LEO TOLSTOY Nationality: D.O.B / Birthplace: Parents: Childhood: Education: Work: Married / Date: Children: Died / Cause: YOUSSOU N’DOUR Senegalese FRIDA KAHLO Russian 06/07/1907 / Mexico lost his mother aged and father aged tried boxing and other sports started but didn’t finish university wrote “War & Peace” and “Anna Karenina” Diego Rivera / 1929 12 13/07/1954 / blood clot For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 52