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MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)

A- READING:A- READING: Warm upWarm up- Make sentences with- Make sentences with+ born:+ born: She was born in Warsaw on

November 7th, 1867+ intelligent:+ intelligent: She had a flying color, had a

degree in Maths+ ambitions:+ ambitions: She became a university professor. She harboured a dream of scientific career. She became the first woman to receive a Ph.D.

+ real joy:+ real joy:Her real joy was “easing human suffering” MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)MARIE CURIE (1867)

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- FILL IN THE COLUMN- FILL IN THE COLUMN

What you already know about What you already know about MARIE CURIEMARIE CURIE

+ Intelligent+ Intelligent+ famous+ famous+ won Nobel Prize+ won Nobel Prize+ find out radium+ find out radium+ hard- working+ hard- working+ a university professor+ a university professor

Match the words or phrases in A with their Match the words or phrases in A with their meaning in Bmeaning in B

AA BB1. with flying colours1. with flying colours

2. determine2. determine

3. mature3. mature

4. ease4. ease

5. Harbour5. Harbour

a. having a fully a. having a fully developed mind.developed mind.

b. keep in the mindb. keep in the mind

c. very well, with a c. very well, with a very high mark/gradevery high mark/grade

d. make less severed. make less severe

e. find out exactly by e. find out exactly by making calculationsmaking calculations

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* Task 1: Work in pairs* Task 1: Work in pairs

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* Task 2: Pairs work* Task 2: Pairs workDecide whether the statements are true (T) Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information:or false (F). Correct the false information:

1. Marie went to school in Warsaw1. Marie went to school in Warsaw

2. Her dream was to become a2. Her dream was to become a

3. At the Sorbonne, she studied 3. At the Sorbonne, she studied very wellvery well

4. She married Pierre Curie in4. She married Pierre Curie in

5. She was the first woman professor5. She was the first woman professor

TT FF

private tutorprivate tutor

18941894

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* Task 4: Answer the questions* Task 4: Answer the questions

1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?

2. What kind of student was she?2. What kind of student was she?

3. Why did she work as a private tutor?3. Why did she work as a private tutor?

4. For what service was she awarded a 4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why 5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?not?

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* Task 4: Answer the questions* Task 4: Answer the questions

1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?

She was born in Warsaw on November She was born in Warsaw on November 77thth, 1867, 1867

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2. What kind of student was she?2. What kind of student was she?

She was a brilliant and mature student.She was a brilliant and mature student.

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3. Why did she work as a private tutor?3. Why did she work as a private tutor?

Because she wanted to save money for Because she wanted to save money for a study tour abroada study tour abroad

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4. For what service was she awarded a 4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

She awarded a Nobel Prize in She awarded a Nobel Prize in

Chemistry for determining the atomic Chemistry for determining the atomic

weight of radium.weight of radium.

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5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why 5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?not?

No, it wasn’t. Because her real joy was No, it wasn’t. Because her real joy was

“easing human suffering”“easing human suffering”

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* Task 4: Answer the questions

1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?1. Where and when was Marie Curie born?

2. What kind of student was she?2. What kind of student was she?

3. Why did she work as a private tutor?3. Why did she work as a private tutor?

4. For what service was she awarded a 4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why 5. Was the Prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?not?