This document provides details about a 3 lesson plan focusing on famous actors' and actresses' lives using past tense verbs. In the first lesson, students will discuss their favorite celebrities in groups and share what they know about them. They will then research biographies online and fill out a chart. The second lesson reviews irregular past tense verbs and has students listen to a celebrity interview and answer questions. They will then write about a day in that person's life. The third lesson reviews irregular past verbs and has students research more online to write their own autobiography as homework.

1. This is an intermediate-advanced lesson concentrating on famous actors/actresses’
lives using the Past simple- irregular and regular verbs. The language areas covered
are: speaking about their favourite actors/actresses, writing about the actor/actress’
lives and the students’ autobiography and finally, listening to interviews about
those celebrities.
Learners will explore how biographies are created and will do an assignment on
that. At the end of the three lessons, students will write their own autobiography.
Lesson nº1
Warmer: 20’
The teacher will introduce the topic by making the students interact with each other.
They will discuss which their favourite actor/actress is, his/her famous work, what
they know about his/her, etc. This activity will be done in groups of four. After the
groups have discussed, then the whole class will talk about this topic in order that
all the groups can share their opinions.
The questions to be discussed will be as follows:
• Who are your favourite actors/actresses?
• Which was the best and the worst film you’ve ever seen where those
actors/actresses took part in?
• What do you know about their private life?
Web: 40’
The students will visit this specific site
(http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/html/biography.shtml ) and find the actor/
actress they are interested in and complete this chart:
Actor/Actress Real Name Birthday First film Famous work Beginnings
What next: 20’
Learners will work in pairs and ask about the information they have found in the
site to complete the chart. Fist one will ask the questions and then the other.
Lesson nº2
Warmer: 20’

2. The teacher will ask the learners to complete the chart with the past of the regular
verbs they will need in the future to talk about and write about their favourite
actor/actress.
Verb Past
Live
Move
Raise
Join
Study
Work
Stay
Visit
Play
Participate
Stop
Create
Perform
Film
Marry
Die
Web: 40’
Teacher will ask students to visit the site and choose an interview in which the
actor/actress had and she will ask them to listen and answer the questions.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mnctventertainment#p/search
1. Who was interviewed? Who was the interviewer?
2. What topics were discussed?
3. To each of this items write some information

3. Interviewee Interviewer
Introduction (how they felt, what
types of questions, and answers, etc)
Reaction to anwers
Reaction to answer the questions
Conclusion
Some expressions/phrases
What next: 20’
The students will report back on what they have listened to, who was
interviewed and what the main themes of the interviewed were. After that, they
will write “A day in the actor/actress’life” using the information they have up to
now.
Lessonº3
Warmer: 20’
Teacher will ask the students to complete the chart with the past of the irregular
verbs that they will also need for their assignment.
Verb Past
Be
Go
Become
Leave
Give up
Come
Wear
Do
Have
Run
Find
Take
Know
Say
Web: 50’
The teacher will ask students to search the net and start preparing their
assignment about their favourite actor/actress.
They will need these websites to enlarge their previous research. Students will
work on this by looking for the necessary information.
http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=111933

4. What next: 10’
Students will start writing their own biography. They should finish it at home for
the next lesson as it will be discussed then. All the students will share their own
work.