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Listen and check:

• What type of music is it?

• Is it a song or a soundtrack of a movie?
 Student Book
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What are selfies?

What is a self-portrait?

A photo that you take of yourself, usually with a A picture that you make about yourself
mobile phone
1. He is Vincent Van Gogh

2. He is 35 years old
1. B

2. C

3. A

4. C

5. C

6. B

7. B

8. A
He was American . He was a singer He was Mexican . He was an actor.

He was the king of pop He was «El Chavo» in a sitcom.

Was Michael Jackson famous in other countries?

Yes he was.

Was he happy with his father?

No, he wasn’t
 They were a band. They were Peruvian. He was American . He was a
basketball player.
Nectar was a popular band in South America.
He was one of the 3 best basketball
Were they in Peru when they died?
players of all times.
No, they weren’t
In past ( verb be ), we use:

Were they together for 10 years? was

___________ for singular ( + )
wasn’t
_________ for singular ( - )
Yes, they were were for plural ( +)
___________ weren’t for plural ( - )
_________
• (+) He was a painter.

• I was born in Mexico

• They were good friends.

• He WASN’T married.
Affirmative sentences
Questions
• They WEREN’T very happy.
Weak Stress / Strong stress
• Where were you born?
Negative sentences
• Where was the hotel?
Short answers
• Was it expensive? No, it WASN’T.
Weak sound / Strong Stress
• Were they at the concert? Yes, they were.
Look at the self-portraits on page 55
Do you think the self-portraits look like the people in the photos?

I think the self-portrait of ________ looks ________

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What can you remember about each person?
 What was his / her name in picture ____? His / Her name was…
When was he / she born? She / He was born …….
Where was he / she from? He / She was from ……
What was his / her job? He / She was a / ……….
Painter - Spain Painter - Spain Actress– The USA Composer - Austria

1 2 3 4

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Politician – the USA Singer - England Singer – The USA businessman – The USA
Shakira sings

singer
She is a __________

Albert Einstein studies Physics

physicist
She is a __________

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• writer
• actor
• singer
• painter
Doctor
Actor
Farmer
Scientist
Waitress
 Do you ever take selfies?

Yes, I do , ___________

I was ______________
I took it ____________

In that selfie , _________

I think that ______

In pairs
It is probably because____

Yes, my ______ / Not really, ____

Yes, I do _______ / No I don’ t____

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