2 B & C Reading: Madame Tussaud

1. Read

Madame Tussaud Museum

Madame Tussaud was born in France in 1761. She wasn't from a rich family, but she became a successful businesswomam. She made was models of politicians and other important people. In 1802, she came to the UK with an exhibition of her wax models.

In 1835, Madame Tussaud opened a permanent exhibition in London. She died in 1850, but her exhibition is still very popular. Two and a half million people visit it every year. There are Madame Tussaud exhibitions in other cities too - Las Vegas, New York, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.

The exhibitions have wax models of famous people from the present and the past. There are actors, politicians, kings, queens and pop stars.

Text by Oxford Spotlight, 2.

2. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
Do it on an OPEN OFFICE document.

a) Madame Tussaud eas born in 1761.
b) She was from a rich family.
c) She came to the United Kingdom in 1820.
d) She opened an exhibition in London in 1835.
e) She was 70 years old when she died.
f) There are Madame Tussaud exhibitions in the USA.

Question by Oxford Spotlight, 2.

3. Write the name of the country of these cities. If you doubt check in internet.

Las Vegas:.....................................
New York:.....................................
Amsterdam:..................................
Hong Kong:...................................


4. Find in internet the meaing of these words. (You have a dictionary HERE)
Do it on YOUR NOTEBOOK, not open office document.

successful:
businesswoman:
wax:
exhibition:
still:
every:

5. REVISE Unit 1, 2, 3 and 4: Verb To Be, Have got, Present Simple and Continuous and Past Simple.
Do it on YOUR NOTEBOOK, we will correct it next Monday.

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6. GAME: practise irregular verbs with this MEMORY GAME