Talking about

interesting people of the past

 Presentation

Verbs : discover, explore, invent, fight, lead,

compose, paint, write, etc.

Nouns : historical figures, inventors, artists,

celebrities, inventions, discoveries, battles,
paintings, songs, books, poetry, Antiquity, etc.;
Time periods: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modern
Age, Contemporary History, etc.
Andy : What are you doing, Pat?
Pat : I’m watching a program about Leonardo da Vinci.
This man was simply brilliant! Did you know that
he invented the submarine and the parachute?
Andy : Really? I thought that he had only painted “The
Mona Lisa”.
Pat : C’mon! He was not only a painter but a sculptor,
mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, engineer
and architect as well.
Andy : That’s amazing!
Pat : Yeah! He was one of the most extraordinary men
of his century.
 Activity
Describe the following people