Презентация по английскому языку "English Banknotes. Culture corner 3"

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Culture Corner 3

English Banknotes

(21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, 

was an English prison reformer ,  social reformer ,  philanthropist  and  Quaker .

Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation

to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates,

and as such has been called the "Angel of Prisons".

she was born in Mayfair in 1926 and her family did not

expect that she would one day become Monarch.

But everything changed in December 1936 when her uncle –

King Edward VIII - abdicated, making her father King,

and her next in line to the throne.

(16 June 1723– 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher

who was a pioneer in the thinking of political

economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.

Seen by some as "The Father of Economics" or "The Father of Capitalism",

he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

(2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose

works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.

Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma

Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello,

and two symphonies.

improve

to get better or to make something better

to grow or change and become more advanced,

or to make someone or something do this

develop

evolution

the way in which living things gradually

change and develop over millions of years

governor

someone who is officially responsible for

controlling a region, city, or organization

site

an area that is used for something or

where something happens

Ex: 2a) p:53

Read the text and complete the gaps with

the derivatives of the words in brackets.

Keys

1. illustratration

2. prisoners

3. various

4. recently

5. composer

6. building

Ex:3, p:53

making better

improving

invented

developed

gradual development

evolution

director

governor

location

site

called

made

name

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