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Michelle Bachelet was born in 1951. She is the first woman to become President of Chile. She won the 2006 election in a runoff, campaigning to help reduce the country’s huge gap between rich and poor. In 2008, ‘Time’ magazine ranked her fifteenth on its list of the world's 100 most influential people. She is a qualified surgeon and speaks five languages fluently.
Bachelet was born in Santiago, Chile. Her mother was an archaeologist and her father was an air force officer. She spent most of her childhood traveling around Chile, living on different military bases. She attended a prestigious girls-only public school and excelled in her studies. She started studying medicine in 1970. She said: "It was a concrete way of helping people cope with pain."
Augusto Pinochet came to power in a 1973 coup and her life changed forever. Her father died in 1974 after months of daily torture. Bachelet and her mother were also tortured. In 1975, they were exiled to Australia. A year later she went to the German Democratic Republic, where she completed her medical studies and learnt German.
In 1979, Bachelet returned to Chile and helped children whose parents were being tortured by Pinochet’s government. She became a consultant for the World Health Organization. She also earned a Master’s in military science. In 2002 Bachelet became Latin America’s first female Defence Minister. Four years later, she became president. A record number of foreign heads of states attended her swearing in ceremony.
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SYNONYM MATCH
Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’?
Paragraphs 1 and 2
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reduce
a.
licensed
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huge
b.
shone
3.
qualified
c.
distinguished
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prestigious
d.
cut
5.
excelled
e.
handle
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cope with
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enormous
Paragraphs 3 and 4
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changed
g.
leaders
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exiled
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aided
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completed
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adviser
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helped
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transformed
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consultant
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expelled
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heads of states
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finished
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article:
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help reduce the country’s huge
a.
surgeon
2
fifteenth on its list of the world's
b.
months of daily torture
3.
She is a qualified
c.
people cope with pain
4.
She attended a prestigious
d.
power in a 1973 coup
5.
a concrete way of helping
e.
100 most influential people
6.
Augusto Pinochet came to
f.
the World Health Organization
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Her father died in 1974 after
g.
gap between rich and poor
8.
helped children whose parents
h.
heads of states attended
9.
She became a consultant for
i.
girls-only public school
10.
A record number of foreign
j.
were being tortured
LISTENING GAP FILL
Michelle Bachelet was born in 1951. She ________________ to become President of Chile. She won the 2006 election in a runoff, campaigning to help reduce the country’s ________________ rich and poor. In 2008, ‘Time’ magazine ranked her ________________ of the world's 100 most influential people. She is ________________ and speaks five languages fluently.
Bachelet was born in Santiago, Chile. Her mother was ________________ and her father was an air force officer. She spent ________________ traveling around Chile, living on different military bases. She attended a prestigious girls-only public school ________________ studies. She started studying medicine in 1970. She said: "It was ________________ helping people cope with pain."
Augusto Pinochet came to power ________________ and her life changed forever. Her father died in 1974 ________________ torture. Bachelet and her mother were also tortured. In 1975, ________________ to Australia. A year later she went to the German Democratic Republic, where she completed ________________ and learnt German.
In 1979, Bachelet returned to Chile and helped ________________ were being tortured by Pinochet’s government. She became a ________________ World Health Organization. She also earned a Master’s ________________. In 2002 Bachelet became Latin America’s first female Defence Minister. Four years later, she became president. A record number of foreign heads of states attended her ________________.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics:
Michelle Bachelet was born in 1951. She is a / the first woman to become President of Chile. She won / beat the 2006 election in a runoff, campaigning to help reduce the country’s huge crack / gap between rich and poor. In 2008, ‘Time’ magazine ranked her fifteenth on / of its list of the world's 100 most influential people. She is a qualified surgeon and speaks five languages fluently.
Bachelet was born in Santiago, Chile. Her mother was an / the archaeologist and her father was an air force officer. She spent most of / with her childhood traveling around Chile, living on different military bases. She attended a prestigious girls-only public school and excelled / excellent in her studies. She started studying medicine in 1970. She said: "It was a concrete / cement way of helping people cope with pain."
Augusto Pinochet came to power in a 1973 coup / coop and her life changed forever. Her father died / death in 1974 after months of daily torture. Bachelet and her mother were also tortuous / tortured. In 1975, they were exiled to Australia. A year later she went to the German Democratic Republic, where she completion / completed her medical studies and learnt German.
In 1979, Bachelet returned to Chile and helped children that / whose parents were being tortured by Pinochet’s government. She became a consultant / consultancy for the World Health Organization. She also earned / learned a Master’s in military science. In 2002 Bachelet became Latin America’s first female Defence Minister. Four years later, she became president. A record / recorded number of foreign heads of states attended her swearing in ceremony.
SPELLING
The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
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speaks five languages tlluefyn
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air force cefrofi
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She ednaettd a prestigious girls-only public school
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xcedelel in her studies
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a oenctrec way of helping people cope with pain
Paragraph 3
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her life changed reforve
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months of daily uoetrrt
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they were exeidl to Australia
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she completed her imadecl studies
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helped children ehsow parents were being tortured
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She became a tlcaonstun for the World Health Organization
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She also earned a Master’s in rymatiil science
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foreign eahsd of states
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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Michelle Bachelet was born in 1951. She is the first woman to become President of Chile. She won
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most influential people. She is a qualified surgeon and speaks five languages fluently.
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later she went to the German Democratic Republic, where she completed her medical studies and learnt German.
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In 1979, Bachelet returned to Chile and helped children whose parents were being tortured
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the 2006 election in a runoff, campaigning to help reduce the country’s huge gap between rich
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medicine in 1970. She said: "It was a concrete way of helping people cope with pain."
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Augusto Pinochet came to power in a 1973 coup and her life changed forever. Her father died in 1974 after months
( )
and poor. In 2008, ‘Time’ magazine ranked her fifteenth on its list of the world's 100
( )
Master’s in military science. In 2002 Bachelet became Latin America’s first female Defence Minister. Four years
( )
of daily torture. Bachelet and her mother were also tortured. In 1975, they were exiled to Australia. A year
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force officer. She spent most of her childhood traveling around Chile, living on different military
( )
later, she became president. A record number of foreign heads of states attended her swearing in ceremony.
( )
Bachelet was born in Santiago, Chile. Her mother was an archaeologist and her father was an air
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bases. She attended a prestigious girls-only public school and excelled in her studies. She started studying
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by Pinochet’s government. She became a consultant for the World Health Organization. She also earned a
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
1.
first become Chile the to of is woman President She
2.
gap reduce between the rich country’s and huge poor
3.
childhood spent traveling most around of Chile her She
4.
She - attended only a public prestigious school girls
5.
concrete cope way with of pain helping a people
6.
a in power to came Pinochet coup 1973
7.
torture died after daily father 1974 of Her in months
8.
were they , 1975 In Australia to exiled
9.
in Master’s a earned also She science military
10.
of attended foreign A heads record of number states
MICHELLE BACHELET DISCUSSION (Write your questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
What do you know about Michelle Bachelet?
2.
Would you like to meet Michelle Bachelet?
3.
What would you like to know about Michelle Bachelet and why?
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Michelle Bachelet. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MICHELLE BACHELET POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Michelle Bachelet. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?
4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Michelle Bachelet. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to Michelle Bachelet. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your “Michelle Bachelet expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.
ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
reduce
a.
cut
2
huge
b.
enormous
3.
qualified
c.
licensed
4.
prestigious
d.
distinguished
5.
excelled
e.
shone
6.
cope with
f.
handle
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
changed
g.
transformed
8.
exiled
h.
expelled
9.
completed
i.
finished
10.
helped
j.
aided
11
consultant
k
adviser
12
heads of states
l
leaders
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
help reduce the country’s huge
a.
gap between rich and poor
2
fifteenth on its list of the world's
b.
100 most influential people
3.
She is a qualified
c.
surgeon
4.
She attended a prestigious
d.
girls-only public school
5.
a concrete way of helping
e.
people cope with pain
6.
Augusto Pinochet came to
f.
power in a 1973 coup
7.
Her father died in 1974 after
g.
months of daily torture
8.
helped children whose parents
h.
were being tortured
9.
She became a consultant for
i.
the World Health Organization
10.
A record number of foreign
j.
heads of states attended
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