Actividad De Aprendizaje

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Preparatoria 23

Actividades de Aprendizaje
“English”

Teacher: Héctor Martínez Rodríguez

Luis Fernando Hernández Carrillo

Grupo: 34 Matricula: 1583042

Actividad de adquisición del conocimiento
In this activity, you will write the biography of an important person.
1. - Read the following biography of Albert Einstein and complete it withthe verbs in the box.

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Wurttemberg, Germany, of March 14, 1879. In 1896, Albert _____________ the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, he gained his diploma. In 1905, he _____________ his doctor’s degree.
In 1914, he wasappointed Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute and Professor in the University of Berlin. He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933, when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons, and immigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton. He _____________ a United States citizen in 1940. Einstein always appeared tohave a clear view of the problems of physics and the determination to solve them.
He _________________ the thermal properties of light with a low radiation destiny, and his observations laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. After his retirement, he continued to work towards the unification of the basic concepts of physics. Einstein’s researches are, of course, well chronicled and hismore important works include The Special Theory of Relativity (1905). Albert Einstein received honorary doctorate degrees in science; medicine and philosophy form many European.
He ______________ numerous awards in recognition of his work, including the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1925, and The Franklin Institute in 1935. He died on April 18, 1955 al Princeton, New Jersey.2. - Work in Paris. Check your answers Albert Einstein’s biography in instruction 1.

3. - In your team, choose one of the following persons and look for information about him/her.

Mao Yan

Born in the province of Shandong, in a family of farmers. He left school during the Cultural Revolution to work in factory oil. He joined the People's Liberation Army, current armed forces of hiscountry, at twenty, and began writing while still a soldier.
He was an avid reader of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was influenced by, also inspired by William Faulkner and Leon Tolstoi.1
In 1981 he published his first novel, Rain on a spring night. In 1984 he obtained a position at the School of Art and Literature of the Army, which allowed him to devote more time to writing. Success came with hisnovels The radish transparent and, above all, Red Sorghum (1987). In 1996 published Big breasts wide hips, where nearly a century of Chinese history is seen through the eyes of a woman. This book was banned by the authorities Pekín.2 1
In the West is known for the film adaptation of one of his novels, under the title of Red Sorghum, director Zhang Yimou filmed.
He has been compared to FranzKafka.3 occasionally and his works have been translated into numerous languages, including Spanish.
In an interview in 2008, said "maybe a hundred years from a Chinese to win the Nobel" .1 However, the definitive global consecration came the October 11, 2012, to be awarded the Nobel Prize precisely for literature4 , calling it the best living writer of the moment, highlighting the victory of theliterature on policy. 5
Mo Yan has published numerous stories and novels Mandarin, of which only a few have been translated into Spanish. Several of Mo Yan's novels have been made ​​into films.
4. - Write down a list of ten things about his life that you found interesting.
1. - He was an avid reader of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was influenced by, also inspired by William Faulkner and Tolstoy....