P4 BLOG 6 2BACH. Jan. 20th.-26th.(2), 2020. Biographies: Anne Frank

P4 BLOG 6: 2BACH. Jan. 20th-26th.(2) 2020. Reinforcing Material. Biographies: Anne Frank.  GOOD MORNING BOYS AND GIRLS! WHAT A PLEASURE FOR ME AS A TEACHER TO FIND SOMETHING VERY NICE FOR YOU. TOPIC:  Biography: Anne Frank. LANGUAGE SKILL: Reading, writing and CLIL. AIMS: To improve your language skills.  To read and understand the main idea and details about the text. To increase your new vocabulary and expressions. To read the questions and answer by choosing the best option. SKILL WITH PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: Read the biography about Anne Frank and choose the wrong option.

Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl who gained international fame after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Her account of her two years spent in an attic in Amsterdam became an international best seller. She died aged 15 in a German concentration camp.

Anne Frank was born in 1929 in Germany. Her father was a German officer from World War I. Anne was a very studious and diligent student who had a passion for books. She moved to Amsterdam with her family after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. She attended a Montessori school and was a very energetic and outgoing girl.

In June 1942, Anne received a notebook for her thirteenth birthday. She decided to use it as a diary and wrote about her dreams to become an actress. In July, she and her family were ordered to go to a work camp. Instead, they hid in the attic of her father’s workplace. They shared the small space with another family for two years.

In August 1944, German security police discovered the hideout and arrested its occupants. Anne was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne died in March 1945 and was buried in a mass grave, the whereabouts of which is still unknown. Her diary was found and given to her father. It is one of the most widely read books in the world today.

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Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl whom / who gained international fame / famous after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from / of the Nazis in World War II. Her account of her two years spent in an attic in Amsterdam became an international best seller. She died aged 15 in a German concentration / concentrating camp.

Anne Frank was born in 1929 in Germany. Her father was a German officer with / from World War I. Anne was a very studious / studying and diligent student who had a passion / passionate for books. She moved to Amsterdam with her family after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. She attended a Montessori school and was a very energy / energetic and outgoing girl.

In June 1942, Anne received a notebook from / for her thirteenth birthday. She decided to use it as a diary and wrote / writing about her dreams to become an actress. In July, she and her family were ordering / ordered to go to a work camp. Instead, they hid / hidden in the attic of her father’s workplace. They shared the small space with another family for two years.

In August 1944, German secure / security police discovered the hideout and arrested its occupants. Anne was sending / sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne died in March 1945 and was buried in a mass / masses grave, the whereabouts of which is still unknown. Her diary was found and given to her father. It is one of the most wide / widely read books in the world today.

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