Skills Reading years 4 5.53 5.54 Look at the pictures. Ask and answer as in the example. 4 Agatha Christie (1890-1976) British writer Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) Spanish painter In English, we read the years as two sets of two digit numbers. 1561 = fifteen sixty-one 1807 = eighteen oh seven 1972 = nineteen seventy-two BUT 2009 = two thousand and nine 2 1 Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Italian composer James Joyce (1882-1941) Irish writer William Shakespeare (1564-1616) British playwright Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian ballerina A: Who was Anna Pavlova? B: A famous Russian ballerina A: When was she bor? B: In 1881. A: When did she die? B: In 1931. я патпишусь
2.- Who was Jaymce Joyce?
A famous Irish writer
When was hi born
In 1882
When did hi die?
In 1941
3.- Who was Diego Velazquez?
A famous Spanish painter
When was hi born?
In 1599
When did hi die?
In 1660
4.- Who was Giuseppe Verdi?
A famous italian composer
When was hi born
In 1813
When did he die?
In 1901
5.- Who was Agatha Christie
A famous british writer
When was she born?
In 1890
When did she die?
In 1960
6.- Who was William Shakespeare?
A famous playwright
When was hi born?
In 1564
When did he die?
In 1616