Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
DANIEL ELLIS 15/02/2021 UPPER INTERMEDIATE B2 60 MIN
Lesson Type:
FOUR SKILLS - READING
Lesson Topic:
Short Biography of Antonio Banderas
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Reading At this level, students can understand articles and reports concerned with Demonstrated their comprehension of the text by completing a series of reading
contemporary problems in which the writers adopt stances or viewpoints. They can activities. E.g., Comprehension questions based off the text, a ‘fill the gap’ activity, a
understand contemporary literary prose and can adapt style and speed of reading to exploring the speech activity and a ‘fill the blank’ activity.
different texts and purposes, using appropriate reference-sources selectively.
Students will obtain and understand a piece of writing by making use of reading
techniques which increase in levels of focus. E.g., “Reading for detail/gist”
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students may be more inclined to communicate in Spanish, as all 1. Come to an agreement with the students to limit the use of their
students are monolingual native language during the lesson
2. Students are young adults and may be shy to speak in front of their 2. Get students to work in groups and pairs will help them to feel more
fellow classmates comfortable about communicating and participating
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, 3. Students may not know some of the vocabulary found in the text, 3. New words will be presented to the students throughout the text to
hindering their understanding of the text make sure they understand it.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international film star
known for playing Zorro in the eponymous film series.
He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. His father, Jose Dominguez, was a policeman in the Spanish
civil guards. His mother, Doña Ana Banderas Gallego, was a schoolteacher. Young Banderas was brought up a Roman Catholic. He wanted to play soccer
professionally and made much success playing for his school team until the age of 14, albeit his dream ended when he broke his foot. At that time, he
developed a passion for theatre after seeing the stage production of 'Hair'. Banderas began his acting studies at the School of Dramatic Art in Málaga and
made his acting debut at a small theatre in Málaga.
In 1979, at the age of 19, he moved to Madrid in pursuit of an acting career. Being a struggling young actor, he also worked as a waiter and took small
modelling jobs. At that time, he joined the troupe at the National Theatre of Spain, becoming the youngest member of the company. Banderas's stage
performances caught the attention of film director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the young actor in his film debut Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
In 1992 Banderas made his Hollywood debut with The Mambo Kings (1992). Because he did not speak English at that time, his dialogue for the film was
taught to him phonetically. Banderas shot to international fame with his sensitive performance as a lover of Tom Hanks' AIDS-infected lawyer
in Philadelphia (1993), then played opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). Banderas further
established himself as one of Hollywood's leading men after co-starring in Evita (1996) opposite Madonna in the title role. In 1998 he won acclaim for his
portrayal of Zorro, opposite Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones, in The Mask of Zorro (1998). For the role as Zorro Banderas took training with the
Olympic national fencing team in Spain, and practiced his moves with real steel swords, then he used the lighter aluminium swords in the movie. He also took
a month-long course of horse-riding before the filming. He later returned to the role in The Legend of Zorro (2005). In 1999 Banderas made his directorial
debut in Crazy in Alabama (1999), starring his wife, Melanie Griffith. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Mexican artist David Alfaro
Siqueiros opposite Salma Hayek in Frida (2002). He voiced Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise.
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