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1. Answer these questions. K
a. Did you know her? I didn't know her but I've heard about her book.

b. Who is she? was a German girl of Jewish descent, known worldwide

thanks to the Diary of Anne Frank.

c. When was the first time you listened about her? At school it was the first
time I heard of her.

d. Did know she was a heroine? Anne Frank is a tragic heroine because she
ends up being subjugated by the society of Nazi Germany, and above all,
she left us all her texts that she herself wrote when she was young.

e. reveal all the events that happened at that time. Anne got a diary for her
13 birthday, The Frank family goes into hiding, The Van Pels family joins
the Frank family in hiding. The prisoners are moved to Auschwitz in a
sealed cattle car, Anne and her sister Margot die at the Bergen-Belsen
concentration camp.

f. Did you read her diary? I'm reading it and it's very good.

1. So, now read the Anne’s frank biography below. Take into
account the important events in her life.
2. Look at the verbs table and complete with the past or infinitive form in the space
given in the table below additionally write the meaning.

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE PAST MEANING IN INFINITIVE PAST MEANING

PAST IN PAST

Perish Perished Parecio Be Was-were Era/estaba

Discover Discovered Descubierto Hide Hid Esconder

Publish published Publicado Kepp kept Guardar

Help helped Ayudó Strike Struck Golpear

Like liked Gustó Have Had Tener

Crush Crushed Aplastado Become Became Convertirce

Abandon Abandoned Abandonó Give Gave Dar

Seem Seemed Parecio Rise Rose Elevar

Believe Believed Creyo Rise Clung Aferrarce

Move Moved Movido Be born Was born Ser nacido

Experience Experienced Experimentado Run Ran Correr

Start Started Comenzar Wear Wore Llevaba

Turn Turned Transformado Forbidden Forbid Prohibir

Use Used Usado Ride Rode Montar,ir

Escape Escaped Escapado Ride Rode Montar, ir

Join Joined Unido Go Went Ir

Express Expressed Expresado Do Did Hacer

Dance Danced Bailar Take Took Llevar

Look Looked Miro Tell Told Decir

Whistle Whistled Silbo Feel Felt Silvar

Walk Walked Camino know Knew Saber

Arrest Arrested Detenido Send Sent Enviar

Survive Survived Sobrevivir Died Died Morir

Contract Contracted Concentrado Found Found Encontro

Liberate Liberated Liberal Get Got Conseguir

Return Returned Devolver Begin Begun Comenzar

 Decide Decided Decir Bring Brought Traer

Try Tried Intentar Draw Drawn Dibujar

Fascinate Fascinated Facinada Fall Fallen Caer

Manage Managed Administrado Grow Grown Crecer

Convey Conveyed Trasmitir Read Read Leer

3. Write down the important dates mentioned in the text

Anne Frank’s diary has Anne Frank was born on 12
become one of the June 1929 in Frankfurt,
most famous records of Germany, In 1933.
the Holocaust and has
helped to give a human
story behind the
dreadful Holocaust
statistics.
4. Read the text.
(the same year as the However, after the fall of
Nazi’s rise to power) Holland to the Nazi’s in Anne Frank (1929-45) was a young Jewish girl who
her family moved to 1940, the Jewish perished in the Holocaust. During the Second World
Holland, where her population experienced War her family were forced to hide from the
father ran a successful ever increasingly Gestapo, and in the cramped conditions, she kept a
business. repressive measures. diary of her experiences and thoughts. After the war,
her father Otto Frank discovered her diary and,
After May 1940…the Anne Frank 20 June 1942 struck by her maturity and depth of
trouble started for the Finally, to escape arrest, feeling, published it – originally under the title
Jews. “Our freedom Otto Frank took his family ‘Diary of A Young Girl‘ – later as “Diary of Anne
was severely restricted into forced hiding, behind Frank”. Anne Frank’s diary has become one of the
by a series of anti- one of his business most famous records of the Holocaust and has
Jewish decrees. premises in the heart of helped to give a human story behind the dreadful
Amsterdam. Holocaust statistics.
“It’s difficult in times like these; ideals, dreams and
Anne was selected to Her diary was published in cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by
be sent to Bergen- 1947 and, following a grim reality. It is a wonder I have not abandoned all
Belsen concentration glowing article by Jan my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet
camp. It was here that Romein in the newspaper I cling to them because I believe, in spite of
Anne contracted Het Parool, became a best everything, that people are truly good at heart.”–
typhoid fever and she seller with people Anne Frank 21 July 1944
died in March 1945, fascinated by her writing,
just one month before and what she managed to Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt,
the camp was liberated convey in the most difficult Germany, In 1933 (the same year as the Nazi’s rise
by the advancing Allied of situations. to power) her family moved to Holland, where her
armies. father ran a successful business.
However, after the fall of Holland to the Nazi’s in
1940, the Jewish population experienced ever
increasingly repressive measures.
“After May 1940…the trouble started for the Jews.
“Our freedom was severely restricted by a series of
anti-Jewish decrees: Jews were required to wear a
yellow star; Jews were required to turn-in their
bicycles; Jews were forbidden to ride trams or in anonymous source gave a tip off to the German
cars, even their own…Jews were forbidden to go to secret police. The families were arrested and sent on
theatres, cinemas or any other forms of the last convoy train to Auschwitz. After surviving
entertainment; Jews were forbidden to use the selection process (most people under 15 were
swimming pools, tennis courts, hockey fields or any sent straight to the gas chambers), Anne was
other athletic fields…You couldn’t do this and you selected to be sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration
couldn’t do that, but life went on…” camp. It was here that Anne contracted typhoid
– Anne Frank 20 June 1942 fever and she died in March 1945, just one month
before the camp was liberated by the advancing
Finally, to escape arrest, Otto Frank took his family Allied armies.
into forced hiding, behind one of his business
premises in the heart of Amsterdam. Her family Except for her father Otto, all her family died in
were later joined by the Van Pels family who were various concentration camps. After the war, Otto
also trying to avoid arrest. returned to the place where they had hidden for two
years. It was here that he found Anne’s diary and he
Anne’s diary tells of the difficulties of living in a decided to try and get it published.
confined space with so many people. The
atmosphere was at times suffocating, but despite the Her diary was published in 1947 and, following a
hardships and challenges of her situation, she also glowing article by Jan Romein in the newspaper Het
expressed her optimism and positive view of life and Parool, became a best seller with people fascinated
a natural joie de vivre. by her writing, and what she managed to convey in
the most difficult of situations.
“I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the
world, feel young and know that I’m free, and yet I Her book has become an important symbol of how
can’t let it show. Just imagine what would happen if innocent people can suffer from intolerance and
all eight of us were to feel sorry for ourselves or walk persecution.
around with the discontent clearly visible on our
faces. Where would that get us?” (December 24, Reading taken from:
1943) – Anne Frank https://www.biographyonline.net/writers/anne-
Unfortunately, on August 4th, 1944 (with the Allies frank.html
closing in on a retreating Germany army), an

5. Look at Anne's Timeline

 6. Now it is your turn to create your AUTOBIAGRAPHICAL TIMELINE
Introduction

Who are you?

What are the most important moments in your life...so far?

In this assignment, you will identify significant events in your life, create a timeline, and have the opportunity to
find out what was going on in the world on your important days!

The Task

You will:

1. Identify five the most significant moments in your life on a timeline, you can write and use the
(approximate) dates of those events to research world events at that time.
2. Write a short entry or description about each of your significant moments.
3. Revise your work and edit your draft.
4. Illustrate your autobiography you can use online programs such as
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/
5. Be creative
6. Evaluate your writing process and finished product.

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