SB2 What makes a Hero - my links
Learn about people’s heroes
Listen to people talking about their heroes and work on your listening skills.
Find out about heroes and heroism
Why did Jamie McDonald run 5,000 miles across Canada dressed as a superhero? Watch this video to find out.
Watch Stella Young’s TED talk on why it’s not always so positive to be a ‘hero’.
Practise language to talk about the past and present
Check your knowledge of
used to
for past habits.
Revise and check your knowledge of past simple regular verbs.
Revise and check your knowledge of past simple irregular verbs.
Check your knowledge of present perfect simple and continuous.
Learn about the incredible acts of some unsung heroes from around the world
Find out about the winners of the Gloria Warren prize for young heroes.
Find out more about the Heroes Breakfast, celebrating community heroes since 2008.
Find out about some recent unsung heroes from this report by CNN.
Find out about winners of BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards.
Find out what young people have been doing to help stop climate change.
Find out about the astounding feats performed by Wim ‘Iceman’ Hof and Dean ‘Ultramarathon Man’ Karnazes.
Learn about Madison ‘Shark Girl’ Stewart’s mission to protect sharks.
Watch a video by Madison Stewart about her mission to protect sharks.
Practise writing wiki entries
Learn how to organise a wiki entry with this step-by-step guide.