Sir Nicholas Winton

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the brackets in past simple.glossary: humanitarian - lidumil, filantrop, rescue - záchrana, Jewish - židovský, eve - předvečer nějaké události, passage - průjezd, přechod, effort - úsilí, integration - integrace, začlenění, convert - přestoupit k jiné víře, Christianity - křesťanství, broker - makléř, Stock Exchange - burza cenných papírů, refugee - uprchlík, běženec, accountant - účetní, settle - usadit se, bring up - vychovat, scrapbook - výstřižkové album, attic - podkroví, magnate - magnát, cardio-respiratory failure - selhání srdce a dýchacích cest Sir Nicholas George Winton was (be) a British humanitarian who organised (organise) the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport. Winton found (find) homes for the children and arranged (arrange) for their safe passage to Britain. Winton was (be) born on 19 May 1909 in Hampstead, London. His parents were (be) German Jews who had moved to London two years earlier. The family name was (be) Wertheim, but they changed (change) it to Winton in an effort at integration. They also converted (convert) to Christianity. In 1923, Winton entered (enter) Stowe School, which had just opened. He left (leave) without qualifications and worked (work) in several banks in Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris. Returning to London, he became (become) a broker at the London Stock Exchange. After the war, Winton worked (work) for the International Refugee Organization and then the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Paris, where he met (meet) Grete Gjelstrup, a Danish secretary and accountant's daughter. They married (marry) in her hometown of Vejle on 31 October 1948. The couple settled (settle) in Maidenhead, England, where they brought (bring) up their three children: Nick (born 1951), Barbara (born 1954) and the youngest Robin (1956–62), who was (be) born with Down syndrome. In 1988 his wife found (find) a detailed scrapbook in their attic, containing lists of the children, including their parents' names and the names and addresses of the families that took (take) them in. She gave (give) the scrapbook to Elisabeth Maxwell, a Holocaust researcher and wife of media magnate Robert Maxwell. The wider world found (find) out about his work in February 1988 during an episode of the BBC television programme That's Life! To celebrate his 100th birthday, Winton flew (fly) over the White Waltham Airfield in a microlight piloted by Judy Leden, the daughter of one of the boys he saved (save). Winton died (die) in his sleep on the morning of 1 July 2015 from cardio-respiratory failure. His death came (come) 76 years to the day after 241 of the children he saved (save) left (leave) Prague on a train. 1. Winton nebyl americký občan.2. Winton nezachránil mnoho německých dětí.3. Jeho rodiče nebyli čeští židé.4. Jeho rodiče nekonvertovali k budhismu.5. Winton nepracoval v obchodech.6. Winton nepotkal svou ženu v Praze.7. Nevychovali své tři děti ve Francii.8. Jeho žena nenašla fotografie.9. Jeho žena nedala to výstřižkové album Robertu Maxwellovi.10. My jsme se nedozvěděli o jeho práci z rádia.11. Winton neletěl do Číny.12. Winton nezemřel mladý. Translate the negative sentences into English. (he didn´t play, he wasn´t, they weren´t ....) 1) Kdo byl Winton?2) Kdy se Winton narodil?3) Kde se Winton narodil?4) Jaké národnosti byli jeho rodiče?5) Jaké bylo jejich původní rodinné jméno?6) Kde Winton pracoval po válce?7) Kolik dětí Winton zachránil?8) Koho si Winton vzal za ženu?9) Kde se Winton a jeho žena usadili?10) Kolik dětí měli?11) Co jeho žena našla v podkroví?12) Komu dala to výstřižkové album?13) V jakém televizním programu se svět dozvěděl o jeho práci?14) Co Winton udělal, aby oslavil své sté narozeniny?15) Kdy Winton zemřel? Translate the questions into English. (When did he go...?, Why was he .....?, don´t forget to put the prepositions at the end) Sir Nicholas Winton - Video Watch the video and do the tasks below. Were all the people who owed their life to Sir Nicholas Winton present during the That´s Life episode? yes, they were no, they weren´t How many trains from Prague to London did Winton arrange? 5 6 7 8 How long didn´t Winston speak about his rescue of the children? for 25 years for 30 years for 45 years for 50 years How many children didn´t Winston manage to save because the war broke out? 200 250 300 350 How old was Winston when he received the Czech Republic´s highest honour? 80 90 100 105 Was Sir Nicholas Winston proud? yes, he was no, he wasn´t we don´t know What was Sir Nicholas Winston called? (Which nickname did he get?) What are the people Winton saved known as? (What are they called?)