Tiger Woods child prodigy 2.11.2014 General information California, USA ● December 30, 1975 ● 38 years old ● Full name - Eldrick Tont Woods ● Nickname – Tiger ● Children - Sam Alexis (b. 2007), ● Charlie Axel (b. 2009) ● Career Introduced to golf before age 2 ● Beat father at age 11 ● Appeared in a TV show at age 2 ● ● ● Career 2 Won many competitions ● ● 1st major national junior tournament - 1989 Big I (13 y.o.) - 2nd place Western High School ● At 15 – became the youngest ever U.S. Junior ● Amateur champion "Most Likely to Succeed" ● Career 3
Topic Sports Tallinn English College 8b form 2007 1. Introduction For some people sport plays a very important part in their lives. And to some, it is even a way of life. There are different kinds of sports. For instance, there are sports meant for playing indoors, some can be practised only at a certain time of year. There are winter and summer sports also. Skiing, figure-skating, sledding and snowboarding these four most popular are practised during winter. Good examples of summer sports are: swimming, badminton, roller skating and golf. 2. The ancient Olympic Games The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776. B.C. at Olympia but the city may have functioned as a meeting place for worship and other political practices many years earlier. The city is located in western Greece. The games were held every four years. It is also presumed that such competitions pleased the spirits of the dead and were organized as part of
American literature The literary history of this nation when the first humanbeing living in what has since become the U.S used language creatively. · Mid to late 18 century put down · Words are powerful, magical · Words must be remembered · Native Americans stories creation of the world · Attidude thought their land/language · Similar stories Dates and names · America was discovered in 1492 by Columbus · 1497 John Cabot went to Canada · 1579 San Fransisco/St. Fransis · 1607 Jamestown collony/John Smith · 1620 a boat called MayFlower · 1630 Boston was established · 1636 Harvard University · 1773 Boston Teaparty · 1775 War of Independence · 1776 4 July Declaration of Independence · First President George Washington Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (1451
Kivi-Vigala Basic School Actor John Travolta Katre Amann form 9 Instructor: Anne-Mai Tammeleht Kivi-Vigala 2009 John Travolta Birth name: John Joseph Travolta Nickname: Bone (as a child) Born in: Englewood, New Jersey Nationality: American Career: Hollywood Actor Height: 6' 2'' (1.88m) John Travolta is one of the highly successful actors in Hollywood, who made an impact even after a string of flops. John Travolta is known for his dancing and singing skills as well. His ''never say die'' spirit pulled him through the toughest times in his life. Credited with some blockbuster hits like Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Look Who's Talking, Face Off, Ladder 49, etc. John Travolta is definitely one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Childhood and Early Years John Travolta was born John Joseph Travolta on February 18, 1954 in Eng
THE GREAT GATSBY BY FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD Kristel Onno 10ac FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in 1896 and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota attended three different preparatory schools before entering Princeton University in 1913. In his senior year he dropped out of school LOVE AND WAR He joined the army , as World War I neared its end He fell in love with Zelda Sayre, who didn't married him until he provided for her financially. The Fitzgeralds became part of the wealthy, extravagant society of this time. FITZGERALD'S DECLINE he decline of Fitzgerald's personal and rtistic life ended in the 1920s. cott was forced to write "hack work" o support their lifestyle. is addiction to alcohol increased. elda died in a fire e died of a heart attack at age 44. BOOK CHARACTERS ick Carraway is the sory narrator. He is 29yea
Shaun White Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board. Addressing his perception of the nickname "The Flying Tomato", Rolling Stone wrote, "he used to embrace it, even wearing headbands with a flying- tomato logo, but he has grown tired of it." He has also been nicknamed as "animal", a reference to a character from the satirical puppet show The Muppet Show. Early life White was born in San Diego, California. His ancestry includes Irish and Italian. He was born with a Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two open-heart operations before the age of one. He stands 5'8" (1.73 m) tall. White spent his formative years riding Okemo Mountain and Bear Mountain, small ski resorts found in Ludlow, Vermont, and the San Bernardino Mountains of
Sir Elton John Teacher : Siiri Parv Stundent : Hendrik Ovir Aruküla Põhikool 9. Klass. Aruküla 2008 Sir Elton Hercules John was born with name Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947. He is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s. He has sold over 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits including seven consecutive No. 1 U.S. albums, 59 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won five Grammy awards and one Academy Award. His success has had a profound impact on popular music and has contributed to the continued popularity of the piano in rock and roll. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him #49 on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. Some of the characteristics of John's musical talent include an ability to quickly
Carl Lewis The greatest and most famous athlete of the last century, who formerly won about 20 gold medals in four different events (100 m, 200 m, long jump and 4x100 relay), is called Carl, which is a nick that hides his true identity: Frederick Carlton Lewis. He was born on 1st July 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama, the same country of Jesse Owens for the will of doom: in fact his parents lived there fleetingly owing to their job. Third of five sons, he spent his childhood in Willingboro together with his younger sister Carol, Bill, his dad and Evelyn, his mother. Since his first years of life he could breath the soft and clean air of sport: his father used to train athletes at university and his mother was 6th at 80 m hurdles in the Pan-American games of 1951.He saw the Olympic games of 1968 on TV and could admire Bob Beamon: he was so impressed that after the jump of 8,90 m he wen
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