Your task: To browse a site dedicated to Beethoven and find the information you need. The site offers loads of information in detail. You don't need to read all this! Locate what you need by reading the titles and skimming the pages. Find what you need, read it carefully and write the main points in your own words! Go to: http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/hallo-beethoven/ Click on the English flag and wait to enter Beethoven's house! First click on the small photo frames / portraits that are on top of his desk. Friendship and love. a) Friendship 1. How was he with his friends? How did he behave to them? (4-5 sentences max). b) Love 1. Who was the "Immortal Beloved"? Do we know? What do scholars believe about her? (2-3 sentences max). 2. Did the letter really exist? When / where was it written? (2-3 sentences max).

Then click on the medication and hearing-aid device. Deafness and illnesses. c) deafness 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

When did he start getting deaf? (1-2 sentences max). What did he do at first? (1-2 sentences max). When did he admit it? (1-2 sentences max). What were the conversation books? (1-2 sentences max). What was the effect of deafness on his personality? (2-3 sentences max). Could he play the piano after he became deaf? (1-2 sentences max). Could he conduct his music at concerts? (2-3 sentences max).

d) illnesses 1. What caused his death? (4-5 sentences max). 2. What happened at his funeral? (2-3 sentences max).