Practice . Reading Comprehension.

Amy Whinehouse

       Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her marvelous voice and controversial private life. She debuted in 2003 at the age of 20 with the album ‘Frank’. It set her on the road to fame. Music lovers everywhere were excited about her talents and how her career would progress. She was one of music’s hottest stars but constantly battled against drugs and alcohol.
She grew up in a family that loved jazz. Her musical talents were clear to see from a very young age. Aged ten, she formed a rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour with a childhood friend. She got her first guitar when she was 13 and she began writing music. She signed to a major record label after they heard her distinctive voice.
Winehouse’s second album “Back to Black” made her an acclaimed international star. She won dozens of awards, including five at the 2008 Grammy’s. Some of the biggest names in rock were waiting to collaborate with her. George Michael said: "Amy is the best female vocalist I have ever heard in my entire career, as well as one of the best writers."
Winehouse was constantly the focus of media attention. She couldn’t escape the reporters who followed her every move.  She has given them good reason to write about her. Her battles with drug and alcohol abuse and her self-destructive behaviour was often tabloid news. The world has lost an amazing talent who had so much more incredible music to offer. She died in July, 2011, aged 27.

 THE AMY WINEHOUSE SURVEY

Write five questions about Amy Winehouse in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
Without your partner, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Return to your original partner(s) and share and talk about what you found out.  Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION (Write your questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	What do you know about Amy Winehouse?
2.	What do you think of Amy Winehouse’s?
3.	What would you like to know about Amy Winehouse and why?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	What did you learn from this text about Amy Winehouse?
2.	What questions would you like answered about Amy Winehouse?
3.	How would her career have gone if she hadn’t died?
4.	___________________________________________________
5.	___________________________________________________
6.	___________________________________________________
7.	___________________________________________________
8.	___________________________________________________

Read the following test.

Angelina Jolie

      Angelina was born in LA in 1976. She loved movies and started acting classes to follow her dream of movie stardom. She was rebellious and became a punk with dyed purple hair and tattoos. Her movie career took off in 1997 and within a few years she had won an Oscar. Her 2001 role as Lara Croft in the blockbuster “Tomb Raider” shot her to international fame.
Angelina hasn’t limited her career to acting. She became involved in humanitarian work while filming in Cambodia. She is now a UN Goodwill Ambassador, visiting refugee camps in poor countries. She donates large sums of money to help the plight of underprivileged people. She has effectively used her stardom to highlight world problems.
Unfortunately, Jolie’s personal life has come to overshadow her other pursuits. The tabloids are obsessed with her relationships, especially the current one with Brad Pitt. The couple is now referred to not as Brad and Angelina but as “Brangelina”. The media seem more caught up with what they eat and drink than the important humanitarian work Angelina continues to do.
Helping other people is what truly motivates Angelina. In 2001, she said: “We cannot close ourselves off…and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering.” In addition to acting awards, she has received wide recognition for her humanitarian work. She became the first winner of the UN’s Citizen of the World Award. It seems likely more accolades will follow.

SYNONYM MATCH

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	rebellious		a.		became successful
2	took off		b.		gives
3.	shot		c.		restricted
4.	limited		d.		wayward
5.	donates		e.		difficulty
6.	plight		f.		rocketed
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.		overshadow		g.		awards
8.		obsessed		h.		inspires
9.		caught up		i.		pay no attention to
10.		motivates		j.		eclipse
11		ignore		k		gripped
12		accolades		l		involved

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article:

1.	started acting classes to follow her	a.	her career to acting
2	“Tomb Raider” shot her	b.	more accolades will follow
3.	Angelina hasn’t limited	c.	with her relationships
4.	help the plight of	d.	to international fame
5.	She has effectively used her stardom	e.	up with what they eat
6.	The tabloids are obsessed	f.	dream of movie stardom
7.	The media seem more caught	g.	to highlight world problems
8.	Helping other people is what	h.	underprivileged people
9.	millions of people are	i.	truly motivates Angelina
10.	It seems likely	j.	out there suffering

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	to   her   of   stardom   follow   dream   movie
2.	hair   a   with   purple   became   punk   dyed
3.	Angelina   limited   career   acting   hasn’t   her   to
4.	camps   refugee   visiting   countries   poor   in
5.	to   world   used   stardom   highlight   problems   her
6.	The   are   with   relationships   tabloids   obsessed   her
7.	with   eat   seem   up   they   media   caught   what   The   more
8.	Angelina   motivates   truly   what   is   people   other   Helping
9.	of   people  are   out   there   suffering  ignore  the   fact  that   millions
10.	accolades   follow   seems   more   will   It   likely

ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH:

Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.	rebellious	a.	wayward
2	took off	b.	became successful
3.	shot	c.	rocketed
4.	limited	d.	restricted
5.	donates	e.	gives
6.	plight	f.	difficulty
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.	overshadow	g.	eclipse
8.	obsessed	h.	gripped
9.	caught up	i.	involved
10.	motivates	j.	inspires
11	ignore	k	pay no attention to
12	accolades	l	awards

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	started acting classes to follow her	a.	dream of movie stardom
2	“Tomb Raider” shot her	b.	to international fame
3.	Angelina hasn’t limited	c.	her career to acting
4.	help the plight of	d.	underprivileged people
5.	She has effectively used her stardom	e.	to highlight world problems
6.	The tabloids are obsessed	f.	with her relationships
7.	The media seem more caught	g.	up with what they eat
8.	Helping other people is what	h.	truly motivates Angelina
9.	millions of people are	i.	out there suffering
10.	It seems likely	j.	more accolades will follow