Thursday, April 10, 2014

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

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