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
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rebellious
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became successful
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took off
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shot
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limited
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wayward
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donates
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plight
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overshadow
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obsessed
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caught up
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motivates
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PHRASE
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Match the following phrases from the article:
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started
acting classes to follow her
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her career to acting
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“Tomb Raider” shot her
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more accolades will follow
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Angelina hasn’t limited
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with her relationships
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help the plight of
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to international fame
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She has
effectively used her stardom
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up with
what they eat
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The tabloids are obsessed
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dream of movie stardom
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The media
seem more caught
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g.
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to highlight world problems
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Helping
other people is what
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h.
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underprivileged people
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millions of people are
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truly motivates Angelina
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It seems likely
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out there suffering
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SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct
order.
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to
her of stardom follow
dream movie
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hair
a with purple became
punk dyed
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Angelina
limited career acting hasn’t
her to
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camps
refugee visiting countries
poor in
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to
world used stardom highlight
problems her
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The
are with relationships
tabloids obsessed her
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with
eat seem up they
media caught what The more
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Angelina
motivates truly what is
people other Helping
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of
people are out there
suffering ignore the fact that
millions
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10.
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accolades
follow seems more will
It likely
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ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
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1.
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rebellious
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a.
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wayward
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2
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took off
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b.
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became successful
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3.
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shot
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c.
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rocketed
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4.
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limited
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d.
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restricted
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5.
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donates
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e.
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gives
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6.
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plight
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f.
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difficulty
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Paragraphs 3 and 4 |
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7.
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overshadow
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g.
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eclipse
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8.
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obsessed
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h.
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gripped
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9.
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caught up
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i.
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involved
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10.
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motivates
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j.
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inspires
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11
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ignore
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k
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pay no attention to
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12
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accolades
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l
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awards
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PHRASE MATCH:
1.
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started
acting classes to follow her
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a.
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dream of movie stardom
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2
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“Tomb Raider” shot her
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b.
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to international fame
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3.
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Angelina hasn’t limited
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c.
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her career to acting
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4.
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help the plight of
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d.
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underprivileged people
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5.
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She has
effectively used her stardom
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e.
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to highlight world problems
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6.
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The tabloids are obsessed
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f.
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with her relationships
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7.
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The media
seem more caught
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g.
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up with
what they eat
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8.
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Helping
other people is what
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h.
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truly motivates Angelina
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9.
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millions of people are
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i.
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out there suffering
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10.
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It seems likely
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j.
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more accolades will follow
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