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02.04.2020

Read the text and fill in the fact file.

• 50 Cent

• Real name

• Date of birth

• Place of birth

• Parents

• His rap group

• His favourite musician

• Hobbies

50 Cent, one of the most popular stars in Hip-Hop, has a very unusual biography. His real name is Curtis Jackson. He says it's a metaphor for change and also the name of the notorious Brooklyn drug dealer.

Curtis was born in a New Yourk ghetto in 1976 and never knew his father. Hjs mother, Sabrina Jackson, a drug dealer, was murdered when he was only 8 years old. The boy went to live with his grandparents, and at the age of 12 entered the "family business": he started selling drugs on the street. He was arrested at the age of 18, which is when he started thinking about a career in music.

His big opportunity came when he met Jam Master Jay. "Jay taught me how to write and make a rap records. He made me want to really rap and do this", saya 50 Cent.

In 1999, 50 Cent signed a contract with Columbia Records, but then, in 2000, someone tried to murder him. He was shot 9 times - in the face, hand, chest and both legs. Luckily, he survived, but couldn't sing for months. His career almost died, because Columbia Records dropped him.

Then Eminem, his favourite musician, heard his songs and decided to help him. On a Los Angeles radio show, Em declared 50 Cent his favourite rapper. In 2002 Curtis appeared in Eminem's film, 8 Mile, and in 2003 his first album Get Rich or Die Tryin was released. It became one of the biggest success stories of any genre, not just Hip-Hop.

With his rap group The G-unit he made his next album. The Massacre, which went straight to the top of the charts and sold more than seven million copies worldwide.

In 2005 50 Cent made his first film, 50 Cent. Just like Eminem in 8 Mile, Curtis stars in the film as himself, telling his life story.

He's fond of boxing and writing comedies, and he says he's got more stoties to tell.

Make up a questionnaire with as many qyestions as you can, connected with music and people's attitude to it. Look at the example in Ex. 6 p. 160.

08.04.2020

Test on the topic "Music"

I. Fill in the missing words.

actress; stage; contract; worth; Canadian; had signed

Avril Lavigne is a ___________________ singer, songwriter and ____________________ . By the age of 15, she had appeared on ___________________ with Shania Twain; by 16, she ____________________ a two-album recording ___________________ with Arista Records ___________________ more than 2 million dollars.

II. Read and answer the questions.

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 play many genres of popular music. Their lyrics focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns.

1. What country is the group from?

2. How many people does the group consists of?

3. What kind of music do they play?

4. What do their lyrics focus on?

III. Write the verbs in the correct form.

1. She __________________ (sing) well.

2. The song _________________ (sing) by her yesterday.

3. They _________________ (dance). Look!

4. Helen _____________________ (dance) when he came in.

5. The concert __________________ (perform) by twenty singers.

6. The show ___________________ (end) by the time we arrived.

15.04.2020

I. Match the words with their definitions.

1) Finance a) the title of a newsparer report, which is printed in large letters above the report.

2) an item b) to report the details of an event for a newspaper, television, or radio.

3) a heading c) a high standard.

4) a headline d) get somebody's attention.

5) quality e) to give someone the information they need.

6) cater f) money.

7) cover g) to do what you have tried or wanted to do.

8) catch the eye h) the title written at the top of a piece of writing.

9) provide material about i) provide a particular group of people with everything that they need or want.

10) succeed in doing something j) a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine.

II. Read the text and do Ex. 3 on p. 190 in writing.

THE NATIONAL PRESS

British people like reading newspapers. More newspapers are read in Britain than in any other European country.

There are two types of newspapers in Britain: tabloid and broadsheet. The two most popular daily newspapers, The Sun and The Daily Mirror, are both tabloids. Tabloids have lots of stories about famous people; the photos are large; the headlines are big and there is not much text. Tabloids sell many more copies than broadsheets.

Broadsheets, such as The Times, are not as popular as the tabloids. Broadsheets have long articles with lots of information; some pages report international news; the photos and the headlines are smaller than in the tabloids.

The differences between the tabloids and the broadsheets are breaking down. Broadsheets now realize that tabloids are easier to read and hold. The Guardian, a broadsheet, now has a tabloid section. Many of the broadsheets now have stories about famous people. Tabloids used to be cheaper than broadsheets, but The Times is now the cheapest national newspaper.

Sunday newspapers are a part of the British way of life. These newspapers only appear on Sundays and are more popular than are daily newspapers. They concentrate on general issues and famous people. Some people spend all day reading the Sunday newspaper.

24.04.2020

Test

I.Fill in the missing words.

Published, history, started, oldest

Britain’s press can trace its ______________ back more than 300 years, to the time of William of Orange. Berrow’s Worcester Journal, which ____________ life as the Worcester Postman in 1960 and was ______________ regularly from 1709, is believed to be the ____________ surviving English newspaper.

II. Write the verbs in the correct form.

1. My friend James ______________ (live) in Manchester but he _______________ (stay) with us at the moment.

2. ______________ (you, enjoy) the party, Emma? – Oh, yes. I always ______________ (have) fun at the parties.

3. What _______________ (you, do) under the table, Pete? – I ___________ (look for) my pan.

4. The sun ______________ (rise) at about 5 a.m. and it _____________ (set) at about 10 p.m. in summer.

III. Write about the newspaper your family reads. Mention whether it is daily, weekly or monthly publication; how large it is; what kind of readers can be interested in it.