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Lesson 3 Queen of Soul

This document provides information about a famous singer named Sade. It discusses her real name, place of birth, residence, marital status, occupation, and major music records. It notes that 2001 was an important year for her career when she received an award nomination and had successful chart placements. The document uses this example to discuss using different verb tenses to refer to completed past events versus ongoing present states.

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Lesson 3 Queen of Soul

This document provides information about a famous singer named Sade. It discusses her real name, place of birth, residence, marital status, occupation, and major music records. It notes that 2001 was an important year for her career when she received an award nomination and had successful chart placements. The document uses this example to discuss using different verb tenses to refer to completed past events versus ongoing present states.

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Lesson 3 : . ( p.

21 )

LEAD – IN : SPEAKING :
* Work in small groups and complete the following statements with your ideas ; then be ready to
share as a class :
- What is great about fame is that ……………………………………………………………………………………..
.
- The negative thing about being famous is that ………………………………………………………………….. .

STAGE TWO :
1 ) a / In pairs, consider TASKS 1 and 2 ( ACTIVITY 1 p . 21 ) .
b / Read the text , and choose the right option :
- The text is taken from : a biography . / an autobiography . / a news bulletin.
- It is mainly about : the bad side of being famous . / how a famous singer has achieved her
lifelong dream. . / the career path and personal life of a famous singer.

2 ) Read the text again , and :


a / Supply the information needed :
* Name : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Real name : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Place of birth : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Place of residence : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Marital status : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Occupation / Interests : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
* Major records : ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

b / Say whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Justify your answer with details from
the text :

* Sade has always preferred music to fashion.


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
* Fame has never had a negative effect on her life.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
* Because of her success , Sade is often willing to give interviews.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
* She has never sung with any music band .
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

c / Find in your answers to 2 / b above words / expressions that mean :

* to continue to be in the same state or condition : ……………………………………………….. .

* trying to achieve or get something: ……………………………………………………………….. .

* media such as television , newspapers , the radio..etc : ……………………………………….. .


* to hope or think that something will happen because it seems likely or because it has been planned :
……………………………………………………………………. . ( Noun : …………………………. )

* performed by a single musician, not a group: ………………………………………………………….. .

3 ) Focus on the second paragraph , and answer the following questions :

a / In what way(s) was the year 2001 an important one in Sade’s life ?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

b / Could we consider that she is a lucky artist ? Why / Why not ?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

* Complete the following rule:

To refer to an event or finished action that took place in the ………………………………………………. , the tense used in 3/a is the
…………………………. ……………………………… . To mark the fact that such actions or events are finished the writer used the
…………………………….. indicator 2001 . In 3/b , however , the tense that is used is the ………………………………….
………………………………….. . It is made up of two parts : ………………… or HAS + the past ………………………………. of the verb . This
tense is used to relate to a state or …………………………………. that was true and which is …………………………… or valid.

c / Match the words in COLUMN A with their definitions in COLUMN B :

COLUMN A : COLUMN B : ANSWERS :


1 ) award something such as a prize or money given to someone to 1 + ……
reward them for something they have done.

2 ) nomination lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records. 2 + …..
3 ) charts the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a 3 + ……
position, duty, or prize.

d / Choose the correct answers from the words in italics :

1. I booked / have booked the hotel yesterday.


2. Have you ever been / did you ever go to India ?
3. I live in London now, but I have lived / lived in Paris from 2000 to 2003.
4. I haven't seen / didn't see him recently.
5. Last year I have changed / changed jobs.
6. Did you go / have you been to the meeting last week?
7. He has worked here since / for eight years.
8. I have been / went to different countries.
9. The new products were already launched / have already been launched . They were / have been on
sale for five months now.
10. We had/have had our first meeting the day before yesterday. It went / has gone very well.

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