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Skills

Reading

1 Look quickly at the article and the photos. What is the article about?
a popular films
b popular actors
c the films that actors like most

H O L LY W O O D F I L M S TA R S

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People first noticed English
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Everybody likes Will Smith
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Drew Barrymore was born People first noticed English Everybody likes Will Smith
because he’s cool, funny
in 1975. Man
actress eira Knightley in a
in 1975. Many people in her y people in her actress Keira Knightley in a because he’s cool, funny
because he’
film that she made in 2002.
film that she made in 2002.
ed in films, and
and friendly. Will was first
family worked in films, and film that she made in 2002. and friendly. Will was first
the director Steven Spielberg It was called Bend it like a successful rap musician,
ven Spielberg
a successful rap musician,
a successful rap musician,
It was called Bend it like
and then became a star on
was a close friend, so it’s Beckham as about a and then became a star on
Beckham and was about a
and then became a star on
as a close friend, so it’s
prise that she had
not a surprise that she had women’s football team. She American TV as in a
women’s football team. She
American TV. He was in a
s football team. She
was in the first Pirates of the
st job as an actress
her first job as an actress was in the fir Pirates of the show about a young man who
show about a young man who
show about a young man who
Caribbean film with Johnny
moved from a poor area of
at the age of 11 months! In
at the age of 11 months! In Caribbean film with Johnny moved from a poor area of ved from a poor area of
Philadelphia to live with his
Depp and Orlando Bloom,
1981 she became famous Depp and Or Philadelphia to live with his
too. Since then, she’s starred
as Gertie, the little girl in ET. too. Since then, uncle in Bel-Air, a rich area
uncle in Bel-Air
in lots of successful films.
Since then she has acted in lots of successful films. of Los Angeles. The show
of Los Angeles. The show
in a long list of films, and in She always wanted to be an was very popular
She always wanted to be an
was very popular. Will started
1995, she also became a actress. Keira wor making films while he was
making films while he w
actress. Keira works very
producer. Her company made hard – in fact Keira thinks she working on his TV show. He
working on his TV show
hard – in fact Keira thinks she
the film Charlie’s Angels which works too much, and says, said he wanted to be “the
said he wanted to be “the
ks too much, and sa
biggest movie star in the
“I’m worried that if I continue
was very successful. So far, “I’m worried that if I continue biggest movie star in the
king like this, I’ll star
ld”. Will has become one
her films have made over 2.3 working like this, I’ll start to world”. Will has become one
billion dollars. She now also hate films!” of America’s biggest star
of America’s biggest stars.
And not only in films – he’
works with the UN to help And not only in films – he’s a
successful musician, too!
hungry people all over the successful musician, too!
world.
2 Read the article. Circle T (true) or F (false).

1 Drew Barrymore has worked as a film director. T / F
2 Drew’s films have made a lot of money. T / F
3 People first noticed Keira Knightley in a film about pirates. T / F
4 Keira thinks she should work harder. T / F
5 Will Smith started his career in films. T / F
6 Will is a successful musician. T / F
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