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l 1 Look at the photos. lп pairs, discuss the questions.
What do you think these three people do? What do
you think their favourite places аrе?
Read the article. Match the photos А-С to
the artists in the article. what is each artist's
favourite place?

Gеmmп Blqke,

Last summer, l spent four weeks on the north-west
coast of Scotland in а little house bythe sea. ln the evenings,
ffi
l sat Ьу the ореп window and listened to the sound of the
wind and the waves. lt was wonderful. After breakfast,
э when l went out to paint and draw, l always had lots of ideas
for pictures. Most days, ldidn't see апуопе except my neighbour.
Не was а fisherman. Не really liked my work, and l sold him а
drawing for his wall.

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l grew up iп а small town in Canada. Му grandma took me for walks and
told mе everything about the animals and plants thеrе. When l was ] 9, l went to
music school in Toronto, At first, l loved the big city. Then l started writing my own
songs about, 9uess what, nature in and around my home town. So, five years ago,
l moved back, and now l don't want to live anywhere else.

Рпчl Dшчidsоп,

l started dancing when l was very уоuп9. lt was hard work, but l was
good, and l danced with famous companies in Russia, the USA and Europe.
l didn't rеаllу have а home, so when l had enough money l bought а tiny flat in
London. l love it there. The world of dance is busy and tiring, and itЪ 9reat to Ье
able to get back to my flat. l close the door, lie on my bed and listen to music.

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Read the article again and answer the ýr*е-**ж** **8ýъуý*ý*g
questions.

1 \{lhat did Gemma hеаr whеп she sat пехt
to the ореп winclow? 1 Match the verbs in Ьох А to the words and phrases in
ла,
2 What did she do in the mоrпiпgs? ъ_ý ьох В. The verbs сап Ье used mоrе than опсе. й
E*i!
3 What did tha fishеrmап bi;y frоm hеr? ц
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4 What dicj ýusie lеаrп frоm hеr grапdmа? draw Iisten to paint ptay }
5 Why агd whеп did she move away frоm read write
home?
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6 What does she writе songs аiэол,;t? а btog computer games а diary
7 Whу did Раui travel to so mапу соuпtriеs? the drums the guitar magazines
8 What did he spend his mопеу оп? music pictures songs stories
9 What does he do whеп he gets home?
] Write eight sentences using words from Ьох А and Ьох В { ,1
in Exercise 1. i

Give your sentences to your partner and check each
other's.
Еvеrуопе саmе to mу place last night опd wе played
computer games апd listened to musiс.
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