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Beyonce Knowles
1. Read quickly the text about Beyonce. Then match
a title to each paragraph.
A. Beyonce, an actress
B. Solo career
C. How it all started
D. Other business
1. 3.
Beyonce was born on the 4th September Beyonce has a successful singing
1981 in Texas. career, but she has also appeared in
In 1990 she teamed up with Kelly several movies.
Rowland and they formed a band. Three She has played in comedies such
years later they named as Austin Powers and Pink Panther,
the band Destinys Child. In In 1998
1998 the
the but also in a drama Dreamgirls.
group released their first album She has worked with many famous
Destinys Child. This album had a huge
Destinys actors such as Steve Martin, Mike
success. In 2005, however, the band Myers or Eddie Murphy.
split.
2. 4.
3. Complete the chart with examples from the article about Beyonce.
We know exactly when it happened. We dont know when.
Beyonce was born on 4 Sept 1981. She has played in comedies.
Your Task
1. Read the text about another young and successful singer, Rihanna. Your task is to put
the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. You have to choose between past simple
and present perfect. Before you start look at the THINK BOX.
THINK BOX
We use past simple when we know exactly when something happened.
If we do not know when something happened in the past, present perfect can be used.
Rihanna
Rihanna, a talented young singer from Barbados,
Her first hit, Pon de replay, ____________ (have) success. Soon she ____________ (release)
other hits, such as SOS or Umbrella. Rihanna _______________ (have) three number one
hits. She __________________ (win) several awards, for example the American Music
Award, the MTV Video Music Award or the Teen Choice Award. In 2008, she