Life Span

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Look at the list of events in a person’s life. Number them in the order they usually happen.

 

Events in life:

be born – die – have children – get a job – get married – go to school – go to university – retire

 

Reading

 

  • Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist. He was born in 1881in Malaga, Spain. His father was a painter and an art teacher. Picasso studied art at school. In 1904 he moved to Paris and he lived in France for the rest of his life. Picasso painted over 13000 pictures. He died in 1973.
  • Norma Jean Baker was a famous film star. She was born in los angles in 1926. She wanted to be an actress and a singer, so she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. She was soon one of the most famous and richest film starts in Hollywood. She appeared in 30 films. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, at the age of 36.
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor is a Hungarian actress. She now lives in Hollywood. She was born in Budapest in 1917 and she studied at a school in Switzerland. In 1941 she moved to the USA, and decided to become an actress. She appeared in over forty films, and many TV programs. Her most famous film is Moulin Rouge. Zsa Zsa Gabor is most famous for her marriages. She married nine times.
  • Pele is probably the most famous footballer in the world. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He played for two football clubs – Santos and New York Cosmos. He played 92 times for Brazil and appeared in four World Cups. He scored 77 goals in international matches. He stopped playing football in 1977 

 

Read the stories again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

 

1. Picasso lived all of his life in France.

2. Picasso died in 1937.

3. Zsa Zsa Gabor studied in Switzerland.

4. Zsa Zsa Gabor married five times.

5. Norma Jeane Baker changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.

6. Monroe was very old when she died.

7. Pele played for four football clubs.

8. Pele scored 92 goals in 77 matches for Brazil.

 

 

Possible order;

1.   be born

2.   go to school

3.   go to university

4.   get a job

5.   get married

6.   have children

7.   retire

8.   die

 

Exercise 1.

1.   F

2.   F

3.   T

4.   F

5.   T

6.   F

7.   F

8.   F

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