STUDENT MATERIAL

Michael Jackson
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# SECTION A – LET’S TALK

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# SECTION B – GRAMMAR

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# SECTION C – VOCABULARY

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# SECTION D – EXCERCISES

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# SECTION E – READING
TEXT
Michael Jackson is the seventh of nine children. Along with four of his brothers, he
began his career in the Jackson 5. From very early on, Michael showed huge talent, and
he and his brother Jermaine became the main singers for the group. In 1968, when
Michael was ten, Motown Records signed the Jackson 5. The group's first four singles - I
Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save, and I'll Be There- all hit number one on the
Billboard Hot 100, breaking a record for consecutive singles.

In the '70s, Michael recorded several solo albums. After meeting super producer Quincy
Jones on the set of The Wiz (Michael played the Scarecrow), he and Jones produced
Off the Wall in 1979, which won Michael his first awards as a solo artist. Michael's next
album, Thriller, was his most successful and remains the best selling album of all time-it
has sold approximately 100 million copies worldwide!

With fame came more attention and scrutiny. People started calling him "Wacko Jacko,"
because of his changing appearance and his personal life. But his career suffered when
he was accused of molestation by a child who'd spent time at his ranch, Neverland. The
charges were eventually dropped, and Michael went on to marry Elvis' daughter, Lisa
Marie. Two years later, they divorced and Michael married Deborah Jean Rowe.
Together they had two children, Prince and Paris, before divorcing in 1999. His third
daughter is named Blanket (the mother is a secret)

For it all to end on June 25, 2009, with his sudden death at age 50 of a drug-induced
cardiac arrest, just as he was coming out of a four-year reclusive period and rehearsing
for a sold-out London concert "comeback" in July, seems uncommonly cruel and tragic.
Millions upon millions of dedicated fans will remember where they were "the day Michael
died"

EXERCISE 3 Answer the questions after reading the text

1. Who were the main two singers in the Jackson 5?

2. What was Michael Jackson’s most successful album?
3. Why did people start calling him “Wacko Jacko”?
4. How did Michael Jackson die?

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GRAMMAR

EXERCISE 1 Complete these sentences with the words from the

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this means that – but – It’s true that – also – but

1. A lot of people thought you wouldn’t make it. But they were very surprised when
they saw you arrive first

2. It’s true that more and more people are divorcing nowadays

3. Lucia works at Samsung, but she also works for a Non-Profit Organization

4. We are on vacation, this means that we can do whatever we want in the next 2
months

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EXERCISE 2 Complete these sentences with the words from the

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After all - but – as well – for this reason

The official language of the empire was Quechua, but they spoke Aymara and other
dialects of Quechua as well. There were many local forms of worship, most of them
concerning local sacred "Huacas“. They worshiped the sun as their god. For this
reason, the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of Inti—the sun god—and
imposed its sovereignty above other cults such as that of Pachamama. After all,
the Incas believed in many gods, their religion provided many other layers of
worship and beliefs.

READING

EXERCISE 3 Answer the questions after reading the text

1. Who were the main two singers in the Jackson 5?
Michael and his brother Jermaine became the main singers for the group

2. What was Michael Jackson’s most successful album?

Thriller was his most successful and remains the bestselling album of all
time-it has sold approximately 100 million copies worldwide!

3. Why did people start calling him “Wacko Jacko”?

Because of his changing appearance and his personal life

4. How did Michael Jackson die?

He died on June 25, 2009, with a sudden death at age 50 of a drug-induced
cardiac arrest

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