Where are they now?

– Tina Turner (A2)

A – Before you start

Answer the questions with a partner.
1. What do you know about the singer Tina Turner?
2. Do you know the titles of any of her discs?
3. Do you like her music? Why (not)?

B – Listen and answer

Read these statements. Then listen (without reading) and choose the correct answer.
1. On 24th June, Tina Turner
a) was close to death. b) tried to kill herself c) was the victim of a joke.
2. Anna May Bullock is
a) Tina’s real name. b) Tina’s mother’s name. c) the name of the actress who played Tina in a
film about her life.
3. Tina’s husband went away and left her and their children.
a) True. b) False. c) The article doesn’t say.
4. After their divorce, Tina began to
a) sing on her own. b) act in films. c) Both of these.
5. In 2007, Ike Turner died
a) in a road accident. b) after taking drugs. c) after a suicide attempt.
6. At present, Tina is
a) married. b) single. c) divorcing her second husband.

C – Read and answer

Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What did Tina Turner have in common with her husband in the 60s and 70s?
2. What did the public like about her appearance when she was younger?
3. Why wasn’t her life as glamorous as it seemed?
4. Why was she an inspiration to other women?
5. How did she react when she heard that Ike had died?
6. What aspect of Buddhism has she found useful in the past?

D – Learn it! Use it!

Complete these sentences with words from the glossary. (You may have to adapt the expression in
some way; e.g. change the verb tense.)
1. After discussing the contract for hours, the two managers finally came to an ________.
2. Our camping trip was very ________. Everything seemed to go wrong.
3. Jake always walks to school, as his school is very ________ to home.
4. When I bought this computer in Paris, I wasn’t ________ it had a different keyboard.
5. Everything seemed perfect, but nobody saw what was happening ________ ____ _______.
6. The film we’re going to see tonight ________ Johnny Depp.

E – Ready for KET? (Paper 1, Reading and Writing: Part 6)

Read the descriptions of some words or expressions used when speaking about entertainment.
Identify them and write the missing letters.
1. This is a person who makes or writes music. m_______
2. This describes something or somebody that a lot of people like. p______
3. You go to a cinema to see this. m____
4. A film or TV actor or actress who is very well-known s___
5. This is a short piece of music with words. s___
F – Check your pronunciation
One of the four words in each group has a different vowel sound. Which one?
1. dead death great said
2. hoax close solo movies
3. business other drug loved
4. alive life lived high
5. church born further thirty

G – Write about it
Write about a pop singer that you like. Mention:
- where he/she was born and grew up;
- when and where he/she first started performing;
- the titles of his/her best known songs;
- why you like him/her
Answers
B – Listen and answer
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. a
C – Read and answer
1. They performed together. Ike had a band and Tina sang in it. 2. She had long legs and wore
mini-skirts. 3. Because she was the victim of domestic violence. Ike was abusive and had a drug
problem. 4. Because she survived a broken marriage and made a success of her career. 5. She
refused to make any comment. 6. The chanting. She says it helped her survive the hard times.
D – Learn it! Use it!
1. agreement 2. eventful 3. close 4. aware 5. behind the scenes 6. stars
E – Ready for KET?
1. musician 2. popular 3. movie 4. star 5. song
F – Check your pronunciation
1. great 2. movies 3.business 4. lived 5. born