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STUDENT_NICOLL DAYANNA TORRES NAVAS

Teacher: Dustin Paul Bonneth

READING COMPREHENSION. Read the following text and answer the questions below.
(0.12 each)

STARS WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD

Hollywood stars are not just beautiful and talented, they are generous, too. In fact most
stars do some sort of work for charity.
Today lots of actors, singers and celebrities, like Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Matt
Damon, Bono and Scarlett Johansson do charity work. But the concept of celebrities trying
to help others is not new. The actress Audrey Hepburn, who was in the film My fair Lady,
did work for UNICEF in the 1950s. She was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1988
until her death in 1993.
CHARITY WORK
In Hollywood it is fashionable to be concerned about the world and the environment. But
can actors succeed where politicians failed? Well, some are succeeding very well! When a
charity is connected to a star, it gets publicity. People become interested and they want to
help: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are often in the news because their work for charity. In
2006 when Jolie was expecting her baby she let People magazine print photos in
exchange for a donation to a charity in Haiti. ‘We cannot ignore the fact that millions of
people are suffering. I want to help’, says Jolie. Here are some actors and singers who are
trying to make the world a better place.

LEONARDO DI CAPRIO
Di Caprio is a determined environmentalist. In 2007, he made a documentary. 11th hour,
about the environment crisis caused by human actions. He flies in commercial planes and
not private jets which use more fuel. He thinks that global warming is the biggest problem
for humanity.

GEORGE CLOONEY AND MATT DAMON

George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise 5 millions dollars for Darfur crisis during
the premiere of Ocean’s thirteen at the Cannes Festival. Now, Clooney wants every film
festival to be a charity event. After Matt Damon saw extreme poverty in Zambia and South
Africa, he wanted to help other parts of Africa, too. He made a documentary called
Running the Sahara to get support for clean water programs in Africa.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON
In 2001 Scarlett Johansson didn’t go to the Oscars: she preferred to tour India and Sri
Lanka for the charity Oxfam. ‘It is strange to come home when you see people living in
poverty’, she says, ‘It’s strange to be famous, but this means I can help a lot of people’.
ANGELINA JOLIE
Angelina Jolie saw humanitarian crises when she was filming Tomb Raider in Cambodia in
2000. When Jolie is on a mission, she lives in the same way as other voluntary workers.
… Not very comfortable for a Hollywood star! Jolie says that stars earn too much money. ‘I
earn so much. It’s crazy’ she says. She gives a third of her money to charity

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What did Audrey Hepburn do for charity?

The actress Audrey Hepburn, who was in the film My fair Lady, did work for
UNICEF in the 1950s. She was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

2. When did she died?

in 1993.

3. What happens when a charity is connected to a celebrity?

When a charity is connected to a star, it gets publicity.

4. What did Angelina Jolie do in 2006?

In 2006 when Jolie was expecting her baby she let People magazine print photos in
exchange for a donation to a charity in Haiti.

5. What is Leonardo di Caprio’s documentary about?

In 2007, he made a documentary. 11th hour, about the environment crisis caused
by human actions. He flies in commercial planes and not private jets which use
more fuel. He thinks that global warming is the biggest problem for humanity.

6. Why doesn’t Leonardo di Caprio use private jets?

Di Caprio is a determined environmentalist. In 2007, he made a documentary. 11th
hour, about the environment crisis caused by human actions. He flies in commercial
planes and not private jets which use more fuel. He thinks that global warming is
the biggest problem for humanity.

7. How much money did George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise for the
Darfur crisis in 2007?
George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise 5 millions dollars for Darfur crisis
during the premiere of Ocean’s thirteen at the Cannes Festival.

8. Why did Matt Damon make a documentary Running the Sahara?

He made a documentary called Running the Sahara to get support for clean water
programs in Africa.

9. Why didn’t Scarlett Johansson go to the Oscars in 2007?

In 2001 Scarlett Johansson didn’t go to the Oscars: she preferred to tour India and
Sri Lanka for the charity Oxfam. ‘It is strange to come home when you see people
 living in poverty’, she says, ‘It’s strange to be famous, but this means I can help a
lot of people’.

10. How much money does Angelina Jolie give to charity?

She gives a third of her money to charity

11. What do you think about these people?

I think they are people who, despite their amount of money and their lives full of
luxuries, are empathic with that population that is ignored by most of the world, and
they feel their needs and contribute to give a small change to these people. they
are very generous.

12. What would you do to help poor people?

I feel and believe that first I must grow economically to a stable point, it would be
enough. I would seek work strategies to contribute beneficially to these populations
and also the support of people who, like me, want to provide that economic help to
these people who are helpless in the world.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. Justify your choice.
1. Anne __makes___ (make) all her own clothes.
2. At the moment she __is making__ (make) a dress for herself.
3. What's that smell? Something _is burning_ (burn) in the kitchen.
4. I _I’m working__ (work) overtime this month because I _I’m saving up_ (save up) to
buy a car.
5. He _smokes_ (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day, but at the moment he _is trying_ (try)
very hard to cut down.
6. The sun _is rising__ (rise) in the east.
7. She usually _learns_ (learn) languages very fast, but she _is having_ (have)
problems with Chinese.
8. We _are living_(live) in a hotel until we can find a house to buy.

SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Some of these sentences are wrong. Say why. Correct them if necessary.

1. It rains at the moment. _ At the moment is raining

2. I'm liking black coffee.
3. He's speaking three languages.
4. I think Mexico is a beautiful country.
5. Restaurants are staying open late in Spain.
6. We usually eat at one o'clock.
7. He's having a flat near the centre.
8. What are you thinking of Shakespeare?
Shakespeare
9. I'm so dirty I need a bath right now.
10 Peter's in the kitchen. He cooks breakfast.
_ I like black coffee
_ He speaks three languajes
_________________________
_________________________
_ We usually eat at 1 o´clock
_He has having a flat near the centre.
_ what are You thinking about
_________________________
_ he is cooking the breakfast

Make negative.
1. My mother works in a hospital. my mother does not work in a hospital
2. I'm still reading that boring book. I'm not reading that boring book anymore
3. I like cooking very much. I don't really like to cook

4. Take the third street on the left. do not take the third street on the lef

5. This shop sells good cakes. this store doesn't sell good cakes

6. She's wearing a new blouse today. Today she is not wearing a new blouse

7. The headmaster wants to see me. the director doesn't want to see me

8. They've got a dog and two cats. they don't have a dog and two cats

9. Tennis is my favourite sport. tennis is not my favorite sport

10 Pigs eat grass. pigs don't eat grass