FREE ENGLISH READING

STUDENT: Yeiser yair hernandez martinez

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?

 collaborated with UNICEF in the 1950s. She was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since
1988

2. When did she died?

 died in 1993

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

 receives publicity. People are interested and want to help

4. What did Angelina Jolie do in 2006?

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

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

 on the environmental crisis caused by human actions.

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

 Fly in commercial jets and not in private jets, which consume more fuel. He believes
that global warming is humanity's biggest problem.

7. How much money did George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise
for the Darfur crisis in 2007?
  raised 5 million dollars

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

 to get support for clean water programs in Africa.

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

 Scarlett Johansson did not go to the Oscars, preferring to tour India and Sri Lanka for
the charity Oxfam.

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

 a third of your money

11. What do you think about these people?

 They are great public figures, admired for their talent and also for their kindness and
charity to those who have little and need.

12. What would you do to help poor people?

 To help I would make donations to local or international organizations that is extremely

important since many of these organizations depend on donations to survive and serve
the communities. Create a group to help educate poor community members or create
an after-school program for children whose families have low income.

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 Make (make) a dress for herself.
3. What's that smell ? Something burning (burn) in the kitchen.
4. I work (work) overtime this month because I save (save up) to buy a car.
5. He smokes (smoke) thirty cigarettes a day, but at the moment try (try) very hard to
cut down.
6. The sun rises (rise) in the east.
7. She usually learns (learn) languages very fast, but she has (have) problems with
Chinese.
8. We live (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. _________________________

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 ?
9. I'm so dirty I need a bath right now.
10 Peter's in the kitchen. He cooks breakfast.
_________________________
He is speak three languages
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
He has an apartment near the center
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

Make negative.
1. My mother works in a hospital.
2. I'm still reading that boring book.
3. I like cooking very much.
4. Take the third street on the left.
5. This shop sells good cakes.
6. She's wearing a new blouse today.
7. The headmaster wants to see me.
8. They've got a dog and two cats.
9. Tennis is my favourite sport.
10 Pigs eat grass.
My mother does not work in a hospital.
I'm not reading that boring book anymore.
I don't really like to cook.
don't take the third street on the left.
This store does not sell good cakes.
Today she is not wearing a new blouse.
The headmaster doesn't want to see me.
they don't have a dog or two cats.
Tennis is not my favorite sport.
Pigs don't eat grass