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A- READ CAREFULLY
A GOOD BLEND CALLED MARIAH

Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Although she was
born in New York, we can’t simply say she’s American. Her father, Alfred, was of African and
Venezuelan origin while her mother is Irish.
“It’s been difficult for me to grow up. I always felt a bit different from everybody in the
neighbourhood. I was a different person ethnically. And that’s a problem”, Mariah says.
Not surprisingly, her family started suffering racism a long time before Mariah was born.
Patricia, her mother, had to escape from her family to marry Alfred ( a black aeronautical engineer
who was unacceptable for her family) and they were never in touch again.
Mariah felt abandoned by her maternal family, but she inherited their passion for music. In fact,
Patricia developed a career as an opera singer and a vocal coach. When Mariah was three years
old, her parents divorced. That was the time when Mariah discovered music helped her to
overcome fear. She remembers: “I began to take the radio secretly to my bed at night and just sing
from my heart and try to find peace with music”
During primary school she was good at subjects that she enjoyed, such as music, art and
literature, while not doing other subjects homework. After some years she began to write poems
and add melodies to them, so she started as a singer-songwriter when she was still attending
secondary school.
Though Patricia introduced her daughter to the world of classical opera, she never pressured
Mariah to follow that career, as the girl never seemed interested in that music. Mariah remembers
that she kept her singer- songwriter works a secret and noted that
Patricia was never a pushy mum. “I respect opera but it didn’t
influence me”, Mariah says.
However, many people think that Mariah should try opera, since
she’s got a unique high register voice. Through her training with her
mother, she’s learned to control her voice masterfully and also to look
after it. “I have nodules on my vocal cords. My mother says I’ve had
them since I was a kid”, Mariah confesses. “If I hadn’t learned how to
avoid vocal efforts, I wouldn’t be able to sing now”
Her latest song “You Don’t Know What to Do”, shows she has mastered her art completely.
Throughout her career, Mariah has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, making her one
of the best-selling music artists of all times. Definitely, she was born to sing.

TRUE OR FALSE
1- Mariah’s only interest is music.
2- Racial troubles were part of her childhood.
3- At primary school, she worked equally well in all subjects.
4- As a teenager, she didn’t want to show her interest in music.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1- How did music help Mariah when she was child?

2- Has Patricia helped her during her career? How?
3- Why could opera be an option for Mariah?
4- Has Mariah been successful? Justify
5- What do you think about Patricia’s decision? ( underlined) Would YOU do the same?

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 B- MULTIPLE CHOICE
CENTRO EXAMINADOR Casilda
1- You ______________ angry today. What’s the matter?
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look look like look for
2- It’s difficult ______________ that Mick Jagger was a good student
believe believing to believe
3- Uma has attended university for 3 years now. She______________ her first class when she was 18
has taken taken took
4- : My sister in law is a very difficult person : ___________ is terrible, too!!
Me My Mine
5- Please, don’t ____________ Carla about the party. She can’t keep a secret!
know say tell
6- __________________ to write about camels? It’s very boring!
Do we have Have we Must we
7- That dolphin is swimming very ____________. Probably it’s hurt.
slow quiet slowly
8- During the ____________ many people climbed to the roofs of their houses.
Blizzard flood monsoon
9- I’m reading an interesting murder story. I’ll _____________ it to you when I finish it.
ask borrow lend
10- If you meet a bull, you _________________ run. You’ll catch its attention.
didn’t mustn’t wouldn’t

C- FILL IN THE BLANKS

A LOVELY CROCODILE

I have been afraid of animals 1____________ I was child. While my sister enjoyed
2_____________ animal documentaries on TV, I hated them. I was so 3___________of them, that
when her favourite programme started I 4_________ to run to the football pitch as quickly as
possible. It wasn’t near, but I didn’t 5______________ the distance. I just wanted 6_________ far
from sharks, lions and gorillas.
Once my family tried to cure me through 7______________ therapy, and took me on a visit to a
horse farm, but it didn’t 8______________. I just watched my sister
ride.
The only exception to this 9__________ was “Tick- Tock”, the
crocodile from Peter Pan. I loved its song, “Never smile at a
crocodile”. It was played every time “Tick- Tock” appeared, but only
the instrumental version. Last year, on my 25 th birthday, I
10_________ a wonderful present, a Disney CD which includes the complete version!

EXPOSURE - GOT - MIND - NOW - OVER - PHOBIA - SCARED - SINCE -

TO BE - TRIED - WATCHING - WORK

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D- REPHRASE
1- Sofia Coppola started directing films in 1999 (FOR)
Sofía Coppola ___________________________________ years.
2- I think it’s not a good idea to stand in the corner when you go to a party (STAND)
I think you ______________________________ when you go to a party
3- I’d like to speak perfect French to travel to Paris (IF)
________________________________, I’d travel to Paris.
4- In my old school, it wasn’t necessary to wear short hair (HAVE)
In my old school, I ___________________________ hair
5- Next year I’ll have more free time. I’m planning to take a tennis course (IF)
_____________________________next year, I’ll take a tennis course

E- COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE

After a wild party night, Helen has woken up with a bad headache. Her friend Carl is talking to her.

CARL: - Hi Helen. How are you?

HELEN: - Not very well. I have a bad headache. ___________________________________?
CARL: - I don’t think I have……… yes! Here are some aspirins.
HELEN: - Great, thanks. ________________________________________?
CARL: - I don’t know, I think two might be OK. Wait a minute, ___________________________
HELEN: - Look, I know it’s good advice but I hate doctors. I don’t want to see one.
CARL: - Helen, you look incredibly pale. __________________________________________
HELEN: - Do you really think it’s my obligation? Do I look so bad?
CARL: - Terribly, dear. Look, Dr. Health is excellent and he isn’t far from here.
HELEN: - OK. ____________________________________ his house?
CARL: - You can get there easily. Just take bus 57 and get off at the second stop.
Would you like me to go with you?
HELEN: - Yes, please. I’m frightened of doctors!
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F- WRITING ABILITY
Choose one of the following tasks
1- You’ve seen the following advertisement and are interested in taking the course. Write an e-
mail asking for more information. Don’t forget to give some information about yourself, too.

WERE YOU BORN TO SING?

LEARN TO SING IN HOLLYWOOD!!

One - month courses, from March to November.
Your accommodation on Los Angeles is included.
Actors welcome. E-mail us for more information at
hollywooddirectors@LA.com

2- You’ve just received the following e-mail from a friend. Write back answering his questions
and offering some advice.

Hi Julian,

Thanks for your last e-mail. Hope your radio programme’s doing wellI.

I’ve some exciting news. I’ve decided to study pharmacy in BA next year. What do you
think is the best place for me to study at? Haven’t chosen one, yet.

I also need some advice, too. Darren, my school partner, has invited me to share a flat
with him next year. It’d be great if he weren’t so lazy! Truly, I don’t think he’ll get better but
maybe I should give him a chance, shouldn’t I? Though he doesn’t work hard, he’s
bright.

We get on quite well, but I’m worried it’s not a good idea to share a flat with him. To make
matters worse, he’s got two cats. You know they aren’t my favourite pets!

It’s hard for me to decide now, and I wouldn’t like to offend him. Any ideas?

Thanks a lot

Daniel