A Biography

1- Read the biography of Johnny Depp. Complete the text with the linking words. Drag
them to the correct place.

later when when after after while

My favourite actor – Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is famous for his roles in many different films. He is probably most famous
for his role as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
John Christopher Depp was born on 9 June, 1963 in Kentucky, in the USA. He grew up
in Florida. His mother bought him a guitar …………………………….. he was twelve and
his ambition was to be a rock musician. He left school …………………………………….
he was seventeen and became a musician in different bands.
…………………………….. he became an actor. In 1984, he got a small part in A
Nightmare on Elm Street. In 1990, the director Tim Burton gave him the role of Edward
Scissorhands. ………………………….. that, he was in lots of films, including Pirates of
the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), and
Sweeny Todd (2007). He was nominated for an Oscar for his roles in these films, but he
didn’t win.
……………………………… he finished filming The Curse of the Black Pearl, Johnny
Depp decided to keep his beard and moustache and he grew his hair long. He’s also got
13 tattoos, just like a pirate! He often wears glasses.
Johnny Depp’s first famous girlfriend was the actress Sherilyn Fenn. He also dated
Winona Ryder, who was his co-star in Edward Scissorhands, and had a three-year
relationship with the model Kate Moss. In 1998, Johnny Depp met the French pop singer
Vanessa Paradis …………………………… he was filming in Paris. They had a daughter,
Lily-Rose Melody, in 1999 and a son, Jack, in 2002. They separated in 2012 after being
together for 14 years.

dated= go out with, have a relationship with

 2- Read the biography again and complete the notes.

Date of birth: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Nationality: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Appearance: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Ambition when young: …………………………………………………………………………

First important film role: ……………………………………………………………………..

Most famous role: ………………………………………………………………………………...

Girlfriends: …………………………………………………………………………………………..

Family: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

3- Match the number of paragraphs with the information given in each of them.

PARAGRAPH 1 HIS CAREER

HIS PERSONAL LIFE AS AN ADULT

PARAGRAPH 2
HIS AMBITION

HIS ACHIEVMENTS
PARAGRAPH 3

HIS CHILDHOOD

PARAGRAPH 4
HIS FAMILY

WHY HE IS FAMOUR
PARAGRAPH 5

HIS APPEARANCE