1. Francisco José de Caldas High
School

2. •LET’S READ ABOUT SOME FAMOUS
PEOPLE LIVES!
WELCOME
•GIVEN DIFFERENT FAMOUS PEOPLE
BIOGRAPHIES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC DETAILS IN A TEXT.

3. Think what you
already know
about them
WHO ARE THEY?
1 2 3
A. Michael Jackson B. Lady Diana C. Angelina Jolie
 Match each name with the correct picture. Write the
answers on your notebooks.

4. •READ THE DIFFERENT
STEP 2 •READ THE ACTIVITIES
TEXTS CAREFULLY IN THE AFTER READING
•READ AGAIN AND PAY
SECTION AND COME
ATTENTION TO THIS
BACK TO THE TEXTS
INFORMATION: BIRTH
WHEN YOU NEED.
DATE, CARRERS AND
IMPORTANT ACTIONS.
STEP1 STEP 3

5. Match each word with its synonyms. Use your dictionary if
it is necessary. Use your notebook to answer.
1. TOOK OOF ___ a.DISOBEDIENT
2. EARNED ___ b.TITLEs
3. CHARITY ___ c.BEGAN
4. REBELLIOUS ___ d. GOT
5. HEADLINES ____ e.BECAME SUCCESSFUL
6. SHOT ____ f.BENEVOLENCE

6. Read the
following
famous
people
biographies

7. Angelina was born in LA in 1976. She loved
movies and started acting classes to follow her
dream of movie stardom. She was rebellious and
became a punk with dyed purple hair and
tattoos. Her movie career took off in 1997 and
within a few years she had won an Oscar.
Her 2001 role as Lara Croft in the blockbuster
“Tomb Raider” shot her to international fame.
Angelina hasn’t limited her career to acting. She
became involved in humanitarian work while
filming in Cambodia. She is now a UN Goodwill
Ambassador, visiting refugee camps in poor
countries.

8. Michael Joseph Jackson is a music legend. He
was born in 1958 and became a superstar at the
age of eleven as a member of his family band The
Jackson 5. His career earned him the title "King of
Pop". His studio albums have all become classics.
Jackson is equally famous for his high energy and
complicated dance techniques such as the
Moonwalk. He died in 2009 at the age of 50.
Jackson dominated the music charts throughout
the 1970s, 80s and 90s. His distinctive vocal
style, rhythm and fashion were perfect for the
new music video age.

9. Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She could
never be prepared for the fame and glamour of
being a British princess. Within a few years, she
changed from being a shy teenager to the most
photographed person on the planet. She hit
newspaper headlines around the world, but the
biggest one was for her death in 1997 at the age of
36.
Diana got married in 1998. A year later, she gave
birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons.
She took a strong interest in many charities and
important causes. She highlighted the suffering of
the homeless, lepers and AIDS victims. She also
campaigned for the abolition of landmines.

10.  ACTIVITY 1
Fill in the following chart using information from
each biography.
DEATH
NAME BIRTH DATE PROFESSIONS
DATE
______
 write the answers in your notebooks

11. Relate the information with the names of the famous
people. Use your notebooks to write your answers.
A. Who was the king of pop? ________
B. Who used to wear purple hair? ________
C. Who campaigned for the abolition of landmines?
_______
D. Who is involved in humanitarian work? ________
E. Who had two sons? __________
F. Who started his career at the age of eleven?
_________
1.Angelina Jolie 2. Michael Jackson 3. Lady Diana

12. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF THIS FAMOUS PERSON
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjlBQ6bbhc
&feature=related
.

13. KEY ANSWERS ACTIVITY 1
NAME BIRTH DATE PROFESSIONS DEATH DATE
ANGELINA JOLIE 1976 ACTRESS _________
MICHAEL JACKSON 1958 SINGER AND 2009
DANCER
LADY DIANA 1961 BRITISH PRINCESS 1997

14. A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 2
E. 3
F. 1

15. Evaluate your progress according to the number of right
answers
EXCELLENT •15
GOOD •12 T0 14
FAIR • 9 TO 11
POOR •1 TO 8

16.  C CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE
Famous people biographies, retrieved from:
OF THIS FAMOUS PERSON LICK HERE TO
http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/index.htm
LEARN MORE ABOUT ONE OF THIS FAMOUS
Michael Jackson’s video, retrieved from:
PERSON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjlBQ6bbhc&feature=related
Famous people images, retrieved from:
http://www.picsearch.es/imagenes/actores/actores%3A%20a-
k/actores%3A%20j/angelina%20jolie.html
http://www.picsearch.es/index.cgi?q=michael+jackson&width=1
261
http://www.picsearch.es/index.cgi?q=lady%20diana%20gallery&w
idth=1261