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  1. Make a compression of each paragraph. Write short abstracts into your notebook.

  2. Use the abstract to retell the text to your partner.

Task 2

Read the text and do the exercises which follow.

Britney the pop princess

Britney Spears was born in Mississippi, USA in 1981. She is one of the world’s best-selling singers, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She also writes songs and acts. She led a revival of teen pop in the late 1990s, which helped her become a star. She is also famous for her problems with drugs and alcohol.

Spears was a budding gymnast when she was a child and competed in many tournaments. She also sang and danced in her local church shows. She spent several summers developing her talent at a performing arts school in New York. When she was 11, she appeared in the Disney Channel’s New Mickey Mouse Club. She signed a recording contract at the age of 16.

Spears released her debut single "Baby One More Time” in 1998. It was an instant international success and ranks as the 38th best song of all time. The album of the same name sold 28 million copies and is the best selling album for a teenager. Spears broke many records and won many awards. She had established herself as a pop phenomenon.

Spears was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity in 2002 by ‘Forbes’ magazine. She released four more albums, which cemented her status as a superstar. Her personal life has been less successful. Her four-year relationship with Justin Timberlake ended in 2002. She married dancer Kevin Federline in 2004 and divorced him in 2007. She fought for custody of their two sons.

  1. Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’?

Paragraphs 1 and 2

 

 

1.

Worldwide

a.

Difficulties

2

Revival

b.

Competitions

3.

Problems

c.

Promising

4.

Budding

d.

Globally

5.

Tournaments

e.

a number of

6.

several

f.

Comeback

Paragraphs 3 and 4  

 

 

7.

instant

g.

Sensation

8.

of all time

h.

Confirmed

9.

phenomenon

i.

Ever

10.

cemented

j.

Responsibility

11

relationship

k

Immediate

12

custody

l

Romance

  1. Match the following phrases from the article:

1.

She led a revival of teen

a.

her talent

2

famous for her problems

b.

less successful

3.

Spears was a budding gymnast

c.

with drugs and alcohol

4.

She spent several summers developing

d.

of all time

5.

She signed a recording contract at

e.

a pop phenomenon

6.

ranks as the 38th best song

f.

pop in the late 1990s

7.

She had established herself as

g.

of their two sons

8.

Spears was ranked the world's most

h.

when she was a child

9.

Her personal life has been

i.

the age of 16

10.

She fought for custody

j.

powerful celebrity

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