Reading & Listening


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Enjoy and improve your readings!!! Here there are lots of books to practice at home... I will show you how to use it in the classroom.
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Thanks to Leslie, next, you can read and example of a writing outline and a writing itself.
Famous People Outline: "Beyonce"

I. Introduction/Overview

   First of all I'm going to talk about Beyonce, who she is and where she is from. 

   Secondly, I will mention how she discovered her love for singing.

   After, I will explain how she began her climb to becoming a famous superstar.

   Last but not least I will describe her journey and what she's doing nowadays.

II. Three Facts

   Who is Beyonce?

A: Beyonce was born in Houston, Texas on September 4th 1981 and her full name is Beyonce Giselle Knowles.
   When did she discover her love for singing?
A: Beyonce discovered her love for singing at an early age by attending performing arts schools and participating in competitions.
   When did her singer career take off?
A: In the mid 90's Beyonce and her friends started a singing group called Destiny's Child who began performing locally and entered a famous televised competition, Start Search. Although they didn't win the competition, they did receive a recording contract from Columbia Records. Their first album "Destiny's Child' in 1997, which was a hug success in Europe and the group began touring. After the release of their second album they were well on their way to stardom.
III. Details
   When did Beyonce start her solo career?
A: The group began to have problems in 2000 and 2 of the 4 members left the group, but this didn't stop the success of the group. They brought a new girl to the group and continued to release hit albums. Even though Beyonce was still recording with her group Destiny's Child, she also launched her solo career by releasing her first solo album, "Dangerously in Love" it too was a huge success. 
   What else did Beyonce become famous for?
A: Also, during this time Beyonce began her acting career by staring in the film "Carmen". After that she was in other films such as "GoldMember", "The Fighting Temptations", "The Pink Panther", "Dream Girls" and many more.  While she was singing and acting, she also found the time to launch her own clothing line with her mother called "House of Dereon". Being married to a hip-hop and mogul also elevated her superstar status.
IV. Summary
       In summary Beyonce was a young girl who loved to sing and dance and with the support of her family and friends she was able to make her dreams come true beyond what she could have ever imagined. This reminds me that if you work hard enough at something then anything is possible, just follow your heart and your passion for what you love and the rest will follow. 

Beyonce's Story

   First of all I'm going to talk about Beyonce, who she is and where she is from. Secondly, I will mention how she discovered her love for singing. After, I will explain how she began her climb to becoming a famous superstar. Last but not least I will describe her journey and what she's doing now.
   Beyonce was born in Houston, Texas on September 4th 1981 and her full name is Beyonce Giselle Knowles. Beyonce discovered her love for singing at an early age by attending performing arts schools and participating in competitions. Then in the mid 90's Beyonce and her friends started a singing group called Destiny's Child who began performing locally and entered a famous televised competition, Start Search. Although they didn't win the competition, they did receive a recording contract from Columbia Records. Their first album "Destiny's Child' in 1997, which was a hug success in Europe and the group began touring. After the release of their second album they were well on their way to stardom. 
    The group began to have problems in 2000 and 2 of the 4 members left the group, but this didn't stop the success of the group. They brought a new girl into the group and continued to release hit albums. Even though Beyonce was still recording with her group Destiny's Child, she also launched her solo career by releasing her first solo album, "Dangerously in Love" it too was a huge success. Also, during this time Beyonce began her acting career by staring in the film "Carmen". After that she was in other films such as "GoldMember", "The Fighting Temptations", "The Pink Panther", "Dream Girls" and many more.  While she was singing and acting, she also found the time to launch her own clothing line with her mother called "House of Dereon". Being married to a hip-hop and mogul also elevated her superstar status.

   In summary Beyonce was a young girl who loved to sing and dance and with the support of her family and friends she was able to make her dreams come true beyond what she could have ever imagined. This reminds me that if you work hard enough at something then anything is possible, just follow your heart and your passion for what you love and the rest will follow.
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CHARLES DICKENS QUESTIONS
1. What's Charles Dickens' full name?
2. Where was he born?
3. When was he born?
4. How old was Dickens when he started school?
5. What was his favourite hobby?
6. What adventure books did he read? 
7. When his father was in jail, how often did Charles Dickens go to visit him?
8. How old was Dickens when he started working at Warren's boot-blacking factory?
9. Was he married? Who with?
10. When did he get married?
11. How many children did they have?
12. Write the title of 3 of his famous books.
13. And... last but not least, explain the story of one of his books.

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