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Write your full name and your class: ………………………………………………………………………..

Write the date: …………………………………………………………………………………….

Who’s THIS?

A – What are the elements composing this picture?

People: ……………………………………………. Place: ……………………………………………….

Objects: …………………………………………… Actions: ………………………………………………

What are your suppositions? ……………………………………………………………………………………..

B – WE – Describe the picture using the element you found in A:

S+Be+V-ing – In the foreground – In the background – There is – There are – I can see – I think – Maybe

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Final project : write the biography of a late artist

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C – LC – Listen to a song and write down its key words in your draft notebook

D – LC – Watch the video about the artist and complete the chart below:

E – RC – Read Michael Jackson’s biography:

Last name : ……………………………………..

First names : ……………………………………………….

Nickname : …………………………………………………

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

Place of birth : …………………………………………………..

Occupation (main activity) : ………………………………….

Age when he started singing : ………………… Name of the band: ………………………………………

Age when he began a solo career: …………

Year of release of his most successful album “Thriller”: ………………..

Title of the song he wrote to raise money for Africa: …………………………………………………………..

Cause of death: …………………………………………….

A GREAT ARTIST

Michael Joseph Jackson was born in 1958 in Gary,

Indiana.

He was a very famous American singer and dancer

nicknamed the King of Pop.

He started singing at the age of five, singing with

his brothers in the band called the Jackson 5.

At only 13 years old, he began a solo career.

In 1985 he participated in a charity project called

“We are the World” to raise money to help Africa.

He died in Los Angeles in 2009 of a probable

medicine overdose.

He sang a lot of songs including

“Billie Jean”, “Thriller”, “Black or

White”, “They don’t care about

us” that all became hits.

He received a lot of awards

throughout his career including

26 American Music Awards.

He issued the album “Thriller” in

1982 that became the best-

selling album in rock history.

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F – a) WE – Complete the questions about the artist using the following words:

when (QW) – was (BE) – solo career (COMPL.) – how old (QW)– did (A) – how (QW) – die (V) – did (A)

What ………… his full name? ……………………………………………………………………………….

………… and where was he born? ……………………………………………………………………………….

………… was he when he started singing? …………………………………………………………………………

How old did he begin a ………..…………? …………………………………………………………………………

When ………… he release his most successful album? …………………………………………………………

How many American Music Awards ………… he receive? ………………………………………………………..

………… did he die? ……………………………………………………………………………….

When did he …………? ……………………………………………………………………………….

b) RC – Answer these questions using information given in D and E. Write full sentences.

G – Think

He was a famous singer. He started singing at the age of five. He began a solo career.

Souligne en rouge les verbes conjugués dans chaque phrase.

A quel temps sont ces verbes ? Pourquoi ? ………………………………………………………

Parmi ces verbes, relève le verbe BE : ………….

Un verbe régulier : ……………………….

Un verbe irrégulier : ………………………

Conjugue ces verbes au passé en fonction du sujet :

BE START BEGIN

I …………………

I …………………

I …………………

You ………………….

You ………………….

You ………………….

He/SHe/It was

He/SHe/It started

He/SHe/It began

We …………………

We …………………

We …………………

They …………………

They …………………

They …………………

Pour parler du passé on utilise en anglais la conjugaison past simple ou preterit.

Si le verbe est régulier, on ajoute la terminaison …….. à la base verbale. Ex : Start ………………

S’il est ……………………….., il faut apprendre* sa forme prétérit. Ex : Be ………………

Begin ……………… *Liste de verbes irréguliers : Englishatstjo Irregular verbs

BNUS : Note la dernière question du F et analyse les mots la composant :

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H – WE – Irregular verbs:

a) Find the preterit of these verbs:

Commencer …………………… Chanter …………………… Perdre ……………………

b) Find the verbal base of these verbs:

Venir …………………… Mordre …………………… Battre ……………………

c) Find the past participle of these verbs:

Etre …………………… Epeler …………………… Rencontrer ……………………

d) Find the French for:

Cut …………………… Have …………………… Go ……………………

I – WE – Regular or irregular? Write the preterit form in the corresponding column.

REGULAR + sound IRREGULAR FRENCH

Like

Eat

Die

Come

Decide

Close

Sleep

Help

Accept

J – Think

Regroupe les verbes réguliers du tableau précédent selon la prononciation de leur terminaison -ed :

// // //

Si la base verbale se termine par un son consonne, la terminaison -ed se prononce /……../

Si la base verbale se termine par un son voyelle, la terminaison -ed se prononce /……../

Si la base verbale se termine par le son /t/ ou /d/, la terminaison -ed se prononce /……../

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K – LC – Listen and tick the correct pronunciation:

// // // French

Cooked

Lived

Showed

Rented

Matched

Painted

Worked

L – OE – Place the below verbs in the chart according to their -ed ending pronunciation. You can

find help in J:

agreed – asked – believed– discussed – ended – invited – listened – moved – needed – reached

// // // French

M – RC – Read the document then do N page 6

THE KING OF POP DIED!

In the early 1970s, Michael (develop) …………….. a solo career. He (turn) …………. into an international star

at the beginning of the 1980s. In 1982 he (release) ……………..…. his most successful album “Thriller”. He

(sell*) ………… 66 million copies of it! He (play) …………….. in movies, he (create) ……………. characteristic

moves as a dancer, he (contribute) ……………….. to fashion and he (support) ………………… many charities.

Michael Jackson nicknamed the King of Pop (die) ………… yesterday at his

home in Los Angeles. He (start) …………… to sing in 1964 joining his

brothers’ band The Jackson Five. He soon (become*) ……………… the lead

singer of the band.

He and his brothers (work) …………… hard and (reach) …………… number

one with their song “I want you back”. Then they (go*) …………. on to

achieve one success after another.

This international superstar (pass) …………. away but he (leave*) ………….

an incredible amount of music works behind him.

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N – RC – Answer questions about the document page 6:

Nature of the document: an ad (publicité) an extract from a novel (roman) a press article

Name of the newspaper: …………………………………….

Date of the issue: ……………………..….

Newspaper headline: ……………………………………………….

What is this article about? …………………………………………………………………………

O – WE – The journalist forgot to conjugate the verbs in the article! Help him and complete the text

in M. Irregular verbs are marked with a *

P – RC – Match the sentences to the pieces of information the give:

Identity Bob Marley died on May 5, 1981 in Miami

Date and place of birth Marvin Gay was an American singer

Date and place of death Malcom Young played hard rock music in the band AC/DC

Nationality and occupation Elvis Presley was nicknamed the King of Rock and Roll

Some famous songs . Avicii was born on September 9, 1989 in Stockholm

Music genre and band . His full name was James Marshall Hendrix, but he was called Jimi Hendrix

Nickname Tupac Shakur sang a lot of famous songs among which “Trapped” or “Dear Mama”

Q – LC – Who was Louis Armstrong? Watch the video and complete the information below:

FAMILY NAME : ……………………………….. First name : ………………………………..

Nicknames: …………………………………………………………………………… Nationality: …………………………………………..

Year of birth ……………………………….. Place of birth ………………………………..

Year of death ……………………………….. Place of death ………………………………..

Occupation: a trumpeter a pianist a band leader a singer a film maker a comedian

Match the dates to the events:

1936 performed all over the world, going to Europe, Africa and Asia

1940s-1950s made many popular songs such as “Blueberry Hill”

1950s-1960s appeared in a Hollywood movie

Music genre: ………………………………………………………………………………….

P.T.O.

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R – WE – Complete Louis Armstrong’s biography (find help in Q):

His full name was ………………………………………………………….. and he was nicknamed ………………

…………………………………………………………………….

He …………. born in 19…… (nineteen – “O” – one) in ……………………….. He was a famous

……………………… artist known for his numerous talents:

he was a ……………………………………………………………………………………

He played ………………………………………………………………… music.

In ………………. (nineteen – thirty-six) he appeared in a Hollywood movie. He made very popular songs

such as ……………………………….. . He also made a cover of a gospel song …………………………….

He died in 19…… (nineteen - …………………..) in ………………………..

S – WE – Write a short biography of this artist using the given information. Write full sentences:

FAMILY NAME : Buckley First names : Jeffrey Scott

A nickname? Jeff Buckley

Nationality: American

Date and place of birth: November 17, 1966 – Anaheim, California Date and place of death: May 29, 1997 – Memphis, Tennessee

Music genre: alternative rock

Occupation: singer, songwriter and guitarist Band (if any): ………………………………………

Some famous songs: “Eternal Life”; a cover of Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah”

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T – Final Project

a) Choose an artist among the ones below:

women men

Amy Whinehouse Whitney Houston

Dolores O’Riordan Billie Holiday

Aaliyah Janis Joplin

Christina Grimmie Kylie Rae Harris

John Lennon Chester Bennington

Prince George Michael Freddie Mercury

David Bowie Kurt Kobain

Malcom Young

b) Find information about him/her completing the below form

c) Organize your ideas in sentences to write the biography of the artist you chose (find help in P and

R)

FAMILY NAME : ………………………………………… First names : ………………………………………….

A nickname? ………………………………………………………………………………

Nationality: ……………………………………………

Date and place of birth …………………………………………………………………………………

Date and place of death …………………………………………………………………………………

Music genre: ……………………………………………………………………………………

Occupation: ………………………………………………………………………………………

Band (if any): …………………………………………………

Some famous songs: ………………………………………………………………………

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EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with was or were: I ___________late. You _____________in the bathroom. Jack _____________in New York last month. Amy ____________on holiday for the summer. It _____________foggy and it rained. We ____________at the mall. You ___________at school. They ____________in the park. The horses _____________ in the barn. The plate _____________on the table.

2. Circle the correct past form of the verbs: She writed/wrote/written many letters. He buyed/bought/buied many books. I read/red/readed the newspaper. She drank/drinked/drunken milk . She haved/had/have four pencils. John saten/sit/sat in this seat. He ate/eat/eated lunch in the cafeteria. I get/getted/got up early every morning. He speaking/spoke/speaked English well. I always stood/stand/standed near the door

3. Match the verbal base to its past

form:

tick pressed

scratch looked

crash answered

boil crashed

answer ticked

clean scratched

look boiled

push cleaned

press pushed

knock knocked

4. Write the preterit form of the verb:

jump

add

walk

open

talk

laugh

call

chew

comb

paint

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5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple: 1. Shakespeare (write) ________________ many plays. 2. They (go) _____________ to Greece last year. 3. He (run) __________ with his dog in the forest this morning. 4. My car (break) ____________ down. 5. She (bring) ____________ me flowers, yesterday. 6. He (tell) _____________ you a lie. 7. He (drink) ____________ too much. 8. The police (catch) _____________ the thief

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7. Organize the words to write correct sentences as in the example: I / yesterday / saw / him I saw him yesterday. On her dress / spent / $100 / Pippa ………………………………………………………………………… in Sydney / Frank / was born ………………………………………………………………………… didn't go / last week / I / to school ………………………………………………………………………… my bag / I / the day before yesterday / lost …………………………………………………………………… chicken / on Monday / had / for dinner / we …………………………………………………………………… the party / enjoyed /very much / he ………………………………………………………………………… we / at the supermarket / yesterday /met …………………………………………………………………… at Jill's house / we / on Saturday /arrived …………………………………………………………………… 8. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: Last night, Samantha have pizza for supper. …………………………………………………………………… My pet lizard was died last month. …………………………………………………………………… Yesterday I spend two hours cleaning my living room. ………………………………………………………… This morning, Jack eats two bowls of cereal. …………………………………………………………………… What was happened to your leg? ……………………………………………………………………

9. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb in the past tense:

The boy a picture yesterday.

The pigs at the joke.

The girl the teacher’s question.

My dad his hair this morning.

It last winter.

My mom the house yesterday.

Last week we a lot of numbers in the Math lesson.

Last night my brother to music.

The boy the ball.

I on the light.

kick

laugh (rire)

comb (peigner)

answer

add

turn

listen

paint

clean

snow

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