A: Match the
sentences to the correct letters in the picture.
1. _______ There are several cameras.
2. _______ The actress
smiles for the cameras.
3. _______ The actress wins an award.
4. _______ The people look at the famous actress.
5. _______ The young
girl is with her father.
6. _______ The actress thinks about her exam.
B: Read the
text and choose the best answer.
If you like the Star
Wars movies, then you will know about Natalie Portman. She played a queen
in the movies. Natalie Portman started acting when she was young. She was only
13 when she appeared in her first movie, Leon. After she was in the Star Wars movies,
she became famous. Also, she won several awards as an actress. But she still
studied hard at school. She didn’t even go to see the first showing of her Star
Wars movie. Instead, she studied for her exams! Later, Portman went to Harvard University.
“College is more important than acting,” she said. “Being smart is better than
being a movie star.”
1. When did Natalie Portman become famous?
a. after Leon
b. after Star Wars
c. before Star Wars
2. Why was Natalie Portman NOT at the first showing of
her Star Wars movie?
a. because she was studying
b. because she was too young
c. because she was filming another movie
3. What was more important to Natalie Portman than
making movies?
a. being happy b.being beautiful
c. being smart
4. What is NOT true about Natalie Portman?
a. She started acting at 13.
b. She won some awards at school.
c. She studied at Harvard University.
C: What is the
main idea of this text?
a. Natalie Portman went to a good school.
b. Natalie Portman is a famous and smart
actress.
c. Natalie Portman stopped studying to
become an actress.
D: Write the
correct word for each sentence.
college / first
/ instead / smart / won / appeared
1. I visited my sister’s college _________.
2. The monkey is a _________ animal.
3. Spain _________ the World Cup in 2010.
4. The man suddenly _________ in the room.
5. I met a movie star for the _________ time.
6. She had no honey, so she used sugar _________.
E: Complete the
summary with the correct words.
appeared /
exams / showing / went / won
Natalie Portman _________ in her first movie, Leon, at
13. After the Star Wars movies, she became famous and _________ several awards.
But she still studied hard at school. She didn’t even see the first _________ of
her Star Wars movie. She studied for her _________ instead. Later she _________
to Harvard University.
F. Choose the
best answer to complete the definition of each word.
1. An actress
is a woman who _________ in a movie or play.
a. acts b. makes c. sings
2. A young person
has not lived very _________.
a. little b. long c. strong
3. If someone is famous,
very many people _________ who the person is.
a. know b. meet c. hate
4. An award
is a prize that you _________ when you do something very well.
a. get b. give c. make
5. A college
is a school that you go to after _________ school.
a. elementary b. middle c. high
6. An exam is
a _________ to see how much you know about a subject.
a. note b. test c. play
G. Choose the
best answer to complete each sentence.
1. I (first /
one) saw him at the party.
2. He (had /won)
a gold medal at the Olympics.
3. I have (one /several)
pencils, so you can have one of them.
4. My sister is very (smart / stupid) and always gets good grades.
5. My favorite singer (appeared / saw) on TV yesterday.
