Thursday 14 May 2009

Madonna

Listen to the following information from www.breakingnewsenglish.com and do the activity below.


Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:
  1. A wax model of Madonna has been put in a wax museum.
  2. Madonna's first hit song was twenty years ago.
  3. The singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes.
  4. Te singer said Madonna was a control freak.
  5. Madonna thanked people who told her she'd never be successful.
  6. People who doubted Madonna's talents inspired her to be better.
  7. Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing.
  8. Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide.

6 comments:

  1. Answers:
    1) A wax of Madonna has been put in a wax museum - I didn´t listen thee answer.
    2)Madonna´s first hit song was twenty years ago - False (twenty five years)
    3) The singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes - True
    4) The singer said Madonna was a control freak - False
    5) Madonna thanked people who told heer she´d never be successful - True.
    6) People who doubted Madonna´s talent inpired heer to be better - False
    7) Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing - False
    8) Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide - False (200.000.000)

    See you next week miss!!

    NOELIA

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  2. 1)A wax model of Madonna has been put in a wax museum. I didn't catch

    2)Madonna's first hit song was twenty years ago. FALSE, her first hit song was twenty five years ago.

    3)The singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes.TRUE

    4)The singer said Madonna was a control freak. TRUE

    5)Madonna thanked people who told her she'd never be successful. TRUE

    6)People who doubted Madonna's talents inspired her to be better.FALSE

    7)Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing. FALSE, she has gone on to writing children books,to designing clothes, to directin a film, but she prefers sing.

    8)Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide.FALSE, she has sold over two hundred millon albums worlwide.

    MARIANA.A

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  3. 1) A wax of Madonna has been put in a wax museum. I DID NOT HEAR THAT...! WAS IT IN THE RECORD?

    2) Madonna's first hit song was twenty years ago. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT, I HEARED THAT TO ENTER THE WORLD OF FAME, A SINGER OR BAND MUST BE OVER 25 YEARS...

    3)The singer said the world was full of Madonna wannabes. TRUE, BUT IT SAYS THERE'S ONLY ONE MADONNA!

    4)The singer said Madonna was a control freak. TRUE!

    5)Madonna thanked people who told her she'd never be successful. TRUE, THEY PUSHED HER TO IMPROVE HERSELF!

    6)People who doubted Madonna's talents inspired her to be better. COMPLETELY TRUE!

    7)Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing. FALSE, SHE HAS DONE A LOT OF THINGS, BUT HER PREFERENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MUSIC.

    8)Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide. FALSE, SHE HAS SOLD 200,000,000,000 (TWO HUNDRED A MILLION) ALBUMS WORLWIDE.

    MARIANA S.

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  4. 1.A wax model of Madonna has been put in a wax museum. F "I think it was a hotel, isn´t it?

    2.Madonna's first hit song was twenty years ago.F "I think it was twenty five years ago."

    3.The singer said the world was full of Madonna.T

    4.Te singer said Madonna was a control freak.T

    5.Madonna thanked people who told her she'd never be successful.T

    6.People who doubted Madonna's talents inspired her to be better.
    F because she said that they push her to be better, not inspired.

    7.Madonna said she preferred designing clothes to singing.F she preferred singing to dresigning clothes.

    8.Madonna has sold over two billion albums worldwide.F she has sold over two hundred million albums worlwide.



    ~Narella~

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  5. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I would have sworn that there were boys in the group. If there are, show yourselves or I will believe that you are shy or LAZY!!!
    Lidia

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  6. 1) ?
    2) False
    3) True
    4) False
    5) True
    6) True
    7) False
    8) False



    The first I can't listen very well.


    Tatiana.

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