Exercise 1. Description. Write ten adjectives to describe Rihanna.
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Exercise 2. Her life in the past. Complete the sentences using simple past. a) Rihanna _________________(be) born on February 20, 1988 in Barbados. b) When she was a child, her father ________________(be) an addict to alcohol. c) Her parents ______________________(divorce) when Rihanna was 14 years old. d) When Rihanna was 15 years old she _______________(form) a group with two classmates. e) She ____________________(move) to US with her father when she was 16 years old. f) She _________________________(transform) from a cute pop princess to a sex symbol. g) Chris Brown _________________________(assault) her before and awards show and she ___________________(go) to the hospital.
Exercise 3. Interesting Facts.
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Complete the sentences using the present
h) Rihanna _______________________(perform) with Adam Levine, Jay-Z and
Britney Spears. i) She ____________________________(release) radio hits like Umbrella, Disturbia and Dont stop the music. j) She ______________________________(become) a representative person against domestic violence.
k) Rihanna ___________________________(work) in the music industry since
2005. l) She _______________________________(date) her boyfriend, Chris Brown for 6 years. m) Rihanna_______________________________(sell) 47,571,000 million singles and albums. n) She ___________________________________(appear) in two movies: Battleship and Part of Me, with Katy Perry. o) Rihanna _______________________________(win) different Guiness World Records. Exercise 4. Using the previous information write Rihannas biography remember to follow: Date and place of birth, family information, major events of life, effects/impact on society. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 5. Here is an interview to Rihanna. Complete the interview.
Interviewer: Hi, Rihanna. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Rihanna: Im Really happy to be here.
I: Tell me Rihanna, whats your real name?
R: My real name is
Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
I: ______________________________________________________________________? R: I have released 7 albums so far. I: ______________________________________________________________________? R: I have lived in Barbados and the US. I: ______________________________________________________________________? R: I have lived in the US since 2004. I: ______________________________________________________________________? R: I have changed my style lots of times! I: ______________________________________________________________________? R: Yes, I have forgiven Chris Brown, I love him. I: Thats terrible! What do you want to say to your fans about this? R: I want to tell them that Chris is a good boyfriend and he promised not to hit me again. I: O.K. Take care and thanks for the interview. R: Youre welcome.
Exercise 6. Complete the lyrics.
I've been everywhere, man Looking for someone
Someone who can
1)___________ me Love me all night long I've been everywhere,
man Looking for you babe Looking for you babe Searching for you babe Where have you been Cause I never 2)_________ you out Are you hiding from me, yeah? Somewhere in the 3)____________ [Chorus] Where have you been, All my life, all my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life
[Chorus] Where have you been, All my life, all my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life Where have you been, my life
all all all all
Where have you been, all
my life all all all all
I've been everywhere,
man Looking for someone Someone who can 4)______________ me Love me all night long I've been everywhere, man Looking for you babe Looking for you babe 5)________________ for you babe Where have you been Cause I never see you out Are you hiding from me, yeah? Somewhere in the crowd
You can have me all you
want Any way, any day To show me where you are 6)____________ I've been everywhere, man Looking for someone Someone who can please me Love me all night long I've been everywhere, man Looking for you babe Looking for you babe Searching for you babe
