Rihanna

Exercise 1. 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. Complete the sentences using the present perfect tense.

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.

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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.