ICM – 5TO AÑO.

INGLÉS III – ACTIVITY 2 – QUARENTINE EDITION

You Tube video saved the radio star

A homeless man who has lived on the streets of Cleveland, USA for years, has shot to
fame, after a clip of his mellifluous radio voice went viral on the Internet. Ted Williams
was filmed by a local cameraman, holding a cardboard sign that read: “I’m an ex-radio
announcer who has fallen on hard times”. Williams is seen in the video asking for
money in exchange for a quick blast of his “God-given voice”. Now that the video has
had millions of hits on YouTube, Williams, has become an overnight sensation.
He has spent today appearing on talk shows across America, sporting a new haircut
and a smarter appearance than on the clip that made him famous.
Since his story broke, he has received numerous job offers from big broadcasting
names including ESPN, MTV, ABC, CBS and CNN and The Cleveland Cavaliers.
Williams has been on the streets for years and has struggled with drug and alcohol
addiction for years.
The story of the “homeless man with the golden pipes” has lifted the spirits of a
recession-hit nation in the week that it has returned to work after the Christmas
holidays. However, the instant hero has attracted so much attention that reporters have
started digging into his background and they have discovered that Williams has
struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years and has pressed the self-destruct
button previously in his life. Asked if the media storm around him may cause him to
relapse into addiction, he said, “I’m going to meetings and I have called my sponsor.”
Accusations have also surfaced that Williams acted as a pimp during his years on the
streets. In response, Williams said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover – everyone has their
own little story. I’m just so thankful. God has blessed me deeply. I’m getting a second
chance. Amazing.”

Teacher Juan
ICM – 5TO AÑO. INGLÉS III – ACTIVITY 2 – QUARENTINE EDITION

You Tube video saved the radio star – ACTIVITIES

 Read the text carefully. Answer

 What’s the main topic of the text? __________________________

 What verbal tense is mostly used in the text? ________________

 Write a synonym and the translation for these words.

HOMELESS – SIN HOGAR – STREET PEOPLE

1.Cameraman - _______________ - ________________

2. Struggle - __________________ - _______________________

3. Thankful - _________________ - _______________________

4. Work - ___________________ - ________________________

5. Money - ___________________ - _______________________

6. Amazing - ____________________ - ____________________

7. Overnight - __________________ - ______________________

8. Famous - ____________________ - _______________________

9. Blessed - ___________________ - _______________________

Announcer - ____________________ - ______________________

Teacher Juan
ICM – 5TO AÑO. INGLÉS III – ACTIVITY 2 – QUARENTINE EDITION

 Turn these sentences from PRESENT SIMPLE TO PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE.

1. He falls in love --- HE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE.

2. They return home -- ___________________________________

3. I call my friends -- _________________________________

4. I receive job offers -- ________________________________

5. I am on the streets -- _________________________________

6. I have views on youtube -- ______________________________

 Make present perfect sentences using the prompts given.

1 Ernie / break / his leg / four times ____________________________

2 I / never / fly a kite ____________________________

3 your brother / ever / eat / snails? ____________________________

4 our friends / not play / volleyball / this month _______________________________

5 he / borrow / your pen? __________________________________

6 my father / never / read / romantic books __________________________________

7 I / not see / Julia / this morning __________________________________

8 Mrs Salwick / ever / write a book? __________________________________

Teacher Juan