This PPP is for students to revise vocabulary related to jobs and to learn about famous people from the past. Also, they´ll reinforce their knowledge of the past form for the verb to be: was/were
4. He ______ born on January, 8 1935.
Elvis Presley _______ an American
singer, musician and actor. He
_______ called “The King”. He
_______ a big celebrity in the 50s.
Lady Di: Her real name ______
Diana. She _______ the princess
of Wales. She _______ going to
France when she had an
accident. She _______ 38 when
she died.
They ________ John Lennon and
George Harrison. They ______ in
the band “The Bleates”. They ______
important for the rock ´´n roll scene.
John Lennon ______ murdered by a
fan in 1980. George died of cancer in
2001.
COMPLETE WITH WAS/ WERE, WASN´T /WEREN´T.
5. Marilyn Monroe ______ born on June 1, 1926.
Her real name _____ Norma Jeane Mortenson.
She _____ an American actress, mode, sex
symbol and singer. She died in August 5, 1962.
She _______ 36 years old. Some pleple say she
_____ murdered. Others say she commited
suicide.
Freddie Mercury _____ the singer of the
band Queen. He ______ born on September
5, 1946. He ______ from Britain. He ______
very excentric. He ______ homosexual and
died of AIDS when he _______ 45.
6. Brandon Lee _______ the son of Bruce Lee.
He _______ an American actor and martial
artist. He _______ born on February 1, 1965.
He participated in the movie “The Crow”.
He died in an accident filming this movie.
Some people say he ______ murdered there.
They say that Brandon´s death ________ an
accident.
Kurt Donald Cobain ________ the singer of
the band Nirvana. He ________ born on
Feberuary 20, 1967. Nirvana ______ the most
famous band in the 90s thanks to their song
“Smells like teen spirit”. Kurt Cobain ______ a
heroin adict. He commited suicide on April 5,
1994. He _______ only 27 years old.