Bea's text on Lena

LENA MEYER-LANDRUT

Lena was born in Hanover, Germany the 23 of May of 1991. She is a singer and she has released four albums:

The first was “My Cassette Player” she released the 7 of May of 2010.

The second was “Good News” she released the 8 of February of 2011.

The third was “Stardust” she released the 12 of October of 2012.

The fourth was “Crystal Sky” she released the 15 may of 2015.

She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo and won the contest with the song “Satellite”. Lena Meyer- Landrut is automatically qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 as Germany is part of the big five (five largest) is the block in the remaining countries with direct access to the final.

She has also participated several times in the voice of Germany as coach and she gets really socked.

She is so popular in his country and all the Germany people know about she.

QUESTIONS

1.     True or False

a)     She has represented Germany in Eurovision Song Contest in 2009

b)    She was born in Hanover, Germany

2.     Open questions

a)     Who was his first album?

b)    What song did she sing in Eurovision?

3.     Synonyms

a) Immediate ( p.3)

b) Made (p.1)

c) Competition (p.3)

d) Adapted (p.3)

Jorge's text on Nadal

Rafa Nadal

                                                                                                    

Age: 28                                                                                       

Birthplace and current residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain

Height: 185 cm

Weight: 85 kg                                                                                          

Game: Lefty

Pro since: 2001

Coach: Toni Nadal (His uncle)

He began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who has been its only coach. He played his only junior Grand Slam at Wimbledon 2002 and reached the semifinals. His father, Sebastian, owns a company of glasses and glass. His mother, Ana Maria, is a housewife and has a younger sister. He was elected as the ATP Newcomer of the Year in 2003, More Growth Player in 2005, ATP Player of the Year in 2008, 2010 and 2013, and ATP Return of the Year 2013.He reached the end of the championships in Spain in July 2003. He won the Prince of Asturias Award in 2008, named by Prince Felipe of Spain.

What most attracts of Rafa Nadal, apart from being one of the best players in the world, is that Rafa is a quiet, perseverant but with both feet on the ground, humble and wrestler. It accepts its good and bad moments and accepts them to learn from them.

 In October 2010 he opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School in India, which hosts tournaments district, state and national, with emphasis on the education of children through tennis. He received the Humanitarian Award of the Year Arthur Ashe Foundation 2011 for his contributions through the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

                                                                             

QUESTIONS

1. True or false questions.

  a) Rafa Nadal was born on Menorca.

        

  b) His coach is Toni Nadal his father.

         

2. Open questions.

  a) When did he start to play tennis and with whom?

       

  b) How many coaches did Rafa Nadal have?

       

3. Synonyms.

  a) Trainer: 

  b) Prize:                                                                              

  c) Lady of the house: 

  d) Younger: 

Fran's Text on Sofía Vergara

He was born on July 10, 1972 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
She had a child at 19 and divorced at 20.

Sofia Vergara was discovered by a talent scout on a beach in the Colombian Caribbean. He did a commercial for Pepsi that was very successful in Colombia and helped him to become advertising and catwalk model.


He moved to Miami and signed an exclusive contract with Univision, where he presented programs Offbeat and A not you dare. In addition was the presenter of the program for a pump station in New York and participated in the telenovela Acapulco, body and soul of the Mexican network Televisa.


He did not get interesting jobs in the United States until the hair is dark. With attitude, Latin accent and being a natural blonde, did not know where I could fit in. It began in the English-speaking media participating as a presenter at the American Comedy Awards.

She also works like model, she created here own clothing line , called: vergara by sofia.




Awards

Emmy
2010 - Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Modern Family - Candidate
2011 - Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Modern Family - Candidate
2012 - Best Supporting Actress in series or miniseries - Modern Family - Candidate

Golden Globes
2011 - Best Actress in series or miniseries - Modern Family - Candidate
2012 - Best Supporting Actress in series or miniseries - Modern Family - Candidate
2013 - Best Supporting Actress in series or miniseries - Modern Family - Candidate

Screen Actors Guild Award
2009 - Better distribution of television - Comedy - Modern Family - Candidate
2010 - Best TV Actress - Comedy - Modern Family - Candidate
2010 - Better distribution of television - Comedy - Modern Family - Winner
2011 - Best TV Actress - Comedy - Modern Family - Candidate
2011 - Better distribution of television - Comedy - Modern Family - Winner
2012 - Best TV Actress - Comedy - Modern Family - Candidate
2012 - Better distribution of television - Comedy - Modern Family - Winner
2013 - Better distribution of television - Comedy - Modern Family - Winner
Satellite Award
2011 - Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or TV movie - Modern Family - Candidate


Activities

TRUE OR FALSE:

1: Sofia Vergara was discovered by a talent scout at a Brazilian beach.

2. She won a golden globes.

3. She has a child.

OPEN QUESTIONS:

1. How old is she?

2. How did she become famous?


SYNONYMS:

1 ad (p.2)-

2 broadcaster (p.3)-

3 rewards (p.4)-

Chema's text on David Bisbal

David Bisbal

David bisbal He was born on June 5, 1979 in Almeria (Spain).

Son of Joseph Bisbal, professional boxer and part of a trio of flamenco music, and Maria Ferre.  As a boy began working as a gardener in the municipal nursery of Almeria.

Years passed and David met producer of the expressions, who after listening to and discovering her vocal offered employment as the main voice of the orchestra conductor. In 2001 it opens in Spain the first edition of American Idol television show, which Bisbal is one of the 16 contestants. He was runner-up behind Rosa Lopez.

He represented Spain at Eurovision with his teammates of Rosa Lopez, David Bustamante, Chenoa program (with whom he had an affair) Gisela and Geno. After the contest signed a contract with the company Vale Music. Corazon Latino They recorded an album that went on sale in 2002. The album sold over 900,000 copies in Spain. He was awarded the prize friend in January 2003. In early 2004 he released his second album, Bulería, which sold over 300,000 copies in a week. In 2006 he presented a new album, The Gift, "with whom he had five platinum albums, distributed more than 900,000 copies. With this work Bisbal won the 'Waves'. Award Without looking back it was presented in 2009. Has your voice the Wavin 'Flag song for the advertising campaign for Coca-Cola World Cup 2010 in South Africa. In November 2012 he was a Latin Grammy for best album of traditional pop vocal for his album A Night at the Theatre Royal.

The February 15, 2010 She was born , the first daughter of singer and his partner , Elena Tablada.

1 true or false 

   A)  David Bisbal represented Spain in 2013

   B)   David Bisbal's father was a farmer

   C)   Corazon Latino album  was launched in 2002

2 open questions 

      A)  When was he born ?

       B)   When was his first daughter born?

       C)   What is the name of his first famous girlfriend?

3 synonyms

   

    A)   Band (2 paragraph )

     B)    recorded songs compiled   (3 paragraph )

Adrian's text on the history of windfly

History of wingfly

An early attempt at wingsuit flying was made on 4 February 1912 by a 33 year old tailor, Franz Reichelt, who jumped from the Eiffel Tower to test his invention of a combination of parachute and wing, which was similar to modern wingsuits. He hesitated quite a long time before he jumped, and hit the ground head first, opening a measurable hole, but an autopsy showed that he died of a heart attack before hitting the pavement.

These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas,wood,silk etc... In the mid-1990s, the modern wingsuit was developed by Patrick de Gayardon of France, adapted from the model used by John Carta. In 1997, the Bulgarian Sammy Popov designed and built a wingsuit which had a larger wing between the legs and longer wings on the arms. His prototype was developed at Boulder City, Nevada. Testing was conducted in a vertical wind tunnel in Las Vegas at Flyaway Las Vegas. Popov's wingsuit first flew in October 1998 over Jean, Nevada, but it never went into commercial production.

 Popov's design was great; it was able to slow the vertical speed to 30 km/h while gliding horizontally at speeds over 300 km/h. In 1998, Chuck Raggs built a version which incorporated hard ribs inside the wings. Although these more rigid wings, made the wingsuit heavier and more difficult to flys.

1.True or false.

  a)Franz Reichelt died because he crushed into the paviment.

  b) In 1998,Chuck Raggs built a version which offered an easier way to fly.

2.Open Questions.

 a)Who was the first person to test this flying sport?

 b)Which materials were used to make this especials clothes to fly?

 3.Synonyms.

-Mix(1p):

-Floor(1):

-Subtances (2):

-Model(3):

Pepe's Text on Bob Marley

Bob Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee Scratch Perry. After the Wailers disbanded in 1974,Marley pursued a solo career that culminated in the release of the album Exodus in 1977, which established his worldwide reputation and produced his status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records


Robert Nesta Marley was born on the farm of his maternal grandfather in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, to Norval Sinclair Marley (1885-1955) and Cedella Booker (1926-2008). Norval Marley was a British-born European-Jamaican from Sussex England, whose family had Syrian Jewish origins. Norval claimed to have been a captain in the Royal Marines, though at the time of his marriage to Cedella Booker, an African-Jamaican then 18 years old, he was employed as a plantation overseer. Though Bob Marley was named Nesta Robert Marley, a Jamaican passport official would later reverse his first and middle names. Norval provided financial support for his wife and child but seldom saw them as he was often away.


Bob Marley died in 1981, officially due to malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of cancer that was found on his toe. It's not quite as simple as it sounds, though.

1.TRUE OR FALSE 

a) The name of Bob Marley's band was "the Exodus"

b) Bob Marley died in 1981.



2. OPEN QUESTIONS

a) Where was he born?

b) Who was Bob Marley?


3. SYNONYMS 

a) Entertainers (1 paragraph)

b) Guitar player (1 paragraph)

c) Spectators (1 paragraph)

d) Hazardous (3 paragraph)

Pablo's text on the history of the cinema

HISTORY OF THE CINEMA


The first eleven years of motion pictures show the cinema moving from a novelty to an established large-scale entertainment industry. The films became several minutes long consisting of several shots. The first rotating camera for taking panning shots was built in 1897. The first film studios were built in 1897. Special effects were introduced and film continuity, involving action moving from one sequence into another, began to be used. In 1900, continuity of action across successive shots was achieved and the close-up shot was introduced. Most films of this period were what came to be called "chase films". The first use of animation in movies was in 1899. The first feature length multi-reel film was a 1906 Australian production. The first successful permanent theatre showing only films was "The Nickelodeon" in Pittsburgh in 1905. By about 1910, actors began to receive screen credit for their roles, and the way to the creation of film stars was opened. Regular newsreels were exhibited from 1910 and soon became a popular way for finding out the news. Overall, from about 1910, American films had the largest share of the market in all European countries except France.




New film techniques that were introduced in this period include the use of artificial lighting, fire effects and Low-key lighting (i.e. lighting in which most of the frame is dark) for enhanced atmosphere during sinister scenes. As films grew longer, specialist writers were employed to simplify more complex stories derived from novels or plays into a form that could be contained on one reel. Genres began to be used as categories; the main division was into comedy and drama, but these categories were further subdivided. The years of the First World War were a complex transitional period for the film industry. The exhibition of films changed from short one-reel programmes to feature films. Exhibition venues became larger and began charging higher prices. By 1914, continuity cinema was the established mode of commercial cinema. One of the advanced continuity techniques involved an accurate and smooth transition from one shot to another. D. W. Griffith had the highest standing amongst American directors in the industry, because of the dramatic excitement he conveyed to the audience through his films.



1.True or false:

a) D. W. Griffith had the highest standing amongst Spanish directors.


b) The first film studios were built in 1907.


c) The first use of animation in movies was in 1899.


2 Open questions:


a) What was the first successful permanent theatre showing only films?


b) Who was the most important film maker in the industry of the cinema in America?


3 Synonyms:


a) character (p 1)


b) movie (p 1)


c) fear (p 2)


d) apropiate (p 2)