École secondaire Ozias-Leduc
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie Chaplin was one of the famous stars in the history of the cinema. He was certainly the most famous comic actor of the cinema. His first films were in the age of silent movies. He wrote and directed nearly all of his films and composed the music of all his sound pictures.
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in 1889 in London. His family was poor and he had a hard childhood. In 1890 he left Britain for the USA, in 1914 he made his first film. In his films he created the character of a little man who always faced life with courage.
Chaplin was married four times, he had four kids. In 1952 he left the USA with his family and lived in Switzerland until his death.
COMPREHENSION:
Circle the correct answer:
1. Who was Charlie Chaplin?
a) He was a singer. c) He was a famous star.
b) He was a dancer. d) He was a story teller.
2. What kind of movie did he act?
a) Silent movie. c) Action movie.
b) Scary movie. d) Drama movie.
3. What did he do in all his films?
a) Just acted.
b) Just directed.
c) Just composed the musics.
d) Just wrote, acted and directed.
4. When did he go to the USA?
a) 2010 c) 1790
b) 1990 d) 1890
5. When was he born?
a) 1689 c)1889
b) 1789 d)1999
GRAMMAR :
1) Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in parenthesis:
a) The teacher _______________ late yesterday. (to arrive)
b) I _______________ my homework the day before yesterday (to finish)
c) Paul __________________ at home yesterday. (to stay)
d) My parents __________________ until 11 o'clock yesterday. (to work)
2) Answer using short Answers:
a)Did Mary close the window?
Yes, _________________
No, _________________
b) Did your parents travel to Rome?
Yes, _________________
No, _________________
c) Did you go to school yesterday morning?
Yes, _________________
No, __________________
d) Did you call her last night?
Yes, __________________
No, ___________________
3) Change the sentences below into negative and interrogative forms. Use did/didn’t.
a) They closed the window last night.
N.____________________________________
I._____________________________________
b) John phoned me two days ago.
N.____________________________________________
I._____________________________________________
c) Susan arrived late yesterday night.
N.____________________________________________
I._____________________________________________
d) They loved the film.
N.____________________________________________
I._____________________________________________
GOOD LUCK!
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