An R’n’B Star from the Carribean Rihanna’s life has been like a fairy tale Born in 1998 in Barbados, an island in the Carribean, she has always loved performing In 2004, at only 16 years old, she performed in the school show and won the school beauty pageant She knew she wanted to be a singer “Growing up, I always sang”, she says “It was something I wanted to I developed a passion for it, fell in love with music and developed my own taste and style.” A star is born ! The same year, Rihanna was spotted by music producer Evan Rodgers, who was on holiday in Barbados He was very impressed by Rihanna’s talent and took her to New York to record some songs It was the first time Rihanna had left Barbados “It was a little scary to have no friends or family,” she says Jay-Z, the hip hop artist, heard the recordings and liked them He signed Rihanna to a six-album contract with Def Jam Records Good Girl Gone Bad After her successful albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, Rihanna has recently released Good Girl Gone Bad It is very different from her other albums, and fans might be surprised by what they hear “My sound has really changed I sing about different things, and it’s a lot sexier”, Rihanna says An actress and a model Rihanna isn’t just a singer - she’s a model and an actress too ! In 2006, she was in the film about high school cheerleading, Bring it on : All or nothing, and she was also in an American TV series and drama Rihanna has also recently made a series of advertisements for make-up to coincide with the release of her album Her beauty and musical talents are a perfect combination - we can see everywhere now ! Right or Wrong ? Tick the right answer and justify when the statement is wrong ! 1) Rihanna was born in Jamaica RIGHT WRONG 2) Her favourite hobby is dancing 3) She was very happy to leave her friends and family 4) Her music hasn’t changed from the beginning of her career 5) She says her music is more glamorous now 6) She has made an advertising campaign for a famous car brand 7) She is both a pretty and gifted singer, actress and model Fill in the blanks using « SOME » or « ANY » 1) Rihanna has made _ popular singles like “Pon De Replay” 2) Do you know _ of Rihanna’s singles ? 3) Rihanna doesn’t have _ - she has two brothers 4) Would you like _ ice in your drink ? 5) There are _ lovely beaches in Barbados 6) Don’t buy _ make-up - I’ll give you _ 7) Can I have _ fruit juice, please ? 8) Rihanna is very confident, and she hasn’t made _ mistakes Say what Rihanna did last weekend ! Fill in the blanks using a verb in the PRETERIT form 1) I ( listen ) to on my MP3 2) I ( work ) on a new album last winter 3) I ( give ) a special concert for my fans 4) My friend Leona Lewis and I ( watch ) video clips 5) I (charge ) my Iphone 6) My brother ( download ) some music files for my Ipod 7) I ( go ) scuba diving with my best friend Turn the adjectives into adverbs and find the secret word !! international polite busy lucky fluent clean quiet bad slow 10 desperate 11 easy 12 kind 13 funny 14 accident 15 good 16 immediate Rihanna sings !