5688 elvis presleys biography

Name : Form Lesson :B L d’acquisitionEn cours Plutôt acquis A Je suis capable de repérer des informations dans un texte    B Je suis capable de justifier si des affirmations sont vraies ou fausses    C Je suis capable de dire qui ou quoi font référence certains mots    D Je suis capable de trouver des synonymes dans un texte    ENGLISH PAPER, Task: Reading comprehension Acquis Non acquis Date in full English : Appréciation : Elvis Presley was born on January 8th 1935 in Mississippi His twin brother died at birth Elvis grew up in a poor home, but his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley were kind and loving After he left school, Elvis worked in different jobs He worked in cinemas and supermarkets, and he worked as a lorry driver This was the job he liked most When he was 13, his mother gave him a guitar Later the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee Two people helped Elvis in his career One was Sam Phillips Sam had a record company called Sun Records He was the first person to realise that Elvis was a good singer The second person to help Elvis was Tom Parker.Tom became Elvis' manager in 1955 and he made him into a famous rock and roll star In 1956 Elvis recorded a song called Heartbreak Hotel It was a hit – it sold million copies In the same year he made his first film in Hollywood “Love me tender” Then in 1958 he joined the army and went to Germany to be a soldier When he returned to the USA in the early 60’s pop music was not the same British bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were the new stars Elvis and Priscilla Beaulieu married on May 1, 1967 They had one daughter, Lisa Marie Presley On February 23, 1972 they separated Elvis was a millionaire but he was a very lonely man In his last years he became fat and very sad He died of a heart attack in August 1977 at Graceland, Memphis He was only 42 years old For millions of fans, Elvis is still the King A Read the text and complete his identity card : Name Date of birth Place of birth Nationality Job Nickname Work Name of his wife Date of the wedding Date of divorce Children Date of death Place of death Circumstances of death B Say if the following statements are right or wrong: justify by quoting the text Elvis' parents were not good people R W Elvis was an only child R W -3 After school Elvis really liked driving lorries R W -4 Tom Parker was the manager of a record company called Sun Records R W  -5 Elvis’ first song wasn’t successful R W He acted in his first film in 1957 R W -7 He went to a concert in Germany R W -8 In the 1960’s there were other popular groups R W -9 He married twice R W -10 He had a child R  W -11 Before his death he was a joyful man with a lot of friends R W C Dis qui ou quoi font référence les mots en gras a him (l 5) -b He (l 8) c It (l 11) d his (l 12) e They (l 16) - D Find synonyms in the text: went back nice -3 broke up -