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NAME:.................................................................................. ...................... DATE:......................... Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He first appeared in music halls and then acted on the London stage. In 1910 he went to the USA with Fred Karno’s company, but he didn’t stay with Karno very long. In 1913 he started to work at the Keystone Company in Holywood. There he made his first film, Making A Living , in 1914. In his second film, Kid Auto Races at Venice, 1914, he introduced the little tramp. This character made him famous. Chaplin got married several times. He met his last wife, Oona O’Neill in 1942 and married her a year later. Chaplin was then 54 years old and Oona was 18. He left the USA in 1952 for political reasons an lived with his family in Switzerland fort he rest of his life. He died in 1977. READ AND ANSWER 1. Where and when was Charlie Chaplin born? 2. Where did he first appear? 3. What happened in 1910 and 1913? 4. Why did he leave the USA? 5. Did he get marrıed? 6. When dıd he dıe? NAME:.................................................................................. ...................... DATE:......................... MOTHER THERESA She was born in Albania in 1910, and died in 1997. Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She became famous all over the world for starting the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. She began this work in 1950 and for over forty years, she looked after the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. She decided to become a nun when she was 12. She arrived in India in 1929 and became a nun two years later. In 1946 she received a call from God to leave the convent and help the poor. She was an international symbol of charity, visiting many countries to help poor children. After she died, the Pope started the process to make her a saint. READ AND ANSWER 1- Where and when was she born? 2- What was her real name?

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NAME:........................................................................................................ DATE:.........................

Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He first appeared in music halls and then acted on the

London stage. In 1910 he went to the USA with Fred Karno’s company, but he didn’t stay with Karno very long. In 1913 he started to work at the Keystone Company in Holywood. There he made his first film, Making A Living , in 1914. In his second film, Kid Auto Races at Venice, 1914, he introduced the little tramp. This character made him famous. Chaplin got married several times. He met his last wife, Oona O’Neill in 1942 and married her a year later. Chaplin was then 54 years old and Oona was 18. He left the USA in 1952 for political reasons an lived with his family in Switzerland fort he rest of his life. He died in 1977.

READ AND ANSWER

1. Where and when was Charlie Chaplin born?

2. Where did he first appear?

3. What happened in 1910 and 1913?

4. Why did he leave the USA?

5. Did he get marrıed?

6. When dıd he dıe?

NAME:........................................................................................................ DATE:.........................

MOTHER THERESA

She was born in Albania in 1910, and died in 1997. Her real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She became famous all over the world for starting the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. She began this work in 1950 and for over forty years, she looked after the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. She decided to become a nun when she was 12. She arrived in India in 1929 and became a nun two years later. In 1946 she received a call from God to leave the convent and help the poor. She was an

international symbol of charity, visiting many countries to help poor children. After she died, the Pope started the process to make her a saint.

READ AND ANSWER

1- Where and when was she born?

2- What was her real name?

3- Why did she become famous?

4- When did she become a nun?

5- How long did she do her charity work? What did she do?

6- Did she become a saint?

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NAME:........................................................................................................ DATE:.........................

Birth Name : Justin Drew Bieber Birth date : March 1, 1994

Age: 17 years old

Nationality: Canadian

Profession: Pop singer Sign: Piscis

Justin Bieber full name is Justin Drew Bieber. He was born March 1st, 1994. Now he is 17 years old. He was born in London (Ontario, Canada), but he was raised in Stratford (Ontario, Canada). He graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 His mother’s name is Pattie Mallette, she can sing very well. His father’s name is Jeremy Bieber, he can play the guitar. Justin can play the guitar, the piano, drums and trumpet. He also can speak French very well! His favourite colour is blue. He likes spaghetti and orange juice. His favourite number is 6.

1. What’s Justin full name?

2. How old is Justin?

3. Where is he from?

4. What can he do?

5. What is his favourite color?

6. When was he born?

7. Where was he born?

8. Where did he study?

9. When did he graduate?

10. What´s his favourite number?

NAME:........................................................................................................ DATE:.........................

Birth name: Luis Lionel Andres Messi Occupation: Football playerBirth date: june 24, 1987 Age: 24 years oldNationality: Argentinian (Rosario)Zodiac sign: cancer

His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi. He was born on June 24, 1987. He is 24 years old. He was born in Rosario, Argentina. He started playing football for the Newell’s Old Boys team when he was 8 years old. By the age of 16 Messi had made his first appearance for Barcelona. He put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal for the franchise. That same year he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World Cup, scoring on a pair of penalty kicks to propel the team over Nigeria. Even the great Maradona said: "I see him as very similar to me”.

1. What is Messi full name?

2. How old is Messi?

3. Where is he from?

4. What is his profession?

5. What is his zodiac sign?

6. When was he born?

7. Where was he born?

8. What team did he start playing with?

9. How old was he when he started playing with Barcelona?

10. What does he do for a living?