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Thousands of Michael Jackson fans went to the cinema on Wednesday night to see the movie “This Is It". The film is a documentary made from 100 hours of video. It shows Jackson rehearsing for his London concerts that never happened. The film premiered in 17 cities around the world. Many stars were at the premieres, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles. Experts believe the movie will make around $60 million worldwide. People who saw the film said it was awesome. The movie is sure to be a hit in the 97 countries it is showing.
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The death of Michael Jackson was a huge shock. He was so young and still had a lot more music to give his fans. Jackson is called the King of Pop. He wowed the world for four decades with his beautiful voice and amazing dancing. You can hear his songs in every country you visit. Everybody has a favourite Michael Jackson song. The movie “This Is It” shows the very last images of Michael. He sang his final song the evening before he died, and that is on video. It is very likely the movie will be a favourite for decades to come.
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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The death of Michael Jackson |
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the world |
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the very last images |
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in every country |
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for decades |
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music to give |
Thousands of Michael Jackson ___________________ cinema on Wednesday night to see the movie “This Is It". The film is a documentary made ___________________ video. It shows Jackson ___________________ London concerts that never happened. The film premiered in 17 cities around the world. Many ___________________ premieres, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles. Experts believe the movie ___________________ $60 million worldwide. People who saw the film said it was awesome. The movie ___________________ in the 97 countries it is showing.
The death of Michael Jackson ___________________. He was so young and ___________________ music to give his fans. Jackson is called the King of Pop. He wowed the world for four decades with his beautiful voice and amazing dancing. You ___________________ every country you visit. Everybody has a favourite Michael Jackson song. The movie “This Is It” shows the very last images of Michael. He ___________________ the evening before he died, ___________________. It is very likely the movie will be a favourite ___________________.
(1) ____ of Michael Jackson fans went to the cinema on Wednesday night to see the movie “This Is It". The film is a documentary made (2) ____ 100 hours of video. It shows Jackson (3) ____ for his London concerts that never happened. The film premiered in 17 cities around the world. Many stars were at the premieres, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles. Experts (4) ____ the movie will make around $60 million worldwide. People who saw the film said it was awesome. The movie is (5) ____ to be a hit in the 97 countries it is showing.
The (6) ____ of Michael Jackson was a huge shock. He was so young and still had a lot more music to give his fans. Jackson is called the King of Pop. He (7) ____ the world for four decades with his beautiful voice and amazing dancing. You can hear his songs in every country you visit. Everybody has a favourite Michael Jackson song. The movie “This Is It” (8) ____ the very last images of Michael. He (9) ____ his final song the evening before he died, and that is on video. It is very (10) ____ the movie will be a favourite for decades to come.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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shows |
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showed |
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sing |
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likes |
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Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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worldwide. People who saw the film said it was awesome. The movie is sure to be a hit in the 97 countries it is showing. |
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including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles. Experts believe the movie will make around $60 million |
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The movie “This Is It” shows the very last images of Michael. He sang his final song the evening before he died, |
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fans. Jackson is called the King of Pop. He wowed the world for four decades with his beautiful voice and |
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never happened. The film premiered in 17 cities around the world. Many stars were at the premieres, |
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is a documentary made from 100 hours of video. It shows Jackson rehearsing for his London concerts that |
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Thousands of Michael Jackson fans went to the cinema on Wednesday night to see the movie “This Is It". The film |
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The death of Michael Jackson was a huge shock. He was so young and still had a lot more music to give his |
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and that is on video. It is very likely the movie will be a favourite for decades to come. |
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amazing dancing. You can hear his songs in every country you visit. Everybody has a favourite Michael Jackson song. |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Michael Jackson. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Michael Jackson. Include imaginary interviews with people who knew him. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to the director of “This Is It”. Ask him three questions about Michael Jackson. Give him three of your opinions on the King of Pop. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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