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Marie Tussaud was born in in 1761. Marie Tussaud was born in Strasbourg in 1761. Her father died...(When?), and her family moved Her father died two months before she was to . born, and her family moved to...(Where?).

Her mother worked for a German...(Who for?). Her mother worked for a German doctor. The The doctor was a kind man who enjoyed making doctor was a kind man who enjoyed...(What wax models of parts of the human body. He ...doing?). He soon got a reputation for making soon got a reputation for making good likeness good likeness of people’s heads as well. of people’s heads as well.

He moved to...(Where?) because he wanted to He moved to because ...(Why?). Soon earn money by making models of the rich and Marie and her mother joined him in Paris. When famous. Soon Marie and her mother joined him she was six years old, the doctor taught her how in Paris. When she was six years old, the doctor to work in wax. Her portraits became so popular taught her...(What?). Her portraits became so that by the time she was twenty she was living in popular that by the time she was twenty she was ...(Where?) because the royal family invited her living in the because the to live there. royal family invited her to live there.

The French revolution started in...(When?), and The French revolution started in 1789, and this this was the beginning of hard times for Marie. was the beginning of hard times for Marie. However, she met and married François However, she met and married ...(Who?), who Tussaud, who was an...(What job?). They had was an engineer. They had ...(How many?). three children, a daughter who died and two sons.

In 1802 she received permission from Napoleon In 1802 she received permission from Napoleon to go to , because she wanted to... to go to London, because she wanted to take her (What... do in England?). She went round Britain collection to England. She went round Britain and Ireland with her four-year-old son, and her and Ireland with ...(Who...with?), and her shows shows were a great success. She never saw were a great success. She never saw or France or her husband again. her husband again.

She opened her exhibition centre in London She opened her exhibition centre in London in...(When?), and it has been the same place in1835, and it has been the same place ever ever since. Marie died in 1850. since. Marie died in...(When?).

Madam Tussaud’s is now London’s most popular Madam Tussaud’s is now London’s most popular tourist attraction. About...(How many?) million tourist attraction. About 2.2 million people visit people visit it every year. it every year.

DIRECT QUESTIONS

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When did her father die? Where did her family move (to)? Who did her mother work for? What did the doctor enjoy doing? Where did he move (to)? Why did he move to Paris? What did the doctor teach her? Where was she living? When did the French revolution start? Who did she meet and marry? What was François Tussaud’s job? How many children did they have? What did she want to do in England? Who did she go round Britain with? When did she open her exhibition? When did she die? How many people visit the centre every year?

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

A B I’d like to know… I was wondering… Can you tell I’d like to know… I was wondering… Can you tell me… Do you know… Would you mind telling me… Do you know… Would you mind telling me… me…

…when her father died? …where her family moved (to)? …who her mother worked for? …what the doctor enjoyed doing? …where he moved (to)? …why he moved to Paris? …what the doctor taught her? …where she was living? …when the French revolution started? …who she met and married? …what François Tussaud’s job was? …how many children they had? …what she wanted to do in England? …who she went round Britain with? …when she opened her exhibition? …when she died? …how many people visit the centre every year?