Kurt Cobain 1 Read and Comprehension
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1 Kurt Cobain Read and Comprehension Singer, songwriter. Born Kurt Donald Cobain on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. A talented, troubled performer, Kurt Cobain became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s. Growing up in a small logging town, Cobain showed an interest in art and music. He excelled at drawing, so much so that his talents were even apparent in kindergarten. He also learned to play piano by ear and enjoyed a kiddie drum kit his parents had given him. At his father's urging, Cobain also played little league baseball. He sometimes spent time with his little sister Kim who was born in 1971, but both Cobain children had to deal with their parents yelling and fighting as their marriage became increasingly stormy. After his parents divorced when he was nine, Cobain became withdrawn. He went to live with his father after the divorce. On the weekends, he would visit his mother and his sister. When his father remarried, Cobain resented his stepmother Jenny and her two children. One of the bright spots of this difficult time was a present he received from his uncle Chuck—a guitar. Although the instrument was fairly beat up, it inspired Cobain to learn to play and it offered him a respite from his unhappiness at home. Alienated and angry, he believed that his father always took his stepmother’s side and favored her children and his half-brother Chad who had been born in 1979. Cobain began experimenting with drugs in his mid-teens, and he pushed himself farther away from his father. Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross. Cobain’s life changed when he started listening punk rock. Discovering a local punk band, the Melvins, he befriended Buzz Osbourne, a member of the group. Osbourne introduced him to some other punk bands, such as the Sex Pistols. The Jesús Meregildo Zavaleta 2 Kurt Cobain Read and Comprehension Melvins often practiced in a space near drummer Dale Crover’s house and a lot of fans, including Cobain, came to these sessions and hung out. As high school progressed, he was doing more drinking and drugging. Cobain also got into fights with his mother who was also drinking a lot, and he could not stand his stepfather. On April 5, 1994, in the guest house behind his Seattle home, Cobain committed suicide. He placed a shotgun into his mouth and fired, killing himself instantly. He left a lengthy suicide note in which he addressed his many fans as well as his wife and young daughter. Despite the official ruling of his death as a suicide, some have wondered whether it was murder and whether Love had been involved in his death. Jesús Meregildo Zavaleta 3 Kurt Cobain Read and Comprehension ACTIVITY I After you had read the text, answer the questions choosing the correct option. 1. When was Kurt Cobain born? A) January 30, 1990 B) June 5, 1977 C) February 20, 1967 D) October 24, 1940 2. What was his profession? A) Singer B) Dancer C) Painter D) Police Officer 3. When did he start to play with “Nirvana”? A) In 1965 B) In 2010 C)In 1990 D) In 1967 4. When did he die? A) May 10, 1988 B) April 5, 1994 C) August 19, 1978 D) November 27, 1999 5. How did Kurt Cobain die? A) In a drive crash B) He killed by himself C) His mother killed him D) He smoked a lot and then, he got dead Jesús Meregildo Zavaleta 4 Kurt Cobain Read and Comprehension Answer Sheet 1. B 2. A 3. 1990 4. B 5. B Level: Elementary Activity: Read and Comprehension Objective: Students develop their reading skills, stimulate their minds and memory, and also, they learn the Past Simple with a help for an interesting text. Jesús Meregildo Zavaleta .