PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme Activity worksheet LEVEL 1
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While reading e …………………… recorded the song ‘Kids’ Chapters 1–2 with Kylie. 1 Put the underlined letters in the right place to f …………………… finds many of Kylie’s make a word. clothes and helps her with her image. a Kylie’s boyfriend was a osafmu …………… g A model of …………………… in Madame French actor. Tussauds has perfume on it. b A lot of people were phuypan …………… Chapter 5 because Kylie was ill. 5 Answer the questions. c There were a lot of photos in the wapresenps a Who did Kylie have letters from? …………… . ………………………………………………. d Her family sometimes have odiyaslh b What started again in November 2006? …………… with Kylie. ………………………………………………. e Kylie’s hair is a githl …………… colour. c How long was Kylie Olivier Martinez’s f Kylie loved the Swedish rensigs …………… girlfriend? Abba. ………………………………………………. 2 Put a word on the left with a word on the d Why were the newspapers angry with Olivier right. Martinez. stopped big ………………………………………………. late bad e Who did Kylie want to see in Paris? short started ………………………………………………. small before f When was Kylie a model for a big clothes good early shop? after long ………………………………………………. Chapters 3–4 g Where did some of the money from the 3 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? clothes help people? a Kylie wanted to stay in Neighbours for ………………………………………………. a long time. c 6 Underline the wrong word and put the right b Kylie recorded ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ one. in Australia. c a In July 2005, Kylie was on British and c Jason and Kylie recorded the song American TV. ‘Especially For You ’ in 1988. c b In December 2006, Kylie had red hair. d In 1989, Kylie’s new boyfriend was c Kylie often visited Olivier’s house. Michael Hutchence. c d In 2007, the song ‘Locomotion’ was thirty e Nick Cave was a film maker. c years old. f In 2000, Kylie was twenty-four years e Kylie was on the important TV show Doctor old. c Who. g William Baker is a singer. c f All of Kylie’s friends are famous. 4 Write the names in the right place. After reading Robbie Williams Kylie Jason 7 Take three words from the book. Write James Gooding Michael Hutchence them with the letters in the wrong place. William Baker Nick Cave thopso (photos) a …………………… wanted to be a singer too. Give your paper to a friend. Who can find b …………………… was an Australian singer the words first? and he was very cool. …………………………… c Kylie liked the work of …………………… …………………………… because it was new and interesting. …………………………… d …………………… was Kylie’s boyfriend from 2000 to 2002.
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1 Put the right answers with the questions. c Kylie and Dannii started to ……………… in a Where did the Showgirl tour suddenly stop? ….. Australian TV shows. b How many Showgirl tour shows did Kylie do in d Kylie wanted to try new music and she wanted a Europe? ….. new ……………… . c Was Kylie ill for two years? ….. e Kylie loves ……………… and she is very sylish. d Who went with Kylie to Paris? ….. f In 1989 there was a ……………… of Kylie in e What was Kylie’s first world hit? ….. Madame Tussauds in London. f Who did Kylie record the song ‘Where the Wild g One of Kylie’s dresses was very long because there Roses Grow’ with? ….. were twelve ……………… under it. g When did Michael Hutchence die? ….. h Kylie says, ‘My ……………… changed after my h Why didn’t Kylie talk to James Gooding again? ….. cancer’. i Who did Kylie sing with in 2003? ….. i In December 2006, there were ……………… j What famous TV show was Kylie on in 2007? ….. photos of Kylie in Australian Vogue. 1) Her mother. j Kylie likes playing games and ……………… 2) ‘I Should Be So Lucky’. clothes. 3) In November, 1997. 4 What did Kylie do first? Number the sentences. 4) Because he wrote about his time with Kylie in a c Sang at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. a newspaper. b c Stopped being Olivier Martinez’s girlfriend. 5) In Australia. c c Was on the TV show Doctor Who. 6) Nick Cave. d c Had a cool, new boyfriend, Michael 7) No, she wasn’t. Hutchence. 8) Justin Timberlake. e c Had cancer. 9) Doctor Who. f c Started the Showgirl tour. 10) Thirty-eight. g c Said goodbye to Neighbours. 2 Circle the extra word in the sentences. h c Sang Abba songs after school. a Kylie had a lot of the money, clothes and friends. i c Was in Neighbours. b In Paris, Kylie wrote any some songs. j c Kylie wanted to be a singer and recorded the c Kylie’s father helps her with to her business. song ‘Locomotion’. d Kylie sang ‘Locomotion’ very good well. 5 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? e She said goodbye to Jason and with to Neighbours. a After thirty-eight shows, the Showgirl tour f In November 1997, Michael Hutchence was did moved to Europe. c dead. b Kylie stopped her world tour and she was ill g James Gooding wrote for about his time with Kylie. for a year. c h In 1994, William Baker started working on with c Her brother often visited her in Paris. c Kylie. d Her father is a businessman. c i The newspapers had beautiful pictures of she her. e The song ‘Locomotion’ was Kylie’s first world j Kylie is small but or very strong. hit. c 3 Finish the sentences with the right word. f Michael Hutchence was Kylie’s boyfriend for model making clothes face ill image act about two years. c dancers sexy world g A big show of Kylie’s clothes and shoes moved a Kylie’s ……………… was often on TV and in the to the UK in 2007. c newspapers. h Sweet Morning is the name of Kylie’s perfume. c b Kylie was ……………… for a year and she didn’t i Doctor Who is a famous song. c work. j Kylie and her sister have got the same colour hair. c
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