PENGUIN READERS Activity worksheet LEVEL 1 Teacher Support Programme Jennifer Lopez Photocopiable While reading Pages 8–14 Pages 1–7 6 Underline the right words. 1 Write the right words in the sentences. a Sean Coombs is a famous rap / pop singer. dances lives face first hundred b Lopez stops seeing Coombs in early / late problems singer sisters 2000. a In 1970, Lopez ………… with her family in c In The Cell, Lopez plays the role of a doctor / the Bronx, New York. policewoman. b Lopez has two ………… named Lynda and d The movie Maid in Manhattan is a love story / Leslie. thriller. c Lopez watches West Side Story one ………… e Lopez falls in love with Marc Anthony in times. 2003 / 2004. d In 1983, the ………… start for Lopez. f The name On the 6 comes from the number of e Lopez ………… behind the famous singer a bus / train. Janet Jackson. g Lopez’s CD Rebirth gets to number one / two f Lopez’s ………… Hollywood movie is called in the United States. Mi Familia. h Lopez likes to help families with lots of / little g Lopez plays Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, a famous money. Mexican ………… . 7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? h In Antz, we don’t see Lopez’s ………… . a The police take Coombs away because 2 Finish these sentences. they find a gun in his car. c a Lopez’s mother and father are ………… b The Wedding Planner is the number one because they have a new little girl in the family. movie of 2001. c b In the movie West Side Story, Rita Moreno c In 2003, Lopez marries the actor Ben plays ………… . Affleck. c c The Holy Family Catholic School is a d Lopez is the first singer-actress to have ………… school. a movie and a CD at number one in d In 1988, Lopez says, “I want to ………… the same week. c going to school.” e Lopez’s CD Brave has more success than e Lopez plays a ………… in the movie Money her earlier CDs. c Train. f The word Madre is “mother” in Spanish. c f In Jack, Lopez plays the role of a ………… . g Lopez also has success as a businesswoman. c g Selena is an ………… story because the h Lopez is famous for one thing in many singer’s life was very short. different countries. c h Lopez and Ojani Noa are still ………… after 8 Who are the people in italics? they divorce. a The gun is not Coombs’, but the police take 3 Draw a picture of Jennifer Lopez singing, him away. ………… acting or dancing. b They divorce in August, 2002. ………… 4 Talk about these questions with another c She has success in the fashion business, too. student. What do you think? ………… Do you think that Lopez was happy or sad when d Today, they are famous for their charity work. she was young? Why do you think this? ………… 5 Talk about these questions with another e Lopez’s family and friends are very happy for student. What do you think? them. ………… Do you think that Lopez was right or wrong to f She is has success as a dancer, singer, actress stop going to school? Why do you think this? and businesswoman. ………… c Pearson Education Limited 2008 Jennifer Lopez - Activity worksheet 1 of 1 PENGUIN READERS Progress test LEVEL 1 Teacher Support Programme Jennifer Lopez Photocopiable Pages 1–7 Pages 8–14 1 Write the right words in the sentences. 4 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? angry favorite good happy men a Lopez is in the front of the car when the money TV vacation police find the gun. c a Lots of Puerto Rican people live in the Bronx, and b The Wedding Planner is a funny movie. c many of them aren’t ………… . c In The Wedding Planner, Lopez falls in love b Lopez’s ………… actress and dancer is Rita with a doctor. c Moreno. d Lopez and Marc Anthony star in the movie c Lopez’s parents have ………… jobs. El Cantante together. c d Lopez’s parents are ………… when Lopez tells e In 2002, Lopez makes three music CDs. c them that she wants to stop going to school. f A lot of Latin people love Lopez’s CD, e Lopez moves to Los Angeles to be in the famous Como Ama Una Mujer. c ………… show In Living Color. g The name of Lopez’s clothes business is Glow. c f In her movies, Lopez is in love stories with famous h Lopez and Anthony don’t have any children. c ………… . 5 Underline the wrong word in each sentence and g Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s father gives ………… write the right word. for the movie about his daughter. a Lopez starts seeing Sean Coombs in 2000. h In 1998, Lopez is happy but she can’t take a ………… ………… . b In the movie The Cell, Vincent is a very good man. 2 Are these sentences right? Underline Yes or No. ………… a Lopez’s dad is called David and her mom is called c Lopez is in the movie Enough in 2001. ………… Guadalupe. Yes / No d A lot of newspapers don’t like the movie Enough. b When she is very little, Lopez is beautiful and ………… e Lopez’s love story with Ben Affleck finishes in interesting. Yes / No August. ………… c In 1983, schoolwork isn’t important for Lopez. f Music was never important to Lopez. ………… Yes / No g Some people are happy because some of Lopez’s d Lopez thinks that she is going to get a job very clothes come from dead animals. ………… quickly. Yes / No h Most people agree that Lopez is the number two e The head of the TV show South Central doesn’t like Latina star. ………… Lopez’s work. Yes / No 6 Write the right years in the sentences. f Lopez’s boyfriend, David, isn’t happy because she 1999 2001 2002 2002 acts in love stories with famous men. Yes / No 2003 2005 2007 2007 g Selena teaches people about the famous Mexican a The police find the gun and take Sean Coombs singer. Yes / No away in ………… . h In Out of Sight, Lopez takes money from banks. b Lopez makes a movie with Ben Affleck in Yes / No ………… . 3 Write the right years in the sentences. c Lopez makes the CD J to tha L-O! The Remixes in a Lopez goes to the Holy Family Catholic School ………… . in ………… . d In …………, Lopez’s CD Rebirth gets to number b Lopez comes back to the United States in two in the United States. ………… . e Lopez’s CD, Brave, gets to number twelve in the c In …………, Lopez acts on the TV show South United States in ………… . Central. f Lopez opens a clothes business with Andy Hilfiger d Lopez and her Cuban boyfriend, Ojani Noa, marry in ………… . in ………… . g In …………, Lopez opens a restaurant called e Lopez is in Blood and Wine in ………… . Madre. f Lopez is in the children’s movie Antz in ………… . h In …………, Lopez and Marc Anthony are in New Yor k with the famous singer Paul Simon. c Pearson Education Limited 2008 Jennifer Lopez - Progress test 1 of 1.