Lee
atentamente este artículo acerca
del actor norteamericano John Travolta
y completa luego el ejercicio de lecto-comprensión.
John
Travolta was born in 1954 in Eaglewood, New Jersey, US. He was the
youngest of six children. He wanted to become an actor. In 1975, he
played in a TV program called Welcome Back Kotter about a high
school teacher and his students. The program was very popular and
Travolta became famous. Then he started making movies and starred in
several successful films.
They included Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Audiences
liked his acting and dancing.
In
1977, things suddenly went wrong. His mother and his girlfriend died.
Travolta said it was the worst time of his life. He made several
unsuccessful films, and thought about giving up as an actor. He is a
pilot and has three planes, so he considered becoming a full-time pilot.
But
then, when he was working on a movie called The Experts in 1987,
he met Kelly Preston. The film didn't do well, but John and Kelly fell
in love. They got married and they now have a son. They named him Jett
because Travolta loves jet planes. Before Jett was born, John and Kelly
used to work or go out on weekends, but they prefer to stay home now.
The only problem is deciding which home. They have four homes - in
California, Florida, Maine, and Hawaii.
In
the mid-nineties, John Travolta's luck as an actor changed for the
better. He made some very popular films, including Pulp Fiction, Get
Shorty, and Mad City. For the second time in his career, he
became successful.
AQUÍ
ESTOY !!! ESTE GLOSARIO BILINGÜE TE VA A AYUDAR... the youngest:
el más joven; played = acted: actuó; called:
llamado, denominado; became: se hizo, llegó a ser; started
making: comenzó a
hacer; starred = was the star of: protagonizó, fue la
estrella de; several: varios; successful =/=
unsuccessful: exitosos =/= malogrados; audiences:
los diferentes públicos; suddenly = unexpectedly: de
pronto, repentinamente; the
worst time: el peor
momento; give up = abandon: abandonar, renunciar; full-time:
tiempo completo, todo el tiempo; met: conoció a, se
encontró con; didn't do
well = was unsuccessful:
no tuvo éxito, fracasó; in the mid-nineties: a mediados de los años 90; luck
= fortune: suerte; changed for the better: dió un
vuelco favorable, cambió para mejor; career: carrera.
Activity
15a: Esta es la primera parte de un ejercicio sobre el
artículo anterior. Debes
COMBINAR el comienzo de las oraciones (primer columna) con el
FINAL (segunda columna). Para ello, SELECCIONA del menú en rojo el
NUMERO del final con el cual combina cada una de ellas.
Concéntrate sólo en la estructura gramatical de las
oraciones (algunas contienen
información falsa o incorrecta con respecto a lo que informa
el artículo). Finalmente, ANTES
de pasar a la segunda parte de este ejercicio, verifica las respuestas correctas
...
A
Audiences
liked John Travolta ...
1
been
successful.
B
All
his films have ...
2
were
very popular.
C
He
worked as ...
3
and
three homes.
D
Both
his acting and dancing ...
4
in
the movie Saturday Night Fever.
E
John
and Kelly ...
5
a
full-time pilot.
F
They
have four planes ...
6
work
or go out on weekends.
Activity
15b: Algunas de las oraciones que combinaste en la actividad anterior
contienen
información falsa o incorrecta con respecto a lo que informa
el artículo. En esta segunda parte del ejercicio debes
seleccionar TRUE (correcto) o FALSE (falso) para cada oración.
Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...
A
TRUE FALSE
B
TRUE FALSE
C
TRUE FALSE
D
TRUE FALSE
E
TRUE FALSE
F
TRUE FALSE
¡FELICITACIONES! Acabas de finalizar la
LECCION 2
del curso Intermedio. Antes de pasar a la siguiente lección, por favor asegúrate de
repasar todo lo que has aprendido aquí.
