Vocabulary
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1. superstar a. Practicing a play, piece of music, or other work
for later public performance
2. artist b. Very, very, very, very good.
3. outstanding c. An area of business in a country.
4. achievement d. A very, very, very famous and successful singer,
actor or sports player.
5. industry e. An exact point in time.
6. moment f. A person who practices or performs things, such
as a singer, sculptor, film-maker, actor, or
dancer, etc.
7. rehearsing g. A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or
courage.
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8. professionally h. There being lots of different things of a similar
kind.
9. signed i. A person who can change people's minds,
usually on social media.
10. branched out j. A person who publicly supports or recommends
a particular issue or policy.
11. variety k. Promised to work or do something putting your
name on a contract.
12. influencer l. A person who helps others, especially by giving
lots of money to good causes.
13. philanthropist m. Moved into different kinds of activities.
14. advocate n. Done or performed for money.
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SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. outstanding
2. legends
3. rehearsing
4. show
5. happy
6. branched out
7. ever
8. describes
9. philanthropist
10.advocate
a. concert
b. champion
c. giver
d. calls
e. excellent
f. practicing
g. superstars
h. in history
i. cheerful
j. diversified
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. outstanding
2. this is the best moment
3. when I'm rehearsing with my
4. All I wanna do is keep being
5. It makes me
6. She began writing songs professionally
7. she has branched out into a variety
8. the highest-grossing
9. a huge influencer of popular
10.an advocate for artists'
a. dancers or my band
b. rights
c. so happy
d. of music styles
e. concert film ever
f. able to do this
g. culture
h. of my life
i. achievements
j. at the age of 14
Gap fill
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
rehearsing
industry
speech
artist
ready
happy
moment
legends
Taylor Swift has made history at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The singer-
songwriter superstar is the first (1) _____________________ to win best album
of the year four times. The Grammys are given for outstanding achievements in
the music (2) _____________________. By winning for the fourth time, Ms
Swift overtook music (3) _____________________ Frank Sinatra and Stevie
Wonder. She won for her album "Midnights". In her acceptance (4)
_____________________, she said: "I would love to tell you that this is the
best (5) _____________________ of my life, but I feel this happy when I finish
a song…or when I'm (6) _____________________ with my dancers or my
band, or getting (7) _____________________ to go to Tokyo to play a show."
She added: "All I wanna do is keep being able to do this. I love it so much. It
makes me so (8) _____________________."
Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
signed
star
list
writing
popular
variety
rights
tour
Taylor Swift was born in 1989. She began (9) _____________________ songs
professionally at the age of 14. In 2005, she (10) _____________________ with
Big Machine Records to become a country singer. Since then, she has branched out
into a (11) _____________________ of music styles. She has moved from
country, to rock, to electronic, synth-pop and hip-hop. She is now the biggest
music (12) _____________________ in the world and has sold over 200 million
records. A movie of her 2023-2024 concert (13) _____________________ "Eras"
is the highest-grossing concert film ever. She is also a huge influencer of (14)
_____________________ culture and is on Forbes magazine's (15)
_____________________ of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Wikipedia
describes Swift as being, "a philanthropist and an advocate for artists' (16)
_____________________ and women's empowerment".
Listen and fill in the gaps
Taylor Swift has made history at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The singer-
songwriter superstar is the first (1) ____________________ best album of the
year four times. The Grammys (2) ____________________ outstanding
achievements in the music industry. By winning for the fourth time, Ms Swift
(3) ____________________ Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder. She won for her
album "Midnights". In her acceptance speech, she said: "I would love to tell you
that this is the (4) ____________________ my life, but I feel this happy when I
finish a song…or when I'm rehearsing with my dancers or my band, or (5)
____________________ go to Tokyo to play a show." She added: "All I wanna
do is (6) ____________________ to do this. I love it so much. It makes me so
happy."
Taylor Swift was born in 1989. She (7) ____________________ professionally
at the age of 14. In 2005, (8) ____________________ Big Machine Records to
become a country singer. Since then, she has branched out into (9)
____________________ music styles. She has moved from country, to rock, to
electronic, synth-pop and hip-hop. She is now the biggest music star in the
world and (10) ____________________ 200 million records. A movie of her
2023-2024 concert tour "Eras" is the highest-grossing concert film ever. She is
also a huge influencer (11) ____________________ and is on Forbes
magazine's list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Wikipedia describes
Swift as being, "a philanthropist and an advocate (12) ____________________
and women's empowerment".
Comprehension questions
1. What is given for outstanding achievements in the music industry?
2. What's the name of the album that won the Grammy for the best album?
3. What is Taylor Swift happy about finishing?
4. Who does Ms Swift like rehearsing with?
5. Where did Taylor Swift say she was ready to do a show?
6. When did Taylor Swift start writing songs professionally?
7. What's the name of a record label that Swift signed with?
8. How many records has Taylor Swift sold?
9. Where is Ms Swift in a Forbes list of the world's most powerful women?
10.Who does Ms Swift advocate for besides artists?
