7 She is both a pretty and gifted singer, actress and model.. An R’n’B Star from the Carribean Rihanna’s life has been like a fairy tale.. I developed a passion for it, fell in love with
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3) She was very happy to leave her friends and family
4) Her music hasn’t changed from the beginning of her career
6) She has made an advertising campaign for a famous car brand
7) She is both a pretty and gifted singer, actress and model
An R’n’B Star from the Carribean
Rihanna’s life has been like a fairy tale Born in 1998 in Barbados, an island in the Carribean, she has always loved performing In 2004, at only 16 years old, she performed in the school show and won the school beauty pageant She knew she wanted to be a singer “Growing up, I always sang”, she says “It was something I wanted to do I developed a passion for it, fell in love with music and developed my own taste and style.”
A star is born !
The same year, Rihanna was spotted by music producer
Evan Rodgers, who was on holiday in Barbados He was
very impressed by Rihanna’s talent and took her to New
York to record some songs It was the first time Rihanna
had left Barbados “It was a little scary to have no friends
or family,” she says
Jay-Z, the hip hop artist, heard the recordings and liked
them He signed Rihanna to a six-album contract with Def
Jam Records
Good Girl Gone Bad
After her successful albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, Rihanna has recently released Good Girl Gone Bad It is very different from her other albums, and fans
might be surprised by what they hear
“My sound has really changed I sing about different things, and it’s a lot sexier”, Rihanna says
An actress and a model
Rihanna isn’t just a singer - she’s a model and an actress too ! In 2006, she was in the film about high school cheerleading, Bring it on : All or nothing, and she was also in an American TV series and drama.
Rihanna has also recently made a series of advertisements for make-up to coincide with the release of her album Her beauty and musical talents are a perfect combination - we can see everywhere now !
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1) Rihanna has made _ popular singles like “Pon De Replay”
2) Do you know _ of Rihanna’s singles ? 3) Rihanna doesn’t have _ - she has two brothers
4) Would you like _ ice in your drink ? 5) There are _ lovely beaches in Barbados
6) Don’t buy _ make-up - I’ll give you _ 7) Can I have _ fruit juice, please ?
8) Rihanna is very confident, and she hasn’t made _ mistakes
Say what Rihanna did last weekend !
Fill in the blanks using a verb in the PRETERIT form
1) I ( listen ) to on my MP3
2) I ( work ) on a new album last winter
3) I ( give ) a special concert for my fans
4) My friend Leona Lewis and I ( watch ) video clips
5) I (charge ) my Iphone
6) My brother ( download ) some music files for my Ipod
7) I ( go ) scuba diving with my best friend
Turn the adjectives into adverbs and find the secret word !!
1 international
2 polite
3 busy
4 lucky
5 fluent
6 clean
7 quiet
8 bad
9 slow
10 desperate
11 easy
12 kind
13 funny
14 accident
15 good
16 immediate
Rihanna sings !