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1–2  Open answers
3 a  baroness, nun, princess [and only women become 

pregnant]

b  act, direct, musical, part, produce

c act, ballet, direct, musical, part, play, produce

4 a  10  b  3  c  5  d  7  e 2  f  6  g  1  h  8
 

i 4  j  9

5 a Her mother took her to Holland because war 

started. Holland was safer, her mother thought.

b  She had a small part there in a movie, Monte Carlo

Baby.

c  She acted there in the musical Gigi and, later, in 

Ondine. 

d  She made Roman Holiday there with Gregory Peck.

e She was tired and went there for a vacation.

6 a  He loved her. He was sad when she did not marry 

him.

b  She wanted Audrey for the part of Gigi.

c  William Holden fell in love with her and wanted to 

marry her.

d  He did not like Audrey because he did not like 

William Holden.

e  He liked her and became her friend for life.

7–8  Open answers
9 a  3  b 7  c  7  d  7  e  3  f  7  g  7  h  3
 

i  7  j  3

10 a War and Peace

b  Love in the Afternoon

c  Funny Face

d The Nun’s Story

e  Green Mansions

f  The Unforgiven

g Breakfast at Tiffany’s

h  The Loudest Whisper 

i Paris—When It Sizzles

j Charade

11 a  We don’t know. 

b  We don’t know.

c  Yes—it was a “happy musical with beautiful 

clothes.”

d  Yes—People loved her and her acting.

e  No—people laughed at it.

f  We don’t know.

g  Yes—most people liked it very much. (But for some 

people, she was the wrong actress for the part.)

h  No—it was boring.

i  No—it was a “very bad movie.”

j Yes—it was “beautiful and intelligent, funny, and 

exciting.”

12 a  She felt sad because she was away from Mel. But 

her dog, Mr. Famous, made her happier.

b  They were angry with Mel because he took Audrey 

away from Hollywood for a year.

c  She was very happy because she was near Mel.

d  Audrey was sad because people laughed at her 

husband’s movie. Mel was unhappy because he 
never directed a Hollywood movie again.

e  She felt very bad because she lost her baby for the 

second time.

f  He was angry with Audrey because she did not 

want to do the movie. He never spoke to her again.

g  She was very happy because her first baby was born.

h  She was nervous about the story. She usually played 

“good” girls, but the girl in 

Breakfast at Tiffany’s was 

bad.

i He was unhappy because he wanted Marilyn 

Monroe to have the part.

j She was unhappy: she had problems with Mel; she 

made two unsuccessful movies; William Holden 
was in love with her; her dog died in an accident. 
But she was happier at the end of the year because 
she got the part of Eliza Doolittle in 

My Fair Lady.

13  Open answers
14 a  did not sing

b  did not win

c  Europe

d  did not work

e family life

f for the United Nations

g  Always

h  Switzerland

15 a  Everybody wanted Julie Andrews to have the part of 

Eliza in 

My Fair Lady. Julie won the Oscar for Best 

Actress, not Audrey.

b  Rex Harrison was in My Fair Lady with Audrey. In 

the beginning he was unfriendly to her. He wanted 
Julie Andrews to have the part. He was also angry 
because Audrey got more money for the film. But 
they became good friends after Audrey bought him 
a red bike.

c  Jack Warner was the producer of My Fair Lady. He 

wanted Audrey to have the part.

d  Peter O’Toole acted with Audrey in How to Steal a

Million.

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e  Albert Finney acted with Audrey in Two for the

Road. Audrey liked him very much.

f  Andrea Dotti was Audrey’s second husband. She 

was his wife for ten years.

g  Sean Connery acted with Audrey in Robin and

Marian.

h  Robert Wolders became Audrey’s good friend in the 

1980s.

i  Steven Spielberg directed Audrey in her last movie, 

Always.

j  Elizabeth Taylor was Audrey’s friend. She spoke in 

the church after Audrey died.

16 a  Rex Harrison—he was angry because Audrey got 

more money for 

My Fair Lady than him.

b Audrey—about the part of Eliza Doolittle in My

Fair Lady. She felt sorry for Julie Andrews, but 
really wanted the part.

c  the director of My Fair Lady—Audrey could not 

sing as well as Julie Andrews.

d  Audrey—she was sad when Mel left her.

e  other women—they talked to Audrey about her 

husband’s other girlfriends.

f  Audrey—they were her last words in her last movie, 

Always.

g  Audrey—she said this to her friends and family one 

month before she died.

h Elizabeth Taylor—she said this in the church after 

Audrey died.

17–23 Open answers

Discussion activities key

1  Possible answers:
 

The photo probably comes from the fifties.

 

Women wearing short hair is a “modern” style. 

 

Whereas the earrings might be seen as more traditional.

2–5  Open answers
6  The photo shows the couple half way up the “Spanish 

steps” in Rome.

7–14  Open answers
15 Possible answers:
 

In the photograph you can see a man and a woman in 
front of a tree. The man has a moustache, short hair 
and a beard. Around his neck he is wearing something 
unusual. He is not dressed in very expensive clothes. 
The name of the actor is Sean Connery. His left arm 
is around Audrey. She is smiling and looking happy. 
Behind them is a woman with long hair.

16  Open answers

Activity worksheets key

1 a  3

b  3

c  7 She never learned to be an actor.

d  7 She made thirty films.

e  3

2 a  7  b  3  c 1  d  5  e  6  f  2  g  4
3 a  Audrey’s mother was Dutch. Audrey’s father was 

half English and half Irish.

b  Audrey liked the color white because she 

remembered her father.

c  Audrey’s father had a lot of money.

d  Audrey was a quiet girl.

e  Audrey did not speak English well.

4 a  She was a cook and she worked in a flower shop.

b  She was seventeen.

c She was nineteen.

d  She was too tall.

e  Somebody gave her a part in a London musical.

5 a  5  b  2  c  6  d 1  e  3  f 4
6 a  helpful  b  just like  c  was not
 

d  knew the people well

7

8 a  1  b  2  c  2
9 a  4  b  3  c  6  d 1  e  5  f  2
10 a  took her dog

b  last

c did not play

d was not

11 From 1961 to 1965 was a bad time for Audrey. She 

made some boring films and her dog died. But the 
worst problem was Mel. He was not happy because 
his first film 

Green Mansions was not successful. 

Also Audrey was now more famous than him. Then 
Audrey started to make 

My Fair Lady. This was a 

difficult movie for her because everybody wanted 
to see Julie Andrews in it. Also she could not sing as 

1953

Audrey won an Oscar and a Tony.
Audrey went to Switzerland for a holiday.

1954

Audrey married Mel Ferrer.
Audrey became pregnant but lost the baby.

1955

Audrey was in War and Peace.
Audrey acted with her husband.

1956

Audrey made a film with Fred Astaire.
Mel sent Audrey a dog.

1957

Audrey helped Mel with his work in Spain.
It was a very happy time in her married life. 

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well as Julie Andrews. When Mel visited Audrey they 
had fights, and she cried in front of the cameras. But 
Audrey was beautiful in 

My Fair Lady and she acted 

well.

12 a 5  b  6  c  1  d  3  e 2  f  4
13 a  eight  b  six  c  1967  d  Two  e  ten  f  one
 

g  ten  h  one

14 a  She made the movies only for money. She was no 

longer interested in making movies. She wanted to 
do something more important.

b  She wanted to help children in poor countries.

c  She was very ill and the doctors could not help her. 

She wanted to see snow and mountains again one 
last time.

d  Audrey liked the color white very much. Givenchy 

sent the flowers to her.

e  Elizabeth Taylor said this after Audrey died. Audrey 

was an angel in her last film. Also, she helped poor 
people so she was a good person. She was very 
beautiful, too.

Progress test key

1 a  F. She liked reading.
b  T
c  T
d  F. She became quite weak.
e  T
2 a  loved  b  dancing  c  too  d  noisy  e little
  f  old

3 a 3  b  1  c  2  d  2
4 a  Mr. Famous followed Audrey everywhere.
b  Mr. Ferrer could not leave the USA.
c  Fred Astaire starred in Funny Face.
d  Audrey loved the Swiss countryside.
e  Gary Cooper made a film in Paris with Audrey.
f  Audrey’s father was always in her thoughts.
5 a 4  b  3  c  7  d  1  e  2  f 5  g  6
6 Audrey went to work in Africa. She was a nun in this 

film, and didn’tsingordance. The film was a great 
success. Then Audrey played in a film directed by her 
husband. Hitchcock wanted her to be in his movie. 
The next year she had a baby boy, and spent a lot of 
time at home with him.

7 a  boring  b  killed  c  in love  d  more than
  e  did not receive
8 a  T
b  T
c  F. He was in How to steal a Million.
d  T
e  F. The love story about older people did not interest 

young people.

f  F. She left him.
9 Possible answers: 
  Audrey made onlytwoorthree more movies. When 

she was older, shehelpedpoorandhungrypeople. 
She talked about her work on television. When she 
was ill, GregoryPeck came to visit her. She died in the 
winter. Elizabeth Taylor said she was with God now.