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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 6 A UNITS 11-12

READING SKILLS

1 Read at^ęut four people (A-D) and match them to the correct statements (1 -8).    {8 points)

In the 1950$ and early 1960$, Tony Curtis was one of the most popular film stars in the world. He went to Hollywood and became a star in his early twenties. He realized that it was his looks that had given him his chance but he also proved to be a very talentcd actor and won an Oscar nomination.

His greased back hair and dark, moody eyes mado him a pin-up all over the world and even Elvis Presley copied his look. Ironically, it was this look that also dated Curtis in the earle 1960$. When fashions

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changed and longer hair that was brushed forward with a fringe became popular, Curtis' style never changed. However, as Curtis reached middle age, his career took offagain as he was stili exceptionalły handsome. No w, Curtis spends his time painting and is a very talented artist.

The ideał woman of the 1950s was much bigger than most models these days. However, in the mid 1960s a new look became fashionable and the most famous model of the time was a skinny, $ixteen year old British model known to cveryone as Twiggy. This name ca mc from the fact that she was as thin as a twig on a tree.

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She had her hair cut into a short, boyish style with a parting on one side and it was also dyed; changing from her normal mousey brown colour to a blonde that she still has today. Her make up was expertly done and she was one of the first women to paint the lashes below her eyes as well as above. This had the effect of making her brown eyes, look even bigger and morę attractive. Twiggy continued as a model before moving into a successful acting career.

In late 2003, a closely cropped, grey haired man in his late fifties went to Buckingham Pałace to receiee a CBE from the Queen for his charitable work and for services to musie. With his bright green eyes, smart suit and friendly smile showingjtis dimples, he could have been a bank manager or retired military man. Thirty years earlier, however, the same green eyes and smile had been hidden by windswept, long, wa vy brown hair in a film madę in Pompcii, Italy. David Giimour was then, and stili is on occasion now, the guitarist in one of the worlds most famous groups, Pink Floyd.

łan Botham, one of Englands greatest ever cricketers wasnt calied ‘beefy’ for nolhing. He was always weli-built and, as he came towards the end of his career, seemed to have some trouble in keeping his weight down. His appearance changed in olher ways, notably his hair style and facial hair.

1 lis moustache was fairly constant but a beard also appeared for a while. At one point he had highlights and, in the 1980 s a fuli grown mullet was in danger ofdeveloping. Now a commentator for television, Botham has a very sensibłe short hair style. The beard and moustache have gone but there is generally two or three days stubble on his face. Lines are also appearing but not wrinkles from old age, these are around his eyes and proof of his good humour and ffeąuent wide smile.

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C0MMUNICATI0N

His/Her looks helped them to be successful.

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J I He/She was a teenager _Vvłieii lio/Stlo luof UeCcuUe a star.    2

He/She madę him/her self morę attractive bv make-up.    3_

His/Her face changes when

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He/She has had their hair coloured at some point.    5 _____ 6 ____

He/She still does the same thing now as he/she did thirty years ago.    7 ____

He/She had a haircut that was usually worn by someone of the opposite sex.    8_

Lompie te me text with the words from the box. There are three words which aren’t needed. (7 points) słtoulder length late tanned big cu^ trendy long looks like slim T-shirt

My mother

0    She’s got shouldsr-lgnąth, grey hair.

1    She’s_her_forties.

2    She___younger than that because she

looks after herself.

3    She’s not very _____ but she is bcautifully

_ _*

4    Her skin is usually quite    because she

does a lot of gardening.

5    She’s got_______ eyes and

a_nose.

6    She wears quite_clothes for a

woman her age.

7    At the moment, she’s wearing a white T-shirt

and a __skirt.

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