Celebrities who Died of Drugs Abuse.

Michael Jackson died on 25 June 2009 because his doctor

had given him an overdose of a strong painkiller. He had a
hard life and he was addicted to bad habits, such as drugs.
He had been poor before he became a famous singer. And
he had suffered a lot when he was a child.

Heath Ledger was an Academy Award-

winning, Australian actor best known for his roles in Brokeback
Mountain and The Dark Knight. He died on 22 January 2008. He
was 28 years old. He had taken many drugs and when the police
arrived, they found him dead. After he had worked in many films,
he was the best version of ‘the joker’ in Batman films.

Amy Winehouse won five Grammy Awards for her 2006 album Back
to Black, and is remembered for songs like "Rehab," "Back to Black"
and "Valerie." Amy, who was a British singer, died on 23 July
2011. Before the police found her dead in her flat, she had drunk too much alcohol.
The autopsy revealed that the cause of her death was
alcohol poisoning. The alcohol had fatally affected her
central nervous system. She was very popular and very
young. She had become the best British singer before she
died.

These celebrities thought that they could manage the

situation, but they had a terrible end.

We should think before we make the decision to take

drugs, alcohol or other substances.

a- Read the sentences and write TRUE or FALSE.

1-Michael Jackson hadn’t had a terrible life before he was famous. ..............

2- After Michael had become famous, he started to consume drugs. ..............

3- Heath Ledge had died in his flat before the police arrived. ..............

4-Amy Winehouse died in South America in 2012. .............

5-Amy Winehouse died after she had taken cocaine. ..............

b- Match the parts of the sentences

1- Michael Jackson had been poor... after she had drunk too much alcohol.

2- Heath Ledge died after… when he was child.

3-Amy Winehouse died in London... he had worked in Batman.

 c- Complete the article about this famous Argentinean model.
Jazmin de Grazia
Jazmin de Grazia died on February 5th, 2012. She was 27 years
old when she was in her flat alone. Autopsy revealed she
_____________ ( suffer) from asphyxiation in her bath. Police
said they _______________(find) cocaine and tablets of
benzodiazepine in the model’s flat. Jazmin ___________(begin)
her career as a model in a reality show ’Super M’ in 2002, later
she became a TV journalist.

d- Write a short paragraph about this celebrity.

Use Past perfect like the example given above.

GLEE STAR, CORY MONTEITH

Cause of death: heroine and alcohol.

Date of death: July 13th, 2013

Age: 31 years old.

Place: hotel in Vancouver, Canada. He was alone.

Famous character: Finn Hudson in Glee series.

Problems with drugs in the past.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Cause of death: acute mixed drug intoxication

Age: 46

Date of death : February 2nd 2014

Place: West Village, Manhattan New York, USA

Famous films: Mission Impossible 3, the Hunger Games, Truman Capote

e- Complete these sentences using past perfect or past simple

1 - Michael Jackson __________ (have) a terrible childhood before he _______(be) a famous

singer.

2- After she __________ (drown), the police ___________ (arrive) to her flat.

3- She _________ (drink) too much alcohol before the police _______ (find) her dead in her
flat.

4- He ___________ (not be) a well known actor until he _________ (win) an Oscar for his
role of Truman Capone