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Module: Writing 1

Where they come from

1. Read the following text about George Clooney and do the exercises.

George Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1961. His real name is George
Timothy Clooney. His father is Nick Clooney and his mother is Nina Clooney. He is an
American actor and director. He is doctor Doug Ross in ER, a popular TV series. His
hobby is playing baseball. He is 180 centimeters tall. He has a pig, Max. His favourite
drink is beer. He has a villa in Italy. He is still a bachelor, and he has no children.

(Help: a kiemelt szavak, kifejezések megtalálhatóak a fejezet végén található

’Vocabulary notebook’-ban! Narancssárga színűek a szavak, pirosra festettek a
kifejezések.)

2. Make sentences based on the given information.

(Help: a megadott adatok alapján írjál a fenti szöveghez hasonló mondatokat. Egy
példát meadtunk segitségül.)

e.g.: Bono – born 1960, Dublin Ireland

Bono was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1960

1, Madonna - Louise Veronica Ciccone

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2, Michael Schumacher – two children (Gina, Mick)

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3, Julia Roberts – actress

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4, Robbie Williams – 185 cm

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3. Choose one of the stars and click on the link belonging to her/him. Write
a similar paragraph as of George Clooney.

(Help: válassz ki egyet a sztárok közül, és a hozzá tartozó link segítségével írj egy
a George Clooney-ról szóló rövid ismertetőhöz hasonlót.

Bono Vox (U2)

http://www.bonoonline.com/biography.html

Madonna
http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/madonna/index.shtml

Michael Schumacher
http://www.mschumacher.com/biography.html

Julia Roberts
http://members.tripod.com/~ppk99/

Robbie Williams
http://www.robbiewilliams-
info.com/01b62b9249125470d/01b62b92491256310/index.html

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4. Vocabulary notebook

was born született

real name igazi neve
actor színész
director rendező
a popular tv series egy népszerű tv sorozat
180 centimeters tall 180 centiméter magas
pig malac
favourite kedvenc
beer sör
villa villa
bachelor agglegény

Key to exercise 2:

1, Madonna’s real name is Louise Veronica Ciccone.

2, Michael Schumacher has two children, Gina and Mick.
3, Julia Roberts is an (American) actress.
4, Robbie Williams is 185 centimeters tall.