Unit 7 Famous People

TimeEvents Oct. 12, 1935 By age 5 In 1955 In 1961 In 1963 In 1968 In 1988 In 1990 Sept.6, 2007 Pavarotti's life story:

Oct. 12, 1935 Born Grew up with music Listened to opera recordings with his father

By age 5 Entertained his neighbors by singing

In 1955 Began to study voice and no singing jobs came his way

In 1961 Entered an international competition for young singers won the First Prize ----became the lead role in a local opera production ---- began to make a name for himself

In 1963 Performed at the Royal Opera House in London brought him international attention

In 1968 Was invited to sing with Metropolitan Opera (Met) caught the flu ---- unable to complete his performance

In 1988 A concert in Berlin – the audience recalled him to the stage for 165 times

In 1990 Performed with two other famous tenors,Carreras and Domingo, as "The Three Tenors"

Sept.6, 2007 Died of cancer.

Exercise1 Fill in the blanks according to the words and phrases written on the blackboard

Pavarotti has _____millions of people around the world with his voice. He ____with music. His _____for music became more and more obvious and he decided to choose singing as his life____. He _____himself passionately ______studying voice. touched grew up talent career threw into

When he was 26 years old, he entered an international ________and won the first prize, then he was given the chance to _____in the opera and began to_____________. Gradually his performance brought him_________________. competition perform make a name for himself international attention

Exercise2: Finish Activity 2 on Page 132.

1.Write a short story about Pavarotti 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.