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Kate Moss was born in England in 1974. She is best known for her waifish figure, which made her into a hugely successful supermodel. She is also famous for her controversial private life, with its high-profile relationships, party lifestyle and drugs. She changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on eating disorders and her role in the size zero fashion.
Moss became a model at the age of 14. She was at New York’s JFK Airport on her way home from a family holiday. The owner of a top modeling agency spotted her and asked her to be one of her models. She hit the big time a year later when she did a photo shoot for ‘The Face’ magazine.
Moss changed the way models looked in the 1990s. She became a kind of anti-supermodel with her thin, pale, but very fresh and simple look. She has frequently been voted the sexiest woman in the world. She has also worked with all the top brands and designers. She is among the richest women in Britain.
Moss’s career has had its ups and downs. She was engaged to rock star Pete Doherty. Their break-up provided tabloid headlines for months. The newspapers cashed in on a 2006 photograph of Moss taking cocaine. Her career was in ruins and many modeling agencies dropped her. However, the scandal only added to her fame. She earns much more now than before and is in great demand.
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SYNONYM MATCH
Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students’?
Paragraphs 1 and 2
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hugely
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illnesses
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debate
b.
noticed
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disorders
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discussion
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top
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became successful
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spotted
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very
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hit the big time
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leading
Paragraphs 3 and 4
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kind of
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split
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frequently
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high and low points
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among
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sort of
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ups and downs
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included in
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break-up
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made lots of money from
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cashed in on
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regularly
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article:
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She is best known
a.
spotted her
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started a global debate
b.
headlines for months
3.
her role in the size
c.
of anti-supermodel
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The owner of a top modeling agency
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richest women in Britain
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She hit the big
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on eating disorders
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She became a kind
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for her waifish figure
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She is among the
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zero fashion
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Moss’s career has had its ups
h.
in ruins
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Their break-up provided tabloid
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time a year later
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Her career was
j.
and downs
LISTENING GAP FILL
Kate Moss was born in England in 1974. She is best known ______________ figure, which made ______________ successful supermodel. She is also famous for her controversial private life, with its ______________ relationships, party lifestyle and drugs. She changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on eating disorders ______________ the size zero fashion.
Moss became a model ______________. She was at New York’s JFK Airport on her way home from a family holiday. The owner of a top modeling agency ______________ asked her to be one of her models. She ______________ a year later when she ______________ for ‘The Face’ magazine.
Moss changed _________________ in the 1990s. She became a kind of anti-supermodel with her ______________ very fresh and simple look. She ______________ voted the sexiest woman in the world. She has also worked with all the top brands and designers. She ______________ richest women in Britain.
Moss’s career has had ______________. She was engaged to rock star Pete Doherty. Their break-up provided ______________ for months. The newspapers ______________ 2006 photograph of Moss taking cocaine. Her ______________ and many modeling agencies dropped her. However, the scandal only added to her fame. She ________________ than before and is in great demand.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics:
Kate Moss was born in England in 1974. She is best knowing / known for her waifish figure, which made her into / onto a hugely successful supermodel. She is also famous for her controversial private life, with its high-profile relationships, party lifestyle and drugs. She changed the look / looking of modelling and started a global debate on eating disorders and her roll / role in the size zero fashion.
Moss became a model at the age of 14. She was at New York’s JFK Airport on / at her way home from a family holiday. The own / owner of a top modeling agency spotted her / she and asked her to be one of her models. She hit the big time over / a year later when she did a photo shoot for ‘The Face’ magazine.
Moss changed the way models looked / look in the 1990s. She became a kind of anti-supermodel with her think / thin, pale / pail, but very fresh and simple look. She has frequently been voted the sexiest woman in the world. She has also worked with all the top brands and designers. She is among / between the richest women in Britain.
Moss’s career has had her / its ups and downs. She was engaged to rock star Pete Doherty. Their break-up provided tabloid headlines since / for months. The newspapers cashed in / on on a 2006 photograph of Moss taking cocaine. Her career was in destruction / ruins and many modeling agencies dropped her. However, the scandal only added to her fame. She earns much more now than before and is in great demand.
SPELLING
The underlined, jumbled words are from the text. Spell them correctly.
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on her way home from a imyalf holiday
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she did a photo oohst for ‘The Face’ magazine
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She was negaegd to rock star Pete Doherty
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Her career was in iurns
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the scandal only ddeda to her fame
PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( 1 )
Kate Moss was born in England in 1974. She is best known for her waifish figure, which
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added to her fame. She earns much more now than before and is in great demand.
( )
career was in ruins and many modeling agencies dropped her. However, the scandal only
( )
Moss became a model at the age of 14. She was at New York’s JFK Airport on her way
( )
made her into a hugely successful supermodel. She is also famous for her controversial
( )
private life, with its high-profile relationships, party lifestyle and drugs. She changed the look of
( )
home from a family holiday. The owner of a top modeling agency spotted her and asked her to be
( )
modelling and started a global debate on eating disorders and her role in the size zero fashion.
( )
Moss changed the way models looked in the 1990s. She became a kind of anti-supermodel with her
( )
provided tabloid headlines for months. The newspapers cashed in on a 2006 photograph of Moss taking cocaine. Her
( )
among the richest women in Britain.
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one of her models. She hit the big time a year later when she did a photo shoot for ‘The Face’ magazine.
( )
thin, pale, but very fresh and simple look. She has frequently been voted the sexiest woman
( )
in the world. She has also worked with all the top brands and designers. She is
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Moss’s career has had its ups and downs. She was engaged to rock star Pete Doherty. Their break-up
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With your partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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for She her is controversial also private famous life
3.
started global on disorders a debate eating
4.
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Moss looked changed in the the way 1990s models
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in women richest the among is She Britain
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and ups its had has career Moss’s downs
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ruins was Her in career
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only to fame scandal added her the
KATE MOSS DISCUSSION (Write your questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
What do you know about Kate Moss?
2.
Would you like to meet Kate Moss?
3.
What would you like to know about Kate Moss and why?
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Kate Moss. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. KATE MOSS POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Kate Moss. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?
4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Kate Moss. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to Kate Moss. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your “Kate Moss expert” partner(s) will try and answer your questions.
ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH:
Paragraphs 1 and 2
1.
hugely
a.
very
2
debate
b.
discussion
3.
disorders
c.
illnesses
4.
top
d.
leading
5.
spotted
e.
noticed
6.
hit the big time
f.
became successful
Paragraphs 3 and 4
7.
kind of
g.
sort of
8.
frequently
h.
regularly
9.
among
i.
included in
10.
ups and downs
j.
high and low points
11
break-up
k
split
12
cashed in on
l
made lots of money from
PHRASE MATCH:
1.
She is best known
a.
for her waifish figure
2
started a global debate
b.
on eating disorders
3.
her role in the size
c.
zero fashion
4.
The owner of a top modeling agency
d.
spotted her
5.
She hit the big
e.
time a year later
6.
She became a kind
f.
of anti-supermodel
7.
She is among the
g.
richest women in Britain
8.
Moss’s career has had its ups
h.
and downs
9.
Their break-up provided tabloid
i.
headlines for months
10.
Her career was
j.
in ruins
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