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Card 20
 

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1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. The author explains what made her write songs. Find this extract and read it aloud.

3. Why were all the people nice to her during the show?

4. What did she talk to Girl Scouts in Nashville about?

 
 
 1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
 
1. The article is about a girl, who took part in the American Idol audition and became the winner.  
    The article is about a boy, who took part in the American Idol audition and became the winne
2. The author describes her difficult childhood,period of getting education and her way to the top.
    The author describes her difficult adolescence and her way to the top. 
3. The text describes the situation and period when she wrote autobiography.
    The text describes the situation and period when she wrote her first songs.  

 

2. The author explains what made her write songs. Find this extract and read it aloud.

The paragraph to read is number .

 
 
3. Why were all the people nice to her during the show? 
 
 She thinks all the people were nice to her during the show because .
 
 
 
 4. What did she talk to Girl Scouts in Nashville about?
 She thinks it’s important to talk to girls about . She told the girls she wasn’t a (2 words) for her . There’s no way they’ll ever live up to (2 words).