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Cat Stevens�
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1.
Read the text and answer the questions ab
out the artist. Write complete sentences. Use full forms:
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Yusuf Islam
(born
Steven Demetre Georgiou
on 21 July 1948), best known by his former
stage name
Cat Stevens
, is a
British
musician
of
Greek Cypriot
and
Swedish
ancestry..
As
Cat Stevens
, he has sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums
Tea for the Tillerman
and
Teaser and the Firecat
got both a
Triple Platinum
certify in the United States; his album
Catch Bull at Four
sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone. "
The First Cut Is the Deepest
," has been a hit single for four different artists, and has been instrumental for others in establishing their musical careers.
Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in
1977
. The following year, he adopted his Muslim name
Yusuf Islam
, sold all his instruments and awards for charity
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and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has received several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's
World Award
,the 2004
Man for Peace
award, and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled
An Other Cup
.
He lives with his wife and children in
London
, and spends part of each year in
Dubai
.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_stevens
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a) How many different names has the artist got?
b) Where is he from?�
c) Was he famous when he adopted the name Yusuf Islam?�
d) Which award did he receive�in 2003?�
e) Why did he get it?�
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1. Complete the text:
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Mornig has
like the�
morning
blackbird has
like the first bird
Praise for the
praise for the morning
�for them springing fresh from the
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2.
Put the sentences into their correct order:
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Praise for the sweetness on the wet garden
like the first dew fall on the first grass
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sprung in completeness where�His feet pass.
Sweet�the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven���
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3. Choose the correct answer:
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My
Me
Mine
�is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light Eden�
sought
saw
soon
play
Praise with election, praise�
any
all
every
morning
God's recreation of the�
blue
new
cool
day.
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Morning has broken...
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