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Your
name: _____________________________
Your
school: ____________________________
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grade/level: ______________________________
Date:
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Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. His first
attempts at singing was on the TV show Star Search. He performed under
the name of Justin Randall and sang country songs. In 1993, he joined
the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club, along with Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera. Two years later, he joined ‘N Sync and became an
international superstar.
‘N Sync were big business and their second and third albums were the
fastest selling albums of all time. In 2002, Timberlake began working on
his first solo album ‘Justified’ and the group was no more. Timberlake
performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. A year later he received
$6 million from McDonald’s for the song “I’m Lovin’ It”.
Timberlake released his second album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ in
2006. It debuted at number one in the US album charts. He also found
time to appear in several movies and collaborate with other artists,
including Madonna and 50 Cent. Timberlake has his own record label,
restaurant chain and clothing line. He is an avid golfer and in 2007
hosted a PGA Tour tournament.
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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1. | fame | a. | performers |
2 | great | b. | went |
3. | ventured | c. | efforts |
4. | attempts | d. | stardom |
5. | cast | e. | after that |
6. | later | f. | considerable |
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7. | of all time | g. | finished |
8. | no more | h. | act |
9. | received | i. | keen |
10. | appear | j. | ever |
11 | collaborate | k | got |
12 | avid |
l | team up |
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