Success Story of

Beyonce Knowles
1. Read quickly the text about Beyonce. Then match
a title to each paragraph.
A. Beyonce, an actress
B. Solo career
C. How it all started
D. Other business

1. 3.
How it all stared Beyonce, an actress

Beyonce was born on the 4th September Beyonce has a successful singing
1981 in Texas. career, but she has also appeared in
In 1990 she teamed up with Kelly several movies.
Rowland and they formed a band. Three She has played in comedies such
years later they named as Austin Powers and Pink Panther,
the band Destinys Child. In In 1998
1998 the
the but also in a drama Dreamgirls.
group released their first album She has worked with many famous
Destinys Child. This album had a huge
Destinys actors such as Steve Martin, Mike
success. In 2005, however, the band Myers or Eddie Murphy.
split.

2. 4.
solo career Other business

In 2003, Beyonce released Beyonce is a famous singer and a

her first solo album Dangerously in successful actress, but thats still not
Love. The album won enough for her. Together with her
Grammy Award for best R&B album mother she has started to design
in 2004. Beyonce released her clothes for women. Because of her
second solo album in 2008. beauty and glamour, she has often
The first track of the album appeared in advertisements, we have
If I Were A Boy went on to top seen her in advertisements for Pepsi
the UK singles chart. or LOreal.

2. Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Beyonce started to play in a band when she was 9. T F
2. The second track of her first solo album was If I were a boy. T F
3. Beyonce has appeared in a comedy Dreamgirls. T F
4. Her first solo album won Grammy Award. T F
5. Beyonce thinks that singing is enough for her. T F

3. Complete the chart with examples from the article about Beyonce.
We know exactly when it happened. We dont know when.
Beyonce was born on 4 Sept 1981. She has played in comedies.
she has worked with many famous
she formed a band in 1990 she has appeared in movies
in 2003 beyonce released her first solo album she has started to desing clothes
she won a grammy award in 2004 she has appeared in advertisements
Beyonce realese her second album in 2008
Your Task
1. Read the text about another young and successful singer, Rihanna. Your task is to put
the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. You have to choose between past simple
and present perfect. Before you start look at the THINK BOX.

THINK BOX
We use past simple when we know exactly when something happened.
If we do not know when something happened in the past, present perfect can be used.

Few facts about

Rihanna
Rihanna, a talented young singer from Barbados,

was
was born on February 20, 1988. When she _______

met
(be) 15, she ___________ (meet) music producer

liked
that was on vacation in Barbados. He _____________

helped
(like) her singing so much that he ______________

(help) her with demos. Later Jay-Z

heard
_______________ (hear) these demos and

decided
_______________ (decide) to produce her album.

had
Her first hit, Pon de replay, ____________ released (release)
(have) success. Soon she ____________

HAD
other hits, such as SOS or Umbrella. Rihanna _______________ (have) three number one

won
hits. She __________________ (win) several awards, for example the American Music

Award, the MTV Video Music Award or the Teen Choice Award. In 2008, she

won
_________________ (win) Grammy Award for her smash hit Umbrella.