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Identity
Quotes
Complete these quotes with man or woman.
a) 'If you want something said, ask a
_; if you want something done, ask
a ISJ'jyViO'' .' Margaret Thatcher
b) 'I don't mind living in a M^'^ 's world as long as I can be a WQf^^ in it.' Marilyn Monroe
Grammar
1 Read these sentences about the life of Marilyn Monroe and underline the adverbials. There may be more than one adverbial in some sentences.
2 Complete the text below with an appropriate adverbial from the box.
a) Marilyn Moiwoe was bom on 1st June 1926.
b) Jt's not known who her father was and her mother had a history of mental problems, which meant that Marilyn's childhood was extremely difficult.
c) Marilyn was brought up in Los Angeles by several different foster families.
d) Finally she entered an orphanage where she lived until 1937.
e) After appearing in a promotional campaign for the army she quickly became an extremely popular model and appeared on the covers of many famous magazines.
f) During her life Marilyn Monroe married three times.
g) She divorced for the third time in 1961.
h) In the same year she was briefly hospitalised in a mental clinic.
i) Tragically, Marilyn Monroe was found dead on 4th August 1962.
by Golden Globe still incredibly
in a period when TV was rapidly expanding
Marilyn Monroe became the focus of incredible
media attention (a)_.
She achieved enormous success and became
(b) __popular. In 1962
she was named the 'World's most popular star'
(c) __and is
(d) __considered to be
one of the world's sexiest pin-ups.
in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles undoubtedly at the age of 36 automatically frequently
However, success didn't (e)_
bring her happiness. Her emotional instability was probably the result of her very difficult and traumatic childhood, but the fact that she was
(f)_given parts that cast
her in a role too similar to the one she played in
real life was (g)_a
contributing factor. Marilyn Monroe died
(h)_. She was laid to
rest (i)_.
Rewrite the sentences below, changing the position of the adverbial in bold so that the meaning of the sentence changes.
a) I had really wanted my boyfriend to meet my parents earlier on in the day.
b) Frankly, she just didn't answer the question.
c) I really regretted having asked Jane to come to the party later.
d) I'd just talk to him about it normally.