Answer — Exercise 3
12 - Reading and vocabulary·Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Pergunta
Work in pairs. Read the whole article and discuss. How did the people in the box become famous? Had you heard of any of them before?
Resposta
- George Whitefield: 18th-century English preacher who drew a large crowd when he visited Boston in the USA
- Sam Patch: 19th-century American, made famous in the first cheap newspapers for jumping into rivers, including Niagara Falls, from high places
- Falcon Heene: the young son of an American couple who tried to attract media attention by pretending he was on board a large balloon which had broken free
- Susan Boyle: Scottish singer who gained international fame after appearing on a British TV talent show
- Donato Dalrymple: a fisherman who enjoyed the media spotlight after saving a boy from the sea
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