Answer — Exercise 3
12 - Reading and vocabulary·Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Câu hỏi
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?
Câu trả lời
- 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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