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30.06.2020 10:35 •  Английский язык

Reading Task 1. Read the text and match each celebrity with his/her charity activity facts. STARS WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD Hollywood stars are not just beautiful and talented, they are generous, too. In fact most stars do some sort of work for charity.
CHARITY WORK In Hollywood it is fashionable to be concerned about the world and the environment. But can actors succeed where politicians failed? Well, some are succeeding very well! When a charity is connected to a star, it gets publicity. People become interested and they want to help: Angelinal Jolie and Brad Pitt are often in the news because their work for charity. In 2006 when Jolie was expecting her baby, she let "People" magazine print photos in exchange for a donation to a charity in Haiti. 'We cannot ignore the fact that millions of people are suffering. I want to help', says Jolie. Here are some actors and singers who are trying to make the world a better place.
LEONARDO DI CAPRIO Di Caprio is a determined environmentalist. In 2007, he made a documentary. 11th hour, about the environment crisis caused by human actions. He flies in commercial planes and not private jets which use more fuel. He thinks that global warming is the biggest problem for humanity.
GEORGE CLOONEY AND MATT DAMON George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise 5 million dollars for Darfur crisis during the premiere of Ocean's thirteen at the Cannes Festival. Now, Clooney wants every film festival to be a charity event. After Matt Damon saw extreme poverty in Zambia and South Africa, he wanted to help other parts of Africa, too. He made a documentary called Running the Sahara to get support for clean water programs in Africa.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON In 2001 Scarlett Johansson didn't go to the Oscars: she preferred to tour India and Sri Lanka for the charity Oxfam. 'It is strange to come home when you see people living in poverty', she says, 'It's strange to be famous, but this means I can help a lot of people'.
ANGELINA JOLIE Angelina Jolie saw humanitarian crises when she was filming Tomb Raider in Cambodia in 2000. When Jolie is on a mission, she lives in the same way as other voluntary workers Not very comfortable for a Hollywood star! Jolie says that stars earn too much money. I earn so much. It's crazy' she says. She gives a third of her money to charity.

1. ANGELINA JOLIE
2. LEONARDO DI CAPRIO
3. GEORGE CLOONEY
4. MATT DAMON
5. SCARLETT JOHANSSON

a) expects every movie festival to be a charitable occasion
b) produced a movie to raise money for drinking water initiatives.
c) allowed journalists to publish pictures of the child for a charity
d)refused to attend the film festival
e)shot a movie about the environmental disaster brought on by global warming

Writing.
Task 2. Use the information in the advert and the plan below to write a blog entry. (120-180 words). Follow the plan. Use appropriate punctuation.
Para 1: greet readers & introduce topic
Para 2: describe duties
Para 3: express feelings