reading a1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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Exercise 1:

A: the text is about the British princess Diana

B1: student´s own answer. 

B2: student´s own answer. 

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Exercise 2:

A because of het charme/ because she used her fame to help charities

B she always stayed calm and polite

C1: hiking

C2: fishing

D1: she was stalked by the press.

D2: she hardly saw Prince Charles.

D3: she was lonely and mist her old home and friends.

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E it was anounced by the President.

F she helped charities. she visited sick kids, worked for the red cross and aids organisations.

G Diana died in Parijs, in 1997. The car she was in was chased by paparazzi and crashed.

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Exercise 3A:

A:     A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

        D E B I C F G H A

B: Diana met Prince Charles when she was 16 years old. They fell in love and got married in 1981. The wedding was broadcast on TV. They got two sons: William and Harry. During her life as a princess Diana worked for many charities. But Diana’s life was not a fairytale. She was lonely and unhappy, because the Prince was away most of the time. By the 1990s their marriage was over and they officially divorced in 1996.

When Diana was in Paris with a friend, the car she was in was followed by paparazzi. Diana and her friend were both killed when the car crashed. The whole world was in a shock. Billions of people mourned her death and watched her funeral on TV.

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3B: 

Alinea 2: Meeting Prince Charles

Alinea 3: A Huge Wedding

Alinea 4: Princess of Wales

Alinea 5: Heir to the Throne

Alinea 6: Divorce

Alinea 7: Charity

Alinea 8: Death

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3B:

1 Alinea 1. She was famous for her charm and charisma.

2 Alinea 2. At first, their romance was a secret

3 Alinea 4. The press continued to follow her around whenever she was in public.

4 Alinea 4. She hardly saw the prince (who spent most of his time fishing and hiking.)

5 Alinea 5. Prince William was now in line to become king of England someday.

6 Alinea 8. (Her death was mourned by much of the world and) about 2.5 billion people watched her funeral on TV.

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