Intermediate/ Advanced Level

Today’s lesson we would like to talk about a few famous people from England.We will be posting a few more this week. Focus will be general knowledge combined with english vocabulary words. It doesn’t matter where in the world you live , we all have a someone famous from your home country to talk about.

Let’s read a little bit about Singer George Michael

Who was George Michael?

George Michael was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

What ethnicity was George Michael?

George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom, to Lesley Angold (Harrison), a dancer, and Kyriacos Panayiotou, a restaurateur. His father was a Greek Cypriot, and his mother was of English background.

When did he die?

25th of December 2016.

He died of fatty liver disease.

Top famous songs

Careless Whisper

Freedom !90

One more try.

 

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Vocabulary words:

Embarked – embarcar

Career– Carrera

Fatty – Engordurado

Liver – fígado

Careless whisper -Sussurro descuidado

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Interesting fact about George Michael

He was colour blind.

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 “Careless Whisper” song ! Enjoy watching this amazing and unforgettable voice George Michael

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