Whitney Houston is a pop legend.

P op superstar Whitney Houston has passed away aged 48. The blues and soul songstress died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Sunday, just hours before she was to appear at a pre-Grammy Awards party. Ms Houston was expected to receive a lifetime achievement award at the main ceremony. Medics arrived at her room around 3.43 pm and administered CPR. She was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. The cause of her death is not yet known. Her body was quickly removed from the hotel to avoid the chaos of the world’s media, which had congregated to cover the story. A police officer told reporters: "She has been positively identified by friends and family…and next of kin have already been notified.”

Whitney Houston was one of the world’s most influential, successful and popular singers. She was born into a musical family. Her mother Cissy was a gospel singer and her aunt was the legendary Dionne Warwick. Houston won six Grammy awards among many other top prizes. She released seven studio albums and sold over 170 million CDs, singles and videos. Her most famous song is her worldwide hit, "I Will Always Love You." In 1992, she married soul singer Bobby Brown. They had a rocky relationship that was widely covered by the press. The last 10 years of her life were dominated by drug use. Tributes to her have poured in from the world’s music superstars. Rihanna posted on Twitter: "No words, just tears."

Exercise 4. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. passed away 2.achievement 3.administered 4.chaos 5.kin 6.influential 7.legendary 8. prizes 9.rocky 10.poured

a. renowned b. gave c. important d. accolades e. died f. relatives g. accomplishment h. flooded i. havoc j. troubled

GRAMMAR COMMENT

Either … or 'Either … or' is used in sentences in a positive sense meaning "one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc." Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.	Examples: Either Peter or the girls need to attend the course. (second subject plural) Either Jane or Matt is going to visit next weekend. (second subject singular)
Neither … nor 'Neither … nor' is used in sentences in a negative sense meaning "not this one nor the other, not this nor that, not he nor she, etc.". Verb conjugation depends on the subject (singular or plural) closest to the conjugated verb.	Examples: Neither Frank nor Lilly lives in Eugene. (second subject singular) Neither Axel nor my other friends care about their future. (second subject plural)

Choose the correct form of the verb

Is/are, believes/believe live/lives, intend/intends, want/wants

1. Both Tom and Peter _____ in a suburb of Chicago.

2. Either he or they _____ going to take care of the problem.

3. Neither my aunts nor my grandmother _____ to come to the celebration.

4. Both my father and my brother _____ to finish the project.

5. Neither Sally nor the other children _____ in the tooth fairy.

Choose the correct pair (either / or and neither / nor)

In this game, you __ win __ lose. It depends on you.

___ Sue ___ Sara will help you with your homework. They are both busy at the moment.

This is my offer. You ___ take it ___ leave it.

When I go to the restaurant, I eat ___ fish ___ roast chicken. These are my favorite meals.

His father believed ___ his son ___ his friend. He thought that both were lying.

I need ___ your help ___ your compassion. I can perfectly handle my problems all alone.

What does ABBA mean?

What do you know about them?

Why do they split up?

Do you think it’s a good idea for old groups to make a comeback?

Exercise 5. [Part III, pp. 173-174], [1, T1.6, ].You are going to hear an interview with a journalist from a music magazine talking about ABBA. Listen and write down the seven questions the interviewer asks.

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2

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4

5

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Exercise 6. You’re going to listen to a song by ABBA. Before you listen, make eight phrases by matching a verb and word/phrase. T.10.1[1]

Call	your hand
Feel	a dice
throw	all my cards
play	Rules
Go	Sense
obey	your name
make	Sad
shake	through (= experience)

Listen to the song and complete the gaps with a phrase from 6. Change the form of the verb if necessary.

I don't wanna talk about the things we've ____________ Though it's hurting me, now it's history I've ______________, and that's what you've done too Nothing more to say, No more ace to play The winner takes it all, the loser standing small Beside the victory, that's our destiny I was in your arms, thinking I belonged there I figured it_____________building me a fence Building me a home, thinking I'd be strong there But I was a fool, playing by the rules complain? But tell me does she kiss like I used to kiss you? Does it feel the same when ______________?

Somewhere deep inside you must know I miss you But what can I say? _______________________ The Gods may _______________their minds as cold as ice And someone way down here loses someone dear The winner takes it all, the loser has to fall It's simple and it's plain why should I The judges will decide, the likes of me abide Spectators of the show, always staying low The game is on again. A lover or a friend? A big thing or a small? The winner takes it all I don't want to talk if it makes you _________ And I understand you've come to ____________ I apologize if it makes you feel bad Seeing me so tense, no self - confidence B ut you see the winner takes it all…

Exercise 7. Imagine you are a journalist preparing an interview with a famous singer. Write 5 questions.

Exercise 8. Write an essay “If I were a music celebrity” (80 words).

1. Choose the right variant. He doesn't like ________________ one of those bands.

a) either

b) neither

c) nor

d) either nor

2. Choose the right variant. I hate that song, and my sister hates it ________________ .

a) neither

b) too

c) either

d) or

3. Choose the right variant. Neither my brother ________________ my mother knows about this.

a) nor

b) neither

c) or

d) too

4. Choose the right variant. He didn't come to the party, and his brother didn't come ________________.

a) neither

b) nor

c) either

d) so