CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Charlie Chaplin was one of the famous stars in the history

of the cinema. He was certainly the most famous comic actor of
the cinema. His first films were in the age of silent movies. He
wrote and directed nearly all of his films and composed the
music of all his sound pictures.
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in 1889 in London. His
family was poor and he had a hard childhood.
In 1890 he left Britain for the USA, in 1914 he made his first
film. In his films he created the character of a little man who
always faced life with courage.
Chaplin was married four times, he had four kids. In 1952
he left the USA with his family and lived in Switzerland until his
death.
VOCABULARY
Certainly= com certeza

Silent= silencioso

Character= carter

little= pequeno

Childhood= infncia

had= verbo ter no passado

Comic= cmico, engraado

Faced= enfrentou
Hard= duro
Movie= filme
Nearly= quase

EXERCISE
1- Produce a short text biography talking about your friend
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2- Who was Charlie Chaplin? __________________________________________
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3- When did he leave the USA ?
a) 1889
b) 1890
c) 1914
4- Where did he die?
a) London
b) Britain
c) Switzerland
5- Decide if the sentences below are true T or false F according to the text:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

He wrote and directed not all but almost all of his films (
He left Britain for the USA in 1980. ( )
He wrote and directed all his films ( )
He was born in 1888 ( )
His family was very rich ( )
He was married four times ( )

6- Reread the text and copy the verbs you find:

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7- Which tense the words you wrote above refer ?
a) Past

b) Present

c) Future