Think about your answers to the questions in 10 again and write a short web posting (80–100 words). You should: ■■ state if you have ever moved home, and if so, how many times ■■ describe what the experience was like (if possible) ■■ analyse the benefits and drawbacks of moving home in general Big all over the world Have you ever heard of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul? Discuss these questions with your partner and guess the right answers. 1 Where was she from? 2 What did she become famous for? 3 Why was her childhood difficult? 4 Why did she move back to Detroit? Listen to a lecture about Aretha Franklin’s life. Check your ideas in 13a. Read the summary. Can you correct the underlined information? 12 Writing 13 Listening a b gk79kc 34 c Aretha Franklin was born in (1) Michigan Memphis, Tennessee in 1942. Her father was a well-known pastor and her mother was a (2) violinist. She began singing in her father’s church and as many musicians used to visit their home, she grew up with music. At the age of (3) 16, her father began managing Aretha and they continued to travel together. She got involved in the civil rights movement and even sang at Dr Martin Luther King’s funeral in (4) 1966. Her song “Respect” became the theme song of the women’s rights movement and helped make her famous all over the world. She started touring (5) Great Britain, where the audiences simply loved her. Aretha kept producing albums throughout the 1970s and 80s. Once she even gave a performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in front of the (6) Prime Minister. Her international success continued into the 1990s. In 1998 she received global praise after her Grammy Awards performance. She spontaneously stood in for Luciano Pavarotti, who was ill, and sang his aria without much rehearsal. More than (7) one hundred thousand people worldwide saw the performance, and she received standing ovations. She had such an outstanding voice that she could perform in many different genres. In 2014 she successfully covered Adele’s (8) “Hello”. In her private life, Aretha was the mother of (9) two daughters. She stayed close to her family with her sisters singing background vocals for many years. Aretha also looked after her father after he had been shot. Her great career spanned (10) four decades. She received many honours, for example a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979, a Grammy Award, and she even got the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. 112 Language skills Extras Explore 9 People and places Nur z Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Ve lags öbv
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