RW 2 Describing picture & people.MDI - Noel's ESL eBook Library

EXERCISE
BRAINSTORM
J. Reading: David Beckham
a. Do you know any of these words? What do they mean?
Put the words in alphabetical order.
Look them up in a dictionary and write the definition of each word.
tournament hairstyle controversial influence popular tousled naturally
b. Who is this? What do you know about him? You will read an article about him.
Each of the words above will feature in the article. Try to guess the topic.
Now read the article and see if you are right.
David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975, in London, UK.
He has green eyes and his hair is naturally brown. He’s
married to Victoria, a British singer, and they have two 3ons,
Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. After many years of playing with
Manchester United, he moved to Real Madrid in the summer
of 2003.
Beckham is almost as famous for his looks as for his football.
His ever-changing hairstyle is often in the news, and people all
over the world try to copy him. One of his most popular
styles was the “soft mohican” he had at the 2002 World Cup.
It was short at the sides, and blond and spiky on the top.
David’s hairdresser went to Japan to give Becks a trim part
way through the tournament. Young men in England, Japan,
South East Asia and even Argentina copied this hairstyle.
Soon after England was knocked out of the World Cup by
Brazil, Beckham was in the English newspapers again. This time he
had a new, tousled hairstyle and pink nail varnish. Some of
Beckham’s styles have been controversial in the UK, where men
rarely wear nail varnish. Becks caused a lot of debate in England
when he wore a sarong. Even though many people disagree about
Beckham’s clothes and hair, he has a huge influence on men’s
fashion all over the world. He can change the way people think
about their clothes.
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