Actividad De Adquisicion De Ingles 4 Etapa 2

ACTIVIDAD DE ADQUISICION DE CONOCIMIENTO

In this activity you will identify the present perfect tense in a text and produce a piece of writing in which you discuss life experiences people have or have not done.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2nd 1997. She’s known professionally as Shakira. She is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s.

In 1995, she released “Pies Descalzos” which brought her great fame in Latin America and Spain. Shakira not only has had an amazing career with lots of the successful events, but she has also helped many people around the world, Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation. It is a Colombian charity with special schools for poor children all around Colombia.

During her career, Shakira has at a larger number of benefit concerts. Among the most famous are the Live 8 benefit concert in July 2005, the live earth concert in Hamburg, where she headlined the show, as well as the “Clinton global initiative” created by performed US President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood development.

She has agitated against the implementation of the Arizona statute sb1070 against illegal immigration, saying that it goes against civil rights. Shakira is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and is one of their global representatives.

She has participated in some other works, like taking part of the group called “Freshlyground “to create the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, “Waka Waka”. (This time for Africa).

She also won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards, and has been Golden Globe-nominated. In every interview she gives, it is very interesting to notice she hasn’t lost her simplicity and herd originality. She hasn’t achieved everything in her life; she is just starting.

2. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) What is Shakira’s foundation name?

b) Mention some important awards Shakira has won.

c) Mention some achievements Shakira has had in her career.

d) In your opinion… What’s the most important achievement Shakira has had in her life? Why?

e) Have your ever done charity for others? If not… would you like to?

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