A. Reading comprehension
Read our article about Ellen DeGeneres on pages 8-9 of
English Now
No 94. Then match the words on the left with their descriptions on the right.
| 1. Metairie, Louisiana | |
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| a. the number of times that Ellen’s Oscar selfie was retweeted in the first hour |
| 2. veterinarian | |
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| b. Ellen’s older brother |
| 3. Vance | |
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| c. the year that Ellen revealed that she was a lesbian on television |
| 4. ‘These Friends of Mine’ | |
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| d. Ellen’s book about interior design |
| 5. Ellen Morgan | |
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| e. the amnesiac fish that Ellen voices |
| 6. 1997 | |
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| f. Ellen’s character in ‘Ellen’ |
| 7. ‘The Puppy Episode’ | |
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| g. the place where Ellen was born |
| 8. more than 40 million | |
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| h. the original name of the TV series ‘Ellen’ |
| 9. 2008 | |
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| i. Ellen’s dream job as a child |
| 10. Portia de Rossi | |
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| j. the year that Ellen got married |
| 11. 2003 | |
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| k. the year that ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ started |
| 12. Dory | |
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| l. the number of people that watched ‘The Puppy Episode’ |
| 13. HOME | |
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| m. the most popular episode of ‘Ellen’ |
| 14. 20 | |
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| n. the name of Ellen’s wife |
| 15. 1.8 million | |
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| o. the number of People Choice Awards that Ellen has won |