Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a. J.Lo, is a multi-talented and influential superstar. She is an actress, singer-songwriter, record producer, and dancer. She is also a very smart businesswoman and has used her fame to launch her own fashion line and perfumes. She has upset animal rights groups by using fur. She is the richest entertainer of Latin American ancestry in Hollywood.

Lopez was born in 1969 and raised in the Bronx district of New York. She always dreamed of fame but left it quite late before she did something about it. When she was 19, she started singing and dancing lessons. After two years, she was selected as a dancer for MTV and as a backup singer for Janet Jackson.

In the 1990s, Lopez appeared in several hit movies. Her performance in the lead role in ‘Selena’ in 1997 received rave reviews. Lopez has appeared in over 20 movies. She released her debut album ‘On the 6’ in 1999, which was a top 10 hit in the US. She has released a total of seven albums in English and Spanish.

Lopez has expanded her business interests into many areas. In 2003, she launched her JLO brand, which is highly popular with young women. She followed this with her 2005 SweetFace and 2007 JustSweet collections. Her “Glow by J.Lo” perfume broke many sales records. Lopez also owns a restaurant in Miami and a film and television production company. There’s no telling in which direction J.Lo will venture next.

Match the following phrases from the article:

1.	She is also a very smart	a.	rights groups by using fur
	used her fame to launch	b.	interests into many areas
3.	She has upset animal	c.	did something about it
4.	Lopez was born in 1969	d.	J.Lo will venture next
5.	Her performance	e.	businesswoman
6.	left it quite late before she	f.	in the lead role
7.	She has released a	g.	many sales records
8.	Lopez has expanded her business	h.	her own fashion line
9.	Her “Glow by J.Lo” perfume broke	i.	total of seven albums
10.	There’s no telling in which direction	j.	and raised in the Bronx

1.What do you know about Jennifer Lopez?2.Would you like to have met Jennifer Lopez?

3.What would you like to know about Jennifer Lopez and why?

Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest corporation. He is the latest in a long line of Tatas to head the family-owned company. Ratan has revolutionized the company by focusing on high-tech products. He increased the international profile of the company by buying recognized brands. Tata is single and leads a modest lifestyle in his bachelor apartment.

Tata was born in Bombay in 1937. He received a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from America’s Cornell University in 1962 and briefly worked as an architect in California. He returned to India and joined the Tata Group. In 1971 he was appointed director of the radio and electronics division. Tata worked his way up to become chairman of Tata Industries in 1981.

Tata spent the 1980s transforming and modernizing the company. He branched out into business consultancy and high technology enterprises. His success elevated him to overall chairman of the Tata group. He did away with the old styles of management and recruited an army of eager, technology-savvy managers. The Tata Group is now the biggest on the Indian Stock Market.

Ratan Tata is now setting about making Tata an internationally recognized brand. Tata Motors is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and bought the luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover. He stunned the world by creating the Tata Nano – a car selling for less than $2,500. In 2007, he was listed among the 25 most powerful people in world business by ‘Fortune’ magazine.

Match the following phrases from the article:

1.	He is the latest in a long	a.	into business consultancy
	increased the international	b.	creating the Tata Nano
3.	leads a modest	c.	up to become chairman
4.	briefly worked	d.	recognized brand
5.	Tata worked his way	e.	technology-savvy managers
6.	He branched out	f.	lifestyle
7.	He did away with the old	g.	as an architect
8.	recruited an army of eager,	h.	line of Tatas
9.	an internationally	i.	profile of the company
10.	He stunned the world by	j.	styles of management

1.What did you learn from this text about Ratan Tata? 2.What questions would you like to ask Ratan Tata?

3.What would his answers be to those questions?

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