Pre-reading questions:
- What kind of music do you listen to?
- Do you know Bob Marley? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- develop /dih-VEL-uhp/
- icon /AHY-kon/
- reggae /REG-ey/
- known /nohn/
- pass away /pahs uh-WEY/
[verb] to make something new
The scientist developed a new product
[noun] a person that is famous for something
David Bowie is my favorite pop icon.
[noun] a type of popular music from Jamaica
Listening to reggae makes me feel happy.
[adjective] popular
My mother was a known actress.
[phrasal verb] to die
I am sad to hear that he passed away.
Ziggy Marley is making a new movie about his father, Bob Marley. Ziggy is working with Paramount Pictures in developing the movie. Bob Marley is a Jamaican music icon who made reggae popular. He is known for songs like “No Woman, No Cry”, “Jamming”, “One Love”, and “Redemption Song”. He passed away in 1981.
True or False:
- Ziggy Marley is Bob Marley’s son.
- Bob Marley is still alive.
- Paramount Pictures is making a movie about Bob Marley.
- Bob Marley is popular for making rock music.
- Bob Marley is from Jamaica.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| develop | icon | reggae | known | pass away |
- The whole family cried when grandfather ___________.
- The leaders ___________ a new way to deal with the problem.
- Jim Morrison is a ___________ singer from the 1960’s.
- She can play ___________ music.
- The Beatles is a music ___________. The band is still very popular now.