Unit 2 Lesson 2.2 Exercise 2a Student B

Unit 2 Lesson 2.2 Exercise 2a

Student B

After she left school in 1995, Shakira released more albums: Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) and Laundry Service. Many of her songs were hits and went to the top of the charts and she became more and more famous around the world. In the last decade, she has earned nearly $$40 million and, in 2008, she won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - the first Colombian to win this award.

As well as her music, Shakira has done a huge amount of work for charity. She gives speeches about her work and she regularly performs on stage at charity concerts, including for Live Earth and Latin American charities. She has also given large amounts of money to disaster appeals and, in 2003, she became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Her own charity, the Pies Descalzos Foundation, has now paid for five schools in Colombia, helping over 30,000 families to have a better life.

So, what is more important to her: her music or her charity? 'One thing feeds the other one,' she says. 'If there's no more music, I'm sure I won't have one more penny to go into the foundation.' She has big ambitions for her charity and her next step is to go worldwide. She wants the Barefoot Foundation to reach the 300 million children in the world who don't go to school.

1. What did she do when she left school?


2. What happened in 2008?


3. Which international charity concert did she perform at?


4. How many schools has her charity paid for?


5. What is more important for her: her music or her charity?


6. What is her plan for the future of her Barefoot Foundation?

Answer to Question 1: She released more albums: Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) and Laundry Service.

Answer to Question 2: She won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Answer to Question 3: Live Earth.

Answer to Question 4: Her charity has paid for five schools in Colombia.

Answer to Question 5: She believes that one thing feeds the other, and if there's no more music, she won't have more money for the foundation.

Answer to Question 6: Her plan is for the Barefoot Foundation to go worldwide and reach 300 million children in the world who don't go to school.