Breaking News English.com Ready-to-Use English Lessons by Sean Banville

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1 Breaking News English.com Ready-to-Use English Lessons by Sean Banville 1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS breakingnewsenglish.com/book.html Thousands more free lessons from Sean's other websites Level 5-8th March, 2019 Kylie Jenner becomes world's youngest billionaire FREE online quizzes, mp3 listening and more for this lesson here: Contents The Reading 2 Phrase Matching 3 Listening Gap Fill 4 No Spaces 5 Survey 6 Writing and Speaking 7 Writing 8 Please try Levels 4 and 6. They are (a little) harder. Twitter Facebook Google + twitter.com/seanbanville

2 THE READING Imagine being a billionaire at the age of 21. Entrepreneur, social media star and model Kylie Jenner has done that. The business magazine 'Forbes' said Ms Jenner is the world's youngest self-made billionaire. She became a billionaire two years younger than Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Jenner made most of her fortune from her best-selling cosmetics business, which she started at the age of 15. She started and owns the beauty company. It generates an estimated $360 million in annual sales. Her company is estimated to be worth around $900 million. Kylie Kristen Jenner was born in She got into business when she was 14. She created a line of clothing for a fashion brand. A year later, she launched her cosmetics line Kylie Lip Kits. This turned into Kylie Cosmetics. 'Time' magazine called her one of the most influential teens in the world. Today, she has successful careers as a model, TV reality star and social media personality. A newspaper she was the most influential celebrity in the fashion industry. Talking about being a billionaire, she said: "That's a nice pat on the back...i didn't expect anything...i work really hard." Sources: More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

3 PHRASE MATCHING PARAGRAPH ONE: 1. social media 2. Kylie Jenner has done 3. the world's youngest self- 4. She became a billionaire 5. Jenner made most 6. It generates an estimated 7. annual 8. estimated to be worth a. $360 million b. made billionaire c. around $900 million d. that e. sales f. two years younger g. star h. of her fortune PARAGRAPH TWO: 1. She got into business 2. a line of clothing 3. she launched her 4. one of the most influential 5. the most influential 6. Talking about being 7. That's a nice pat 8. I didn't expect a. anything b. cosmetics line c. on the back d. when she was 14 e. a billionaire f. for a fashion brand g. celebrity h. teens More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

4 LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS Imagine being a billionaire (1) of 21. Entrepreneur, social media star and model Kylie Jenner has done that. The business magazine 'Forbes' said Ms Jenner is (2) self-made billionaire. She became a billionaire (3) than Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Jenner made most (4) from her best-selling cosmetics business, which she started at the age of 15. She started and (5) company. It generates an estimated $360 million in annual sales. Her company is estimated (6) around $900 million. Kylie Kristen Jenner was born in She (7) when she was 14. She created a line of clothing (8) brand. A year later, she launched her cosmetics line Kylie Lip Kits. This turned into Kylie Cosmetics. 'Time' magazine called her one of (9) teens in the world. Today, she has successful (10) model, TV reality star and social media personality. A newspaper she was the most (11) the fashion industry. Talking about being a billionaire, she said: "That's (12) on the back...i didn't expect anything...i work really hard." More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

5 PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE Imaginebeingabillionaireattheageof21.Entrepreneur,socialmediast arandmodelkyliejennerhasdonethat.thebusinessmagazine'forbes' saidmsjenneristheworld'syoungestself-madebillionaire.shebeca meabillionairetwoyearsyoungerthanfacebook'smarkzuckerberg.je nnermademostofherfortunefromherbest-sellingcosmeticsbusiness,whichshestartedattheageof15.shestartedandownsthebeautycomp any.itgeneratesanestimated$360millioninannualsales.hercompan yisestimatedtobewortharound$900million.kyliekristenjennerwasb ornin1997.shegotintobusinesswhenshewas14.shecreatedalineofcl othingforafashionbrand.ayearlater,shelaunchedhercosmeticslinek ylielipkits.thisturnedintokyliecosmetics.'time'magazinecalledher oneofthemostinfluentialteensintheworld.today,shehassuccessfulca reersasamodel,tvrealitystarandsocialmediapersonality.anewspap ershewasthemostinfluentialcelebrityinthefashionindustry.talkinga boutbeingabillionaire,shesaid:"that'sanicepatontheback...ididn'te xpectanything...iworkreallyhard." More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

6 KYLIE JENNER SURVEY From Write five GOOD questions about Kylie Jenner in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers. STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3 Q.1. Q.2. Q.3. Q.4. Q.5. Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings. More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

7 WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f), 2019 More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f) More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville

8 WRITING Write about Kylie Jenner for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner s paper. More free lessons at breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville