Humphrey Bogart

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Alain Delon

Jean Reno

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Daniel Day-Lewis

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Denzel Washington

Morgan Freeman

Anthony Hopkins

Jack Nicholson

Johnny Depp

Mads Mikkelsen

Actors

Humphrey Bogart - Famous People

40 chapters

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Explore our simple, short readings about actors. Improve your language skills while learning fun facts and stories about your favorite stars.

Vocabulary

actor

[n]

/ˈæktɚ/

[n]

/ædˈvɝtɪzmənt/

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

plan

[v]

/plæn/

job

[n]

/dʒɑːb/

ship

[n]

/ʃɪp/

10.

join

[v]

/ʤɔɪn/

11.

navy

[n]

/ˈneɪvi/

12.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

13.

Hollywood

[n]

/ˈhɑːliˌwʊd/

14.

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

15.

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

16.

play

[v]

/pleɪ/

17.

tough guy

[n]

/tˈʌf ɡˈaɪ/

18.

voice

[n]

/vɔɪs/

19.

cool

[adj]

/kul/

20.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

21.

hat

[n]

/hæt/

22.

fedora

[n]

/fɪˈdɔɹə/

23.

cigarette

[n]

/ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt/

24.

confident

[adj]

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

25.

sail

[v]

/seɪl/

26.

marry

[v]

/ˈmæri/

27.

problem

[n]

/ˈprɑːbləm/

28.

drink

[v]

/drɪŋk/

29.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

30.

chess

[n]

/ʧɛs/

31.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

32.

against

[prep]

/əˈɡɛnst/ , /əˈɡeɪnst/

33.

sick

[adj]

/sɪk/

34.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

35.

wife

[n]

/waɪf/

36.

in real life

[adv]

/ɪn ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf/

37.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

38.

at heart

[adv]

/æt hˈɑːɹt/

39.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

40.

try

[v]

/traɪ/

41.

war

[n]

/wɑr/

42.

work

[v]

/wɝːk/

43.

star

[n]

/stɑr/

44.

family

[n]

/ˈfæməli/, /ˈfæmli/

Practice

actor

[n]

/ˈæktɚ/

[n]

/ædˈvɝtɪzmənt/

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

plan

[v]

/plæn/

job

[n]

/dʒɑːb/

ship

[n]

/ʃɪp/

10.

join

[v]

/ʤɔɪn/

11.

navy

[n]

/ˈneɪvi/

12.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

13.

Hollywood

[n]

/ˈhɑːliˌwʊd/

14.

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

15.

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

16.

play

[v]

/pleɪ/

17.

tough guy

[n]

/tˈʌf ɡˈaɪ/

18.

voice

[n]

/vɔɪs/

19.

cool

[adj]

/kul/

20.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

21.

hat

[n]

/hæt/

22.

fedora

[n]

/fɪˈdɔɹə/

23.

cigarette

[n]

/ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt/

24.

confident

[adj]

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

25.

sail

[v]

/seɪl/

26.

marry

[v]

/ˈmæri/

27.

problem

[n]

/ˈprɑːbləm/

28.

drink

[v]

/drɪŋk/

29.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

30.

chess

[n]

/ʧɛs/

31.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

32.

against

[prep]

/əˈɡɛnst/ , /əˈɡeɪnst/

33.

sick

[adj]

/sɪk/

34.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

35.

wife

[n]

/waɪf/

36.

in real life

[adv]

/ɪn ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf/

37.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

38.

at heart

[adv]

/æt hˈɑːɹt/

39.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

40.

try

[v]

/traɪ/

41.

war

[n]

/wɑr/

42.

work

[v]

/wɝːk/

43.

star

[n]

/stɑr/

44.

family

[n]

/ˈfæməli/, /ˈfæmli/

actor

[n]

/ˈæktɚ/

actor

[n]

/ædˈvɝtɪzmənt/

anuncio

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

arte

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

dibujo

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

nacido

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

diciembre

plan

[v]

/plæn/

hacer planes

job

[n]

/dʒɑːb/

trabajo

ship

[n]

/ʃɪp/

barco

10.

join

[v]

/ʤɔɪn/

unirse a

11.

navy

[n]

/ˈneɪvi/

armada

12.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

adorar

13.

Hollywood

[n]

/ˈhɑːliˌwʊd/

Hollywood

14.

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

famoso

15.

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

película

16.

play

[v]

/pleɪ/

interpretar

17.

tough guy

[n]

/tˈʌf ɡˈaɪ/

tipo duro

18.

voice

[n]

/vɔɪs/

voz

19.

cool

[adj]

/kul/

genial

20.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

estilo

21.

hat

[n]

/hæt/

gorro

22.

fedora

[n]

/fɪˈdɔɹə/

sombrero de fieltro

23.

cigarette

[n]

/ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt/

cigarrillo

24.

confident

[adj]

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

seguro

25.

sail

[v]

/seɪl/

navegar

26.

marry

[v]

/ˈmæri/

casarse

27.

problem

[n]

/ˈprɑːbləm/

problema

28.

drink

[v]

/drɪŋk/

beber

29.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

morir

30.

chess

[n]

/ʧɛs/

ajedrez

31.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

ganar

32.

against

[prep]

/əˈɡɛnst/ , /əˈɡeɪnst/

contra

33.

sick

[adj]

/sɪk/

enfermo

34.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

continuar

35.

wife

[n]

/waɪf/

esposa

36.

in real life

[adv]

/ɪn ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf/

en la vida real

37.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

mundo

38.

at heart

[adv]

/æt hˈɑːɹt/

en el fondo

39.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

convertirse en

40.

try

[v]

/traɪ/

poner a prueba

41.

war

[n]

/wɑr/

guerra

42.

work

[v]

/wɝːk/

trabajar

43.

star

[n]

/stɑr/

estrella

44.

family

[n]

/ˈfæməli/, /ˈfæmli/

familia

capítulo

Humphrey Bogart

Read a short story of a famous movie star who became a symbol of old Hollywood.

1.1

Humphrey Bogart was a big movie star from long time ago. He was born in New York City on December 25, 1899. Bogart grew up in a family that liked art. His dad was good at drawing, and his mom was good at making art for advertisements.

Humphrey Bogart fue una gran estrella de cine hace mucho tiempo. Nació en la ciudad de Nueva York el 25 de diciembre de 1899. Bogart creció en una familia que amaba el arte. Su padre era bueno dibujando y su madre era buena haciendo arte para anuncios.

1.2

When Bogart was young, he did not plan to be an actor. He tried a lot of jobs, like working on ships and joining the U.S. Navy in a big war. But he really loved acting, so he went to Hollywood to try it.

Cuando Bogart era joven, no planeaba ser actor. Probó muchos trabajos, como trabajar en barcos y unirse a la Marina de los EE. UU. en una gran guerra. Pero realmente amaba actuar, así que fue a Hollywood para intentarlo.

1.3

Bogart became famous in the 1940s. He acted in big movies like "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon." He played tough guys with a rough voice, but they were good guys at heart.

Bogart se hizo famoso en la década de 1940. Actuó en grandes películas como "Casablanca" y "El halcón maltés". Interpretaba a tipos duros con una voz áspera, pero que en el fondo eran buenos.

1.4

He had a really cool style. He often wore a special kind of hat called a fedora and had a cigarette in his mouth. This style became his special look. People all over the world wanted to copy his style because he looked so cool and confident.

Tenía un estilo realmente genial. A menudo llevaba un tipo especial de sombrero llamado fedora y tenía un cigarrillo en la boca. Este estilo se convirtió en su look especial. Personas de todo el mundo querían copiar su estilo porque se veía tan genial y seguro.

1.5

In real life, Bogart liked sailing and was married a few times. His most famous wife was "Lauren Bacall." She was a movie star, too. They were a very famous couple.

En la vida real, Bogart disfrutaba de la navegación y se casó varias veces. Su esposa más famosa fue "Lauren Bacall". Ella también era una estrella de cine. Fueron una pareja muy famosa.

1.6

Bogart had some problems with drinking too much, but he continued acting in movies until he got sick and died in 1957.

Bogart tuvo algunos problemas con beber demasiado, pero continuó actuando en películas hasta que se enfermó y murió en 1957.

1.7

Fun fact: Humphrey Bogart liked playing chess a lot. He even played against the best chess player in the world once, but he did not win.

Dato curioso: A Humphrey Bogart le gustaba mucho jugar al ajedrez. Incluso jugó una vez contra el mejor jugador de ajedrez del mundo, pero no ganó.

1. Humphrey Bogart

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QuizSkip the quiz

Where was Humphrey Bogart born?

Los Angeles

Chicago

New York City

Boston

Which movie made Bogart famous in the 1940s?

"Gone with the Wind"

"Casablanca"

"Citizen Kane"

"The Great Gatsby"

What style did Humphrey Bogart become known for?

Wearing suits

A special kind of hat called a fedora

Wearing sunglasses

Always wearing a bow tie

Match the following information about Humphrey Bogart:

Casablanca

Sailing

Lauren Bacall

Drinking

An activity Bogart liked to do.

His famous wife.

A problem that Bogart had.

A famous movie.

Sort the following events in Humphrey Bogart’s life in the correct order:

he passed away in 1957.

he became famous in the 1940s.

he worked in different jobs before becoming an actor.

he was born in new york city.

Fill in the the blanks with the correct word.

Humphrey Bogart was born on

in New York City.

Humphrey Bogart became famous in the

Bogart’s most famous wife was

In real life, Bogart loved

and spent time doing it.

December 25, 1899

1940s

Lauren Bacall

sailing

Which one is TRUE?

He was born in Los Angeles.

He became famous in the 1940s.

He only worked as a sailor.

He disliked acting.

Which one is FALSE?

He acted in "Casablanca."

He loved sailing.

He was married to Lauren Bacall.

He won an Oscar for "The Maltese Falcon."