Humphrey Bogart

Keanu Reeves

Al Pacino

Robert De Niro

Marlon Brando

James Dean

Charlie Chaplin

Alain Delon

Jean Reno

Jackie Chan

Toshiro Mifune

Daniel Day-Lewis

Bruce Lee

Leonardo DiCaprio

Denzel Washington

Morgan Freeman

Anthony Hopkins

Jack Nicholson

Johnny Depp

Mads Mikkelsen

Actors

Humphrey Bogart - Famous People

40 chapters

beginner

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/

skådespelare, aktör

[n]

/ædˈvɝtɪzmənt/

annons, reklam

art

[n]

/ɑːrt/

konst

drawing

[n]

/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/

teckning,konsten att teckna

born

[adj]

/bɔrn/

född,född

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

december

plan

[v]

/plæn/

planera,förbereda

job

[n]

/dʒɑːb/

jobb,arbete

ship

[n]

/ʃɪp/

skepp,båt

10.

join

[v]

/ʤɔɪn/

gå med,ansluta sig

11.

navy

[n]

/ˈneɪvi/

marinen, örlogsflotta

12.

love

[v]

/lʌv/

älska,tycka om

13.

Hollywood

[n]

/ˈhɑːliˌwʊd/

Hollywood, amerikansk filmindustri

14.

famous

[adj]

/ˈfeɪməs/

känd,berömd

15.

movie

[n]

/ˈmuːvi/

film, biofilm

16.

play

[v]

/pleɪ/

spela

17.

tough guy

[n]

/tˈʌf ɡˈaɪ/

tuff kille,hård kille

18.

voice

[n]

/vɔɪs/

röst,ton

19.

cool

[adj]

/kul/

cool,stilfull

20.

style

[n]

/staɪl/

stil,sätt

21.

hat

[n]

/hæt/

hatt,keps

22.

fedora

[n]

/fɪˈdɔɹə/

en fedora,en fedorahatt

23.

cigarette

[n]

/ˌsɪɡɝˈɛt/

cigarett,fimp

24.

confident

[adj]

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

självsäker, trygg

25.

sail

[v]

/seɪl/

segla,kryssa

26.

marry

[v]

/ˈmæri/

gifta sig,gifta sig med

27.

problem

[n]

/ˈprɑːbləm/

problem,svårighet

28.

drink

[v]

/drɪŋk/

dricka

29.

die

[v]

/daɪ/

dö, avlida

30.

chess

[n]

/ʧɛs/

schack

31.

win

[v]

/wɪn/

vinna,segla

32.

against

[prep]

/əˈɡɛnst/ , /əˈɡeɪnst/

mot

33.

sick

[adj]

/sɪk/

sjuk,illamående

34.

continue

[v]

/kənˈtɪnju/

fortsätta, stanna

35.

wife

[n]

/waɪf/

hustru,fru

36.

in real life

[adv]

/ɪn ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf/

i verkliga livet,i verkligheten

37.

world

[n]

/wɝld/

värld,jord

38.

at heart

[adv]

/æt hˈɑːɹt/

i grund och botten,i verkligheten

39.

become

[v]

/bɪˈkʌm/

bli, bli

40.

try

[v]

/traɪ/

prova,testa

41.

war

[n]

/wɑr/

krig

42.

work

[v]

/wɝːk/

arbeta

43.

star

[n]

/stɑr/

stjärna,star

44.

family

[n]

/ˈfæməli/, /ˈfæmli/

familj,släktingar

kapitel

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 var en stor filmstjärna för länge sedan. Han föddes i New York City den 25 december 1899. Bogart växte upp i en familj som gillade konst. Hans pappa var bra på att rita och hans mamma var bra på att göra konst för reklam.

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.

När Bogart var ung planerade han inte att bli skådespelare. Han provade på många jobb, som att arbeta på skepp och gå med i den amerikanska flottan i ett stort krig. Men han älskade verkligen att agera, så han åkte till Hollywood för att prova.

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 blev berömd på 1940-talet. Han spelade i stora filmer som "Casablanca" och "The Maltese Falcon". Han spelade tuffa killar med en sträv röst, men de var goda i hjärtat.

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.

Han hade en riktigt cool stil. Han bar ofta en speciell sorts hatt som kallas fedora och hade en cigarett i munnen. Denna stil blev hans speciella look. Folk över hela världen ville kopiera hans stil eftersom han såg så cool och självsäker ut.

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.

I verkliga livet gillade Bogart segling och var gift några gånger. Hans mest kända fru var "Lauren Bacall". Hon var också en filmstjärna. De var ett mycket berömt par.

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 hade vissa problem med att dricka för mycket, men han fortsatte att agera i filmer tills han blev sjuk och dog 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.

Kul fakta: Humphrey Bogart gillade att spela schack väldigt mycket. Han spelade till och med en gång mot världens bästa schackspelare, men han vann inte.

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

A famous movie.

An activity Bogart liked to do.

A problem that Bogart had.

His famous wife.

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

he became famous in the 1940s.

he worked in different jobs before becoming an actor.

he was born in new york city.

he passed away in 1957.

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."