Words "K" to "P"____Jimmy Miller, playwright and folk singer

K to P-1 Ask & answer the following questions with a friend____Then Click HERE to test yourself____Then try the gap fill

1. Are you kind to spiders and flies?
2. Have you ever laughed at Charlie Chaplin?
3. Do you think that the U.S.A. leans on Great Britain to support its foreign policies?
4. Have you ever lent money to a person in your family?
5. Has anybody in your family taken a liking to Chinese, Indian or Japanese food?
6. Does your family have any links with famous people?
7. Do you long for the holidays?
8. Have you ever looked after someone else's pet?
9. Have you ever met anybody who looked like you?
10. Have you ever lost to anybody in a game of tennis?
11. If you were caught in a thunder storm, would you make for shelter?
12. Would you like to be married to a famous actor or actress?
13. If there was something the matter with your bicycle, would you fix it yourself?
14. Do you believe that everybody is a mixture of good and bad
15. Were you named after anybody else?
16. Have you ever met a native of Chile?
17. When was the last time you heard news of a war or an earthquake?
18. Do you take any notice of beggars and tramps?
19. Do you object to commercial callers phoning you at home?
20. What is your opinion about horoscopes?
21. What is the opposite of Paradise?
22. Is it easy to persuade you to part with money?
23. Would you ever borrow money to pay for a holiday?
24. Are you pessimistic about the future of our planet?
25. Are you pleased with your progress in learning English?
26. Are you popular with the other students in your class?
27. Are you prepared for the day of Judgement?
28. Have you ever been presented with a trophy, medal or prize?
29. When you were a teenager, did your parents prevent you from coming home late?
30. Do you protect yourself against the sun?
31. Do you need to be protected from yourself?
32. Have you ever joined a protest about pay and working conditions?
33. Are you proud of yourself?
34. Should all school children be provided with e-mail addresses?
35. Have you ever been punished for something you did not do?
36. Are you puzzled about the meaning of life and the complexity of the universe?

Gap fill ____Jimmy Miller, playwright and folk singer

K to P-2 Fill in the missing particles:

Jimmy Miller was born in Salford in the north of England in 1915. His parents were natives _______ Scotland. His father was a militant Trade Unionist who was always protesting _______ pay and conditions and objected _______ being told what to do. Employers punished him _______ his militancy and he was forced to move his family south in search of work.

Jimmy spoke a mixture _______ Scottish and Northern English and learned to sing in both dialects. His home in Salford, Manchester, was very near to beautiful countryside called The Peak District. At that time, the members of the public were prevented _______ walking on the moorlands and climbing the mountains which belonged to rich land-owners. Many people longed _______ the right to ramble across this beautiful countryside without being stopped by game-keepers. Jimmy and his friends took no notice _______ the signs saying "Keep Out!" These young campaigners lent _______ government ministers who were sympathetic with their cause. Finally, they won the right to ramble across open land.

Jimmy took a liking _______ political campaigning. He and his first wife, Joan Littlewood, expressed their opinions _______ the unemployment of the 1930s, war and the advent of nuclear energy through a travelling show which was later to be known as "Theatre Workshop". Whenever they heard news _______ an injustice, Jimmy would write a play and he and Joan would put on a new show. The plays were not at all kind _______ their political enemies. They ridiculed people in powerful positions and laughed _______ their misfortunes.

Shortly after his second marriage to Jean Newlove, Jimmy decided to change his name to Ewan MacColl. He named himself _______ a minor Scottish Poet from an earlier century. His children Hamish and Kirsty were also given Scottish names.

After 1945, Theatre Workshop left the Manchester area and made _______ London where it was to be permanently based. Soon after that, MacColl left the theatre as he came to establish links _______ folk musicians. The strongest link was _______ Peggy Seeger who became his singing partner, third wife and the mother of three further children.

Even if your political beliefs are the opposite _______ Ewan's, you may still enjoy songs like Dirty Old Town and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. His political songs were very popular _______ groups of workers such as railwaymen, fishermen and miners. On his 70th birthday, he was presented _______ a miner's lamp by the President of the National Union of Mineworkers who was very pleased _______ him for his public support during the 1984 miners' strike. The miners lost _______ Margaret Thatcher and many mines were closed down, but the Trade Union leader was proud _______ the resistance put up by his men and their wives.

Ewan MacColl never seemed to be puzzled _______ any issue. Everything was either black or white. Employers were always descended from the devil and unions were always right. Some of his songs seem very pessimistic _______ the future of our planet, yet MacColl always remained optimistic _______ the power of the individual to change the world. These definite beliefs were forged in childhood, MacColl could not see anything the matter _______ them and was never going to part _______ them whatever was happening in the Cold War.