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A biography
Madam CJ
Walker and Sarah Breedlove were the same person
because Sarah Breedlove was her birth name. She was born in 1867 in Louisiana.
Contrary to / unlike her parents and
her siblings, Sarah was born free because
Lincoln had
issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
At 7 years old, Sarah moved in with her sister because her parents had died.
At 14 years old, she married and she had a
daughter.
Later, she went
to live with her brothers because her husband had died.
She worked
as a washerwoman because she needed money to send her daughter to school.
Before, she had
worked as a house servant.
Vocabulary:
Siblings:
fratrie
Move in:
emménager
Move (to):
déménager
Daughter:
fille
Washerwoman:
blanchisseuse
Need:
avoir besoin de
Unlike / Contrary to: contrairement à / à l’inverse de
House servant: domestique
Pass away: mourir
An orphan: un(e) orphelin(e)
PRACTICE!
Conjugate
using the past perfect.
Madam C.J. Walker had learned about hair care from her brothers.
She was born after her parents had gained their freedom.
By the time she was 7, she had become an orphan because her parents had died.
After her parents had passed away, she went to live with her
sister.
She had a daughter after she had married Moses McWilliams.
Choose the
right tense: simple past or past
perfect?
Before the plane took off (2), the passengers had fastened (1) their
seat belts.
She checked
in (2) after she had arrived (1) at the airport.
By the time we reached (2) the hotel, the sun had already set (1).
He forgot
(2) his passport because he had not prepared (1) his bag. (hadn’t
prepared)
They shared
(2) the photos they had taken (1) during their
holidays.
When she started
(2) her journey, she had already planned
(1) everything.
When we entered
(2) the museum, the guide had already begun
(1) the tour.
She felt
(2) tired because she had not slept (1) well.
