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Ninety years ago, two babies were born

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Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth II were both born in the year 1926. Monroe, who died in 1962, would

have turned 90 in June 2016 and Her Majesty the Queen, who is still healthy and active, turned 90 in April

2016. The two women met exactly once. In the picture below they can be seen at the Royal Film premiere of

the war film The Battle of River Plate, in Leicester Square, London, 29 October, 1956. Neither appeared in the

film but were rather guests at the event.

Title: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-tain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Common-wealth, Defender of the Faith

Born: London

Siblings: one sister

Occupation: queen

Residences: 8

Name: Marilyn Monroe

Born: Los Angeles, California

Siblings: one half-brother and one half-sister

Occupation: model, actress, producer

Residences: lived in more than 40 different places

A. What do you think? Put an “X” in the correct column.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

FACTS MARILYN MONROE

not known by her birth name

educated privately at home

worked during World War II

married

has/had pets

has/had a modern art collection

at least 139 official portraits

famous portrait by Andy Warhol

pop song written about her

has a rose named after her

Twitter account

Facebook account

WHO SAID IT?

A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

I don’t mind this being a man’s world-as long as I can be a woman in it.

I have to be seen to be believed.

It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.

Oh, dear, I hope it wasn't anyone important.

Why haven’t I the right to grow and expand like everybody else?




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B. Mark the defining or non-defining relative clauses in the following paragraph about

Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe had a very difficult childhood and spent most of it in orphanages and foster homes al-

though her mother was still alive. Jim Doherty, who was Marilyn Monroe’s first husband, was her neighbor.

They got married when Marilyn was just 16. Jim, who

was in the Merchant Marines, soon left to fight in World

War II. During this time Marilyn worked for a company

which made airplanes. She met a photographer there

who got Marilyn her first modeling job. She dyed her

hair, which used to be brown, blond. In 1947 she got

her first role in a movie. She played a waitress who

had nine lines in Dangerous Years. By 1952 she was an

established actress in Hollywood. In 1954 she married

a man who was a famous baseball player. However, her

marriage to Joe DiMaggio, who was very jealous, lasted

less than three years. A photograph that made Marilyn

very famous was taken in New York, where the movie The Seven Year Itch was filmed. Marilyn’s third hus-

band, who was a famous author, was Arthur Miller. He encouraged her to act in the movie Some Like It Hot,

which was one of her most successful movies. Marilyn acted in her last movie, which was called The Misfits,

in 1960. She had had alcohol and drug problems for many years and died of a drug overdose in 1962.

Marilyn had a strong personality, stage presence and charisma which made her a Hollywood legend.

C. Make the text about Queen Elizabeth II more interesting and easier to read by combining sentences using

defining or non-defining relative clauses.

Queen Elizabeth II has reigned the longest in Britain. She is queen of 15 countries besides the United

Kingdom. Elizabeth was only 13 years old in 1939. She fell in love with

Prince Phillip of Greece and Denmark. They got married in 1947. Their

wedding was in Westminster Abbey. They lived in a house. It was near

Windsor Castle. Their first son was born one year later. He was Charles.

Their three other children are Anne, Andrew and Edward. They were born in

1950, 1960 and 1964. Elizabeth became queen in 1952. Her father King

George IV died in 1952. Queen Elizabeth has traveled extensively during her

reign, visiting most countries of the Commonwealth. Countries in Africa

and the Caribbean used to be British colonies. Many of them became

independent in the 1960s and 70s. In 1982 there was a war between Britain

and Argentina. It lasted 10 weeks. The Queen’s son Andrew was a helicopter

pilot in the Royal Navy at the time. In 1992 the marriages of her three older

children ended. The Queen called 1992 her horrible year. Queen Elizabeth

has been queen for more than 60 years now. Surprisingly she is not criticized very often. Just like Marilyn

Monroe, people watch very closely what the Queen wears. She often wears hats. They are often praised and

copied. Queen Elizabeth has her own personal fashion designers. A magazine specializes in fashion. It calls

her style “iconic”.




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D. WHO’S WHO?

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Teacher’s page: Ninety years ago, two babies were born


A. Lösungsvorschlag:

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

FACTS MARILYN MONROE

x Elisabeth Alexandra Mary (nickname: Lilibet)

not known by her birth name x Norma Jeane Mortenson

X educated privately at homeX

Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Services (women’s branch of British Army)

worked during World War II x Radioplane Company

x once

married x 3 times, died single

x Corgis

has/had pets x mostly dogs and cats

has/had a modern art collection x

x at least 139 official portraits

famous portrait by Andy Warhol x

pop song written about her xCandle in the Wind by Elton John

x has a rose named after her x

x Twitter account x

x Facebook account x

WHO SAID IT?

A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just

can’t do it by herself.

x

x(after 9/11)

Grief is the price we pay for love.

I don’t mind this being a man’s world-as long as I can be a woman in it.

x

x(explaining her ex-tensive travels)

I have to be seen to be believed.

x It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.

x (when a politician’s mobile rang during an advisory meeting)

Oh, dear, I hope it wasn't anyone important.

Why haven’t I the right to grow and expand like everybody else?

x


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B. Lösung:

Marilyn Monroe had a very difficult childhood and spent most of it in orphanages and foster homes

although her mother was still alive. Jim Doherty, who was Marilyn Monroe’s first husband, was her

neighbor. They got married when Marilyn was just 16. Jim, who was in the Merchant Marines, soon left to

fight in World War II. During this time Marilyn worked for a company which made airplanes. She met a

photographer there who got Marilyn her first modeling job. She dyed her hair, which used to be brown,

blond. In 1947 she got her first role in a movie. She played a waitress who had nine lines in

Dangerous Years. By 1952 she was an established actress in Hollywood. In 1954 she married a man who

was a famous baseball player. However, her marriage to Joe DiMaggio, who was very jealous, lasted less

than three years. A photograph that made Marilyn very famous was taken in New York, where the movie

The Seven Year Itch was filmed. Marilyn’s third husband, who was a famous author, was Arthur Miller. He

encouraged her to act in the movie Some Like It Hot, which was one of her most successful movies.

Marilyn acted in her last movie, which was called The Misfits, in 1960. She had had alcohol and drug

problems for many years and died of a drug overdose in 1962. Marilyn had a strong personality, stage

presence and charisma which made her a Hollywood legend.

C. Lösungsvorschlag:

Queen Elizabeth II, who is queen of 15 other countries besides the United Kingdom, has reigned the

longest in Britain. In 1939, when Elizabeth was only 13 years old, she fell in love with Prince Phillip of

Greece and Denmark. Their wedding, which was in 1947, was in Westminster Abbey. They lived in a

house that was near Windsor Castle. One year later they had a son that they named Charles. Their three

other children, who were born in 1950, 1960 and 1964, are Anne, Andrew and Edward. Elizabeth’s father,

who was King George IV, died in 1952 and that’s when she became queen. Many countries in Africa and

the Caribbean that used to be British colonies became independent in the 1960s and 70s. In 1982 there

was a war between Britain and Argentina that lasted ten weeks. The Queen’s son Andrew was a helicopter

pilot in the Royal Navy at the time. In 1992, which the Queen called her horrible year, the marriages of

her three older children ended. Queen Elizabeth, who has been queen for more than 60 years now, is

surprisingly not criticized very often. Just like Marilyn Monroe, people watch very closely what the Queen

wears. The hats that she wears are often praised and copied. Queen Elizabeth has her own personal

fashion designers. A magazine that specializes in fashion calls her style “iconic”.


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D. 1. Marilyn, 2. Queen, 3. Queen, 4. Marilyn, 5. Marilyn, 6. Queen

Topics for further discussion

1. Should “sex symbol” be added to Marilyn’s list of occupations?

2. Both of these women are/were public figures. Which woman do you think is the better role model? Why?

3. How public do you think public figures should really be?

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