Réponse :
Bonjour,
1) A QUICK BIOGRAPHY: Put the verbs in brackets into the preterite.
Nina Simone was (be) a legendary performer. She left (leave)a lasting mark on the world of music both as a singer and an activist. She sang(sing) a mix of jazz, blues and folk music. She was (be)born in 1933 in North Carolina. She took (take) her first piano lessons at the age of three and sang(sing) in her church choir. After graduating from high school, she studied(study) classical music at the prestigious Juilliard school in NYC. To help pay her school fees, she turned (turn) to jazz and blues and started (start) to play American standards.
2) NAMING NINA.
A lire avant:
À la voix passive, le sujet ne fait pas l’action, il la subit.
Millions of people speak English. → voix active
English is spoken by millions of people. → voix passive
La voix passive se construit donc avec le verbe be suivi du participe passé.
Put the verbs in brackets in the passive voice.
ex: She was named Eunice Waymon by her parents.
1.She was called (call) ‘niña’ by her boyfriend.
2.Her stage name ‘Simone’ was inspired (inspire) by French actress Simone Signoret.
3.She was given (give) nicknames such as ‘The High Priestess of Soul’or ‘jazz singer’, but didn’t like those.
4.In her autobiography she wrote that she should be called (call) ‘a folk singer.’