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How did you get on with that quiz? Hopefully you're feeling confident about using tenses now. Now you can put your learning into action... We asked you to share stories about your favourite celebrities. This task is now closed.

Here are those stories we liked the most:

Marcela from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hello! My name is Marcela, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. My favourite celebrity is from Scotland, his name is Marti Pellow. For me, he is the best singer in the world. He is not only the lead singer of the pop band Wet Wet Wet, but he has also a successful solo career that include several CDs and he is a star in musical theatre. He appeared in many musical productions like Chicago, Blood Brothers and Evita. I admire his gorgeous voice and his strength to beat his heroin addiction many years ago and I hope to see him singing live once.

Gabriel from Brazil

Hi guys, my name is Gabriel and I live in Brazil. My favourite celebrite isn't an actor or a singer. He is a famous football player and I think everybody knows who he is : Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano was born in Madeira Island, an island from Portugal. He played for Manchester United and became a star while playing for the Red Devils. After that, he went to Real Madrid and are still playing there. CR7 has won 3 Ballon D'Oro (a trophy for be the best player in the year) and 1 Trophy Puskas, for the best goal. Besides that he is beloved in all teams he played, specially in Manchester United, whose fans still sing a song called "Viva Ronaldo", a symbol of love and respect for the player. I think Cristiano Ronaldo will win more trophys, not just as a player, but with his team as well, because he is always trying to improve his skills and breaking records.

Taras from Ukraine

My favourite celebrity is Andriy Kuzmenko (nickname Kuzma). This is famous Ukrainian singer, lead singer group of ‘Skriabin’. Unfortunately now he is dead. He perished in a car accident on 2 February this year. But for me he will always be the best singer and man who didn’t care about his fame and care about others, especially for our of The Motherland defenders. Now, after his death, I understand that he wanted to tell us his songs. But sorry it has come to my head after he died.

Juan Carlos from Colombia

My celebrity is a tigger "Radamel Falcao Garcia"

When Radamel Falcao Started to play soccer, He had to show his talent in a team of the second division in Colombia. He never has played in one equipment of the Colombia's first category.

After that Falcao demonstrated his aptitudes to play soccer in Argentina with the River Plate team

Unfortunately at the last the football world cup celebrated in Brazil He didn't play with my team "Colombia team" because he injured his knee. now He is playing soccer with the Manchester United team but He hasn't played as he played at the atletico de madrid team several years ago.

I know that he can recover his game at the Manchester United if He start to play more matches

I know that He will win the Premier league with his actual team in a little time.

Marco from Italy

My favourite celebrity is Alessandro Zanardi. He was born in Bologna on the 23rd of October in 1966 and he is an Italian racing driver and paracyclist. He won two championship titles in North America during the late 1990s; he has also competed in Formula One. In 2001 he had a terrible crash and he lost both his legs.

He returned to racing less than two years after the accident, competing in the FIA between 2003 and 2009 for BMW. After this he has run many marathon (New York City, Venice, Rome), obviously with his special bike. In 2012, Zanardi won a gold medal in the Men's road time trial H4 at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and, just one year ago he completed the Ironman World Championship. He used a Handbike for the cycling section and an Olympic wheelchair for the running section.

He is married and he has a son. Sometimes he works as a presenter in an Italian TV programme and he's worked as columnist in many foreign TV.

I think his story should be told more than it is because many times people give up too easly. "...if I were to have another accident I'll just need an Allen key." Alex Zanardi.

Mahi

My favourite celebrity is actor Dame Helen Lydia Mirren. She was born in 1945, in Hammersmit, London, Engeland. She plays different roles in Tv series, theater, and in film. She played in tv.series Elizabeth I (2005). and Elizabeth II in cinema (2006).

She is the only actress ever to have portrayed both Queens Elizabeth on the screen. I think that her best film is The Queen. She has been contracted for 3 years by L'Oréal. She Is one of few people to be contracted by a cosmetics company at her age.

At this moment (2015) there are 3 movies of her in different stages of production. She is very enthousiastic.

Jorge from Venezuela

In my country in this moment has very big problems with the economy and the politic, my favorite celebrity in this moment is LEOPOLDO LOPEZ, he is politician and lawyer that is in the jail because think different, he is in the jail for protesting in peace against the government.

He has been a year in jail,this is a injustice, I admire he, a bit more than a year ago, he was protesting in the street and he was free, he by himself went to the authority to face corrupted justice.

Antonio from Brazil

My favourite celebrity is a singer, songwriter, writer, playwright - in short, a full artist - Chico Buarque de Holanda.

In his youth he used to compete in musical contests and he won some of them. Later he has to leave the country during the military dictatorship. He has always been an activist for freedom and for the poorest. Then he lived in Italy for a few years. He is a celebrity who keep his simplicity and his privacy. I love him.

Dmitriy from Russia

My favourite celebrity is from Netherlands. He is an electronic music producer and DJ. Of course, it's Armin van Buuren. Through him I started to like electronic music and particularly trance music. In 1995 he had his first success with track "Blue fear". He was only 19 years old. From that time he has won a great number of accolodes. He has been playing all over the world. Since 2001 Armin has hosted his own radioshow called "A state of trance" which broadcasts every week. According to "DJ Magazine" he won 5 times the name of DJ No.1 in the world. His music unites continents. But also he values his family which always supported him.

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We've talked a lot about people who just want to be famous but in News Report next, you can hear about an actor and comedian who people remember for his great work. Here's a clue - 'Good morrrrrrning Vietnam!!!!!'. Find out who it is in the next activity.