David Bowie died – level 1

14-01-2016 07:00

David Bowie is a singer. He is very famous. He is famous for his songs. He is famous for his style, too.

He plays glam rock, art rock, hard rock, soul, dance, pop, punk and electronica. He releases an album. It is his 25th album. He calls it “Blackstar”.

Recently, David Bowie dies. He had cancer. He is 69 when he dies.

Difficult words: release (to put something in shops and let people buy it), had (past of “have”), cancer (a very bad illness).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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