Islcollective Worksheets Adults High School Past Simple Tense Past Simple Tense Reading Comp Pippa 243246259233b1f50a4e5 94979789 y2k5b

Pippa Middleton, full name ‘Philippa’, is Kate Middleton’s sister. Kate (or Catherine) is married to Prince William and she will be the Queen of the United Kingdom one day. Pippa, at 33, is three years younger than Catherine. She was a bridesmaid at Kate and William’s wedding and became a ‘celebrity’ after that. Pippa enjoys working out at the gym. She is one point sixty six metres tall. Her parents, Carole and Michael, have got a company called ‘Party Pieces’. This company makes party bags and organises parties for people. Pippa works for three days a week as an events planner. She also writes books about planning parties and cookery and she writes a column in a national newspaper. Besides her sister Kate, she has a brother, James. Her new husband is called James

Answer the following questions about Pippa in full sentences 1) What is Pippa’s full name? 6) What is the name of the family’s company? 2) Who is her famous sister?

7) How many days a week does Pippa work?

3) How old is her sister?

8) What are her books about?

4) How tall is Pippa?

9) What is the same about her brother and her husband?

5) What are her parents’ names?

10) Is her husband a poor man?

A) When did the couple get married? B) Name some famous guests.

The happy couple got married on Saturday May 20th. They invited hundreds of guests. Of course, Prince William and Kate were there. Their children, George, who is heir to the throne after William, and his sister Charlotte, were there. Roger Federer, the tennis player and his wife were there. One guest who did not come until later was Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Meghan Markle. Meghan didn’t want to take all the attention, ‘steal the limelight’ from Pippa.

E) What was the weather like?

The reception took place in a glass marquee, which the Middleton parents bought for £100 000. They put it up in the family garden. The weather was not bad, although it rained a little in the afternoon. The guests ate caviar and they drank Champagne. The party lasted until 4 am in the morning. A Spitfire flew past at the end of the ceremony.

F) What did the guests eat and drink?

Then, the couple went on honeymoon to an island in the South Pacific.

C) Why did Meghan Markle not attend the ceremony? D) Where did the reception take place?

G) When did the celebrations finish?