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2a In the Past ‘Buzz’ Aldrin:

walked on the
moon in 1969.

1 Read  A. Listen and read. Then answer the question
below. Choose a, b or c.
Where do you think this text is from?
a. a history book
b. a website
c. a book about famous people

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Billy ‘Buzz’ Kingsley

was born on 20 July 1969, the day Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’
Aldrin walked on the moon. His father liked Aldrin’s name
so he started calling Billy, ‘Buzz’. Funny name, eh? At school,
Billy ‘Buzz’ was very good at maths and science. He became
interested in space travel and read books about it in his free time.
He even wanted to become an astronaut. Today, he works at a
Amazing Names
Amazing Names
Amazing Names
planetarium.

Pablo Lopez

was born in the same city Picasso was born in, Malaga in Spain.
But the amazing thing is that Pablo was born on 8 April 1973, the
day Picasso died! But that’s not all. Pablo’s mother was crazy about
Picasso and she named her son after him. Well, not exactly, because
Picasso’s full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan
Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María Remedios de la Santísima
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