Early LifeJay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Adnes Reeves, left the family when Jay Z was only 11 years old. The young rapper was raised by his mother, Gloria Carter, in a poor drug-infested Brooklyn area. He attended Eli Whitney High School in Brooklyn.Rise to Hop-Hop FameCarter turned to rap at a very young age as an escape from the drugs, violence and poverty that surrounded him. In 1989, he joined the rapper Jaz-O - an older performer who served as a kind of mentor - to record a song called "The Originators." It was at this point that Shawn Carter embraced the nickname Jay Z. He and two friends, Damon Dash and Kareem Burke, founded their own record label, Roc-a-Fella Records, in 1996. His debut album, Reasonable Doubt, released in1996, is now considered a classic hip-hop classic. The 1998 album Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life marked the beginning of a fruitful period in which Jay Z would become the biggest name in hip-hop. His most acclaimed album of this period was The Blueprint (2001), included in many music critics' lists of the best of the decade.Expanding EmpireIn 2003, Jay Z shocked the hip-hop world by releasing The Black Album and announcing that it would be his last solo record before retirement. He then turned his attention to the business side of music, becoming the CEO of Def Jam Recordings, owning the popular urban clothing line Rockawear, co-founding Roc-A-Fella films and co-owning the 40/40 Club. He also owns a part of the New Jersey Nets Basketball franchise.ComebackIn 2006, Jay Z ended his retirement from making music, releasing the new album Kingdom Come. He soon released two more albums: American Gangster in 2007 and Blueprint 3 in 2009. This trio of later albums marked a significant departure from Jay Z's earlier sound, incorporating stronger rock and soul influences in their production and offering lyrics tackling such mature subjects as the response to Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama's 2008 election and the risks of fame and fortune.Audio disponivel em: https://soundcloud.com/user7739298/jay-z-biography Ha muitos alunos que ao aprenderem a lingua inglesa se confundem com algumas palavras que tem escritas, pronuncias e sentidos diferentes. Isto acontece como no portugues que se usa no Brasil e em Portugal, por exemplo, assim como em outras linguas e seus diferentes paises. Nesta secao voce encontra algumas destas diferencas que sao observadas na lingua falada nos Estados Unidos e na Gra Bretanha.Leia mais... E ainda tem aluno que nao quer me entregar o celular quando peco e so devolvo ao final da aula... Ja pensou se me inspiro nesess? hehehehe SIMPLE PASThttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_mix.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_mix2.htmPAST PERFECThttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_mix.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect.htm PAST CONTINUOUShttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_mix.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_mix2.htmMIXED TENSEShttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm If everyone on Earth threw garbage and litter indiscriminately wherever they went, the world as we know it would soon be in ruins. Litter in our surroundings is an important environmental issue, which many people overlook. While a majority of people do know that littering is a bad thing, many continue to carelessly scatter their trash around nonetheless. There are a host of problems that