One direction

Do you know the name of this pop band?

One Direction

Choose between the simple past (prétérit) or the present perfect to present the famous pop band

One Direction are 5 lads from the United Kingdom, comprising of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. They were discovered on the 2010 series of The X Factor (UK), and .......................... (form) a group through the advice of Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.

They ........................................... (release*) their first single, “What Makes You Beautiful” in the UK in August 2011, and it ......................................... (become) one of the fastest selling songs of the year, (...) and ................................ (go) on to hit* number one in the charts*.

*release = publish *charts = hit parade

“Up All Night” is the boys’ first album, this song .............................................. (receive) great reviews, reaching the top of the album charts in countries all across the world and it's not finished.

One Direction .............................. (take) to the stage* in December 2011 for their very first UK tour which sold out in minutes(...). They then ............................ (announce) a new UK & Ireland tour for March 2013, as well as further dates for Europe, North America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Japan!

*to take to the stage = make concerts

The band ............................... (launch) their second album ‘Take Me Home’ in November 2012, and it ................... (be) an even bigger smash that ‘Up All Night’ was.

2013 ...........................(be) another awesome year for the boys, with singles ‘One Way or Another’, ‘Best Song Ever’, and a huge 2014 stadium tour announced.

Oh and how about a THIRD ALBUM coming later in the year! The impact that 1D is truly* amazing, and thousands if not millions of fans across the globe ......................................... (now - catch) the “One Direction Infection”. These fans help make the band who they are, and together are known as the “Directioners”.

*truly = really

1D mania ................................................. (take) over* the planet, with no signs of stopping!

*to take over = to take control

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They were candidates in X factor TV show in 2010

2010

2021

11 years

1. They (be)........................ candidates 11 ...........................

2. They (be) ...........................famous ..............11 .............

3. They (be) ...........................famous ..............2010

4. They (be) ...........................famous ..............the TV show

2011

1. They (become) ............................ famous 10........................ with their first single "What makes you beautiful"

2. They (sell) ............................ millions of album ..................... 10 .................

3. They (sell) ............................ millions of album ..................... 2011

2013

1. They (play) in a film telling their story in 2013, so 8 ........................

2. A lot of people all over the world (see) ............................their movie ........................ the film was released

2. A lot of people all over the world (see) ............................their movie ........................ 8 ........................

1. .................. they became famous, they (make) ...............................a lot of concerts all over the world.

2. .................. the beginning of the pandemic (covid 19), they (not perform*) ...................................on stage*

3. .................. the beginning of the pandemic (covid 19), they (not perform*) ...................................on stage*

4. They (not be) .................................. on stage ............................ too long

*perform= play on stage= in a concert