Leonard Nimoy died – level 1

05-03-2015 07:00

Leonard Nimoy was an actor. He died last Friday. He was ill. He had problems with his breathing.

He was a famous actor. He played Mr. Spock. Mr. Spock was a character. He was on “Star Trek.”

Leonard Nimoy played other characters, too. However, Mr. Spock was a very famous character. People remember Mr. Nimoy as Spock.

Difficult words: was (past of “is”), breathing (getting the air in and out of the body), character (a person in a film or a book).

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