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b) Substitute the verb ‘to say,’ which is used in some sentences to report the 
events, by other reporting verbs: to acknowledge, to state, to note, to believe, 
to conclude, etc.
c) Team up with a partner and discuss the following statement: When a famous 
person dies, does the public have a right to know all the details?
12. a) Read the first paragraph of the text. Write 3 questions that you think 
the reading will answer. Then read the rest of the article
Profile: Dr Conrad Murray
When Michael Jackson died on 25 June 2009, Dr. Murray was at 
the hospital for the pop superstar, who had hired him as his personal 
physician and considered him as his friend. Months later, the 58-year-
old was charged with Jackson’s death and became a hate figure to the 
singer’s legion of fans round the world.
Raised by his 
maternal grandparents
, Dr Murray 
worked his way 
up
to become a successful cardiologist in the US.
In 2000 he opened his practice in Las Vegas, expanding with a 
second clinic in Houston in 2006. Like his father, 
he took pride in 
serving
both ends of the community and provided medical care to 
deprived areas.
However, Dr Murray’s apparent success 
was blighted by
outstand-
ing debts and tax demands. Reports suggest, he 
filed for bankruptcy
in 2002 while living in California. He had not 
paid the mortgage
on 
his home in months when Jackson offered him the job of his personal 
physician in May 2009. He was to be paid $150,000 a month. A series 
of financial and personal problems seemed to be ending after a 
chance 
meetin
g with Michael Jackson that led to 
a once-in-a-lifetime op-
portunity
.
According to public records cited by the LA Times, Dr Murray 
had two children with his wife, but also fathered several children with 
different women. Those children include the now young toddler of 
Nicole Alvarez, an actress who met Dr Murray in 2005.
According to court records, he