You read a short artile about Aretha Franklin and her involvement in the Civil Rights movement. Here is another article and an interview of the star. (Train for the oral comprehension exam!)
Exercises
https://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais-1/exercice-anglais-19.php
http://www.soundguideweb.com/data/past/ed1.htm
Questions:
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq2.htm:
Preterite and pronunciation:
http://www.soundguideweb.com/data/elvis/elvis.htm
http://www.soundguideweb.com/data/past/gulliver.htm