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Worksheet nº11
Reality Shows
Myth1: anyone can get onto a reality TV show
Fact: One in six British teens believe they’ll be famous; 10,000 people applied for the
las Big Brother show with the largest number of hopefuls being between 18 and 24
years old - but the chances of winning a place on a Big Brother style show are one in
30 million. Sarah Lowe, 19, auditioned for the x Factor (a pop star show): “I’ve had
singing lessons since I was six, so I thought I had a chance. Sadly, I ended up being
judged only on what I wore.”
Fact: More than one in ten teenagers aged 16 to 19 would drop out of school to
appear on reality TV and the same number think it’s a great way to earn money
without having skills. But is that realistic or disastrous? “Reality TV can make you
famous for 15 minutes but it’s unrealistic to expect that to carry on,“ says Ron
Bracey, a clinical psychologist.
Myth3: reality shows are great fun for those who appear on them
Fact: “You’ve likely to have all your negative features magnified,” explains Ron Bracey.
“For every viewer who likes you, there are five who don’t.” After her life was exposed
to the world on The Osbournes, Kelly Osbourne blamed the pressures of reality TV
fame: “The whole world was discussing how to talk, what to eat, who I hang out with”,
she says.
A. Read the text and decide if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Justify (T/F) with sentences from the text
1. Sixty per cent of the British teens will be celebrities…………………
2. Reality TV will only make you famous for a short time. …………….
3. As a participant you will probably be more hated than loved by the audience.
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4. After being a participant in a reality show everyone has an opinion about your life.
VOCABULARY
A. Match these multi-word verbs from the text with the right meaning
WRITING
There are so many REALITY SHOWS on TV at the moment, do you remember the name of any of these shows? And
the names of the winners? Would you like to participate in any of them?
Do you think the TALENT SHOWS are better than REALITY SHOWS? Do you watch any TALENT SHOW? Would you
participate in a TALENT SHOW?
Write a text with your opinion on these topics
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