SPEAKING TOPICS – TELEVISION INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

QUESTIONS NOTES ABOUT GRAMMAR,

Have you ever seen a celebrity
in person? What did you do?
Which celebrity would you like
to meet? What would you do if
you could spend a day with this
person?
Do you think famous people
have the right to have a private
life?
Do you think it's moral to sell
your private life to the media?
Do you approve of people who
become famous as a
consequence of appearing again
and again in the media and not
because of having an artistic
career?
What do you think of the
paparazzi?
Why do you think there is such a
high demand for gossip
magazines and gossip TV
programs?
What are the pros and cons of
being a celebrity?
What do you think of fans and
fan-clubs?
Why do you think adolescents
need to have heroes?
Do you think being a celebrity
automatically means the person
is intelligent?
ANSWERS
Yes I did \ no I didn’t
I asked him \her for an
autograph
I’d like to meet.....
I would + inf...with him\
her
Yes I think so \ I don’t
think so
No I don’t agree with it \
yes I agree
Yes I do. No I don’t
because………
I believe they are…
Because…
The pros are…
I think that the cons are… Grammar:  should, must,
In my opinion… have to, be allowed to
It’s important to ….
I don’t think teenagers
need to have heroes
because…
It’s a chance    Yes,
always.
PHRASES, VOCABULARY
Expressions:
it’s got nothing to do with us
It’s none of our business
Half of the stuff is rubbish
These people are role
models
You can blame the
newspapers
What they’re up to
I don’t go along with…
That’s just too bad for them!
Know what!
Have you heard about…?
They’ve split up
Guess what!
What’s the matter?
What’s happened?
I bet it’s all a big con!
What’s more
Vocabulary:
Gossip
Honeymoon
Engagement ring