E6- Adults

Cosmic B2 – Unit 2 ‘That’s Entertainment’

 This Unit is related to celebrities, entertainment, art, being famous
 Grammar:
a) Past Simple (Αόριστος Απλός)
b) Past Continuous (Αόριστος Διαρκείας)
c) Used to / Would (Για παρελθοντικές καταστάσεις και συνήθειες)
d) Past Perfect Simple (Υπερσυντέλικος Απλός)
e) Past Perfect Continuous (Υπερσυντέλικος Διαρκείας)
f) Passive Voice (Past Tenses) (Παθητική Φωνή)
g) Future in the past (για κάτι που ΘΑ ΕΚΑΝΑ στο παρελθόν)
 Writing: A discursive essay (For and against / Advantages and Disadvantages / Opinion
essay/Agree-Disagree, Solution to Problem)

Reading Text page 18-19 Vocabulary

Career Influence – influencer – influential
Actor – actress – acting Gossip
Star = πρωταγωνιστώ / αστέρι (film star) Heartthrob = καρδιοκατακτητής
Ill – illness Ηe used to be a good-looking guy
TV Series (σειρά / σειρές) He was teased at school
Entertain – entertainment – entertainer Accept – acceptance ≠ reject – rejection
Musical instruments The failure made him even more
determined
Novel – novelist
Award
Audition
Several
Convince
Attractive ≠ unattractive
Massive
Talented at
Catchy tunes and clever lyrics (good
sentence for a song review essay)
Decade Make – remake (verb and noun)
Vocabulary p. 20-21
Exhibition I was so disappointed when I saw
Oils my test results.
Landscape Optimist ≠ pessimist
This portrait looks so amazing.
Optimistic ≠ pessimistic
He was so amased when he saw the
portrait of Mona Lisa. Optimism ≠ pessimism
Your test results are disappointing.

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Opposite

Succeed successfully Unsuccessful(ly)
influence --
-- fame .................... --
Infamous
(=notorious =
διαβόητος)
Perform -- -- --
fail -- --
Criticise Critical Critically --
-- Art / ................. artistic Artistically --
Sculpt Sculpture / ...... -- -- --
.............
-- Minority Minorly Major / majority

Phrasal Verbs p. 20 (Αρκετά από αυτά έχουν και άλλη σημασία)

Task: Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions.
1) Turn down a) Συναντώ κατά τύχη

2) Come across b) Καταλήγω να κάνω κάτι άλλο

3) Stick to c) Μένω πιστός σε κάτι

4) Lead to d) συμβιβάζομαι
5) Look back on e) Απορρίπτω / Χαμηλώνω

6) Settle for f) Θυμάμαι, αναπολώ

7) End up g) Οδηγεί σε κάτι/ καταλήγει σε

8) Come out h) Δημοσιεύω, κυκλοφορώ, εμφανίζομαι

Grammar (SB p. 22-23, 158-159)

Future in the past + I would rather (=Θα προτιμούσα)

 I was going to play volleyball but the weather is not good.

 It’s time the government did something for the water pollution.
 I would rather (ή I’d rather) our teacher didn’t assign us a lot of homework.

Sentence Transformation
1. When I was a child, I used to ride my bike every day. WOULD
When I was a child, ......................................................................................
2. A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. DRIVEN
We .......................................................... a very friendly taxi driver.
 3. When I was a child I would spend a long time playing video games. USED
I …………………………………… video games for a great deal of time.

4. I have not travelled abroad since last summer. TIME

The …………………………………………… was last summer.

5. First Maya finished her homework and then she tidied her room. HAD

She tidied her room after she …………………………………………. .

Career success in the arts

John Prince, famous dancer and choreographer, gives advice on how to succeed in a
career in the arts.

I asked John how he got started and what requirements there are. "Well, to be a professional
dancer it's useful to have had acting lessons or some background in drama. If you want to
succeed in musical theatre you have to have a good singing voice as well. When you approach
an agent you should take a portfolio with your CV, your statistics sheet and some good photos
and reviews of past performances. You'll need dance clothes, ballet shoes, tap shoes, and even
roller skates depending on what kind of show you are going to go for."

1) 

"Of course, you need to be extremely fit if you want to be a professional dancer. I dance or
move about for about six hours a day. There are great health benefits to being a dancer. I can
eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing increases your metabolism so much."
2) 

John has a very busy schedule in the next few months. He took time out to speak to me today
from the making of a pop video to promote N-ergy's latest record. "I choreographed the dance
routine for the boys and they only had 2 days in which to learn it! I am going to be working on a
video for another well known band - but that's top secret. Next month I'll be touring Spain in a
production of a musical that was written by a friend of mine, Michaela Evans.

3) 

As for the future, I've come to realise that I would never be content to be just a chorus dancer -
I'm too much of an individual for that. Like all artists I'd love to become a household name by
writing and choreographing my own musicals." John was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father
and a Scottish mother but the family emigrated to England 20 years ago. "I have a little sister I
adore, who is also training to be a dancer." How does it feel to have someone else following in
your footsteps?

4) 

Has he much more to learn, I wondered. "I've spent an incredible amount of my life training to
get where I am. I went to college for two years in England, I trained for six months in Paris and
about eight months in America. But you never really stop training or learning your art."

5) 

So, would you say it's been plain sailing? "I feel I've been lucky to a degree; many people hit
problems breaking into the arts. It can be a vicious circle really. You can't become a member of
Equity, which is the actors' and dancers' union, without good contracts. and you can't get good
contracts without being a member of Equity. My advice to people who want to get into the arts
would be to go out into the world, and try everything else first.

6) 

What has a dance career done for you as a person? "Thanks to dancing, I've visited and
performed in 23 countries so far. This has opened my eyes to the world, and I've been able to
understand issues like racism and inequality from a wider perspective. Hopefully this has
enabled me to become a better and more tolerant person as a result. "So all in all I'm really
happy to be a dancer!"
Sentences

A. It's fine, but I try not to give out too much advice as it gets irritating!

B. And if nothing you like comes out of it, then come back and be an actor or dancer.
C. Without a strict daily timetable like this you find yourself wasting too much time.

D. After that it's back to England to start a new term of dance classes.

E. When it comes to coping with stress, I find that exercise helps me to cope with my problems,
so I stay in good shape mentally as well.

F. Like any profession where you're always travelling, you tend to acquire something new
almost every day.

G. Being fully equipped with all this stuff beforehand makes it easier when you go for auditions.
 Writing: A discursive essay

Plan for ADVANTAGES - DISADVANTAGES

Introduction: Say what is the essay about / Paraphrase the essay question

Main Body:
Paragraph 1: Point one + justification + example
Paragraph 2: Point two + justification + example
Paragraph 3: Opposing point + justification + example

Conclusion: Summarise your main arguments and conclude with a general statement.

Vocabulary for Advantages – Disadvantages

Advantages
 One advantage of X is…
 A primary advantage of X is…
 The positive aspects of X include…
 A/Another benefit of X is…
 An/Another advantage of X is…
 One
major/chief/central/crucial/fundamental
advantage of ______is…
 The most
important/significant/noteworthy
advantage of _____ is…
Disadvantages
 A disadvantage of X is…
 One drawback of X is…
 A negative aspect of X is…
 A negative consequence of X is…
 A/another drawback of X is…
 An/A added/additional/extra/further
advantage of _____is…
 A flaw in this argument is that…
PLAN FOR PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY

1) Introduction

 Paraphrase the question

 State 1 key problem/cause and related solution (Answer the Question)

2) Main body paragraph 1 – Problem or Cause

 Topic sentence – state the problem or cause

 Explanation – give detail explaining the problem or cause
 Example – give a relevant example

3) Main body paragraph 2 – Solution

 Topic sentence – state the solution

 Explanation – give details to explain the solution
 Example – give a relevant example OR Effect of the solution

4) Conclusion

 Summarise the key points (problems/causes + solutions) / your opinion

 Give recommendations (if any)

Homework Writing practice

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a famous person / public figure. Give
reasons for your answer. Write between 140 – 190 words.

Notes:
Write about:
- Freedom
- Opportunities
- ....................................... (your own point)