UNIT #

8 EXTRA SPEAKING # TALKING ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE

WORKING WITH DIALOGUES

1 Listen to the dialogue about Adele. Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
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1 0 Adele was born in ..... .

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a London b Manchester c Glasgow
2 Her first album was in ..... .
a 1988 b 2004 c 2008
3 She likes ..... clothing.
a colourful b black c unusual
4 Her favourite films are ..... .
a comedy films b adventure films c gangster films
5 Her zodiac sign is ..... .
a Scorpio b Taurus c Aries

2 Complete the dialogue below. Use the information in the

fact file to help you.
A: Where is Justin Bieber from?
1.
B: .................................................................................................................................. .
A: What is his birthday?
2.
B: .................................................................................................................................. .
FACT FILE JUSTIN BIEBER
A: What is his job?
Name: Justin Bieber
3.
B: .................................................................................................................................. . From: London, Ontario, Canada
A: What does he look like? Birthday: 1st March, 1994
Jobs: singer, songwriter and actor
4.
B: .................................................................................................................................. . Appearance: not tall and not short, good-looking,
brown eyes, blonde hair (natural colour:
A: What are his hobbies?
brown)
5.
B: .................................................................................................................................. . Hobbies: skateboarding, hiking
Future plans: have a long career in music, have
A: What does he want to do in the future?
children
6.
B: .................................................................................................................................. .

3 In pairs, practise the dialogue.

4 Make a new dialogue about Katy Perry. Use the

dialogue in Exercise 2 and the information in the
fact file to help you.

FACT FILE KATY PERRY

Name: Katy Perry (born Katheryn Hudson)
From: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Birthday: 25th October, 1984
Jobs: singer, songwriter and television judge
Appearance: tall, blue eyes, blonde or black hair
(natural colour: blonde)
Hobbies: playing with her cat, shopping, crocheting
Future plans: do something important with her life
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PAIRWORK ACTIVITY
For the teacher:
1 Tell the students to work in pairs. Give each student half of the page.
2 Tell the students to take turns asking and answering questions to complete the charts.

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Student A
Student B
1 Ask your partner questions about a famous person
and complete the fact file. Can you guess the
person? 1 Answer your partner’s questions about the
famous person below. Can your partner guess
Fact File the person?
From
Fact File
Birthday:
Name: Taylor Swift
Jobs:
Hobbies: From: Pennsylvania, USA

Other information: Birthday: 13 December, 1989

Name: singer, songwriter, actress,
Jobs:
businesswoman
When was the person born?
cooking, baking, making snow
Hobbies:
globes
2 Answer your partner’s questions about the
Other information: her brother is an actor
famous person below. Can your partner guess
the person?

Fact File
2 Ask your partner questions about a famous
person and complete the fact file. Can you guess
Name: Enrique Iglesias the person?
From: Madrid, Spain
Fact File
Birthday: 8 May, 1975 From
singer, songwriter, actor, record Birthday:
Jobs:
producer
Jobs:
Hobbies: surfing, exercising Hobbies:
his father is the famous singer Other information:
Other information
Julio Iglesias Name:

When was the person born?