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• PAPARAZZI: Imagine, you are a famous
star. Everyone in the street recognizes
you. The paparazzi constantly follow you
and photograph your every move. Talk to
the other “stars” in the class about
being famous. What do you think of the
paparazzi? In what ways is your life not
normal?
 A FAMOUS MODEL
Claudia Schiffer
Read the list of adjectives and identify which are
used to describe physical appearance and which
describe character. Then read the text and fill in
the blanks. Finally, give the paragraph plan. Where
could this piece of writing be found?
• intelligent
• heart-shaped
• tall
• generous
• sociable
• successful
• sparkling
• straight
• slim
• shoulder-length
 Claudia Schiffer is a very
successful German super-model. She has
appeared on the covers and fashion pages
of all the major fashion magazines and is
one of the faces of Channel.
Claudia, now in her mid-twenties,
is a very beautiful women. She has a……….
figure and is…………with very long legs. Her
most stunning feature, though, is her
attractive………..face with her……..eyes and
………nose. At the moment she has…………..
blond hair but its style and colors are
often changed to suit each modeling
assignment.
 Not only is Claudia is a professional model, but she is
also a very ………….businesswoman. She has her own fitness video
and is a partner in he new chain of “Fashion Cafes”. She is also
very………, spending a lot of her time working with various charity
organizations helping children in need. Claudia is …………too, and
likes being with famous people.

When Claudia is not modeling or

doing charity work, she likes reading
and watching old films. She also enjoys
going to parties, but she rarely stays out
late.
Although Claudia’s popularity as a
model rises and falls with the season (as it
does for all supermodels) Claudia is so
beautiful, talented and most of all………..
That she will be famous for a long time to
come.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1.TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences
are true (T) or false (F):

Britney Spears allowed her baby son to drive her car at 80

a. kph. T/F
Ms. Spears has admitted her actions were dangerous.
b. T/F
A photo agency said its photographers were not aggressive.
c. T/F
Ms. Spears said a photographer tried to move her.
d. T/F
In California, children up to the age of six must use child
e. seats in cars. T/F
Los Angeles police visited Ms. Spears at her home after the
f. incident. T/F
A family group has said Ms. Spears’ actions were
g. understandable. T/F
 Answers
• a. F
• b. T
• c. F
• d. T
• e. T
• f. T
• g. F
• h. F
• 2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the
article:

A headlines confessed
B snapped quiz
C admitted photographs
D protect violating
E pics fine
F breaking photographed
G penalty furious
H question news
I angry incident
J matter shield
 Answers

• SYNONYM MATCH:
• a. headline- snews
• b. snapped-photographed
• c. admitted-confessed
• d. protect-shield
• e. pics-photographs
• f. breaking-violating
• g. penalty-fine
• h. question-quiz
• i. angry-furious
• j. matter-incident
 WHILE READING / LISTENING
GAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the gaps
in the text.

Pop singer Britney Spears is in the __________

for the wrong reasons again. Photographers
________ her driving her car with her four-
month-old son on her lap. Ms. Spears has escape
________ that her actions were dangerous. admitted
However, she has ________ the paparazzi for
move
being aggressive toward her. She said the
photographers follow her every ________. She headlines
added that she feels she is always trying to exhibited
________ from them. Ms. Spears said she put snapped
her son on her lap to ________ him from the blamed
media. The agency that took the pics said the
protect
“photographers ________ no aggressive
behavior.”
Spears may have to go to court for
________ traffic safety laws.
California law ________ children to sit
in a child-safety seat until they are at question
________ 6 years old or weigh 27 kg. A matter
police spokesperson said Ms. Spears requires
knew this and may have to pay a penalty
________. He said a deputy sheriff
set
had already visited Spears’ Malibu
home. The Los Angeles Department of breaking
Children and Family Services asked the hands
police to ________ Ms. Spears. The least
group is angry at the dangerous example
________ by the singer. The
________ is now in the ________ of
the LA Police Department.
LISTENING
Listen and fill in the spaces.
• Britney Spears admits baby driving mistake
Pop singer Britney Spears is in
the __________
headlines for the wrong
reasons again. Photographers snapped
her driving her car with her four-
month-old son on her lap. Ms. Spears
has __________
admitted that her actions
were dangerous. However, she has
blamed the paparazzi for being
__________
aggressive toward her.
She said the photographers
follow her every move. She added that
she feels she is always trying to
________
escape from them. Ms. Spears said
she put her son on her _____
lap to
protect him from the media. The
agency that took the pics said the
“photographers exhibited no
aggressive ___________.”
behavior
• Spears may have to go to court for
________
breaking traffic safety laws.
California law requires children to
sit in a child-safety seat until they
are at ________
least 6 years old or
weigh 27 kg. A police spokesperson
said Ms. Spears knew this and may
have to pay a ________.
penalty.

He said a deputy sheriff had already

visited Spears’ Malibu home. The Los
Angeles Department of Children and
Family Services asked the police to
________
question Ms. Spears. The group is
angry at the dangerous example
________
set by the singer. The matter is
now in the ________
hands of the LA Police
Department.
 How would you describe your
favorite actor or actress?
Handsome Woody Allen
As a class, go through the
Comely Marilyn Monroe list of actors and
Plain Roberto Benigni actresses and discuss
Overrated Anthony Hopkins which adjectives they
Impeccable Judy Foster have chosen to describe
the various actors and
Boring Dustin Hoffman
actresses.
Extrovert Jim Carey
Sophisticated Demi Moore
Agile Arnold Schwarzeneger As a follow up activity
Sinister Sophia Loren choose an actor or
actress that you are very
Multi-talented Bruce Willis
familiar with and write a
Beautiful Will Smith description of the various
Absurd Meg Ryan films that he/she has
Versatile Tom Hanks done using the various
Ironic You choose! descriptive adjectives
from the list, as well as
Glamorous You choose!
others that you know or
Idiotic You choose! look up in a dictionary.
 Compare and contrast the following well-known people.
Write a few paragraphs and during writing take note of the
pictures of them and the following clues under the photos.
 Listen and fill in the spaces.
• Would you like your children
to follow the same
_______________________ career path as
yours? According to the USA's 'People'
magazine, it seems Tom Cruise does. His
son Connor _______________________
is following in his famous
father's footsteps by appearing in a
Hollywood movie. He follows a long
tradition of children following
their parents' example and taking up
_______________________
acting. Many Hollywood kids
grow up to be famous
_______________________ stars like their
mothers and fathers.

•Connor, aged 13, made his debut in March in a

new Will Smith movie called 'Seven Pounds'.
Connor plays the part of Will Smith's character
when he was a child. It's ________________
a minor role but could be
___ the beginning of a major acting career.
Connor is the youngest child of screen superstars
___________________ Tom Cruise and Nicole
Kidman. The two actors adopted him in 1995 but
______________________
split up and divorced five years later.
 • 'People' magazine reported that Connor
had to audition for the role along with other child
_______________________
actors. The magazine wrote that "Tom is so proud of
Connor…for really doing this on his own." In truth,
to do a whole lot in
Connor didn't have _______________________ his
debut role. He spent just two days finishing his part
_______________________
and is mostly shown in photographs. Reports
are that he doesn't speak in the film.
Even though he auditioned for the part,
it ______________________
probably helped his chances a
little that his Dad and Will Smith are
best friends. Tom Cruise
______________________his
has done his best to shield son
from the limelight. He has stayed very
quiet about Connor's first acting job.
Hollywood is now full of gossip and
rumours about who
will get the first exclusive
______________________Connor
Cruise interview. The movie tells the
tale of a man, Will Smith,
who affects the lives of
_______________________ seven
strangers.
 ROLE-PLAY: Interview

• Prepare for a role-play in which a journalist interviews a famous

celebrity who has just retired from show business. Read the role-play
information in the boxes below.

Celebrity

You have had a long career in show business and an important

magazine wants to interview you about your life and career. Decide
which area of show business you worked in – film, TV, music... . Then,
imagine your life and make notes. Use the topics below to help you.

Childhood How you got started in show business Your early career
Your greatest successes Your biggest failures Your personal life
Your best times Your worst times Money
The joys of fame The drawbacks of fame Creativity / talent
Journalist

Prepare to interview a celebrity (your partner) who has come to the

end of his/her career.
Think of some questions to ask. Use the topics below to help you.

His/her childhood How he/she got started in show business His/her early career
Success and failure Good and bad times His/her personal life
Money The good and bad things about fame Creativity / talent
 Investigation into a Famous Life

As an investigative reporter you will need to take

responsibility for tracking your own progress and to
really come to grips with your assignment. We want a well
researched investigation that shows you have got under
the skin of your chosen famous person.
Choose the famous person
• Write down four information sources you will get information from. Two must be
written and one must involve communication media.
1.____________________________
2.____________________________
3.____________________________
4.-___________________________
Write three investigation questions that show your thinking about the topic
1.____________________________
2.____________________________
3.____________________________
• Design your concept map and add to it to make it complete over time
• A timeline summarizing the ten most important dates about your person
• A picture/drawing of them
• A couple of paragraphs about their life in general.
• Your answers to the questions below and your one’s above. Put this
information into a sensible or logical order. Ask yourself which information
will help support new insights? Which information will be thrown away?
 Britain’s Prince Harry to serve in Iraq
Firstly listen then
change the passage opposite using the opposite of the adjectives.
Britain’s Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday
that 22-year-old Prince Harry would be going to serve in
Iraq. The announcement was made on the _____
_____day the British government declared it would
reduce the number of its troops serving in Iraq by
1,600. Prince Harry, __________of the ______Diana,
Princess of Wales, said he was "over the moon" at the
news of his posting. His grandmother, the British
Queen, gave her approval to his deployment. The Prince
will become the _______British royal to go to a war
zone and see _______line action since Prince Andrew,
Harry’s uncle, fought in the Falklands War
in 1982. Harry is third in line to the
throne. He will be a tank commander
and lead a troop of 12 men for six months.
However, it is not expected the ______
will be assigned to ________areas.
 Prince Harry has ____made his intentions
______that he wanted to be a career soldier
and would go wherever his regiment went. He
reportedly threatened to quit the British Army if he
were not allowed to do his public duty and stand and
fight ________his comrades. His wish has now come
_____and he could be heading to Iraq _____ two
months.
The media will be banned from reporting on his
whereabouts to reduce the chances of the prince
becoming a terrorist target. British Prime Minister
Tony Blair was full of praise for Harry. “He's a very
_________________and he's
__________________man who wants to be part of
the Army,” Blair told the BBC. He added: “I think that
shows ______________ character on his part.”
Harry’s Iraq duty will certainly alter his ___________
image of the underage drinker and marijuana-smoking,
_______ prince.
 SPEAKING

1. Discuss these questions with your partner.

• a. Who do you think are the five most famous
living people in the world, from the world of
show business i.e. films, music etc.?
• b. Can you think of five other people who are
famous, but less famous than your first five?
• c. Are there people who are famous in your
country who are probably not famous around
the world?
• d. Why do you think people want to become
famous?