IN THE PU B L I C E Y E

VOC A B U L A R Y
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WHO IS MAKING HEADLINES
NOWADAYS?

Make the headlines: to appear

in the news suddenly or
receive a lot of attention in
news reports or social media
FIND SOMEONE AND GIVE EXAMPLES
DO YOU KNOW ANY
 UP-AND-COMING SINGER, ACTRESS, WHOSE CAREER IS TAKING OFF?
ACTOR, ETC.?

WHOSE CAREER IS GOING DOWNHILL?
WHO HAS GOTTEN BAD PRESS?

WHO DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT? WHO HAS CONNECTIONS?

HOW DID ANY OF THEM BECOME FAMOUS

OR HOW DID THEY GET DISCOVERED?
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVE NOUN VERB
Up-and-coming: start to have headlines Careers take off
success
career Make headlines
In the right place at Have connections
the right time
Get discovered
Drop out of sight
Get bad press
Careers go downhill
UP-AND-COMING

• STARTING TO HAVE SUCCESS

DROP OUT OF SIGHT
IN THE HEADLINES
TAKE OFF

• ENJOY SUDDEN SUCCESS

MAKE HEADLINES
HAVE CONNECTIONS
IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT
TIME
GET BAD PRESS
GO DOWNHILL
 WHAT DO THESE SENTENCES HAVE IN COMMON?

SCARLETT JOHANSON ISN’T 35 YEARS, IS SHE?

 THE OLSEN SISTERS HAVE BEEN DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT, HAVEN’T

THEY?

 WILL SMITH’S CAREER DIDN’T TAKE OFF IN THE FRESH PRINCE, DID
IT?

DANIEL KALUUYA ACTED IN THE BLACK PANTHER, DIDN’T HE?

TAG QUESTIONS
STRUCTURE
AUXILARY PERSONAL
SENTENCE , ?
AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE PRONOUN
ALWAYS
AFFIRMATIVE + NEGATIVE -
CONTRACTION:
AREN’T / ISN’T /
TOM HANKS HAD COVID, DIDN’T HE? MUSTN’T / SHOULDN’T

NEGATIVE - AFFIRMATIVE +

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. WASN’T IN JAIL, WAS HE?

TAG QUESTIONS
CONTRACTIONS
AFFIRMATIVE + NEGATIVE -

TOM HANKS HAD COVID, DIDN’T HE?

EXCEPTION
I AM 20 YEARS, AREN’T I?