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speak out Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 12
FAME
12
Overview
Watch the video podcast. Who do you agree with most?
1
Read Hina’s text and then watch the video podcast from 0:10-0:25. Underline the words in italics
that you hear
I like reading about 1 well-known/ famous people and inding out about their
2 life/lives . But I 3 wouldn’t/don’t want to be famous myself. I’m happy 4 being/
to be a normal person, 5 doing/having a normal job. How do you feel about
Hina
6 being famous/fame? Would you like 7 being/to be famous?
2
Look at the people below and read the sentences about them. Then watch the video podcast from
0:25-2:53 and tick true or false (T/F) for each sentence.
1 He wouldn’t particularly like to
be famous.
2 She’d love to be famous.
3 He’d like to be famous for doing
charitable work.
T
T ✓ F
T
F
F
4 She’d like to be a famous writer.
5 She prefers to be anonymous,
not famous.
6 She’d like to meet John Lennon.
T
T
F
F
T
F
Glossary: charitable = help people who need it; anonymous = nobody knows their name
3
Wouldtheyiketobefamous?Look at the people below and read the multiple choice answers.
Watch the video podcast from 0:25-1:15 and circle the words you hear: a, b or c.
1 She __________to be
famous.
4 She thinks people are too
interested _____ fame
these days.
a) would like b) would love
c) wouldn’t like
a) in
b) about
c) with
2 She __________to be
famous.
5 She wouldn’t like to be really
famous because you don’t
have ________ on your own.
a) wants
b) doesn’t want
c) wouldn’t like
a) the time
b) a time
c) time
6 He used to think that being
famous _______ be great.
3 She’d like to be famous
but _______ famous.
a) not very
b) not too
a) is
b) would
c) not really
c) wouldn’t
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speak out Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 12
FAME
12
4 Whatwouldtheyiketobefamousfor?Read the pairs of sentences 1-6 and watch the video podcast
from 1:15-1:55. Tick (
✓
) the answers you hear, a or b.
1 a I’d like to be famous for doing something new and exciting
✓
1 b I’d like to be famous for doing something new and interesting.
2a These days, I’d like to be famous for doing something worthwhile.
2b These days, I want to be famous for creating something worthwhile.
3a Maybe for being an actress.
3b Maybe being a model.
4a I’d like to be a famous graphic designer, but that’s not really fame.
4b I’d like to be well-known as a graphic designer, but that’s not real fame.
5a If I were to be famous, I would like to be famous for an amazing invention.
5b If I became famous, I would like it to be for inventing something amazing.
6a I suppose for making ilms.
6b I suppose directing ilms.
Glossary: worthwhile = useful or enjoyable
5
Whichfamouspersonwouldtheymostiketomeet?Watch the video podcast from 1:56-2:53 and
underline the answers you hear. There are three extra names.
Barack Obama
Ranulph Fiennes
Shakira
Fidel Castro
Mischa Barton
Dalai Lama
Bob Dylan
David Beckham
Edmund Hillary
Daniel Craig
Johnny Depp
6
Why would they like to meet the famous people in Ex 5? Look at the people below and read their
reasons. Then watch the video podcast from 1:56-2:53 again and match the people to their reasons.
A
B
C
D
E
F
1 Because of his Arctic exploration, and the fact that he’sbeen able to go where other people haven’t. E
2 I’d love to meet a famous explorer.
___
3 She does loads of different things, and I think she’s really pretty, and I like her style.
___
4 I enjoy his movies a good deal.
___
5 I really like his music.
___
6 He’s really good looking.
___
Glossary: an explorer = travels to places nobody has ever been to; loads (informal) =
a lot; a good deal = very much/a lot
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UNIT 12
FAME
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Vocabulary
7
Look at the people below and complete their sentences with the prepositions: for, with, in, of. Watch
the video podcast from 0:25-1:55 and check your answers.
If I was going to be famous 1 for
anything, that would probably
be what I’d like to be famous
2 _________.
I think that people are too
obsessed 3 _________ fame, too
interested 4 _________ fame these
days.
I think it’s very easy to get
obsessed with the good things
that fame can bring, like the free
gifts, and the doors opening
5 ________ you, and that kind of
side 6 _________ things.
Glossary: be obsessed = think about sth too much; gifts = presents
Personalisation
8
Write your opinions using the prompts below. Use examples from the podcast if appropriate.
I would/wouldn’t like to be famous because ________________________________.
If I were famous, I’d like to be famous for __________________________________.
I’d most like to meet __________________because _________________________.
Fun FACts
Famous people have usually experienced a “negative event” in childhood,
according to a psychologist. To ind out more, go to the BBC link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1 /hi/entertainment/showbiz/ 1 677344.stm
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