activities for ESO 3 and 4

NOVEMBER 2010 / ESO3 - ESO4

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Clothes, Personality and Fame

VOCABULARY

A Choose the correct defi nition for the words below.

a teenage idol . . . . . f in partnership . . . . .

b fi lm premiere . . . . . g spokesperson . . . . .

c celebrity . . . . . h interview . . . . .

d to veto . . . . . i reality show . . . . .

e a line of clothes . . . . .

1 The fi rst showing of a fi lm, in the presence of actors, director, press, etc.

2 To say no to something; to forbid it.

3 A TV programme about real people and real situations.

4 A famous person who teenagers look up to, respect and copy.

5 A person who is famous for something, and is very well-known.

6 Questions and answers between a journalist and a celebrity, usually reproduced

on TV or in magazines and newspapers.

7 A collection of items of clothing which are presented together.

8 To do something (eg set up a company) with someone else, a partner.

9 A person who speaks representing other people.

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B Now complete these sentences using the words and phrases in exercise A.

1 If I met a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , I’d get her autograph!

2 The pop star launched a new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for fans who like her

image; it includes accessories like gloves and hats.

3 She gave an exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to “Hello” magazine.

4 Michael Jackson was a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for millions of young

people.

5 The company worked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with a German company

to produce the line of footwear.

6 Her mother tried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her plans to be in the fi lm – she didn’t

like the idea.

7 The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spoke on behalf of everybody in the organization.

8 Johnny Depp and his girlfriend were the stars at the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

last night.



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READING

C Read the text quickly. Which of the words and phrases in exercise A is NOT

in the text?



Madonna has been lots of things: singer, actress, dancer, writer,

teenage idol … Now Madonna has invented another role for herself

– famous mum.

Her daughter, Lourdes, who is just thirteen years old, now goes

with her to fi lm premiers and other similar events. But this kind

of exposure to global fame has led to problems for lots of kids

of celebrity parents – drug addiction and public disasters of all

kinds.

This is where Madonna steps in as “super-mom”. She has protected

her daughter from the press, letting her be seen, but not heard.

Madonna has vetoed several fi lm projects Lourdes was rumoured

to be involved in, including a Harry Potter fi lm.

Lourdes is allegedly currently involved in a fi lm project. It’s

a fi lm about Edward VIII. Why is she allowed to be involved in it?

Because it is Madonna’s own project. Lourdes has also launched

a line of clothes called “material girl”; again, in partnership with

her mother.

At the launching of the new line, Madonna was the spokesperson,

with Lourdes well behind the scenes. In interviews, she explained

how she was worried about the effects of celebrity life in the public

eye. “That is why I am here talking about the line and she is not.

Eventually I will let her. I feel like she needs to go to high school

and focus on her studies”, she said.

So, it looks like Lourdes should be able to avoid the problems other

famous kids have had with Super-Mom to watch out for her.

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D Read the text again and decide whether these statements are true or false.

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E In your own words, describe Madonna’s new role.

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1 Madonna is a famous writer.

2 Lourdes never accompanies her mother to important events.

3 Children with celebrity parents often have serious problems.

4 Madonna tries hard to protect her daughter from too much publicity.

5 Lourdes is going to appear in a Harry Potter fi lm.

6 Madonna is making a fi lm about a king.

7 “Material Girl” is a clothing project that has been jointly launched

by Madonna and Lourdes.

8 Madonna has decided that Lourdes doesn’t need to go to high school.



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GRAMMAR

Past simple versus past continuous

F Put the verb in brackets in the right tense.

1 The interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. (fi nish)

2 The fi lm premiere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . place in Los Angeles last week. (take)

3 The phone rang while I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the manager. (speak)

4 The journalist was already waiting for her when she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (arrive)

5 We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . home when we saw Wayne Rooney going

shopping. (cycle)

6 What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . . . at this time yesterday? (do)

G Put the two verbs in the right tense.

1 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (walk) home from school the other day when I . . . . . . . .

(see) a TV camera fi lming something.

2 We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (sit) around with our picnic food when it . . . . . . . . . .

(start) to rain heavily.

3 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (fall) asleep while I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (watch) the latest

Madonna video.

4 What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (do) when the Twin Towers

incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (happen)?

5 While we . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (fi lm) the event, a plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(crash). It was all on fi lm!



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6 What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) while you . . . . . . . .

(sit) in the public gallery?

H Complete the sentences with used to and a verb from the box.

1 I don’t eat junk food now, but I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it a lot when

I was younger.

2 There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a cinema in this street, but they turned it into

a supermarket.

3 When you lived in Hollywood, did you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . many celebrities?

4 Madonna lives in the UK at the moment, but she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

in the USA.

5 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in hotels all the time, but now I prefer to be at home.

6 He was a sportsman. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every day, but now he just lies

around on the sofa watching TV.

WRITING

I Write an opinion essay of about 100 words on the following topic:

“Celebrity mums and dads should protect their children from the dangers

of media pressure.”

Plan your essay.

1 Begin your essay with a short paragraph to introduce the subject. Give examples

where possible.

2 Write a paragraph giving arguments why celebrity mums and dads should protect

their children.



be ● see ● eat ● stay ● live ● train

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3 Write a paragraph giving the other side of the arguments.

4 Write a concluding paragraph summing up your ideas and giving your opinion.

SPEAKING

J Work in pairs, A and B. Take turns. Ask and answer questions to complete

your text about Madonna. Think carefully about the questions you need

to ask.

Example:

Student A: When was Madonna born?

Student B: Where was Madonna born?

Linking phrases

To begin with…

On the one hand … on the other hand…

However, …

Moreover, …

Some people believe/think (that) …

Useful phrases for presenting your personal opinion

In my opinion …

I believe/think that …



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Student A text

Madonna was born in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the state of Michigan. She moved to New York

in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Her fi rst album came out in 1983. She made her fi rst fi lm in

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . She won a Golden Globe Award for her part in Evita

in 1996.

Madonna has sold more than. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . records worldwide. She married Sean

Penn in 1985. They got divorced in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. On October 14th, 1996, she gave

birth to her fi rst child – Lourdes. In December, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . she married Guy Ritchie,

the fi lm director. In that year she had a son, Rocco. In 2006, Madonna and Guy

adopted David Banda Mwale from an orphanage in Malawi. In the same year Madonna

launched a line of clothes called . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In 2009 her “Sweet & Sticky” tour

was hugely successful.

Student B text

Madonna was born in 1958 in the state of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . She moved to New

York in 1977. Her fi rst album came out in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . She made her fi rst fi lm

in 1979. She won a Golden Globe Award for her part in Evita in . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. She married Sean Penn

in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They got divorced in 1989. On October 14th, . . . . . . . . . . ,

she gave birth to her fi rst child – Lourdes. In December, 2000 she married Guy

Ritchie, the fi lm director. In that year she had a son, Rocco. In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

Madonna and Guy adopted David Banda Mwale from an orphanage in Malawi. In the

same year Madonna launched a line of clothes called “M”. In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her

“Sweet & Sticky” tour was hugely successful.



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LISTENING

K Listen to the song and circle the correct words. Listen again and check your

answers.

Material Girl by Madonna

Some boys kiss me, some boys (1) love / hug meI think they’re o.k.

If they don’t give me proper creditI just walk away

They can beg and they can pleadBut they can’t see the (2) light / night, that’s right

’cause the boy with the cold (3) hard / sad cashIs always Mr Right ‘cause we are

Living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl

You know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl

Some boys romance, some boys (4) know / slow danceThat’s all right with me

If they can’t raise my interest then IHave to let them (5) see / be

Some boys try and some boys (6) die / lie butI don’t let them (7) play / pay, no way

Only boys who save their penniesMake my rainy day, ’cause we are

(chorus)

Living in a material world [material]Living in a material world

(repeat)

Boys may come and boys may goAnd that’s all right you see

Experience has made me (8) famous / richAnd now they’re after me, ’cause everybody’s

(chorus)

Material Girl by Madonna

Some boys kiss me, some boys (1) love / hug meI think they’re o.k.

If they don’t give me proper creditI just walk away

They can beg and they can pleadBut they can’t see the (2) light / night, that’s right

’cause the boy with the cold (3) hard / sad cashIs always Mr Right ‘cause we are

Living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl

You know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl

Some boys romance, some boys (4) know / slow danceThat’s all right with me

If they can’t raise my interest then IHave to let them (5) see / be

Some boys try and some boys (6) die / lie butI don’t let them (7) play / pay, no way

Only boys who save their penniesMake my rainy day, ’cause we are

(chorus)

Living in a material world [material]Living in a material world

(repeat)

Boys may come and boys may goAnd that’s all right you see

Experience has made me (8) famous / richAnd now they’re after me, ’cause everybody’s

(chorus)



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ANSWER KEY

VOCABULARY

A

a-4; b-1; c-5; d-2; e-7; f-8; g-9; h-6; i-3

B

1 celebrity

2 line of clothes

3 interview

4 teenage idol

5 in partnership

6 to veto

7 spokesperson

8 fi lm premiere

READING

C

Reality TV

D

1 true

2 false

3 true

4 true

5 false

6 true

7 true

8 false



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E

Students’ own answers.

GRAMMAR

F

1 fi nished

2 took

3 was speaking

4 arrived

5 were cycling

6 were / doing

G

1 was walking / saw

2 were sitting / started

3 fell / was watching

4 were, doing / happened

5 were fi lming / crashed

6 did, see/ sitting

H

1 used to eat

2 used to be

3 use to meet

4 used to live

5 used to stay

6 used to train

WRITING

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SPEAKING

J


LISTENING

K

1 hug

2 light

3 hard

4 slow

5 be

6 lie

7 play

8 rich



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