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Celebrity Vocabulary & Pronunciation

This document contains a lesson about celebrities with sections on pronunciation, vocabulary, and speaking practice questions. It includes a listening practice with questions about an interview between a host and guest. Some vocabulary words introduced are celebrity, somehow, gorgeous, and audition. The homework assignment asks students to describe a famous person they admire, including who they are, why they are famous, why the student admires them, and what they would do if they met that person.

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Celebrity Vocabulary & Pronunciation

This document contains a lesson about celebrities with sections on pronunciation, vocabulary, and speaking practice questions. It includes a listening practice with questions about an interview between a host and guest. Some vocabulary words introduced are celebrity, somehow, gorgeous, and audition. The homework assignment asks students to describe a famous person they admire, including who they are, why they are famous, why the student admires them, and what they would do if they met that person.

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LESSON 5: CELEBRITIES

A. PRONUNCIATION
1. Fill in the words related to each sound

Long vowel sounds Short vowel sounds

/ɪ/ /i:/ /ɑ:/ /ɔ/ /ʊ/ /u/

fish tree clock saw bull boots


…….. …….. …….. …….. …….. ……..
…….. …….. …….. …….. …….. ……..
…….. …….. …….. …….. …….. ……..

2. Circle the words below that have long vowel sounds


steal spin scheme sand chose smell clue
cost explain quick clown gate tube mint
quite snow soon plate toad quack left
slide corn ramp stray sight smash alone
friend car climb bed stump train type

B. VOCABULARY
1. Vocabulary
a. Label the picture with the following vocabulary
ignore, angry, television, talk show, glamorous, guest, host, superstar, announcer, sign, autographs, paparazzi, singer,
crowd, club, movie, film, charity, volunteer, photographers, selfish, actress, event,
b. Extra vocabulary
a. Celebrity (n): a very famous person, often an actor, musician or athlete
E.g: Celebrities are rich and famous, but they do not get much privacy.
b. Somehow (adv): in some way, or in a certain manner. The details are not mentioned
E.g: He got rich somehow. No one knows how he did it.
c. Gorgeous (adj): someone or something is very beautiful or attractive
E.g: She has gorgeous eyes
d. Audition (n): a short performance where you sing, dance, or act in order to show you are suitable for films, shows …
E.g: His audition went well and he's fairly hopeful about getting the part.
e. Obsesses (adj): unable to stop thinking about something or someone
E.g: He's obsessed with Barbra Streisand and collects anything and everything connected with her.

2. Listening Practice Answer the following questions about the interview.


1) What does she say about Taylor Swift? 4) Whose name do they have a hard time remembering?
a) He knows her. a) Brad Pitt
b) He met her once. b) George Clooney
c) She lived near him. c) Hugh Grant
2) Where did Hana first see Taylor Swift? 5) Who likes romantic comedies?
a) In a magazine. a) Just her.
b) In a TV interview. b) Both of them.
c) On Youtube c) Neither of them.
3) Who does Ben like?
a) Ed Burns
b) Ed Norton
c) Eddie Murphy

3. Speaking Practice
a) Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do?
b) Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?
c) Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?
d) Which celebrity do you most admire and why?
e) Would you like to be famous? Why or why not?
f) Should celebrities be role models?
g) Do you think celebrities write their own music?
h) Would you ever marry someone famous?
i) What are some advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity?
C. HOMEWORK

Describe a famous person who you admire

You should say:

• Who the person is


• Why he/she is famous
• Why you admire this person
• What you would do if you met this person

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