Talking about: CELEBRITIES

Here you can find some questions you can ask your partner during conversation about celebrities:

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1. Would you like to be a celebrity <p class = tooltip2><b>celebrity</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a famous person</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Many celebrities appeared in the opening night of the new theater play.</i></p>?

2. Have you ever seen a celebrity in person <p class = tooltip2><b>in person</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>yourself</p><p class = tooltip2><i>I can’t see the match in person, all I can do is to watch it on TV.</i></p>?

3. Do you know anybody who has a celebrity in their family?

4. What are the advantages <p class = tooltip2><b>advantage</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a positive side of something</p><p class = tooltip2><i>The biggest advantage of living in the country is the silence.</i></p> of being a celebrity?

5. What are the disadvantages <p class = tooltip2><b>disadvantage</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a negative side of something</p><p class = tooltip2><i>The biggest disadvantage of living in a big city is the constant noise.</i></p> of being a celebrity?

6. Do you think that celebrities have the right to privacy <p class = tooltip2><b>privacy</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>the right to keep your personal life secret</p><p class = tooltip2><i>I couldn’t share a bedroom with somebody else. I need some privacy.</i></p>?

7. What do you think of paparazzi <p class = tooltip2><b>paparazzi</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a photographer that follows famous people in all possible places in order to take photos of them for newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc.</p><p class = tooltip2><i>The actress took legal action against the paparazzi who once followed her even in the bathroom.</i></p>?

8. Do you read gossip magazines <p class = tooltip2><b>gossip magazine</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine where you can read a lot about private lives of celebrities</p><p class = tooltip2><i>I never buy gossip magazines. Why should I care about the others’ lives?</i></p>?

9. Do you watch gossip TV programs <p class = tooltip2><b>gossip TV program</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a TV program that deals with celebrities and their private lives</p><p class = tooltip2><i>She keeps watching the same gossip TV program every evening and she always knows what’s happening in show business.</i></p>?

10.   Do you belong to any fun club <p class = tooltip2><b>fun club</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a club in which people who admire a particular actor, actress, artist, movie etc. share their comments and opinions, either during organized meetings or via the Internet</p><p class = tooltip2><i>His teenage sister belongs to the fan club of Harry Potter and her room is all covered with posters of the movies and books.</i></p>?

11.   Who was your hero, when you were younger?

12.   Which celebrity do you admire <p class = tooltip2><b>admire</b> (level: upper intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>to approve of someone/something or to find someone/something interesting or attractive</p><p class = tooltip2><i>I really admire her for her courage and intelligence.</i></p>? Why?

13.   Which celebrity do you not like? Why?

14.   Do you have to be beautiful to become a celebrity?

15.   Do you have to be intelligent or talented to become a celebrity?

16.   Are celebrities happy?

Useful vocabulary connected with: CELEBRITIES

celebrity (level: intermediate)
a famous person
Many celebrities appeared in the opening night of the new theater play.

in person (level: upper intermediate)
yourself
I can’t see the match in person, all I can do is to watch it on TV.

advantage (level: pre-intermediate)
a positive side of something
The biggest advantage of living in the country is the silence.

disadvantage (level: intermediate)
a negative side of something
The biggest disadvantage of living in a big city is the constant noise.

privacy (level: upper intermediate)
the right to keep your personal life secret
I couldn’t share a bedroom with somebody else. I need some privacy.

paparazzi (level: upper intermediate)
a photographer that follows famous people in all possible places in order to take photos of them for newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc.
The actress took legal action against the paparazzi who once followed her even in the bathroom.

gossip magazine (level: upper intermediate)
a magazine where you can read a lot about private lives of celebrities
I never buy gossip magazines. Why should I care about the others’ lives?

gossip TV program (level: upper intermediate)
a TV program that deals with celebrities and their private lives
She keeps watching the same gossip TV program every evening and she always knows what’s happening in show business.

fun club (level: intermediate)
a club in which people who admire a particular actor, actress, artist, movie etc. share their comments and opinions, either during organized meetings or via the Internet
His teenage sister belongs to the fan club of Harry Potter and her room is all covered with posters of the movies and books.

hero (level: pre-intermediate)
a person who you admire
Jack Nicholson is my hero. I’ve seen every movie that he acted in.

admire (level: upper intermediate)
to approve of someone/something or to find someone/something interesting or attractive
I really admire her for her courage and intelligence.

someone’s claim to fame (level: advanced)
someone’s reason for being famous, well-known
Michael Jackson’s claim to fame was his great musical talent and dancing skills.