Fame and celebrity

Fame may be nice but not an easy thing

Advantages

Disadvantages

- being rich so makes easier life than other

people.

- Invasion of privacy (paparazzi) will follow

you constantly

- to be Able to afford everything and buy

whatever I like (Luxurious homes and cars,
fancy gifts, expensive clothes and other
pleasures of life)

- You're under constant scrutiny--nothing

you do or say will not be criticized or talked
about or both

- do not have to worry about paying bills.

- Hanging out with famous people and stars
and be invited as a V.I.P person in beautiful
parties.

- to live in constant stress, that push in

alcoholism, drug-addiction and depression
-. Become greedy and quite self centered.

- You won't know who your true friends are,

if they truly like you because of yourself, or
- travel a lot around the world and spend their because you're famous.
holidays in expensive resorts, get the best
hotel rooms
Attending and owning expensive places or
things
- You can really help people since you have
such exposure.
CONNECTORS OF ADDITION: and, also, then, besides, in addition, furthermore, moreover, as well
as.
CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: but, however, nevertheless, on the one hand /
on the other hand, in spite of / despite, although /even though, but
Now complete the paragraph : (use the connectors )
I would like to be famous because..

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Lesson 9 : who was the man ?

1-/match each feature of narrative text with the corresponding characteristic:
Setting /characters /plot /theme
Features
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characteristics
Sequences of actions; it includes introduction, problem, climaxor
crisis, resolution and conclusion.
People, animals, or sometimes imaginary characters.
Places or situations where a narrative takes place; it may have a
powerful effect on the theme and on the readers emotions.
The subject or message the writer is trying to communicate.
Themes can be conveyed in an obvious way or between the
lines.

2-/identify the setting and characters of the story (the plot)

setting
characters

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-Samantha is the writers..
-Donald is Samanthas..
-Kingston is Donalds.. and
Samanthas..

The genitive:singular noun +s+noun

Plural noun++noun
3-/answer the title?who was the man?
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4-/who did what? pick out the main verbs related to the events and fill in the table
The writer
The mysterious car
jumped.. It overtook
left..
b
f..

shifted..
started
events slowed.. remained.
t..
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turned..
l..
fumbled
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5-/justify the writers feelings
frightened:

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worried:

nervous:

relieved
.
6-/Read the narrative on page41 and complete its missing sentence
Suddenly my phone rang.Ijumped.
hurry up he said.Im right behind you and if you keep driving this slowly well never get home
7-/paraphrase the following idiomatic expressions
I tightened the grip on the wheels

the hair on my neck stood up

8-/match the idiomatic expressions with their meaning

Idiomatic expression
a-hold your breath
b-afraid of ones shadow
c-makes your blood run cold

meaning
1-someone who is easily frightened
2-waiting anxiously or excitedly for
something to happen or be announced
3-it shocks or scares you a lot

Writing
1-/summarize the story