Dialogue 2

 

Word Tips

paparazzi n. [复]狗仔队

tedious  a. 单调乏味的，令人生厌的

columnist n. （报刊的）专栏作家

spokesperson n. 发言人

autobiography n. 自传

column n. 专栏（文章）

charity n. 慈善；捐助；慈善团体

biography n.传记

Notes

1. Vogue：一本成立于1892年、在世界上历史悠久、广受尊崇的时尚类杂志。杂志内容涉及时装、化妆、美容、健康、娱乐和艺术等各个方面，是一本综合性时尚生活杂志。

2. ELLE：一本专注于时尚、美容、生活品味的女性杂志，1945年创刊于法国，1988年进驻中国，ELLE杂志在全球36个国家发行，拥有超过2000万忠实读者。通过对时尚流行趋势的精确分析、传播、选择，ELLE不仅拥有全世界的时尚读者，更在产品形象上形成独一无二的风格。

Task 1 Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer according to what you hear.

1. What do paparazzi usually do?

   A. They work as the spokespersons for celebrities.

   B. They wait to take pictures of celebrities wherever they go.

  C. They arrange book-signings for celebrities.

  D. They do a lot of charity work.

2. What are Vogue and ELLE ?

  A. They are two famous people.

  B. They are two paparazzi.

  C. They are two gossip columnists.

  D. They are two top magazines.

3. If the woman were famous, which of the following would she NOT do?

  A. Be photographed by paparazzi.

  B. Write her own autobiography.

  C. Do a lot of charity work.

  D. Do interviews for all the top magazines.

 

 

Task 2 Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

1. I’m not sure that you would like all the ____________.

2. I’d also do _____________ for all the top magazines.

3. No one really __________  gossip columnists.

4. So you have to be very ________ about every word you say.

5. I’d be the first to buy your ________.

 

 

 

 

Task 3 Give a short talk about disadvantages of being famous.

Cues: lack privacy, find life very difficult, not be able to go out without being noticed

 make a normal lifestyle  a real problem,ask for autographs, ask questions, the target for medial intrusion