Celebrity Narcissists

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Are there any real people left in the world of entertainment?

Pre-listening tasks

1. Photo gallery. Do you recognize these celebrities? Put their names above each photo. What do you know about them? What can unite all these people?

a) ____________________ b) __________________ c) ______________________

d) ___________________ e) ____________________ f) ______________________

2. … How do you think these objects can be used to improve beauty or health? Make up sentences using helpful verbs given below.

Olive oil _____________________________________________________________________

Implants _____________________________________________________________________

Laser ________________________________________________________________________

Skin peel _____________________________________________________________________

Injections ____________________________________________________________________

Leeches ______________________________________________________________________

Facial mask ___________________________________________________________________

Body lotion ___________________________________________________________________

Raw vegetables ________________________________________________________________

Body spray ____________________________________________________________________

Eye cream ____________________________________________________________________

Snake venom __________________________________________________________________

Heated cups ___________________________________________________________________

Botox ________________________________________________________________________

Moisturizer ____________________________________________________________________

Helpful verbs: reshape, firm, smooth, remove, reduce, enhance, lift, tighten, improve, elevate, (re)construct, minimize, lessen, enlarge, fix, ease, make, take off, keep, etc.

3. Share your experience. Do/ Did you use any of them? For what purpose? Does/ Did it help you to stay attractive and healthy?

4. It is very important for celebrities to stay beautiful and healthy, isn’t it? Give arguments.

Listening tasks

1. The following words and expressions will help you to understand the speaker(s):

gorgeous - very nice and attractive

to pluck - if you “pluck” a hair out, you pull it out

a hard-man - a physically and mentally strong person

ruthless - with no pity or mercy for anyone

to top up - if you “top something up” you make it full again. In this case, you lie in the sun (or on a sunbed) so your tan is at its maximum level

a face lift - an operation to take off wrinkles or other marks from the face

a nose job - an operation to make the nose smaller or straighter

a tummy tuck - an operation to make the stomach smaller

to resort to - to use as a final option

brittle - hard and easily broken

suction - a force that causes a liquid to go into something

to create a stir - to cause people to become worried/ excited/agitated, etc.

2. Listen to the text for the first time and decide which of the following objects are likely to be mentioned in the recording, and which aren’t likely. Put a tick in an empty space.

Olive oil		Leeches		Eye cream
Implants		Facial mask		Snake venom
Laser		Body lotion		Heated cups
Skin peel		Raw vegetables		Botox
Injections		Body spray		Moisturizer

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