Should pop stars become political? essay

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1. innocent
2. guilty
3. a witness
4. a solicitor

Answer the questions.
1. What's a sleepover
2. Who organizes sleepovers?
3. When do they organize sleepovers?
4. Do children come for sleepovers alone?
5. What do children do in the evening?
6. Who comes at night?
7. What do monsters and witches do?
8. Do children like sleepovers?

1 clown post office make people laugh
2 teacher cafe grow vegetables
3 farmer circus take letters to peoplу
4 greengrocer school sell fruit and vegetables
5 postman farm serve people
6 waiter greengrocers teach students

ПРИМЕР clown-circus-make people laugh

a. Why people like reality TV
b. The beginnings of reality TV
c. The end of reality TV
d. Making money from reality TV
e. Problems with reality TV

The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final episode and a new kind of TV programme was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a fantastic success and the final programme was watched by million people. There are now more than 20 countries around the world which have Big Brother or Survivor on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programmes are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big business.

For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream come true because many of the programmes cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the programme – to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the show. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive people are made into pop stars. The viewers vote for their favourite person on the show. The winner makes a record, his or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines, millions of copies of the record are sold and then … they are quickly forgotten.

But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the private lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the studios were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother ways described as an insult to human rights and civilization. But despite the problems, reality TV continues to do well in most countries and it will be here for a long time.


2.Read the article again and tick (+) the things that are mentioned in the text.

1.Reality TV started in Sweden.
2.The prize money for Survivor is $1 million.
3.Many countries have reality TV shows.
4.Some people get married after being on a reality TV shows.
5.In the UK,Big Brother is more popular than Survivor.
6.Reality TV makes money when the viewers make phone calls,
7.Loft Story and Pop Idol are the names of reality TV shows.
8.Loft Story has been very successful in France.

I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

His their its her your



1. She is a pop star. her name is Ann Williams.
2. Peter has a lot of friends. his friends are students.
3. They want ….. phone number. Pleas tell it to them.
4. Bill and Rose like their house.
5. This city is great …. Name is Paris.

II. Complete the sentences with the forms of BE.

1. My father is from Russia.
2. I … seventeen.
3. Where ... you from?
4. Who … her favourite sports star?
5. How old … your daughter?

III. Make the following sentence plural.

1. That book isn’t interesting.
2. This room is nice.
3. Pass me that box.

IV. Complete the sentence with HAVE/HAS GOT. Translate.

1. … you … a pet?
2. My room is great! It …. … blue walls and a red carpet.
3. He’s got a brother but he … … a sister.
4. … your sister … a garden?
5. I …. …… ……. a car. I go by bus.

V. Translate from Russian into English with can, can’t.
1. Он умеет нырять.
2. Катя умеет быстро бегать?
3. Они не умеют играть в теннис.

VI. Make the sentences negative.
1. Open the window.
2. Be late.
3. Write on the board.
VII. Make the sentences with there is, there are. Translate into Russian

1. football classes (+)
2. a gym (?)
3. swimming pool (-)

Football Crazy

A lot has changed since the days of one of the greatest English footballers, Sir Mathews, who died recently aged 85. At the top of his career he earned a maximum of $50 a week. Now players earn up to $20,000 a week! He continued playing football until he was fifty years old and was never ''booked'.
Football is one of the most popular sports in Britain. Children like to start playing as soon as they are old enough to kick the ball. They begin to follow their favourite team, either watching on television or going to matches with their friends and family. Football teams are divided into groups called leagues. The best teams are in the premier league, the rest are in the first, second, third and fourth divisions.
Supporters often buy the same shirt and shorts as the players. The styles change each season so the fans can find it very expensive to keep up.
Footballers are bought and sold by the managers of each team. The premier league has many international players who are highly paid in Britain. As a result many footballers have lifestyles similar to film celebrities or pop stars. In fast, two of the most famous people in Britain today are David Beckham, a footballer who plays for Manchester United and England, and his wife, Victoria, from the Spice Girls pop group. Some people have criticised David Beckham for spending more time on his celebrity lifestyle than on practising his football skills.
In the World Cup or European matches, the United Kingdom divides into four separate countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There is always great competition when England and Scotland play each other. Many Scottish fans will support any other team which is playing England, rather than cheer for their neighbours and fiercest rivals!