Living English 3A

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Living English 3A Unit 1 Famous People
Speaking Tasks
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Pre-Task (1) Is it an advantage or disadvantage?
 
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3.You can get special service wherever you go.  
2. Everyone loves you when you are famous.  
1.Yes, Im very famous but Im unhappy. Im
afraid I will lose my looks, my fame and my
fortune one day.  
5. You wont be able to live a quiet life.
Often., people want to be friends with you
because youre famous, not because they like you.
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7.Being famous means having a lot of money.  
8. I often receive hate mail. Some fans are so
crazy about me that they have threatened to kill
me.  
6. Youve got to think about your looks and
behavior all the time when you are famous. Its
so tiring.  
4. I hate being stared at wherever I go.  
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2, 3, 7
1, 4, 5, 6, 8
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• To talk about the problem/disadvantage (i.e. the
  bad side), we say,
• The trouble is/about ...
• The problem/awful thing is ...
• The bad thing is/about ...
• The disadvantage of being ...
• Its tiring/troublesome/unpleasant ...

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• To talk about the advantage (i.e. the good
  side), we say,
• The good thing is/about ...
• The advantage of being ...
• Its fun/enjoyable/nice ...  

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A Now use these expressions to complete the
gaps in the sentences below. There may be more
than one answer to each.  
The advantage of
The problem is
The bad thing is
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The disadvantage of being
The trouble is
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Extended Activity
Think about Advantage Disadvantage
1 Being old   be respected   suffer from health problems
2 Being a child   do not have to worry about making a living people do not let you make important decisions  
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Think about Advantage Disadvantage
3. Being a doctor earn high salary diseases may easily be transmitted by patients, heavy responsibility
4. Being the Chief Executive of HKSAR have political power bear a lot of responsibilities, have to put up with a lot of criticism
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B Read the passage below and then complete the
table with the information provided.   A
Advantage D - Disadvantage
I am a very famous man. Certainly, one good thing
about being famous is that its easy to.
____________________ Many products
and services want me to advertise for them.
Although my singing skills are only average, I
make a lot of money as a singer.Its fun to be
adored for whatever you do. _____________
________________________________
A make a lot of money
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However, being famous also has its bad side. Its
unpleasant when you are followed everywhere you
go. _____________________ _____________________
_. _______________ ____________. Many of my
old friends have been scared off by my fame.
Thats the trouble about being famous. Another
bad thing is that. _________________________
______________ _______________ Its so unpleasant
when they leave nasty comments about me on the
Internet.
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Another awful thing is that ____________
__________________________. I have received a
number of death threats to myself and my family.
I think it is true to say that you have to pay a
high price for fame.  
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Advantage - make a lot of money   - be adored
and admired  
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Disadvantages   - dont have any freedom   -
have few friends   - people comment on things you
do   - worry about safety  
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Task 2
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You can begin your discussion like this.  
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B Prepare a script for your presentation and
present it in class.You may begin your
presentation like this.  
Good morning, (name of English teacher) and
fellow classmates. Today I am going to talk about
the advantages and disadvantages of being famous.
  Being famous has many advantages ...   Being
famous also has its disadvantages ...  
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