WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FAMOUS
Star Week Lesson 1
A2 Tuesday
DISCUSSION
Who are these people? Would you like to be a celebrity?
LISTEN AND GAP FILL
LISTEN AND GAP FILL
Lyrics here. Assign pairs a stanza to perform and memorise.
LETS LEARN ABOUT SOME CELEBRITIES
Read some of the descriptions. Ask students for two new words from each section to explain.
CELEBRITY HUNT
Read and remember as much as you can about the celebrities! You have five minutes.
WHO IS IT?
This celebrity is a bodybuilder.
Students will race to find the matching celebrity. They should use the website from the previous slide to help them.
WHO IS IT?
WHO IS IT?
This celebrity is known for his flexible facial expressions.
WHO IS IT?
WHO IS IT?
This celebrity is known for his martial arts skills.
WHO IS IT?
WHO IS IT?
The meaning of this celebrity’s name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian.
WHO IS IT?
YOUR TURN!
In pairs, play guess the celebrity.
RESERACH
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Barcelona, Spain to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both police officers. She moved to Devon when she was six, where she attended the Horse School. From the age of seven, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actor and, for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and cooking. By the age of fifteen, she had performed and taken the lead in various Stagecoach productions and school math competitions.
CORRECT THE MISTAKES
There are ten mistakes.
RESERACH
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France (Barcelona, Spain) to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers (police officers). She moved to Oxfordshire (Devon) when she was five (six), where she attended the Dragon School (Horse School). From the age of six (seven), Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress (actor) and for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and acting (cooking). By the age of ten (fifteen), she had performed and taken the lead in various Stagecoach productions and school plays (math competitions).
CORRECT THE MISTAKES
There are ten mistakes.
LESSON 2
WHAT ARE COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES?
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
ADD ER AND EST
Short + er = Shorter Short + est = shortest
When the word ends in -y, change it to an 'I' before adding -er or -est.
Easy + er = easier Easy + est = Easiest
Wise + er = Wiser Wise + est = Wisest
When the word ends in -e, we get rid of the -e before adding -er or -est.
WRONG OR
RIGHT
6. Bigest
7.Smaller
8.Fastter
9.Sadder
10. Happier
CELEBRITY COMPARATIVES
Strong
Weak
The Rock is stronger than Tom Holland.
Tom Holland is weaker than The Rock.
Rich
Poor
Funny
Fast
Pretty
Noisy
Smart
Young
Ryan Reynolds
Usain Bolt
Elon Musk
A baby
Taylor Swift
Seagull
Einstein
Harry Potter
In pairs, students will write sentences about the celebrities.
CELEBRITY SUPERLATIVES
Ryan Reynolds
Usain Bolt
Elon Musk
A baby
Taylor Swift
Seagull
Einstein
Harry Potter
Who is the strongest?
Who is the richest?
In pairs, ask questions using -est.
Tom Holland
The Rock
LISTEN
Write down the words that rhyme.
WRITE A POEM
I want to be a rockstar
(…….) than….
(……..) than….
(……..) than……
I want to be an actor
(…….) than……
(…….) than (……)
I want to be the (…….)
I want to be the (…….)
LESSON 03
PREDICT
Questions to ask a celebrity.
READ
Read part 1 of the interview. Students will repeat each question.
Let’s read a dialogue between an interviewer and an actor.
RECALL
Put the questions back together.
Interviewer: Could………….. average day………..?
Interviewer: Are ……. studying ………?
Interviewer: What…………………afternoon?
Interviewer: Which scene………..?
Interviewer: …………….in the evening?
Interviewer: …… you…………night?
RECALL
Put the questions back together.
Interviewer: Could you tell us about an average day in your life?
Interviewer: Are you studying anything now?
Interviewer: What do you do in the afternoon?
Interviewer: Which scene are you working on today?
Interviewer: What do you do in the evening?
Interviewer: Do you go out at night?
YOU ARE A CELEBRITY
Make some notes about your life.
What is your job?
Why are you famous?
How many fans do you have?
What do you do in the morning?
What do you do in the afternoon?
What do you want to do in the future?
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
One student will be interviewed by the class about their celebrity life.
Then you will take turns interviewing each other in groups of three.
In pairs predict what these phrases mean.
A hit
One hit wonder
Flop
Comeback
Showstopper
Has-been
15 minutes of fame
GUESS
TELEPHONE
PICTIONARY