1.Before reading the article, please do the preparation exercise first. Complete the questions with the correct word.Public, role, vast, general, chat, gossip, harmless, reality

1. something that is enjoyable and not damaging = harmless fun.

2. a type of TV programme that shows ‘real-life’ people in a particular situation = reality TV

3. a type of TV programme including interviews with or conversations about celebrities = a chat show

4. someone who another person wants to be like = a role model

5. another way to say ‘famous’ is = in the public eye

6. ordinary people = the general public

7. approximately 80% or more = the vast majority

8. a publication in which you can read about celebrities’ private lives = a gossip magazine

2.Do these exercises after reading the article.. Are the sentences true or false?

1. The article is about whether celebrity culture is harmful, for either the public or the celebrities themselves.(true)

2. 15% of teenagers have an interest in celebrities that probably isn’t a cause for concern.(true)

3. Young people who feel they have an ‘intense-personal’ relationship with a celebrity do not experience any negative consequences related to it.(false)

4. A study found that celebrities were more self-centred than business administration masters students.(true)

5. Celebrities from reality TV were found to be the most vain and exploitative.(true)

6. Actors were the least self-obsessed group of celebrities.(false)

7. The research concluded that the experience of being a celebrity made people more narcissistic than they were previously.(false)

8. The author says that celebrities tend to exhibit negative qualities and are therefore not good role models.(true)

A

Usually goes

2. Is talking

3. Aren’t eating

4. Is air travel getting

5. Is calling

6. Do babysitters generally earn

7. Youre always coming up

8. Im not going, im always trying

9. Is stopping at

10.Takes

B

1. On saturday mornings my dad is often getting up late.

2.do u speak any other languages except from English.

3. I buy all my christmas presents and its onoy october.

4. Its my first time that im having a party at home.

5. Actually i think Daren do his works quite hard sometimes.

6. Carlo never tried Chinese food before.

7. Sean already book a table for tonight.

8. Melanie needs help for painting her new flat.

E

1. Ever

2. Already

3. Since

4. Just

5. So

6. Still

7. Rarely

8. Before

9. Yet

In my eyes, our school is an ideal school, but with shortcomings. There are a number of Bars that I would like to change. I would make the cafeteria bigger, the furniture in the classrooms more comfortable, a big bottle of water and cups in each classroom. but in any case, I’m not complaining and I like today’s conditions.

If my old friends don’t like me, they don’t want to communicate with my new friends, I won’t stop communicating with new ones. I will help them with their difficulties, I will adapt them to our school routine, so that they don’t feel alone or neglected.

Not loving or loving but leaving?

I can definitely say love. it’s also a life lesson and I think everyone who has gone through it should go through it

Leaving your family home to go to university is not always easy. Read the advice from a first-year student and her dad to get two points of view on the experience, and then do the exercises.Do the preparation exercise first. Match the things you need to know when leaving home with their description and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5. 1. How to budget 2. How to cook 3. How to make friends 4. How to be professional 5. How to be independent a. Learn some simple, cheap and healthy recipes to impress your flatmates. b. Be slightly formal when emailing university lecturers. Don’t post anything on social media you wouldn’t want employers to see. c. Plan to minimise debt, pay all the bills, eat and still have enough money for some fun. d. Take responsibility for yourself. Manage your time and balance your social life with your studies. e. Relax, be yourself, and don’t feel you have to be cool.Read the article and do the other exercises. Leaving home Going away to university is always a tricky time, both for the students who are leaving home and their parents who are staying behind. We got advice on how to cope from a student daughter and her dad. A daughter’s advice to parents, by Kerry Price My parents drove me to uni at the beginning of the first term. That was great, but then they hung around, so it was hard to chat to the people in the rooms near mine. It’s best if you leave us to unpack ourselves. Don’t ask us to come home during term time. There’s a lot going on at weekends, there just isn’t time. Get another interest or a pet if you feel lonely without us.

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