Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

How to be a star? Work in small groups. Write down the five most important ingredients you need if you want to be a star. Compare your lists with those of other groups. 9 Listen to a radio interview with film historian Jo Campbell. Take notes to answer the questions. Language for discussion: Disagreeing with a statement 10 11 • Below are some of the points raised in the interview. Work in pairs. Take each point and think of reasons why you disagree with it (even if you don’t!). Use the language in the box to help you introduce your arguments. • Now discuss the points again and give your true opinions. 1/07 1 How would you describe Jo’s attitude to the “It” factor and why does she feel this way? 2 What exactly is a star persona? 3 What four public areas does Jo mention that are essential in creating and maintaining a star persona? 4 What does the example of Jodie Foster show about stars and the types of role they choose? 5 What does the example of Tom Cruise show about stars and the types of role they choose? 6 What does Jo mean exactly by “one memorable performance”, and what example does she give? 7 What examples of film promotion does she mention? 8 How can the paparazzi help decide the fate of film stars? 1 No-one ever became a star without talent. 2 There’s only room for so many stars in Hollywood. 3 If you want to be a star you should always play the same kind of character. 4 Ultimately, whether or not you’re a star is all related to how much money you can bring in. 5 Fans have a right to know everything about the person behind the roles. 6 The paparazzi should be banned. 7 The critic has a powerful role. Useful language: That’s simply not true. That’s absolute rubbish. What a load of nonsense! I couldn’t disagree more. I really can’t agree with that. I can think of a thousand examples why that’s not true. That’s just not the case. That just doesn’t make any sense. 48 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv