10 Using fame to help（十单元）

1.a:The photos show Ronaldo, Angélique Kidjo and Angelina Jolie. They all work with the UN and use their fame to help other people.

b:1C 2B 3A 4D

c:1 They decided to use celebrities to help promote children’s rights. 2 She is famous for her humanitarian work and her acting. 3 The UN looks for people who are well known all over the world and will remain famous for a long time. They must also really care about helping children.

2.a:There are also celebrities who are used … But perhaps the agency that is most represented …

b:passive, verb be

c:1 who is regarded 2who was born 3won 4 which was held 5accompanied 6 which was given 7attended 8written

d:These words should be crossed out: 1 that was

3.a:1is famous for 2 made a name 3 made it big 4 household name 5 enjoyed 6 sensation

4.a:1 Maria is in favour because she thinks everyone should get involved in politics.

2 Paul is against because he thinks famous people aren’t involved for the right reasons.

b:Speaker 1 Same as Paul

Speaker 2Neither

Speaker 3Same as Paul

Speaker 4Same as Maria

Speaker 5 Same as Maria

Speaker 6Neither

c:b2 (people)

c4 (people)

d3 (famous people)

e6 (politicians and celebrities)

f5 (politicians)

5.a:1 mind 2thought 3concerned 4ask 5 opinion 6see

b:1 ✗ 2 ✓ 3Ø 4 ✓ 5✗ 6Ø

6.a:1 doesn’t it? 2can it? 3haven’t they? 4 do they? 5are they? 6isn’t it? 7 shouldn’t they? 8would we?

b:negative; positive

c:1 wasn’t 2did 3was 4didn’t 5wouldn’t 6 shouldn’t 7won’t 8do

9.a:First photo: Lily thinks she has seen a famous model.

Second photo: The model has disappeared.

b:1 To buy a present for Lily’s mum 2 He thinks a famous model wouldn’t be shopping in their town. 3 He is disappointed that she is excited at seeing a celebrity. 4 She doesn’t care and she thinks that Jack would act the same way with a famous sportsman or actor.

10.a:1 Lily 2Lily 3Jack and Lily 4Lily 5Lily 6 Lily

1c 2a 3d 4b 5e 6f

b:1 leave it out 2might as well 3What do you reckon? 4I thought as much 5I bet 6 I couldn’t care less

12.b:1 celebrities 2Jason, the footballer and former pupil 3the interview 4Fairbank college

c:She says it was a success. ‘A celebrity with the right attitude can do a lot of good.’

13.a:For: Entertainment is part of our daily lives, so politicians need to adapt to this and appear on TV chat shows. The more we see politicians, the more we get to know them. Good politicians can get more support if they appear a lot on TV.

Against: Politics shouldn’t be about fun. Politicians shouldn’t be distracted from

important work by seeking celebrity status. Politicians spoil enjoyable TV shows. Politics should be about truth and reality, not entertainment.

b:1 past 2days 3course 4addition 5 hand 6same 7but 8things

c:a On the other hand

b All things considered

c In the past

d Of course

e these days

f In addition

g In the same way

h last but not least

Check your progress

1.Grammar 

a: The words can be crossed out in sentences 2 and 5.

b: 2 can’t you 3 did she 4 wouldn’t you 5 is he 6 will you

2. Vocabulary

a: 2 word 3 lost 4 catch 5 gist 6 pick

b: 2 name 3 big 4 household 5 enjoyed

c: 2 I’m all for it. 3 I couldn’t care less. 4 It really doesn’t matter. 5 It can’t be a bad thing. 6 I’m completely against it. 7 It’s not a good idea.

2.How did you do? 

Students work out their scores. Check how they have done and follow up any problem areas with revision work.