You’re on vacation in Los Angeles, California. Your foreign friend invited you to a movie premiere in Hollywood.

Attend the movie premiere with your friend.

IN THIS LESSON, YOU WILL

1. Listen to a news update about the movie premiere.
2. Tell your friend about the celebrities at the event.
3. Discuss your opinion on paparazzi and celebrities’ privacy.

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Choose the sentences that best match the original sentences.

1. Jake, Kyle’s rival, made him out to be a troublemaker.

  • Jake told people that Kyle causes a lot of problems.
  • Jake likes to argue with Kyle.

 

2. Secretly listening to your friend’s private conversations is an invasion of privacy.

  • It’s normal to listen to your friend’s conversations with others without permission.
  • It’s rude and disrespectful to listen to your friend’s conversations without permission.

 

3. Leah’s fans know everything about her because her life’s an open book.

  1. Leah has a book about her life, and her fans read it.
  2. Leah shares with her fans everything that’s happening in her life.

 

4. Joshua couldn’t deal with his girlfriend’s jealousy issues anymore, so he broke up with her.

  1. Joshua broke up with his girlfriend because he was tired of her being jealous all the time.
  2. Joshua broke up with his girlfriend because he was jealous of her male friends.

 

STEP B EXERCISE

Replace the underlined parts with expressions from the box. The form of some expressions may need to be changed.

dressed to the nines
be all the rage
take home something
glitz and glamour

1.

@BradR_01 Las Vegas is known for the extravagance of its entertainment and nightlife.

 

2.

@TDaniels All the party guests are wearing fancy formal clothes.

 

3.

@Sam_Jones Thanks to the fans who supported me and helped me win the Best Album of the Year award.

4.

@LaraSawyer I bought three pairs of flats because they are so popular these days.

MISSION

Challenge 1

While on vacation in Los Angeles, you were invited to a movie premiere in Hollywood by an American friend. Now you’re in a taxi on your way to the event. A local radio show is broadcasting from the red carpet. Listen to the broadcast.

Remember?

  • dressed to the nines
  • be all the rage
  • take home something

Challenge 2

You arrived at the movie premiere and were able to see most of the celebrities on the red carpet, but your friend is running late, so you haven’t entered the theater yet. Call your friend and give him/her an update about who you saw and what’s happening.

Remember?

  • glitz and glamour
  • dressed to the nines
  • take home something
  • make someone out to be something

Challenge 3

Your friend finally arrived with the tickets, so you were able to enter the theater. You had to pass about a hundred paparazzi on your way inside. Talk with your friend about how you feel about paparazzi and celebrities’ privacy.

Remember?

  • an invasion of privacy
  • someone’s life is an open book
  • behind the scenes
  • can’t deal with someone/something

FEEDBACK

Attend the movie premiere with your friend.

MISSION ACHIEVEMENT

  • 4
    Very Good

    Could complete the task with ease

  • 3
    Good

    Could complete the task with some clarifications

  • 2
    Fair

    Could complete the task with additional instructions

  • 1
    Poor

    Could somehow complete the task with difficulty

PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK