SPEAK UP IN CLASS, HOLLYWOOD STYLE

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HOLLYWOOD STYLE (B2)

GETTING STARTED 

TASK 1. Speaking. With your partner(s) discuss these questions.

a)    Do you like your name? Why (not)?

b)    What’s your favourite name for a woman? Why?

c)    What’s your favourite name for a man? Why?

d)    Would you ever consider changing your name? Why (not)?

e)    What are possible reasons why some people change their name?

LISTENING 

TASK 2.  Prediction. You are going to listen to a recording about Hollywood stars who changed their names. Before you listen, discuss this question with your partner, and make some notes. If you don’t know/aren’t sure, guess!

What are the possible reasons why Hollywoood stars changed their names? Make a list. When you have finished, compare your list with other students in the class.

TASK 3. Listening for Specific Information. Listen to all of the recording, without reading. How many of your ideas were mentioned?

READING 

TASK 4. Prediction #2. Before you read all of the article again, work with your partner and match the Hollywood star with the reason for changing their name.

1.    Audrey Hepburn	a)    Avoid accusations of nepotism
2.    Brigitte Bardot	b)    Easier to pronounce than original name
3.    Cary Grant	c)    More memorable than original name
4.    Jerry Lewis	d)    More sophisticated than original name
5.    Judy Garland	e)    Sexier than original name
6.    Marilyn Monroe	f)    To sound less boring than original
7.    Michael Caine	g)    To disguise European origins
8.    Nicolas Cage	h)    Easier to recognise
9.    Woody Allen	i)     Simpler than original name

TASK 5: Reading for Specific Information: Read all of the text as quickly as you can and check your answers to TASK 4.

F.C. E.. EXAM PRACTICE 

(Paper 3: Use of English. Part 4)

TASK 6. Here are some pairs of sentences related to the topic of the article. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (IN CAPITALS AND BOLD). Do NOT change the word given. You must use between two and five words.

1)	Not many people know Michael Caine’s real name
	NUMBER
	Only.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   know Michael Caine’s real name.

2)	Changing your name to become famous seems pointless to me
	POINT
	I can’t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. changing your name to become famous.

3)	What type of film do you like best?
	FAVORITE
	What. . . . . . . . . . . . . . film?

4)	I think you should change your name. It’s very difficult to pronounce!
	WERE
	If I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . change my name. It’s very difficult to pronounce!.

5)	My friend asked me if I would prefer to keep my name or change it
	RATHER
	My friend asked me if  . . . . . . . . . . . ..keep my name or change it.

6)	I was the only person in my class who didn’t know John Wayne’s real name.
	ALL
	Apart  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  the students in my class knew John Wayne’s real name.

7)	The name “Camille Javal” is less memorable than “Brigitte Bardot”
	AS
	The name “Camille Javal”. . . . . . . . . . . . “Brigitte Bardot”.

8)	I think Alicia is a nice name.
	MY
	In. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Alicia is a nice name

AFTER YOU READ 

TASK 8. Quiz! Look at these names. Can you guess who the Hollywood stars are? Try it!

Sofia Villani Sciocolone        Lucille Fay LeSuer    Bernard Schwartz   

Lee Jun Fan            Vivian Hartley          Ruth Elizabeth Davis

Leslie Townes Hope            Margarita Carmen Cansino