Standard accent: American accent
Macaulay Culkin became a movie start when he was 10. In 1990 he starred in Home Alone. The film made $ 285 at the box office in the United States. Macaulay only received $ 100.000, but two years later, in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, he received $ 4,5 million. Two years later he starred in Richie Rich and his salary was & 8 million. He was “the biggest star since Shirley Temple.” But Richie Rich was a flop and, after other flops, Macaulay Culkin stopped acting. He also hadproblems with drugs. He married Rachel Miner when he was 18, but they divorced two years later. Macaulay’s career seemed finished, but today he is acting again.
MY FRIEND MICHAEL
The recent death of Michael Jackson has shown that the adult life of a child star can be tragic. Macaulay Culkin was a good friend of Michael Jackson and he is the godfather of his son. Macaulay once said: “Michael’s still a kid. I’m still a kid. We’re both going to be about eight years old forever in some place because we never had a chance to be eight.”
DAD
Like Michael Jackson, Macaulay had a difficult relationship with his father. His father, Christopher Culkin, was also a child actor. He later became Macaulay’s manager, but he wasn’t a good one: today they don’t talk. When Christopher separated from Macaulay’s mother they went to war over their son’s money. Macaulay’s mother, Patricia Brentrup, won.
COMEBACK
Macaulay didn’t work between 1994 and 2003. In 2003 he played Michael Alig in Party Monster and in 2004 he acted in the bizarre comedy, Saved! He also worked ontelevision and he has found happiness in his private life: he is a relationship with actress Mila Kunis. Today he seems happy. He has an estimated fortune of $ 17 million, so he doesn’t need to work!
Source: SPEAKUP MAGAZINE
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? MACAULAY CULKIN (A2) – Issue 280
GETTING STARTED.
TASK 1. Speaking. With your partner(s) discuss these questions.
a) Do you remember Macaulay Culkin? Who is/was he?
b) Why was he famous?
c) How old is he now?
d) Where do you think he is now and what is he doing?
e) Are there any famous “child actors” in Brazil? Give examples.
LISTENING
TASK 2. Prediction. Before you listen, discuss these questions with your partner(s). What are the correct answers? If you don’t know, guess.
1. Was Macaulay Culkin rich when he was a child?
| a. Yes | b. No | c. Not sure |
2. Did he have a good relationship with his family?
| a. Yes | b. Only the mother | c. Only the father |
| a. Rich and unhappy | b. Poor and happy | c. Rich and happy |
TASK 3. Listening for Specific Information. Listen (without reading) to all of the recording and answer the questions from TASK 2:
Check your answers before completing the reading TASKS.
READING
TASK 4. Prediction #2. Before you read all of the article, discuss the possible answers to these questions with your partner(s). Make some notes.
a) How old was Macaulay when he made “Home Alone?”
b) How was “Richie Rich” different from “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2”? (2 reasons)
c) What does Macaulay have in common with Michael Jackson?
d) What does Macaulay have in common with his father?
e) What did Macaulay do between 1994 and 2003?
TASK 5: Reading for Specific and Detailed Information: Read all of the text and answer the questions to TASK 4.
K.E.T. EXAM PRACTICE
(Paper 1: Reading and Writing Paper, PART 7)
TASK 6.
Complete this letter.
Write ONE word for each space (41 to 50)
Dear Peter
I hope you are well.
I'm (41) _____ holiday in the USA.
I’m staying in (42) ____ small town by (43) ____ seaside with an American family. They are very nice. Last week my friend and (44) ____ went to (45) ____ beach and we saw the famous actor, Macaulay Culkin. Do you remember (46) ________? He (47) ______ in the movie “Home Alone.”
Have you seen (48) _____ ?
What about you? Have you got (49) ______ plans? (50) ____ are you doing tomorrow?
Best wishes
Michael
WRITING
TASK 7. Write a short answer to this question.
“Is it morally correct to encourage children to be actors or singers? Why (not)?”
