Who Is Your Favorite Celebrity?

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Beginner

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Learn how to talk about celebrities you like.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

athlete

actor

musician

politician

writer

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.

For example:

"politician"

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

love
am crazy about
really like
am not interested in
don't like
can't stand
hate

Fill in the blanks using the words and phrases above to make these sentences true for you.

For example:

"I am crazy about chocolate."

I chocolate.

I cold weather.

I soccer.

I seafood.

I computer games.

I shopping.

Exercise 3

More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these sentences with your tutor.

hard-working
intelligent
skillful
talented
lazy
honest
dishonest
kind

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the items on the list are positive and which are negative.

For example:

"Hard-working is positive."

"Dishonest is negative."

Can you think of any more words to describe a celebrity? If so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Teacher Who is your favorite athlete, Arisa?
	Arisa I love Serena Williams. She is a tennis player.
	Teacher Why do you like her so much?
	Arisa She is very skillful. She is also hard-working.
	Teacher Who is your favorite musician?
	Arisa I am crazy about Justin Bieber!
	Teacher Why do you like him?
	Arisa He is very talented.
	Teacher Isn't he lazy?
	Arisa No, he is very hard-working.
	Teacher Do you like Taylor Swift?
	Arisa No, I can't stand Taylor Swift.
	Teacher Why not?
	Arisa I don't like her music. I don't think she is very talented.

Check Your Understanding

Who is Arisa's favorite athlete?

Who is Arisa's favorite musician?

Why does Arisa like this musician?

Exercise 5

Matching

Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

Who is your favorite musician?

A.
I likes George Harrison.
B.
Me like George Harrison.
C.
I like George Harrison.

Why do you like her?

A.
Because she have talented.
B.
Because she is talented.
C.
Because she are talented.

Is he intelligent?

A.
No, he not.
B.
No, he isn't.
C.
No, he aren't.

Do you like Ringo Starr?

A.
No, I don't like Ringo Starr.
B.
No, I doesn't like Ringo Starr.
C.
No, I do liked Ringo Starr.

Is he honest?

A.
Yes, he are.
B.
Yes, he am.
C.
Yes, he is.

What other celebrities do you like?

A.
My favorite musician is Paul McCartney.
B.
My favorite musician are Paul McCartney.
C.
My favorite musician be Paul McCartney.

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Hyun-woo.

	Teacher Who is your favorite politician, Hyun-woo?
	Hyun-woo I (1) like Ban Ki-moon.
	Teacher Why do you like him?
	Hyun-woo Because he (2) intelligent and hard-working.
	Teacher Who is your favorite writer?
	Hyun-woo I am (3) about J.K. Rowling! I (4) the Harry Potter books.
	Teacher How about Shakespeare? Do you like Shakespeare?
	Hyun-woo No, I'm not really interested (5) Shakespeare.
	Teacher Why?
	Hyun-woo His writing (6) boring.