IDOLS AND
CELEBRITIES
1) An ideal person
2) Role models
3) Real and fictional heroes
4) Heroes around us
Do you agree with the following quotation? Explain.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life
to become well-known, then wears dark glasses
to avoid being recognised.
Fred Allen
Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following
subtopics:
Human qualities
Idols
IDOLS
and CELEBRITIES
Heroes/heroines
Celebrities
Role models/pop idols
Ordinary people
Which human qualities are positive and which are
negative?
generous
violent
selfish
honest
respectable
polite
brave
charismatic
Which qualities do you have?
patient
Who are the characters in the pictures below? Why do
many people like them?
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6.
Who is your favourite fictional hero? Explain your
choice.
Who is a celebrity?
What are the people in the pictures famous for?
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3.
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4.
Do you like these celebrities? Why?/Why not?
Would you like to be famous? Why?/Why not?
5.
Name the people in these pictures.
heroes/heroines? Why yes/why not?
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3.
2.
4.
5.
Are
they
Are these ordinary people heroes? Why?
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2.
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4.
Choose one person who you admire and describe
him/her. Include the following points:
 appearance
 character
 lifestyle
 why you admire him/her