Tham khảo tài liệu 'new headway advanced progress workbook_2', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Listening 4 Would you like to be famous 1 T 43 Andy was asked if he would like to be famous and what he thought the advantages and disadvantages would be. He was also asked if he d ever fantasized about being famous for anything in particular. Listen to Andy talking and answer the questions. 3 2 Match the expressions that Andy uses with the definitions. 1 IJLl an end in itself 2 bump into someone 3 I I hanker after 4 I I it takes all sorts to make a world 5 I I lost in my own thoughts 6 I I rub shoulders with 7 I I the mind boggles 8 what on earth a want something very much b socialize with famous people c thinking hard about something so unaware of my surroundings d I can hardly imagine or accept an idea e meet someone unexpectedly f something that is considered important in its own right g whatever used for emphasis h people are all different from one another QQ Complete these extracts with the expressions Andy used from exercise 2 . Then listen and check. 1 Which two reasons does Andy give for not wanting to be famous 1 He would end up feeling desperate to get on television. 2 He would hate it when people he didn t know talked to him in the street. 3 He wouldn t like people to recognize him. 4 He would worry about not getting enough media attention. 2 Which two examples does he give of a more gratifying kind of fame 1 Being remembered for doing something socially valuable. 2 Being immediately recognized for a significant medical discovery. 3 Writing some wonderfully novel articles for a newspaper. 4 Being a guest on cultural TV programmes. I have to say that for me 1 _ when I have to think about 2 _ could possess people to want to have that fate in life to be famous and it certainly makes me realize that 3 .I m the kind of person if I m shopping walking in the street and I m not even that keen when I 4 __ I know because I do like to walk around .
