Lesson 1: To Be or Not To Be…A. Getting ReadyWho is this person? What do you know about him?

B. Listen and take notes.Listen to clips from a radio interview. Work in pairs (A and B): A listens out for the questions asked and B listens out for the answers given. Then check with your notes with your partner.

Person A: Ques-tions

Person B: Answers

Words to help your listening:eliminate: to be cut from a competition daunting: frightening, discouraging refreshing: a welcome change unique: one of a kind, different exposure: publicity, being known by the public in the air: uncertain, not set

C. Check Your Understanding1. What happened to John Park on American Idol? He was ___.a. wonb. eliminatedc. invitedd. Emancipated (Please check the language) 2. How does John feel about being back home?a. happy and excitedb. sad and bluec. weird and dauntingd. tired and draining 3. What did the judges like about John?a. good looksb. unique voicec. great haird. fashion style 4. What is John going to do in the future?a. continue studyingb. move to Los Angelesc. go on worldwide toursd. consider opportunities in Korea

D. What do you think?Decide whether you agree or disagree with the following opinions.

A: Reality TV shows provide good exposure for people

who want to become famous. Agree Disagree

B: I believe people should leave school early to pursue their careers.

Agree Disagree

C: I think that you need real talent to become a star.Agree Disagree

E. Extending the TopicStep 1.a. Who is your idol? __________________________________________________________b. Why do you admire him/her?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 2.Form groups of three or four. You are going to host an exclusive SMU Dinner Party.

Yourgroup must discuss and choose two famous idols to invite to the party. Include rea-

sons foryour decisions. Then each group will select one person to report their choices to

the class.

Future using “Going to”

Subject + (verb) to be + going to + infinitive verb

Going to is used to show a future intention or plan. It is also used to make a prediction based on present evidence.- I’m going to take a break next semester.-The show is going to be huge.

Going to is often contracted to gonna in spoken English.- Are you gonna try to have a career?

F. Sharing My Ideas (OPTION A)

What are you going to do to become an idol?

1. BrainstormWhich competition would you enter to become famous?•Superstar K•Star King•Korea’s Next Top Model•Other _______________

2. PlanHow are you going to prepare yourself for the competition? Describe your talents and explain why you should be the next Korean idol.

My goal is __________________________________________________________________

I am going to _______________________________________________________________

My audition tape is going to have___________________________________________________________________________

At my audition, I am going to___________________________________________________________________________

3. PracticeDiscuss your ideas with a partner and refine your outline above as needed.

4. PresentationPretend that you are at an audition. You have three minutes to impress the judges. What are you going to do and say? (Use your notes from part 2)

F. Sharing My Ideas (OPTION B)

1. BrainstormPretend that you are a reporter who is going to interview your idol (chosen

in Part E). What are you going to ask him/her?

List five questions.a.b.c.d.e.

List five possible answers.a.b.c.d.e.

2. PlanIn pairs, discuss your ideas and change your questions and answers above

as needed. Taketurns being the reporter and the idol.

3. PracticePractice asking and answering questions prepared with your partner.

4. PresentationIt’s time to face the press!Pretend to be your idol who has just won a major award e.g. Grammy or

Oscar. Reporters(your classmates) want to know about your future plans. What are you

going to say and do?You can be as creative as you want in your role.

B. Reading: Plastic SurgeryIn October, 2004, famous television star Oprah Winfrey upset many people when she said that “Korean women have an obsession with plastic surgery.” However, it is true that many women in Korea are unsatisfied with their looks, because to be considered attractive, you have to be tall, thin, have long legs, big eyes, a small face, a V-shaped face, and pale skin. It’s been estimated that 76% of Korean women in their 20s and 30s have had plastic surgery. A Korean professor at Seoul National University said during class, “Women should get plastic surgery.” Even Ida Daussy, who originally came from France, had plastic surgery on her nose and to remove freckles. These days, even men get plastic surgery, and parents receive plastic surgery as gifts. Plastic surgery was the main topic in the Korean movies “200-Pound Beauty” ( 미녀는 괴로워 ) and “Time” ( 시간 ).

Lesson 2: The Obsession with Looks!

A. How obsessed are you? Survey: Choose the response that matches your opinion from ranking 1 to 5.

Compare your answers with a partner. (1 = least important; 5 = most important)

   

(Add up your total score and then turn to page 13 part B to find out how likely you will have plastic surgery).

1 2 3 4 5

I should always look good before leaving my house.

I care about what other people think of my looks.

Only young people are beautiful.

I think about having plastic surgery to improve my looks.

There is a lot of pressure in Korea to have plastic

surgery.

To find a good partner I must be attractive.

I think about how I will look in 10 years time.

TOTAL:

Glossary of TermsPale: having light color and looking white, Estimate: to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something, Obsession: someone or something that you think about all the time, Freckles: a very small, brown spot on your skin from the sun.

C. Check Your UnderstandingCircle (T) True or (F) FalseMost Korean women are satisfied with their looks? T FSome men also have plastic surgery these days? T FAll Korean professors think that women should get plastic surgery? T

F

D. What Do You Think?Is Korea the Asian capital for plastic surgery? Let’s check the statistics.

Asian Plastic Surgery Guide's

Highest Plastic Surgery Rates for 2009

Examine this graph then discuss and share your opinion with your partner or as a group.

Questions to ask yourself: Do you agree with these statistics? Are Koreans addicted to plastic surgery? Do you think this number is too high? Is plastic surgery in Korean just a fad or a trend? After looking at this graph, I’m more likely/less likely to get plastic

surgery. Opinion Generator In my opinion / view... I wouldn’t do that. I would …

Personally, I think that …. But if we …

I’d just like to say... I’m afraid I have to dis-agree with …

As far as I’m concerned... Don’t get me wrong, but …

To be quite honest / frank... Even so, if …

If you ask me... Very true, but …

E. Share Your OpinionsThink about something you would like to change about your looks.

Prepare your ideas about what you would like to change about yourself. Explain why you want

to change it and what changes you would do. It can be more than one thing

Presentation ideas: is there someone you would like to look like (someone fa-mous). What

would you need to change to look like them?

Tell a classmate or the whole class about the changes you would like to make to you looks.

Language Hints:I would like/I want to change my ….. because …….I would like to look like …….One thing I would like to change is ………Another thing I would like to change is ………

Nose Eyes

Ears Chin Cheeks Lips

F. Extending the TopicWith a partner or as a whole class, discuss the following questions by giving

your opinion:

1. Do you think Seo In-young looks better before or after? Why do you think so?I think she looked better before plastic surgery because …ORI think she looks better after plastic surgery because …

2. Did you see the movies “200-Pound Beauty” or “Time”? What did you think about them? I thought the movie was …

3. What do you think about the Korean professor who said, “Women should get plastic surgery”?I think what the Korean professor said was …

4. Do you think that some people can become addicted to plastic surgery? I think some people …

5. Do you know anyone (even a famous person) who had plastic surgery? Who was it? What

kind of plastic surgery was it? Did the surgery have a good result or not?……..

Lesson 3: The Price of Fame!

A. Getting Ready-Do you have a favorite celebrity?-Why do you think people are so curious about celebrities’ lives?

B. Brainstorming Your IdeasWhat do you think about these photographs?

The Paparazzi- When Photographers Become Stalkers

(1)Katie Holmes: I was so annoyed the other day in Manhattan when the paparazzi started taking pictures of me and Suri. She got so frightened and frustrated that she put her hands on her ears.

(2) Scarlett Johansson: Oh poor Suri! She must have been so surprised that moment!

(3) Katie Holmes: Yes, Scarlett. She was so shocked with all the flashes and clicks around us. Even the little one feels that there is no room for privacy.

(4) Scarlett Johansson: I totally understand. Once there was a paparazzo waiting for me outside my home. He was there for a whole two days. Then another guy came the third day, waiting for me like the other guy.

(5) Katie Holmes: Why didn’t you call the police?

(6) Scarlett Johansson: I did. I called the police, but they told me that the law says the two days he had stalked me is not against the law. If he had been there for more than three days it would be illegal. Can you believe that? 

(7) Katie Holmes: You mean, the police cannot do anything about the two days of stalking?

(8) Scarlett Johansson: No, they can’t do anything, because that will not go against the law. You see, these paparazzi know all about the law and they are even switching shifts on stalking celebrities.

(9) Katie Holmes: That is absolutely annoying. Although we can understand some kind of intrusion with the paparazzi, most of the times, it is getting way beyond my patience.

(10) Scarlett Johansson: Do you remember the accident that happened to Lady Diana in the late 1990s? The paparazzi should have learned a lesson from that accident, but I don’t think they would ever respect our lives. I don't know what the difference is between stalking and following you with a giant camera and following you home and to a supermarket. Certainly, if I were to stalk somebody, that's what I'd do.

(11) Katie Holmes: Celebrities know this is the price of fame, but our children are just innocent bystanders.

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Vocabulary Check:• Annoyed : to be bothered or disturbed• Frustrated : to feel dissatisfied• Shifts : to change position• Stalk : to follow or approach persistently• Intrusion : illegal act of entering someone else’s property• Bystanders : a person not involved

C. Check Your UnderstandingRemember that the dialogue is the numbered by lines. Try to match each line

with the picturesbelow. Some pictures may have one or more matching lines. Try to explain the picture to your partner using the below language points.

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

Language Hints: Indirect speechWe use indirect speech (or reported speech) to report the meaning of what was said, not the exact words. We put indirect speech in a noun clause begin-ning with that or a wh- word (what, where, when, etc).

‘It’s a strange story’- They said (that) it was a strange story.‘What do you think about the story?’ The teacher asked us what we thought about the story.

We change those words that refer to the speaker’s situation (I, my this) to words that reflect the different point of view of the person reporting.(she, her, that)‘‘I don’t like my hair in this style.’ She said she didn’t like her hair in that style.‘We fixed it ourselves’ The boys claimed that they had fixed it them-selves.

D. What Do You Think?Discuss the following questions with your partner. You may imagine one of

you is a celebrity, and the other, a paparazzi. Share your thoughts about the questions.

E. Group Exercise:There may always be various aspects of things around us. Work in groups andtalk about the advantages(pros) and disadvantages(c0ns) related to the work

ofpaparazzi. What are some benefits? And what are some bad things?

Compare the lives of Korean celebrities to Hollywood stars. Do you think both groups do not have much privacy?

If you were a pa-parazzi, who would you stalk or follow? What kinds of meth-ods and strategies would you use if you had to follow a celebrity?

What do you think about the paparazzi fol-lowing celebri-ties?

How would you protect your privacy if you were a celebrity?

Pros: Cons:

F. Sharing My Ideas: Your Closing Argument

Step 1: SettingImagine you are in a court. One person is a famous celebrity, and

another person shouldpretend to be a paparazzi. You are about to make a closing argu-

ment, defending your actions and expressing your thoughts to the Jury.

Step 2: PrepareMake an outline of what you want to say as a paparazzi or a

celebrity. You may reuse the questions and answers from the previous section, What Do You

Think?, as your guideline. Be sure to include the following information:• When did the experience happen?• Where were you?• What was the paparazzi or celebrity doing?• How did you feel?• What did you do?

Step 3: RehearsePractice with your partner.

Listener task: Is it clear? Do you understand?How is the beginning and the end?

Step 4: PresentPresent your closing argument to your classmates. Remember it is a court-

room setting and your classmates are the jury of the court.

-Wrap-up-

A. Write four questions you would like to ask your favorite idol. 1. __________________________________________________? 2. __________________________________________________?

3. __________________________________________________?

4. __________________________________________________?

B. Are you a future plastic surgery addict? Which one will you be? Check your total score. Share your answer with the class.

0 to 7 There is no way that I will ever have plastic surgery done! 8 to 14 I haven’t really thought about it that much. 15 to 22 I think I might have some done when I get older. 23 to 30 I will probably have a couple of things done but nothing too extreme. 31 to 35 I am the ultimate plastic surgery addict.

C. Tips for avoiding the paparazzi. Add two of your own…

1. Try to act normal so not to draw attention to yourself.

2. Stay away from popular restaurants bars where many famous people go.

3. Wear clothes that disguise who you really are.

4. ___________________________________________________.

5. ___________________________________________________.