Posted by Sigismund on September 1, 2007, at 22:03:25
I have to give a 15 minute demonstration interactive English class for intermediate level English speakers.
Here are the bare bones of it. You can answer the questions.
I feel like telling the class that if they get the answers wrong they'll be in very serious trouble (like I am).Paris Hilton returns to jail
Hilton Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her punishment to house arrest. She had served five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of undisclosed “medical” reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a reckless driving case in which she was drunk. The topsy-turvy case is now the talk of America. Her fans are distraught at seeing their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been overturned and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind bars. This is a life far removed from the usual glitz and glamour she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything but the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked exhausted and was red-eyed through crying.
The media circus that is now following her toing and froing from jail has polarized the American public. Many are outraged at the fact that the sheriff put her under house arrest. They believed this to be yet another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – one very lenient law for the rich and famous, and strict laws that Jo Public must adhere to. Recent events support a quote from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There is no sin in life worse than being boring." Her prison ordeal is a different part of a privileged life that could definitely not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has walked hundreds of red carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as second worst celebrity role model for 2006.Exercise 1
TRUE / FALSE:
a. A US celebrity has been ordered to stay in the Paris Hilton. T / F
b. The celebrity ignored probation and drove again while drunk. T / F
c. The story of this celebrity has gripped the American public. T / F
d. Fans saw their star coming out of court looking a million dollars. T / F
e. The celebrity ordered a circus to come to Paris to cheer her up. T / F
f. Americans believe there are different laws for those with money. T / F
g. The celebrity wrote a book about her life as an heiress. T / F
h. The celebrity is soon to play Princess Diana in an upcoming movie. T / FExercise 2
Inheritance
With your partner(s), decide which of these things you would like to inherit and why.
• Hilton Hotel chain
• Apple computers
• A gold mine
• A famous football club
• a Russian gas company
• Daydream Island
• other ___________________Exercise 3
JUSTICE: Discuss with your partners the sentences each of these people should receive for driving while drunk:
• Paris Hilton
• George W. Bush
• a father driving his pregnant wife to the baby hospital
• you
• a 15-year old girl
• a 99-year-old with severe memory lossFinal Question.
Who was the worst celebrity role model in 2006?
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