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Do You Know These Celebrities?

  • Rita Ora
  • Keanu Reeves
  • Camila Cabello
  • Mila Kunis
  • Oscar Nuñez
  • Idris Elba
  • Natalie Portman
  • Dua Lipa
  • Mika
  • Patrik Laine

What do the celebrities from Exercise 1 do for a living? What do you know about their lives? What do you think about them?

What does he/she do for a living?

What do you know about his/her lifestyle?

Do you like him/her? Why/Why not?

Go Online

The celebrities from Exercise 1 work in the USA, Canada or in the UK, but their backgrounds are different. Find out where they and their parents come from, and how they ended up in the aforementioned countries.

This person ...

  1. speaks Hebrew. 
  2. has starred in The Matrix. 
  3. is Finnish. 
  4. was born in Ukraine. 
  5. has co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. 
  6. is in their late twenties. 
  7. moved to London as a baby. 
  8. is a comedian. 

Exercise 3

3A

Choose a celebrity from Exercise 1 and imagine you are going to interview them. Write your questions in English. Include questions about the following:
  • their home country and hometown
  • their parents and background
  • their cultural influences
  • what made them choose their profession
  • when and how their career started
  • the highlights of their career
  • their hobbies and free-time activities

3B

Now you are the celebrity you have picked in Exercise 1. Answer the questions prepared in 3A. Use the Internet to answer as precisely as possible.

3C

Present your interview questions and answers to the rest of the class. Record a video of the presentation (optional).
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Follow-Up

Mena Suvari

Matt Damon

James Franco

Renée Zellweger

Viggo Mortensen

Scarlett Johansson

Exercise 5

5A

Who do you think are world-famous Estonians? Discuss in English, and make a list of the TOP 3 most widely known Estonians. Justify your choices.

Example:
In my opinion, the TOP 3 list of the most widely known Estonians should include Arvo Pärt, ​Kelly Sildaru and Ott Tänak because ...

5B

Discuss the following questions in English.
  1. What do foreigners[explanation: foreigner [ˈfɒrənə(r)] – välismaalane] know about Estonia?
  2. What good things do we have in Estonia? What could other countries learn from us?
  3. What kinds of things have come to Estonia from other countries?
  4. What should we learn from other countries?
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