Pre-reading questions:
- Can you name one boy band or musical group that has achieved international fame?
- Do you think they deserve their fame?
Vocabulary:
- interview /IN-ter-vyoo/
- surprised /suh-PRAHYZD/
- voting /VO-ting/
- documentary /dok-yuh-MEN-tuh-ree/
- notice /NOH-tis/
[noun] – a formal meeting where someone asks questions to find out information, especially for a newspaper, magazine, television or radio broadcast
The actor gave an interview to discuss his upcoming movie.
[adjective] – feeling or showing a sudden unexpected feeling or reaction
She was pleasantly surprised by the birthday party her friends threw for her.
[noun] – the process of expressing a choice or preference
In democratic societies, voting allows citizens to participate in decision-making processes.
[noun] – a film or television or radio program that gives facts and information about a subject
The documentary explored the life of endangered species in the wild.
[verb] – to become aware of or to be recognized or acknowledged
He hoped his hard work would be noticed by his boss during the presentation.
Article reading:
True or False:
- Simon Cowell is famous for starting One Direction on “The X Factor” fourteen years ago.
- Cowell thinks talent shows no longer help new artists get noticed due to the saturation of new music daily.
- Many UK artists are globally famous, according to Cowell.
- Cowell wants to create a boy band that is mainstream and generic.
- Finding talented singers has been easy for Cowell.
Fill in the blanks:
interview | surprised | voting | documentary | noticed |
- He was __________ to find out that he had won the competition.
- She finally __________ the small details that had been overlooked before.
- She conducted an __________ with the CEO for a business magazine.
- The __________ for the student council elections will take place next week.
- We watched a __________ about the history of space exploration last night.