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Unit 10
Unbelievable news
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Write the following on the board:
Which celebrities do you see most
photos of? Where do you see the
photos? What are the celebrities
doing in the photos? Where do
the photos come from? Divide the
class into pairs or small groups for
students to discuss the questions.
Listen to some of their ideas in open
class as feedback.
1 Before students open their
books, check/clarify paparazzo/
paparazzi and write it on the
board. Give students just two
minutes to discuss before hearing
from some of the students.
2 10.05 Check/clarify:
dishonest, editor, ashamed,
invaded, publicity, ethical.
Ask students to underline the
language in the article that
helped them choose their
answers.
1 E 2 C 3 F 4 A 6 D 7 B
(extra title: 5)
3 Check/clarify: sued.
Clarify that even though the
information in some sentences
may be true, they should put
doesn’t say if the information
does not appear in the text.
1 F (He worked with a local
photographer and then for a
newspaper, and that’s how he
learned.) 2 T 3 F (No, he says you
have to be technically good at taking
photographs from a distance.)
4 F (He says they don’t, because they
like publicity.) 5 T 6 DS
4 Monitor to help with any
difficulties, but do not interrupt
as this is a fluency activity.
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Workbook
Reading p94, Ex.1–4
T96 Unbelievable news | Unit 10
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A I’ve always loved cameras and photographs. After I left school, I worked with from an anonymous
a local photographer, then a bit later for a newspaper. One day, the editor said he paparazzo.
wanted some photos of a famous person who lived nearby and I agreed to go
and get them. I got some good photos, and a big national newspaper bought
them, too. I thought, ‘OK, this is how I can make good money.’
B That’s how my life as a paparazzo started. (By the way, that’s the singular –
paparazzi is plural.) Paparazzi are not the most popular people in the world –
especially after what happened to Princess Diana – but I’ve never regretted taking
up the profession. And I’ve never denied being a paparazzo. That said, when I meet
C people I just say I’m a photographer and leave it at that. It’s easier that way.
I never apologise for doing what I do, because I don’t think I need to. I take photos
of famous people (often without them knowing, it’s true) and then sell the photos
to magazines. If people didn’t buy those magazines, I wouldn’t be able to sell the
photos. I provide a service and I’m not ashamed of it. I love my job. I like
the money, but I also like the challenge, the fact that you have to know
where the celebrity’s going to be. You have to be technically good,
too – not everyone can take a good photo of someone at a distance.
D People have accused me of doing an unpleasant thing – but I
honestly don’t think it is. I take photos and sell them. Am I telling
lies? Stealing? Attacking people? No, and in fact I’ve always argued
that celebrities don’t mind as much as you might think. A famous
person once admitted to me that they often leaked information about
where they were so the paparazzi could get photos. The old saying is: all
publicity is good publicity, and they know it. You can tell me that celebrities
don’t want their private lives invaded, but you can’t tell me they don’t
E love publicity.
I can understand, though, why paparazzi get some bad press sometimes.
Not all of my colleagues are as ethical as they might be. We’ve often been
criticised for taking photos of young children – something I don’t do, by the
way – and quite right, too. And should we take photos of people when they’re
ill? When they’re at a funeral? I’ve got my views, some of my colleagues have
got theirs. But then we’re just like bankers or lawyers, aren’t we?
F The profession is different now. A colleague warned me years ago that social
media would change things, and she was right. I use it a lot. I follow
celebrities’ posts and they help me find out where they are. It helps
with legal issues, too. It used to be much harder for us! For example,
celebrity X finds a photo of themselves somewhere and posts it on
social media – only, the photo was taken by a paparazzo who says,
‘That photo’s mine and you need permission to use it! So, be
prepared to pay for it, or you can’t use it!’
REAdING 3 Read the article again and mark the sentences T (true),
F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). Then correct the false
1 SPEAKING You are going to read an article by sentences.
SPEAKING
a member of the paparazzi. What do you know 1 He learned about cameras and photography at school.
about paparazzi? Tell a partner.
2 He avoids telling people he’s a paparazzo.
3 He thinks anyone could do what he does.
10.05 Read and listen to the article.
2 Match paragraphs A–F with titles 1–7. There 4 He believes that celebrities hate being photographed.
is one extra title you do not need to use. 5 He doesn’t take photos of sick children.
1 Morally OK? 6 He has sued celebrities who used his photographs.
2 Why I love it 4 SPEAKING Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
SPEAKING
3 Things have changed
4 Starting out 1 What questions would you ask the paparazzo if you
met him?
5 The future of paparazzi 2 Do you know of any controversial events concerning
6 It isn’t dishonest paparazzi?
7 No regrets
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Culture note
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer) was a member of the
British royal family. She became well-known with her engagement to Prince
Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, but their fifteen-year marriage
ended in 1996 with a very public divorce. Throughout her life, Diana was
renowned for her unconventional approach to charity work, centring on children
and young people, cancer and AIDS patients, and people affected by mental
illness. She also campaigned for the removal of landmines. Diana died in a car
crash in Paris in 1997, while trying to escape paparazzi. Her death led to an
unprecedented public outpouring of grief and her televised funeral was watched
by millions around the world.