Activity 1
A Pair work
Try to match the information in the box with the pictures.
Then check your answers on page 93
“This is David Beckham. He’s a soccer player. I think he’s ...”
B Pair work
What do you know about the celebrities from part A?
Try to complete the sentences. Then turn to page 93
to check your answers
Tiger Woods__ appeared on TV at age 2.
______________ has seven older sisters and brothers
______________ has green eyes.
______________ was once a dancer.
_______________ never eats candy.
_______________ enjoys cooking, water sports, and car racing.
_______________ weighs 50 kilograms.
_______________ has sons named Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz
C Pair work
make a list of five celebrities from your country.
Write why they are famous.
D Join another pair
Now explain why the people on your list are famous.
Don’t say their names-the others will guess who they are.
“This person is a famous singer. He’s also been in lost of movies and ...”
“Oh, I think I know. Is it...?”
Activity 2
A Listen
You will hear a radio show about J.K.Rowling and Stephen King.
Check () the correct information about each writer.
B Listen again
Complete the sentences
J.K.Rowling writes between _______ minutes and ______
hours every day. Stephen King gives this advice to people,
who want to be writers: Read for ______ hours every day.
Write for ________ hours every day.

C Pair work
Discuss these questions
How are the two writers the same? How are they different?
Have you read any of their books?
Would you like to be a writer? Why or why not?
Activity 3
A Pair work
Who are your favorites? Write their names in the chart.
B Join another pair
Ask questions about the people in your partners’ charts.
“Why did you choose...as your favorite movie star?”
Activity 1
A Pair work
What do you know about these people? What are they famous for?
“I think Alexander Graham Bell is famous for...”
B Listen
Imagine you can go back to the 19th century!
You will hear old radio interviews with the people
from part A. Were your guesses correct?
C Listen again
Check () True of False
D Group work
Discuss these questions.
What would your life be like without phones, electric lights, and cars?
Which do you think was the most important invention? Why?
What are some other important inventions?

Activity 2
A Pair work
Read these biographies. Try to find the
mistake in each one. Then check your
answers on page 93.
“I don’t think Shakespeare was born in England.”
“Yes, he was. But he didn’t write...”
B Group work

What famous people from the past would you like to meet? Why?
What questions would you like to ask them?
What people today do you think will be famous 100 years from now?

“I’d like to meet Picasso. I’d like to ask him, “Why did you...?”
C Communication task
Work in pairs.
One of you should look at Task 14 on page 82 and the other at
Task 28 on page 89. You’re going to find out about these
famous singers.
Self-study
For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice,
go to pages 118-119