Learn English - FAME - English words for fame and being a celebrity - English Lesson with Duncan

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Hi everybody this is Misterduncan in England. How are you today? Are you okay? I hope so.
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Are you happy? I hope so. In today's lesson we are going to take a look at something that
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seems to take up so much of our attention these days. In this lesson we are going to
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take a look at fame and being a celebrity.
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The word famous is an adjective that means 'publicly known'...'easily recognisable...'prominent'...'well-known'...'celebrated'...'eminent'...'in
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the public eye'. We use the word 'fame' to state that a thing is famous. So fame is a
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noun and famous is an adjective. We can also describe a person as a star. The word is often
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prefixed with the thing they are famous for doing or the field that they are in. 'Music
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Star' , 'Football Star' , 'TV Star', 'Movie Star', 'Pop Star'. A famous person can be
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described as a 'Star' 'Personality' or as a 'Celebrity'. More often than not, the word
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'celebrity' is used, especially when describing an event where many famous people will be
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seen. A celebrity dinner, or a celebrity gala. The word 'glitzy' can also be used, which
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describes an even where many stars will be.
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It is possible to be famous for anything. fame is often achieved for doing something
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positive. Normally a famous person will have some sort of outstanding talent or ability.
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Of course it is also possible to be famous for a negative reason. Being well-known for
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doing something bad is a kind of fame, but in this case we will often describe them as
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'infamous'. Someone who has gone down in history for doing something despicable and barbaric
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will more often than not be described as being infamous.
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There are many reasons why a person wants to be famous. Maybe they want the recognition.
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Perhaps they are attracted to the attention they will receive from that recognition...and
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of course there's the large amount of money that can be earned from being famous. You
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will want to 'cash in' on your fame. That is to say, you will want to make as much money
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from your star status as possible.
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Who is your favourite celebrity? Is there a famous person who you admire. To like or
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follow a celebrity is very easy to do these days. many well-known celebrities have their
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own Instagram, Facebook or Twitter page. Some celebrities administer their page personally,
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while others might have a PR company to do it for them. The initials PR mean 'public
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relations'. Most well-known people will have a manager, agent, or PR company working with
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them, their job is to make sure that their client always looks and behaves their best
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in front of the general public. Just like marketing a product, image is everything.
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The industry that produces celebrities and helps to keep them in the public eye is called
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'Show business' or for short we say 'Show Biz'. The world of show business is often
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seen as a glamorous and exciting one. But it is worth remembering that for every George
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Clooney or Justin Beiber, Emma Stone or Rihanna, there are thousands of hopefuls eagerly waiting
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for their big break. To get your big break means to be noticed by someone for your talent.
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To perform in front of someone who can help you become famous, is to get your big break.
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You have been discovered, your journey to fame and fortune begins with that big break.
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Of course there are many drawbacks and disadvantages of being famous. One of the biggest problems
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comes with the loss of privacy. Many celebrities find that their privacy is often invaded,
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which can create a lot of stress and anxiety for those on the receiving end. Newspaper
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journalists and photographers will often try to interview and photograph as many celebrities
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as possible. The people doing this are often referred to as 'paparazzi'. The paparazzi
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will follow and sometimes chase celebrities for that exclusive picture. So being a celebrity
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is not always glamorous or fun or pleasurable there are many downside to being famous.
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Do you want to be famous? Would you enjoy being a well-known celebrity? It would appear
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that being famous can be a double edged sword, in that it can bring you both happiness and
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heartache, quite often at the same time. The pressure to be at the top can take its toll
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on a person. The hardest part of being famous is not the attention or the invasion of privacy...oh
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no. The hardest part of being famous is staying famous. To stay in the public eye for as long
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as possible is what most celebrities aim for. The dizzying highs of being in the limelight
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can be addictive and for those who have fallen under its spell, they will do anything to
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prevent that light from fading away. that as they say...is the price of fame.
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Some people believe that come too obsessed with those who are famous. Every day we hear
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on the news or read in the paper the latest trivial events concerning those in the public
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eye. It would appear that no story is too large or for that matter too small. Trivial
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moments of small insignificant events are blown up out of all proportion, quite often
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for financial gain. Some celebrities are talking about all the time. Film stars, musicians,
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singers, glamour models, are all discussed at great length for our entertainment and
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amusement. Even the occasional YouTube creator might break through into the mainstream and
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become a minor star. Some celebrities are well known for doing very little. We often
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rate celebrities depending on how popular or in demand they are. For example Tom Cruise
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is an A-list celebrity. This means he is very famous. Then there are B-list celebrities,
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for example actress Hilary Swank is a B-list celebrity. She is known, but not a huge star.
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Then there is the D-list celebrity. Those in this category are people who want to be
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famous but don't quite break into the mainstream. Many of them appear or have appeared in reality
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TV shows. They tend to have no discernible talent but still want to be famous. Rarely
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a day goes by without some tittle-tattle about a celebrity being talked about on the TV and
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internet. Especially so nowadays as the (current) president of the USA is both a reality TV
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star and a celebrity, which begs the question, have we become too obsessed with famous people?
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Do we put too much emphasis and importance on being famous? What do you think?
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It would appear that nowadays everyone wants to become famous. Everywhere you look there
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are opportunities being offered to those who want to hit the big time and become famous
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in their own right. Of course in reality, most people would rather stay out of the public
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gaze. They would rather stay anonymous and unknown. The pressure that comes with being
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famous is not easy to handle. There are many cases where a person suffers because of their
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fame. They cannot handle the pressure. They feel overwhelmed by the attention they get.
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Unfortunately once you've become famous, if often takes a long time to adjust to the new
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lifestyle. Some enjoy being in the limelight and handle the attention well, while others
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crack up under the pressure, leading them to take drastic measures to keep going. The
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pressure to perform well, or to keep that energy going can lead a person to find ways
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in which to stay on top. Drink and drugs tend to be the quick fix solutions to these fame-related
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problems.
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Have you ever met anyone famous? There is nothing more exciting than meeting a famous
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person. Quite often we will get that person to write their name on a piece of paper or
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some other item. This is called an 'autograph'. The famous person signs autographs for their
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fans. What? You want my autograph? Oh no...I'm not famous...well not yet anyway. I hope you
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have enjoyed this lesson and for those who wish to be famous, I have this piece of advice...keep
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your eyes on the stars, but keep your feet firmly on the ground. This is Misterduncan
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in England saying...thanks for watching me, teaching you and of course...
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ta ta for now. 8-)
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