IELTS-SPEAKING-3-PEOPLE

PeopleTellmeaboutafamouspersonwhoyouparticularlyadmire.Youshouldsay:whothepersonis(was)andwhytheyare(were)famous.WhyyouparticularlyadmirethemHowtheycontribute(d)tosociety.Andsaywhatquestionsyouwouldaskthispersonifyoumetthem.Suggestion:Famouspeople:politicians,actors/actresses,musicians,singers,sportsstars,inventors,businesspeople.Adjectives:successful,intelligent,admired,wealthy,ambitious,renowned,revered,hardworking,helpful.Reasonsforbeingfamousandadmired:brokearecord,discoveredorinventedsomething,heroic,helpedpeople/society,madeagreatfilm,wroteaninfluentialbook,hasaspecialtalent,madealotofmoney.Notes:Remembertousethepasttenseifyouchoosetotalkaboutapersonwhoisdead.Remembertofocusonthe‘admire’aspectofthequestion,ratherthantalkingaboutwhattheylooklikeandwhattheydo.Toshowarangeofvocabulary,youalsoandusetheverbs‘lookupto’and‘respect’inyourtalk.POSSIBLERESPONSESpeakingofafamousperson,IwanttotalkaboutYaoMing.YaoisoneofthebestcentersintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)today.HeplayedfortheShanghaiSharksoftheChineseBasketballAssociation(CBA)forfiveyears,andnowplayscenterfortheHoustonRocketsintheNBA.HewasselectedbyHoustonasthe1stoverallpickofthe2002NBADraftandsignedwiththemonOctober21,2002.InhisNBAcareerof2002-2003season,YaoMingscoredsixpointsandblockedO’Nealtwiceintheopeningminutes.Yaofinishedhisrookieseasonwith10pointsand10rebounds.Asarookie,hedidagreatjob.Afterthat,hewasalsovotedtobethestaringcenterintheNBAAll-StarGamefor2003,2004,2005and2006.In2005,Yaobecamethesubjectofadocumentaryfilm‘TheYearoftheYao’,whichfocusesonhisNBArookieyearandhisfirstyearlivingintheUnitedStates.…...Besides,Yaohasparticipatedinmanybenefiteventsduringhiscareer.In2003,Yaohostedatelethon,whichraised$300,000tohelpstopthespreadofSARS.In2006,YaoMingpromisednevertoeatsharkfinsoupagain,inordertoraisepublic’sawarenessofwildlifeprotection.HealsostarredwithLakerslegendMagicJohnsoninaPAScallingonthepublicnottofearordiscriminateagainstthosewithHIVpatients.YaoMingisalsotheendorserformanybigeventsandbrands:the2008BeijingOlympics,McDonald’s,Pepsi,Visa,AppleandReebok.Althoughbeingsuchasuccessfulicontoday,heisstillverymodest.Hesaidinaninterview,“TheNBAisabigfamily,andIthinkofalltheserookiesasmybrothers.IstillbelieveIambluecollaramongtheAll-Stars.”IthinkYaoMingismuchmorethanasuccessfuliconfromeverysinglesense.Iadmirehimdeeply.Note:Rookie新手Telethon长期连续电视节目Fin鱼翅Endorser形象代言人FurtherQuestionsQ:Dofamouspeoplehavespecialresponsibilitiestosociety?A:ifsocietymakespeoplefamousthenfamouspeoplehavearesponsibilitytoberolemodelsoftheirgeneration.Theycannotexpecttoactonewayinpublicandanotherwayinprivate.Thisisjustplainhypocrisyandshouldbeexposedassuch.Q:Somefamouspeopleareveryrich.Isthisfair?A:Somefamouspeopleareverypoortooandisthatfairtoo?Wedonotliveinafairworldandtherewillalwaysbetherichandpoorandthefamousandunknown.IknowthatIwouldratherberichandfamousthanpoorandunknownsowhyshouldn’totherswantthattoo?Q:Shouldtheprivatelivesoffamouspeoplebemadepublic?A:peoplelovetohearaboutotherpeopleandfamouspeople’slivesaredifferentfromothersbecausetheyaresowell-known.Reportersandphotographersfollowthemaboutandmakelotsofmoneybecausetheprivatelivesofcelebritiesisnewsandsellsnewspapers.Q:Whatkindsofpeoplearefamous(or“admired”)inyourcountry?Suggestion:Popstars,sportsstars,politicians,businesspeople,scientists,TVstars,filmstars.A:YoungpeopletendtoadmiremusiciansandsingersaswellasCEOsinbusiness.Filmstarsareadmiredtoo.Olderpeoplemayadmirepeoplewhodogoodthingsfortheircountrysuchascharityworkers.Politiciansarenotasadmiredastheywere.Q:Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingacelebrity?A:Well,letmegetstartedfromthebrightside.Speakingoffthetopofmyhead.Celebritiesarealwaysinthespotlightandtheycanmakeakillingintheirjobs.Anotherhighlightisthattheyaresoprivilegedtogetspecialtablesandroomsatbarsorhotels,andtheycanevenbuydesignerlabelsatadiscount;however,thebrightsideapparentlydoesn’tovershadowitsdarksight.Thefirstthingiscelebritieshavenoprivacyatall.Paparazziarealwaysaroundthemanddyingtogettheirphotossothattheycandishthedirt.Anythingaboutthemwillbetheheadlineoftabloids.Evenifsometimestheinformationisnoteventrue;anotherdisadvantagespringstomindisthattheytendtobemoreemotionallyvulnerableandevensufferfromnervousbreakdownsorpsychologicalproblemsbecauseofendlessjudgmentsbythemediaandthepublic.IthinkthesearetwosidesofthesamecoinNote:celebrity名人inthespotlight在聚光灯下makeakilling挣大钱beprivilegedto…有做…的特权specialtable给VIP专享的位置designerlabel设计师的品牌atadiscount打折，折扣paparazzi狗仔队，名人摄影师（复数）bedyingto…急切地想要dishthedirt爆料tabloid小报emotionallyvulnerable情感上脆弱的nervousbreakdown神经衰弱Q:Whatspecialfeaturesdoyouthinkacelebrityshouldhave?A:Ithinkittakesalotofthingstobeacelebrity.Offthetopofmyhead,acelebrityshouldhavetheuniqueandirreplaceablestarqualityandthecontagiouspersonality.Theyshouldbeabletohavethatglamorousthinggoingontwenty-fourseven.Itisaprerequisiteofbeingacelebrity;anotherqualityisthatcelebritiesshouldbehumble,friendlyandnevergetontheirhighhorsesandthinktheyarebetterthanothers;onthetopofit,celebritiesshouldbepositiv