1. Unit11 Lesson2

2. Guess who they are?

3. Ashley Olsen

6. Who are they hiding from?
Madonna

7. paparazzi

8. Objectives:
1. Practice listening for specific
information.
2. Voice your opinion based on
the information you got.

9. Princess Diana died in a car accident in 1997 and people blamed paparazzi for her death. Now many people are trying to analyse the problem of paparazzi, which arose a long time ago. Lots of self-employed photographers attempt to take photos of stars no matter where and when because people are willing
to buy magazines and newspapers with those photos.
begin to happen
b. examine or think about something carefully in order to
understand it
c. working for yourself
d. try to do something
e. prepared to do something
f. say that someone is responsible for something bad
vi.
arise
vt.
analyse
adj.
self-employed
vt.
attempt
adj.
willing
vt.
blame

10. For great profits, they go too far and their actions are not legal
For great profits, they go too far and their actions are not legal. Some super stars hate them so much that they defend their own rights by writing songs about paparazzi, such as Jay Chou. Their argument is that if paparazzi can write gossip on newspapers, then they can write songs too. People are in favor of this, for during the process of stars’ and paparazzi’s battle, they have some gossip to kill their time.
there
a. agree with or support
money made from doing business
c. reason
d. do something in order to protect someone from being attacked
e. series of events
f. allowed by law v.
be in favor n.
profit n.
argument
vt.
defend n.
process
adj.
legal

11. analyse; arise; blame; willing;
vocabulary:
analyse; arise; blame; willing;
self-employed; legal; attempt; defend; argument; process; profit; favor; in favor of

12. Listening:
Step 1.
Listen to the whole radio programme and answer some questions.
Predict the answers to the questions.
1. What is the topic of this radio programme?
Paparazzi
Paparazzi---- a social problem.
2. Why do paparazzi take photos of famous people?
For money./ For profits.
3. Is it legal to take photos of famous people no matter where they are?
No, it is not legal.

13. Listen to it part by part. Concentrate on the important words.
Step 2.
Listen to it part by part.
Part A: Listen and complete the sentences.
Concentrate on the important words.
The paparazzi are self-employed______________.
The ________ is often blamed for encouraging the
paparazzi.
3. Nowadays, selling photographs of famous people
has become ______________.
photographers
media
big business

14. While listening, listen for words from the
Part B: listen and judge whether the following attempts of paparazzi are legal.
While listening, listen for words from the
question.
1. Pretending to be a repair man to get into the house of a film star and take pictures of her daily life.
2. Hiring a helicopter to take pictures of the film star’s big house from the air.
3. Hiding in the bush outside the film star’s house to take pictures of her when she comes out.
4. Renting a speed boat to take pictures of the film star on the beach.

15. Part C: Listen and take notes of
the presenter’s and Dr. Linbrow’s opinion.
Write down your answers in note form.
Don’t use full sentences.
Presenter:
some people defend
collecting and reporting news
Dr. Linbrow:
not all methods , legal
make great profits
risk legal costs
Princess Diana’ death

16. Listen for more information
Listen to another interview and take
notes of the interviewer’s and
paparazzi’s opinions.
Interviewer:
dangerous
not suitable
Paparazzi:
make profits
exciting
cool

17. Discussion:
What is your opinion about paparazzi?

18. What is your opinion about paparazzi?
The public:
blame the media for encouragement;
part of news collecting and reporting;
Paparazzi:
make money; exciting; cool;
Stars:
paparazzi go too far;
Journalists:
dangerous; not suitable for everyone

19. Thank you for listening