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    1. The document is an English reading comprehension exercise from Guayaquil University's Faculty of Dentistry about whether celebrity culture can be harmful. 2. The reading discusses how some teenagers develop intense preoccupations with celebrities and how this can negatively impact their well-being. 3. Research studies cited found that celebrities tended to be more narcissistic and self-centered than others, and that reality television stars were the most vain and exploitative.

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    1. The document is an English reading comprehension exercise from Guayaquil University's Faculty of Dentistry about whether celebrity culture can be harmful. 2. The reading discusses how some teenagers develop intense preoccupations with celebrities and how this can negatively impact their well-being. 3. Research studies cited found that celebrities tended to be more narcissistic and self-centered than others, and that reality television stars were the most vain and exploitative.

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    1. The document is an English reading comprehension exercise from Guayaquil University's Faculty of Dentistry about whether celebrity culture can be harmful. 2. The reading discusses how some teenagers develop intense preoccupations with celebrities and how this can negatively impact their well-being. 3. Research studies cited found that celebrities tended to be more narcissistic and self-centered than others, and that reality television stars were the most vain and exploitative.

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    GUAYAQUIL UNIVERSITY

    FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
    English III
    Name: María Scarlet Tenelema Toapanta
    Teacher: Eva María Mascaro Benites
    2021-2022 CII
    Reading skills practice: Are celebrities bad for you? – exercises
    What’s wrong with a bit of celebrity gossip? It doesn’t do us any harm … or does it? Read the article to find
    out if celebrities really are bad for you.

    Preparation
    Complete the gaps with a word from the box.

    chat role public vast

    harmless general gossip reality

    1. something that is enjoyable and not damaging = harmless fun

    a type of TV programme that shows ‘real-life’ people in a particular situation = reality


    2.
    TV

    a type of TV programme including interviews with or conversation about celebrities = a


    3.
    chat show

    4. someone who another person wants to be like = a role model

    5. another way to say ‘famous’ is = in the public eye

    6. ordinary people = the general public

    7. approximately 80% or more = the vast majority

    a publication in which you can read about celebrities’ private lives = a gossip
    8.
    magazine
    Reading skills practice: Are celebrities bad for you? – exercises
    Reading skills practice: Are celebrities bad for you? – exercises

    1. Check your understanding: true or false


    Circle True or False for these sentences.

    The article is about whether celebrity culture is harmful, for either the public
    1. True False
    or the celebrities themselves.

    Fifteen per cent of teenagers have an interest in celebrities that probably


    2. True False
    isn't a cause for concern.

    Young people who feel they have an 'intense-personal' relationship with a


    3. True False
    celebrity do not experience any negative consequences related to it.

    A study found that celebrities were more self-centred than business


    4. True False
    administration masters students.

    5. Celebrities from reality TV were found to be the most vain and exploitative. True False

    6. Actors were the least self-obsessed group of celebrities. True False

    The research concluded that the experience of being a celebrity made


    7. True False
    people more narcissistic than they were previously.
    The author says that celebrities tend to exhibit negative qualities and are
    8. True False
    therefore not good role models.

    2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill


    Complete the gaps with a word from the text.

    1. preoccupation = something we think or worry about a lot (noun, paragraph 1)

    2. harmful = damaging or injurious (adjective, paragraph 1)

    3. worship = have or show feelings of profound devotion (verb, paragraph 2)

    4. soulmate = a person with whom you feel a deep affinity or connection (noun, paragraph 3)

    5. narcissism = excessive interest in or admiration of oneself (noun, paragraph 5)

    showing off = behaving in a way that is intended to attract attention (phrasal


    6.
    verb, paragraph 5)

    7. vanity = excessive pride or interest in your own attractiveness (noun, paragraph 6)


    8. role model = a person we look up to and want to be like (noun, paragraph 7)

    I think there is a bit of everything, there are certain


    Discussion
    celebrities from whom we can learn from their
    humbleness, while we also see celebrities who are
    Do you agree that celebrities make disastrous role models? too arrogant and egocentric.
    Which celebrities do you think are good role models? Why? Can you think of any bad ones?
    If I had to mention one I would choose keanu Reeves because despite if I were to choose celebrities who set a bad
    being so famous and rich he is very humble. example, I would choose the Kardashian
    family.

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