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LA. Listen to the words and repeat them after the speaker:. Los Angeles Hollywood and Highland Beverly Hills Malibu Rodeo Drive Mann’s Chinese Theater The Egyptian Theater Movie the suburbs A celebrity show business
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Listen to the words and repeat them after the speaker: • Los Angeles Hollywood and Highland • Beverly Hills Malibu • Rodeo Drive Mann’s Chinese Theater • The Egyptian Theater • Movie the suburbs • A celebrity show business • A film director a camera operator • A musician Academy Awards • A film studio to take place • To suffer to struggle • To do something in vain
Los Angeles • It’s the second largest American city
The 3,300-seat Kodak Theater • It’s the place where the Oscars take place. Every February celebrities are sure to come for the most important event in show biz: Oscar Night.
The Walk of Fame, the most unusual monument to talent and success in the world
Celluloid Heroes • Everybody’s a dreamer and everybody’s a star • And everybody’s in movies, it doesn’t matter who you are • There are stars in every city • In every house and on every street • And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard • Their names are written in concrete. • Don’t step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard • She looks so weak and fragile that’s why she tried to be so hard • But they turned her into a princess • And they sat her on a throne • But she turned her back on stardom • Because she wanted to be alone. • You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard • Some that you recognize, some that you’ve hardly even heard of • People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame • Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
The right answers to the Hollywood Quiz • 1. a) • 2. c) • 3. c) • 4. b) • 5. b) • 6. b) • 7. b) • 8. a) c)
What do you know about LA? • Los Angeles is one of the biggest cities in … It’s famous for …, … of the world’s movie production. A lot of … work and live near LA. They work for … MGM; Paramount and many others. They live in … or …, where they feel safe. You are likely to spot them at … where the most expensive shops in the world are situated. They also are sure to come to …, which takes place in … every year in February. If you walk down …, you’ll see a lot of stars in the … It is the world-famous … .
Homework: • Speak about any place in LA you would like to visit.