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63-67 ARTS AND THE MEDIA
67 Media and celebrity
67.1.1 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
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Relation 1
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/bɪˈkʌm/ /ə/ /sɪˈlɛbrɪti/
become a celebrity
2
/ɪksˈplɔɪtɪd/
exploited
3
/ɪksˈpəʊzd/
exposed
4
/ɡɒn/ /tuː/ /hɜː/ /hɛd/
gone to her head
5
/hæv/ /hɪz/ /neɪm/ /ɪn/ /laɪts/
have his name in lights
6
/ˈhɛdlaɪn/ /njuːz/
headline news
7
/ˈhaʊshəʊld/ /neɪm/
household name
8
/ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /aɪ/
in the public eye
9
/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/ /ˈhɛdlaɪn/
newspaper headline
10
/senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzd/
sensationalized
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67.1.2 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Pronunciation
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Relation 1
Relation 2
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/əˈtɛnʃᵊn/-/ˈɡræbɪŋ/
attention-grabbing
2
/sɪˈlɛbrɪti/ /ˈkʌlʧə/
celebrity culture
3
/kleɪm/ /tuː/ /feɪm/
claim to fame
4
/ɪksˈkluːsɪv/ /ˈɪntəvjuː/
exclusive interview
5
/ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪk/ /raɪz/
meteoric rise
6
/riˈæləti/ /ʃəʊz/
reality shows
7
/ˈtælənt/ /ʃəʊz/
talent shows
8
/ði/ /ˈəʊpnɪŋ/ /naɪt/
the opening night
9
/ðə/ /ˌpæpᵊˈrætsi/
the paparazzi
10
/ðə/ /rɛd/ /ˈkɑːpɪt/
the red carpet
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