Vocabulary for page 118

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the leadership:
, dotes de mando/ liderazgo,

a needy person:
, necesitado,
necesitado
a network: a group of TV or radio stations with one owner,
, la red,
a news anchor: the main person who reads the news,
, presentador,
,
a newscaster: a person who reads the news,
news
,
locutor/presentador de informativo,
informativo
a radio station: ,
, canal/emisora/estacin,
canal/emisora
a success: when many people like, buy, or go to see
something, or it makes a lot of money,
, xito, ,

to act: to perform on TV, in movies, or in plays,

,
actuar/tener papel/ser actor,
an actor/an actress
a charity: an organization to make and give money to people
in need,
, organizacin benfica
benfica,

a childhood:
, infancia,
to create: to make something exist (be) that didn't exist
(wasn't) before
,
, crear,
,
a foundation:
, fundacin,
,
a host: the main person who speaks on a TV or radio show,
, presentador,
backwards:
, al reves,

1. Oprah Winfrey has a talk show. What other media ( , medios,

medios
) does she manage or produce (, )?
a)__________ b)__________ c)__________ d)__________
)__________
)__________
2. Is Oprah's show only watched in the U.S.? (=Do only people in the U.S. watch the
Oprah Winfrey Show?) yes no

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Did Oprah grow up in a wealthy (rich) family? yes no

Was she a good student? yes no
Was her first job in TV? yes no
Was she an adult when she got her first job? yes no
In what city did she work as a TV news anchor? ____________
t
What race is Oprah? Circle one:
Caucasian (=white) Asian Latina Arab American Indian Pacific Islander Black

9. In what city was she working in 1984? ____________

10. What film was she in? ____________________
11. What is the name of her production (, realizacin, , )

company? ____________
12. How did she come up with (make, think of, create) the name "Harpo"?
"Harpo"
She spelled her name _
_____________.
13. Is Oprah the wealthiest African American in the whole world? yes no
African-American
14. According to (, segn ) the story, Oprah is: selfish / generous with
segn,
all the money she has earned.
15. Oprah donates (gives) money to help students get a good e__________.
e
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1. She has a talk ___.

What ___ does she
___ or produce?
2. ___ her show only ___
in the U.S.?
3. ___ she ___ up in a
___ family?

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4. Was she an ___ when

she ___ ___ first job?
5. What ___ did she ___
in?
6. How did she ___ __
with the name __ ___
production ___?

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7. Is she the ___

___-American in the
___ world?
8. ___ to the story, ___
___ she do with the
money she has ___?

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Teacher's Script for Cloze Dictation

1. She has a talk show. What else does she manage or produce?
2. Is her show only watched in the U.S.?
3. Did she grow up in a wealthy family?
4. Was she an adult when she got her first job?
5. What film did she act in?
6. How did she come up with the name of her production company?
7. Is she the wealthiest African-American in the whole world?
8. According to the story, what does she do with the money she has earned?

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Use words from the following list to fill in the blanks below.
book club
charity

host
needy

network
newscaster

popular
success

to act
to create

Future English for Results 2, post-page 118

wealthy
TV or radio station

1. This adjective means well-known, liked, and enjoyed by many people. __________
2. This is a group of people who read the same books and meet to talk about them.
a _______________
3. This word has the same meaning as rich. _________
4. This is what an actor does. He plays a role (, papel, ) in a movie, play, or TV
program. _______
5. Everyone loved the new software, and many people bought it. It made a lot of money for the
company. It was a big _________.
6. There is a talk show called Ellen on Channel 5 every weekday at 4:00. Ellen Degeneris is the
______. She invites movie stars, singers, and other famous people. They talk, play games,
dance, and have a good time.
7. This is a person who reads the news on a TV or radio news program. the ____________
8. This is a company which sends out radio or television broadcasts*. a _______________
* , emisin/programa,
9. The United Way is an organization that makes, collects, and gives money to people in need. It
is a __________.
10. This is a group of TV or radio stations that one company owns. a ___________

Use words from the following list to fill in the blanks below.
book club
charity

host
needy

network
newscaster

popular
success

to act
to create

Future English for Results 2, post-page 118

wealthy
TV or radio station

1. This adjective means well-known, liked, and enjoyed by many people. __________
2. This is a group of people who read the same books and meet to talk about them.
a _______________
3. This word has the same meaning as rich. _________
4. This is what an actor does. He plays a role (, papel, ) in a movie, play, or TV
program. _______
5. Everyone loved the new software, and many people bought it. It made a lot of money for the
company. It was a big _________.
6. There is a talk show called Ellen on Channel 5 every weekday at 4:00. Ellen Degeneris is the
______. She invites movie stars, singers, and other famous people. They talk, play games,
dance, and have a good time.
7. This is a person who reads the news on a TV or radio news program. the ____________
8. This is a company which sends out radio or television broadcasts*. a _______________
* , emisin/programa,
9. The United Way is an organization that makes, collects, and gives money to people in need. It
is a __________.
10. This is a group of TV or radio stations that one company owns. a ___________
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