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Sophia Loren poses nude for calendarDate: July 9, 2006Level: Easier (Try the harder lesson.) Downloads: Word Doc | PDF Doc | Listening Audio: (1:37 - 190.2 KB - 16kbps)
THE ARTICLESexy photographs of Hollywood movie actress Sophia Loren have shocked the entertainment world. Ms Loren, 71, posed nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. Sources say she wore nothing except for a large pair of diamond earrings. Loren will be the oldest model to appear in the calendar, which is famous for attracting the world’s most beautiful and glamorous models and actresses to appear naked on its pages. The Pirelli tire manufacturer has produced the calendar every year since 1964. It cannot be bought in the shops, but is given as a present to around 33,000 high profile customers and celebrities worldwide. A Pirelli spokesperson said: "I can confirm that Sophia Loren has posed for the 2007 Pirelli calendar. The pictures were shot…in America and she looks fantastic - You wouldn't think she is nearly 72 years old." The Reuters news agency said Loren “had a lot of fun, like a young girl”, in the photo studio. It is a big change for Ms Loren. She has never before shown her body in her 90-film acting career, that has lasted 50 years. In fact, she has enjoyed her image as one of Hollywood’s sexiest stars and kept her clothes on. She once said: "You have to be born a sex symbol. You don't become one. If you are born with it, you will have it even when you are 100 years old." WARM-UPS1. SOPHIA LOREN: Walk around the class and talk to many students. Find out what they know about Sophia Loren. Ask people who is the most beautiful actress or model in the world. Share your findings with new partners. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently. 3. AT 71?: With your partner(s), decide which of the following things a 71-year-old should or should not do. Give each thing a score from 10 (no problem) to 1 (a big problem). Change partners and compare your answers.
4. BIG CHANGES: Write down (or brainstorm) three big changes members of your class might take in their lives. Talk about them with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you found out. 5. NUDITY: Which of the arguments below do you agree with? Talk about them with your partner(s).
6. SEX SYMBOLS: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the phrase ‘sex symbol’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the gaps in the text. Sophia Loren poses nude for calendar
LISTENINGListen and fill in the spaces. Sophia Loren poses nude for calendar Sexy photographs of Hollywood movie actress Sophia Loren ____________ the entertainment world. Ms Loren, 71, posed nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. Sources say she wore nothing ____________ a large pair of diamond earrings. Loren will be the oldest model to appear in the calendar, which is ____________ attracting the world’s most beautiful and glamorous models and actresses ____________ naked on its pages. The Pirelli tire manufacturer has produced the calendar every year since 1964. It cannot ____________ in the shops, but is given as a present ____________ 33,000 high profile customers and celebrities worldwide. A Pirelli spokesperson said: "I can confirm that Sophia Loren has ____________ the 2007 Pirelli calendar. The pictures were shot…in America and she looks fantastic - You ____________ she is nearly 72 years old." The Reuters news agency said Loren “had a lot of fun, like a young girl”, in the photo studio. It is a big change for Ms Loren. She has ____________ shown her body in her 90-film acting career, ____________ 50 years. In fact, she has enjoyed her image as one of Hollywood’s sexiest stars and kept her clothes on. She once said: "You have ____________ a sex symbol. You don't become one. If you are born with it, you will have it ____________ you are 100 years old." AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘sex’ and ‘symbol.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. STUDENT “NUDITY” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about nudity.
6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:
DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.
SPEAKINGLEGEND INTERVIEW: Role play the following interview with your partner. Student A is a famous 71-year-old actor who has posed naked for a fashion calendar. It is the first time for this actor to have shown his/her naked body. Student B is an entertainment magazine reporter. Look at these prompts and think of questions and answers for the interview. Conduct the interview. Movie career ______________________________________________________________________ Pornography ______________________________________________________________________ Reasons why ______________________________________________________________________ Fans ______________________________________________________________________ Nudity ______________________________________________________________________ 71-year-old bodies ______________________________________________________________________ Sex symbols ______________________________________________________________________ Being old ______________________________________________________________________ Playboy / Play girl ______________________________________________________________________ Future assignments ______________________________________________________________________ Change roles and repeat the role play. Comment in groups about the differences between the two role plays. After the role play, talk about whether you believed what you were saying in your roles. HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find information about the Pirelli Calendar. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s). 3. NUDITY GUIDELINES: Make a list of guidelines about how much nudity there can be on TV, movies, advertisements, magazines, etc. Show your guidelines to your classmates in the next lesson. Which guidelines did you agree or disagree with? 4. LETTER: Write a letter to Sophia Loren. Tell her what you think of her posing naked for a calendar. Show your letter to your classmates in the next lesson. Your classmates will write a reply. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Sophia Loren poses nude for calendarSexy photographs of Hollywood movie actress Sophia Loren have shocked the entertainment world. Ms Loren, 71, posed nude for the famous Pirelli calendar. Sources say she wore nothing except for a large pair of diamond earrings. Loren will be the oldest model to appear in the calendar, which is famous for attracting the world’s most beautiful and glamorous models and actresses to appear naked on its pages. The Pirelli tire manufacturer has produced the calendar every year since 1964. It cannot be bought in the shops, but is given as a present to around 33,000 high profile customers and celebrities worldwide. A Pirelli spokesperson said: "I can confirm that Sophia Loren has posed for the 2007 Pirelli calendar. The pictures were shot…in America and she looks fantastic - You wouldn't think she is nearly 72 years old." The Reuters news agency said Loren “had a lot of fun, like a young girl”, in the photo studio. It is a big change for Ms Loren. She has never before shown her body in her 90-film acting career, that has lasted 50 years. In fact, she has enjoyed her image as one of Hollywood’s sexiest stars and kept her clothes on. She once said: "You have to be born a sex symbol. You don't become one. If you are born with it, you will have it even when you are 100 years old."
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