Touchstone 4 Unit 10

won/gain/achieve fame

-He gain fame when he appeared in the film 'The Graduate -Amy Johnson achieve fame as a pilot.

get one's attention

-how can you get her attention?

give someone a feedback

-she never gives me any feedback

face pressure

-some face pressure from parents

to reach one's teens

-they reach their teens

drop out of sight

1.to fall behind something and be seen no longer. -The pen dropped out of sight behind the sofa nevermore to be seen. --The house dropped out of sight as we drove over the hill 2. to disappear from public view -a famous and successful actor who suddenly dropped out of sight

to be on to sth

Have an idea or information that is likely to lead to an important discovery. -he realized he was on to sth.

hall of fame

If you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the most famous people in that area of activity. -She certainly scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.

go a long way

If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful. -my friend is a great singer. he's going to go a long way.

refinery

a factory where raw substances such as oil or sugar are made pure

stage fright

a feeling of fear or nervousness that some people have just before they appear in front of an audience

controversy

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

tenor

a male singer with a high voice

new-found

a new-found quality or ability has started recently

claim to fame

a reason why someone or something is famous: -This little town's claim to fame is that a president was born here.

audition

a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show their ability and suitability for a particular play, film, show, etc.

gig

a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music

commotion

a sudden short period of noise, confusion or excited movement

affirmative

agreeing with; supporting , posetive

ovation

an occasion when a crowd of people expresses great enjoyment and/or approval of sth with loud and long clapping: -She was given a "standing ovation" (= the crowd stood up while they clapped) at the end of her speech. -got a standing ovation

glamorous

attractive in an exciting and special way -glamorous lifestyle

take time off

be allowed not to go to work for a short period of time Time away from work, school, or other responsibilities. -I'm taking some time off of work to look after my daughter while she recovers from her surgery. -she took time off from acting to focus on her studies

fame and fortune

being rich and famous -He came to London to seek fame and fortune.

plucky

brave

scrutiny

careful and thorough examination of someone or something -Careful scrutiny of the company's accounts revealed a whole series of errors. -Their activities have come under police scrutiny. -under the scrutiny of the media

life take a turn

change -his life took an amazing turn -My life really took a new turn when I was offered a job in India.

contest

competition

tough

difficult -it's a togh one

chord

finally, after a series of things have happened

ultimately

finally, after a series of things have happened

ways to become famous

get discovered by someone be in the right place at the right time have connections

know the right people

have connections -she knew the righ people , so she got the part

cherubic

having a round, attractive face like that of a child

upbringing

he way in which someone is treated and educated when they are young, especially by their parents

work out

if a problem or complicated situation works out, it gradually gets better or gets solved -Things will work out, you'll see. -I hope it all works out for Gina and Andy. -I'm sure everything will work itself out.

underdog

in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to win

indispensible

indispensible part absolutely necessary essential impossible to manage without -This book is indispensable to anyone interested in space exploration. -Meat is not indispensable for maintaining a healthy diet.

seductive

intended to seduce someone

up-and-coming

likely to become successful in the near future would-be -she's an up-and-coming music star

miss out

lose a chance to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you -Some children miss out because their parents can't afford to pay for school trips. -she would have missed out if she had listened to all critics

lead singer

main singer

going strong

maintaining popularity after several years -some music bands are still going strong after 20 or 30 years

mainly

mostly or to a large degree

out of touch

not knowing what has happened recently -I guess I'm a little out of touch

self-reliant

not needing help or support from other people

average

not special or unusual; ordinary -he was an average student

former

of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past: -his former wife -a former employer -the former president of the United States -The luxury apartments are in a former factory. -former child actors

down-to-earth

practical, realistic,sensible -down-to-earth attitude

drop out

quit a class, school etc -I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.

get bad press

receive criticism from the media become negetively famous -he got a lot of bad press when he got caught shoplifting

critic

reviewer someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of (music/art/film/theatre/literary) -a review by the theatre critic of the 'Sunday Times'

plump

slightly fat

entertainer

someone whose job is to entertain people by singing, telling jokes, etc.

critic

someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc.

publicity

the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc -Standards in education have received much publicity over the last few years. -The adverse publicity had damaged sales.

get discovered

the beginning of becoming famous

show business

the entertainment business, especially the part that is considered to be popular but not very artistic or serious -he came to the city to try to get into the show business.

premiere

the first public performance -Rossini's work had its premiere at the Paris Opera.

lounge

the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing, and entertaining guests, but not usually for eating

physique

the shape and size of a human body

stardom

the state of being very famous, usually as an actor, musician, or athlete -achieve stardom

make/grab (the) headlines

to be reported in many newspapers as an important story -Madonna's adoption of the child grabbed world headlines. -she's making headlines as a musician

be in the headlines

to be talked about a lot in newspapers or on TV. to be reported in many newspapers as an important story -The singer was back in the headlines for partying every night. -she's been in the headlines a lot recently

rise to fame

to become famous -He rose to fame in the 90s as a TV presenter.

make a name for oneself

to become famous -that young actor is going to make a name for himself

raise money for charity

to collect money for people who are in need

cope with

to deal with -Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.

secure

to get or achieve something that will be permanent, especially after a lot of effort -he won his third Olympic gold medal, and secured his place in history. -they have secured leading roles in movies

go downhill

to gradually become worse: -After his wife died, his health started to go downhill. -his career has really gone downhill

to have connections

to know people who can help you -she must have had connections

encounter

to meet someone unexpectedly

lose control

to no longer be in control of something -they lose control of their lives

look up to

to respect , admire a lot of young people really look up to pop stars

take off

to suddenly start to be successful or popular: -Her singing career had just begun to take off.

shrug off

to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem

remarkable

unusual, extraordinary

anyway

whatever else is happening, without considering other things: -Of course I don't mind taking you home - I'm going that way anyway.

speculation

when you guess possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

Viral star

wide spread

when things don't work out

your career goes downhill get bad press drop out of sight

when you're becoming famous

your career takes off you make headlines you're in the headlines a lot you're an up-and-coming star

duke

~ duchess a nobleman of the highest rank other than prince or king

(that's a) good question

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I think it's a good thing + sentence

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I'm not an exception

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achieving/loosing fame

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act in a college play

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give it a chance

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he could have gotten an earlier start

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how would my life have been different if these things hadn't happened to me?

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how's your acting class going?

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if my memory serves me well

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in the right place at the right time

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it was pretty brave of him

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it's hard to tell

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many are the reasons which may lead a star to drop out of sight

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the thing is ,

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there are a lot of factors which may lead to ...

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well,it's hard to know for certain,but

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what amazes me is that...

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