Could you imagine living like a celebrity?
Being popular must be incredibly exciting: Many people are looking up to you, admiring you for your qualities, wanting to be like you. But then there are shady sides to it as well: Being far away from your family, having no privacy. What about you: Have you ever imagined being popular – and if so, what for?
Useful phrases
- In order to be / become successful, you need to…
- How can you thrive on the idea of being… ?
- … needs a lot of dedication.
- I would love / hate the feeling of being / doing / …
- You might have to go through many trials and challenges, for example, …
- The downside of all this success is that…
- You might set out on a lonely journey, because … .
- After a while, you might only be surrounded by …
- Money is not everything, however / on the contrary / nevertheless…
- The opportunities of life will pass you by if you…
Useful vocab
to get everybody’s attention
to be attractive to sb.
to do something new that becomes popular then
to be wanted by lots of people
to have a lot of fame
the ability to increase steadily
the less positive aspect(s) of something
the negative things that come along with…
the aspects of life that success forces upon you
a kind of dream world that is a false belief