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Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English 
with Jennifer. Are you ready to work on  

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oral reading fluency? The text I wrote for 
you is short enough to read a few times.  

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Follow my lead, and I'll help you read 
clearly, naturally, and with expression.

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Recent events in the news have once again 
made me think about why we pay so much  

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attention to famous people. They certainly 
pay a price for their fame. Is it worth it?  

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Only they can answer that question. By the way, I 
have another reading on this topic. If you'd like,  

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you can go back to practice text #4. 
That reading is shorter and easier.  

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All of my practice texts use high frequency 
words -- the words that are most commonly  

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used in English. But in this lesson, 
I increased the level of difficulty.

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Before we read, let's study some 
vocabulary. When you learn a word,  

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it's helpful to become familiar with the whole 
word family. For example, if you learn a noun,  

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is there also a verb and an adjective? Let's 
see if you can recall different word forms.  

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If you're popular, what do you enjoy? 
What's the noun? It ends in -ity.

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popularity - popularity - popularity

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If you're rich, what do you 
enjoy? What's the plural noun?

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riches

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If you want a report to be full of details, what 
kind of report do you want? What's the adjective?  

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It ends in -ed.

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Detailed. You want a detailed report.

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When you play a game, you want the game to be 
fair. You want everyone to play by the rules,  

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so how do you want to play?

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What's the adverb?

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A lot of adverbs end in -ly.

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fairly

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If you have sympathy, you understand people's 
pain, so what kind of person are you?  

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What's the adjective?

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A common adjective ending is -ic.

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sympathetic - sympathetic - sympathetic

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If you're a private person, you don't 
like to share a lot about yourself  

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with others, so what do you value?

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What's the noun?

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It ends in -cy.

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privacy - privacy - privacy

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If something is made of gold, it's very valuable.  

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Right? We can make an adjective from this word 
by adding -en. So, what's the new word? Golden.

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"Golden" can mean "valuable" or "special," 
like a golden opportunity. In the reading,  

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I talk about a golden club. I'm referring 
to a special group of highly popular people.

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Sometimes you may know one word, and 
it can help you recognize another.  

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Do you know the word "variety?" Variety.  

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It's a noun. Does it mean a lot of the 
same things or a lot of different things?

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Different. So, now guess what I mean 
when I talk about various performers.

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Different kinds of performers. "Various" is 
the adjective. When you see or hear a new word,  

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pay attention to how it's used. Often you 
can learn common phrases, set phrases.  

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We call them collocations. In 
the reading, you'll see these:

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gain fame, in exchange for, pay a price,

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front row seats,

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a detailed account,

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thick skin. If you have thick 
skin, then you don't let things,  

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especially other people's words, hurt you 
easily. The opposite of thick skin is thin skin.

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Ups and downs. This can refer to success 
and failure. Fall short. If someone falls  

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short of something, then they almost 
reach their goal, but then they fail.

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I have just three more words 
to show you. The first:  

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applaud. At the end of a good 
performance, we applaud. What do we do?

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We all clap.

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So-called. A so-called friend 
who lies isn't really a friend.  

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Right? We use "so-called" before another word 
when that really isn't the right word to use.

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And the last one: severe. Severe weather like a 
tornado causes damage. So, what are severe words?  

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Are they kind or harsh?

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Harsh.

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If there are other words or expressions 
in the reading that are unfamiliar,  

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do your best to guess from context. 
We've covered enough vocabulary that  

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I think you'll understand the 
text quite well. Let's read.

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First reading. Listen and read along silently.

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"The Fame Game" Do you know about the fame 
game? We all do. A person can gain fame,  

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but they usually pay a price. They lose 
privacy in exchange for popularity and riches.

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Few people make it into the golden club -- 
singers, actors, and various other performers.  

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Once they're in, they're sort of like 
gods. We admire them, follow them,  

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and learn all we can about them. But we're more 
than curious. We demand front row seats to watch  

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their so-called private lives. We welcome 
detailed accounts of their ups and downs.

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Do we treat the famous 
fairly? We applaud their wins,  

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yet we're always ready to make severe remarks 
when they fall short of our moral standards.  

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What is it really like to be famous? One 
probably needs a lot of charm and very thick  

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skin to handle fame. Should 
we be more sympathetic or not?

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Second reading. Listen and repeat. 
Follow my stress and intonation.

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Do you know about the fame game?

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We all do.

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A person can gain fame,

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but they usually pay a price.

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They lose privacy in exchange 
for popularity and riches.

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Few people make it into the golden club --

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singers, actors, and various other performers.

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Once they're in, they're sort of like gods.

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We admire them, follow them, 
and learn all we can about

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them. But we're more than curious.

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We demand front row seats to watch 
their so-called private lives.

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We welcome detailed accounts 
of their ups and downs.

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Do we treat the famous fairly?

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We applaud their wins,

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yet we're always ready to make severe remarks

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when they fall short of our moral standards.

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What is it really like to be famous?

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One probably needs a lot of charm 
and very thick skin to handle fame.

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Should we be more sympathetic or not?

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Third reading. Let's read together. We'll aim to 
read slowly and smoothly by linking our words.

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Do you know about the fame game? 
We all do. A person can gain fame,  

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but they usually pay a price. They lose privacy 
in exchange for popularity and riches. Few people  

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make it into the golden club -- singers, actors, 
and various other performers. Once they're in,  

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they're sort of like gods. We admire them, 
follow them, and learn all we can about them.  

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But we're more than curious. We demand front row 
seats to watch their so-called private lives.  

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We welcome detailed accounts of their 
ups and downs. Do we treat the famous  

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fairly? We applaud their wins, yet we're 
always ready to make severe remarks  

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when they fall short of our moral standards. What 
is it really like to be famous? One probably needs  

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a lot of charm and very thick skin to handle 
fame. Should we be more sympathetic or not?

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Fourth and final reading. 
Let's read together again.  

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We'll read at a natural pace. 
Aim to read with expression.

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"The Fame Game" Do you know about the fame 
game? We all do. A person can gain fame,  

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but they usually pay a price. They lose privacy 
in exchange for popularity and riches. Few people  

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make it into the golden club -- singers, actors, 
and various other performers. Once they're in,  

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they're sort of like gods. We admire them, 
follow them, and learn all we can about them,  

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but we're more than curious. We 
demand front row seats to watch  

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their so-called private lives. We welcome 
detailed accounts of their ups and downs.  

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Do we treat the famous 
fairly? We applaud their wins,  

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yet we're always ready to make severe remarks 
when they fall short of our moral standards.  

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What is it really like to be famous? 
One probably needs a lot of charm  

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and very thick skin to handle fame. 
Should we be more sympathetic or not?

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So, what do you think? Are we too severe when 
we form our opinions about famous people?  

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Should we be more sympathetic? You can 
let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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Remember to practice. Continue listening 
and reading aloud. Follow my model. Record  

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yourself on Day One. Practice for a week, 
and then record yourself again on Day Seven.  

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Do you hear progress? Do you feel more 
confident? I hope so. That's all for now.  

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