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Lady Gaga Makes Her Catwalk Debut (4th March, 2011)

Pop superstar Lady Gaga has made her catwalk debut. She joined other models walking down the fashion runway at the Paris Fashion Week. The 24-year-old singer showcased the autumn/winter 2011 collection of fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Gaga is normally very confident but before she went in front of the audience and cameras she said: "Seriously, I'm so nervous." Her new song, Government Hooker, played in the background as she made her entrance in a see-through black creation.

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Lady Gaga was born as Stefani Germanotta in 1986. She began singing in New York in 2003 and caught the attention of pop star Akon. She released her first album, The Fame, in 2008 and became an international success. Her second album, Born This Way, is due for release in May. She was won many awards in her short career, including five Grammys. Billboard magazine named her as Artist of the Year and the world’s top-selling artist of 2010. Forbes magazine said she was the world’s seventh most powerful woman.

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PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

Paragraph 1

1.	Lady Gaga has made her catwalk	a.	nervous
2	the autumn/winter 2011	b.	the audience
3.	she went in front of	c.	her entrance
4.	I'm so	d.	collection
5.	she made	e.	creation
6.	a see-through black	f.	debut

Paragraph 2

1.	caught the attention	a.	selling artist
2	She released her	b.	in May
3.	due for release	c.	powerful woman
4.	he was won many awards in	d.	first album
5.	the world’s top-	e.	of pop star Akon
6.	the world’s seventh most	f.	her short career

LISTENING GAP FILL

Pop superstar Lady Gaga has made _________________. She joined other models walking down the _________________ the Paris Fashion Week. The 24-year-old singer showcased _________________ 2011 collection of fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Gaga is normally very confident but _________________ front of the audience and cameras she said: "_________________ nervous." Her new song, Government Hooker, played in the background _________________ entrance in a see-through black creation.

Lady Gaga _________________ Stefani Germanotta in 1986. She began singing in New York in 2003 and _________________ of pop star Akon. She ___________________ album, The Fame, in 2008 and became an international success. Her second album, Born This Way, ___________________ in May. She was won many awards _________________, including five Grammys. Billboard magazine named her as Artist of the Year and the world’s top selling artist of 2010. Forbes magazine said she was ___________________ most powerful woman.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Pop superstar Lady Gaga has (1) ____ her catwalk debut. She joined other models walking down the fashion (2) ____ at the Paris Fashion Week. The 24-year-old singer showcased the autumn/winter 2011 collection of fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Gaga is (3) ____ very confident but before she went in front of the audience and cameras she said: "(4) ____, I'm so nervous." Her new song, Government Hooker, played (5) ____ the background as she made her entrance in a see-through black (6) ____.

Lady Gaga was born (7) ____ Stefani Germanotta in 1986. She began singing in New York in 2003 and (8) ____ the attention of pop star Akon. She released her first album, The Fame, in 2008 and became an international (9) ____. Her second album, Born This Way, is due (10) ____ release in May. She was won many awards in her short career, including five Grammys. Billboard magazine named her (11) ____ Artist of the Year and the world’s top selling artist of 2010. Forbes magazine said she was the world’s seventh (12) ____ powerful woman.

Put the correct words from this table into the article.

1.	(a)	made	(b)	make	(c)	makes
2.	(a)	airport	(b)	runway	(c)	gate
3.	(a)	normal	(b)	normality	(c)	normally
4.	(a)	Seriously	(b)	Serious	(c)	Series
5.	(a)	on	(b)	with	(c)	in
6.	(a)	creative	(b)	creation	(c)	creatively
7.	(a)	as	(b)	was	(c)	has
8.	(a)	dropped	(b)	caught	(c)	threw
9.	(a)	successful	(b)	successes	(c)	success
10.	(a)	for	(b)	by	(c)	with
11.	(a)	has	(b)	as	(c)	was
12	(a)	more	(b)	much	(c)	most

SPELLING

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1
1.	Pop tpsaeurrs Lady Gaga
2.	fashion drgsniee
3.	normally very ntdcofien
4.	I'm so oenusvr
5.	she made her aetncenr
6.	a see-rtghuho black creation
Paragraph 2
7.	tcghua the attention of pop star Akon
8.	reaseeld her first album
9.	an international scscues
10.	She was won many wsaard
11.	in her short cerera
12.	the world’s top-slglein artist

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	Grammys. Billboard magazine named her as Artist of the Year and the world’s top-selling
( )	background as she made her entrance in a see-through black creation.
( )	the autumn/winter 2011 collection of fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Gaga is normally very
( )	confident but before she went in front of the audience and cameras she said: "Seriously, I'm
( )	singing in New York in 2003 and caught the attention of pop star Akon. She released her first
( )	models walking down the fashion runway at the Paris Fashion Week. The 24-year-old singer showcased
( 1 )	Pop superstar Lady Gaga has made her catwalk debut. She joined other
( )	album, The Fame, in 2008 and became an international success. Her second album, Born This Way, is due
( )	Lady Gaga was born as Stefani Germanotta in 1986. She began
( )	for release in May. She was won many awards in her short career, including five
( )	artist of 2010. Forbes magazine said she was the world’s seventh most powerful woman.
( )	so nervous." Her new song, Government Hooker, played in the

WORD JUMBLE

With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	catwalk her made has Gaga Lady Superstar debut.
2.	walking the runway Models down fashion.
3.	very normally is Gaga confident.
4.	front Before of she the went audience in.
5.	She creation black through - see a in entrance her made.
6.	singing 2003 in New She York began in.
7.	in career was awards short She many her won.
8.	of named Artist Year magazine as the Billboard her.
9.	The artist world’s of 2010 top-selling.
10.	world’s most woman The seventh powerful.

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about Lady Gaga for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. 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. LADY GAGA: Search the Internet and find more information about Lady Gaga. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Lady Gaga. Include imaginary interviews with her and her fans. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

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5. LETTER: Write a letter to Lady Gaga. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three of your opinions on her songs, style, image, etc. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.

News English Lessons FREE Handout, Listening & Quizzes on Lady Gaga (11 Pages of Materials & 8 Online Activities)