11. Read the dialogue between Marni and Mason talking about celebrity divorce.

Marni: Mason, I was looking at this tabloid, and Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are on the cover, and they’re soon to be divorced.

Mason: I didn’t peg them for a divorced couple. Like, there were definitely plenty that I’m like, yeah, that’s not gonna last. But I thought they had something going.

Marni: It seems like there’s been a rash of celebrity divorces recently, and specifically J Lo, I think, has had her fair share of relationships, but I won’t go there. You know, does it seem like celebrities in general just can’t make a marriage last? Is it harder on them because they’re celebrities?

Mason: I always assume so, just because I think marriage is hard work for pretty much everybody. I don’t know, you may think I’m not romantic saying that, but I generally believe that acknowledging that it’s not all fluffy rainbows and unicorns, you’ll probably have a better success rate. But celebrities don’t necessarily have to commit to one person, and do things that are hard.

Marni: OK. Sure, you know, and some people have to stay in marriages because they sort of feel like they have no choice, if you’re not rich and famous. But it could be just because they’re celebrities, the nature of that is that we’re hearing about them. You know, perhaps it’s just indicative of divorce rates in general in the United States.

Mason: It’s just like there’s a philosophical shift that’s happened in our lifetimes and our parents’ lifetimes around, like, personal happiness and self-fulfillment rather than, like, self-sacrifice and commitment and sticking together. Yeah, people care about different stuff.

Marni: Yeah, absolutely. And celebrities, you know…who more than celebrities are into pleasing themselves and their own personal happiness.

12. Whose viewpoint appeals to you more, Mason’s or Marni’s? Share your opinion of the ideas given in the text.

Vocabulary – Appearance

1. Match the pairs of sentences with the pictures on the right:

a.

e..

1. H e isn't very tall. He's short and stocky.

2. She's tall and slim. She's got a lovely figure.

3. He's quite a big guy. He's quite well-built.

4. She's a bit overweight. She's quite plump, isn't she?

5. He's very fat.

He's absolutely enormous.

6. He's very thin. He's so skinny.

Slim is more positive and attractive than thin. Skinny is negative. If somebody is skinny, they are too thin. Saying that somebody is overweight or plump is more polite than saying they're fat.

2. Adjective + noun collocations. Use these collocations in the sentences below:

long nails	bad skin
big feet	deep voice
lovely complexion	long legs
hairy chest	thin legs

1. Size 12! Are these your shoes? You've got really………………., haven't you?

1. You've got such Would you like to move the seat back a bit?

3. I've never seen you in shorts before. You've got such……………. You should go running and try to build up them up a bit!

4. My boyfriend's got a really It's like being with a gorilla.

5. You've got such lovely Are they real?

6. He's got such a I find it very pleasant when he speaks to me on the phone.

7. Keith's new girlfriend must spend a fortune on face cream to have such a ……..

8. Poor Tim. He's had really………………. ever since he was 13.