Celebrity Narcissists by Hot English Magazine on Youtube.
Michael Jackson's Life and Legacy
Study the vocabulary before you watch the video.
750,000,000 records
a come back
a promo tour
a remarkable narcissist
a string of concerts
allegations
and yet he always seemed lost
at the same time
at this point
businessman
celebrate what the man was
circus atmosphere
circus side-show mentality
complex, nuanced figure
contemporary artists
dollars and cents
Forbes
former president
Guiness book of records
having said that
he could never live up to that
he deserves a lot of the praise and acclaim that he got
he had a statue of himself made
he lived a reclusive life
he sort of still had impact today
he was behind every single decision that was made
he was no longer an innovator
he was not the kind of guy that you would do a meet and greet with after the tour
his musical legacy lives on
his net earnings were half a billion dollars
his time had passed
host of
icon
I'm going to disagree with that
I'm not sure he could sustain a real second life
incredibly unstable
indeed
it seemed like his trajectory was on the wane
it's so tragic
just how big he was when he was at his peak
law-suits
leave the dark discussion for tomorrow
legacy
musical legacy
musical pioneer
musician
obscure the fact
one of the biggest selling albums of all time
publicity
publisher
put his success into perspective for us
singer
song writer
spent their careers
straight business terms
that one glove
the clarity of musical thought
the dance moves
the early 70s
the epicenter
the falsetto vocals over the baseline
the freak show
the freak-factor
the guy's a paradox
the kid had it
the late 80s
the most successful entertainer of all time
the record industry
the self-proclaimed king of pop
the thing that gets me too
the weirdness
there's no question about that
they are kind of doing
to think that that much talent and so many skills in one body
touring
trend-setter
try to put this in perspective for us
turn back the clock
unprecedented success
video director
what's the big fuss
when you think of him along those lines
Who wouldn't go to see Michael Jackson right now?
why don't you address that issue?
you knew he was calling all the shots
you'll certainly recall this
Describe fictional people using the adjectives in the list linked
above. (Please, only describe interesting and "different"
characters from literature - popular literature, TV, Film, comic
books, etc. i.e. not straight from history.) Possibilities: Homer
Simpson and/or Charles Montgomery Burns (from the Simpsons), Forrest
Gump, Lt. Columbo, The Fonz, Jack Sparrow, Alonzo (from Training
Day), Steve Urkel, Mr. Spock, Hannibal Lecter, Mr. Bean, Niles Crane
(from Frasier), Al and Peg Bundy, Scarlett O'Hara, Lucy (from "I
Love Lucy"), Barney Fife, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Cosmo
Kramer (from "Seinfeld"), Renton, Begbie and/or Spud (from
Trainspotting), Eeyore (from Winnie the Pooh), The Narrator (from
Fight Club), Sherlock Holmes, Dr. House, Watson, Wilson, John Locke
and/or Hurley (from Lost), Hamlet, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Scrooge,
Job, Tarzan, Frodo and Sam (LOTR), Charlie Chaplin, Peter Pan, Silvio
Dante (from the Sopranos), Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson in As Good
As It Gets), Warren R. Schmidt (from About Schmidt), Lester Burnham
(from American Beauty), Benny Hill, etc. etc. More.
The idea is to practice using the adjectives in the list linked
above in context. The usage of taboo language is permitted in the
recordings about fictional characters, but I'll have to mark the
recordings as for "adults only."
Describe real people using the adjectives in the list linked
above. (Please, only describe interesting and "different"
characters straight from history. Be respectful as I will have
to edit bits out of your sound files if it's going to get both
of us on someone's death list or me in court. I.e. absolutely
no taboo language is allowed in this section. In any case, it's
understood that everything here is somebody's opinion,
not actual fact.)
Possibilities:
Dead Spanish people: Falla, Camerón, Lola Flores, Franco,
Isabela, Fernando, Carlos I, Felipe II, Goya, Velazquez, Gaudi,
Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Lorca, Cervantes, etc.
Spanish people who are alive: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz,
Javier Bardem, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, Zapatero, Aznar,
Rajoy, Rosa Diaz, Felipe Gonzalez, Gallardon, Aguirre, Umbral,
Botin, Ybarra, Butrageño, Miguel Indurain, Raul, Alonso Sanz,
etc.
The idea is to practice using the adjectives in the list linked
above in context.
Americans and others: Complete list from TIME of: Top 100 most influential people of 2007.
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