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SCMP Reporter

Reading comprehension
Read the following questions carefully and choose the correct answer
1 According to Chan Chok-wan, what is the possible negative impact of talent competitions on young people?
a. They will have an all-round development.
b. They will lose childhood innocence.
c. They will come to see winning as all important and become materialistic.
d. It gives them a chance to let off steam.
2 Why is show business not all bad for children, according to Chung Kim-wah?
a. It can make them money.
b. It can help their parents identify the children's talents.
c. It is a shortcut to success.
d. It can help boost their confidence.
3 What did Viveca and Jonathan do to win Esprit's advertisement jobs?
a. They performed in the High School Musical show in Hong Kong.
b. They won a competition organised by the company.
c. They answered a job advertisement by the company.
d. They had made themselves famous.
4 Why would Viveca not choose to perform full-time?
a. She has a deep passion for study.
b. She doesn't want to become a celebrity.
c. She thinks that putting all her effort into it is no guarantee of becoming famous.
d. She had bad experience in her previous performing jobs.
Think about
1 What do you think is the most important thing to do as a teenager?
2 Should young people give up their studies for a chance to be famous?  
3 Do you think television song and dance competitions put too much pressure on teenagers?
4 Would being famous bring any trouble to a teenagers' life?
5 What can young people gain from  getting into show business? What can  they lose?
6 Should young people pursue their dreams at all costs?
Follow-up activities
1  Do some research  on child celebrities and find out how  stardom has affected them.
2 Think about how early fame influences  teenage years.
3 Look into why some child actors move away from the limelight into more modest careers when they reach adulthood.
Answers:
October 13
Reading comprehension: 1. a, c, e; 2. d; 3. c;  4. d; 5. a, c, d; 6. c




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