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Word formation: Opposites Read the text about Twitter celebrities. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–12). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Twitter celebrities have shorter careers Twittering too much can actually be a …  0 (advantage ) for stars according to a recent survey. Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are …  1 (likely ) to be as successful as those who maintain an aura of …  2 (believable ) mystique, the study found out. Constant access to music megastars such as Katy Perry and Justin Bieber through social networking sites makes them less appealing and increases the chances of their fans becoming …  3 (excited ). Singer Lady Gaga became the first user of Twitter to reach more than ten million followers and celebrated the …  4 (credible ) news – on Twitter. She tweeted, “10MillionMonsters! I’m speechless, we did it! Its an illness how I love you. Leaving London smiling.” But a music consumer study by Bauer Media said …  5 (satisfied ) industry bosses are even considering restricting …  6 (authorised ) stars’ tweets as “knowing too much can make interest in rock stars …  7 (appear )”. “In this social media age, it’s all too …  8 (complicated ) to follow your musical icons …  9 (patiently ),” the Phoenix IV report said. “There’s a consensus within the industry that this ease of access is leading to artists losing appeal more quickly.” Although younger fans surveyed said they were …  10 (measurably ) thrilled by the idea of …  11 (formal ) 24-hour access to their favourite stars, older respondents said their interest was …  12 (encouraged ) by a hankering for the days when stars were “more special”. “Separation can be good – knowing too much can kill off rock stars,” said Nichola Browne, former editor of music magazine Kerrang ! 0 disadvantage ✔ 1 5 9 2 6 10 3 7 11 4 8 12 Basti’s blog Basti writes his blog in English, but he makes a lot of mistakes. Find and correct them. Basti’s blog Home E-mail Write a comment Yesterday I have found a interesting internet article. It was over the media consumption from “millen­ nials” (i. e. these born between 1981 and 2001). In the article it was told how millennials are spending their time on the different media. The least popular medium is print, that comes last with 2.9 hours the week. This is followed by radio (4.1 hours) and television (11.4 hours). On the internet are spent 37.6 hours, what I find interesting. It means, that millennials are spending near thirteen times as much of there time on the internet as on reading books and magazines! I think the figure is not surprising (a friend of me sits all day before his computer), but the internet is full with violence and has to much targeted advertising, so you must in my opinion use it careful. The total of 56 hours of media consumption every week also is high. It means 8 hours pro day. This don’t leave much time for sports or other hobbys as musik. I think it’s not healthy. Basti 10 September 9 p.m. 3  4  105 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv