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Writing: Complaining about paparazzi You live near a hotel where celebrities regularly stay when they are in town. Unfortunately, the hotel is beleaguered every time a star happens to be there, which causes traffic problems, noise and litter in the street where you live. You have had enough and decide to contact the director of the hotel explaining the problem to him/her and asking for help. In your e-mail of complaint you should: • outline your problems with the paparazzi in particular • discuss the paparazzi/the tabloid media in general • comment on the celebrities’ right to privacy Write around 250 words . 2  Can express […] views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others. (B2) Language in use: Word formation Read the text about celebrities’ comebacks. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–14). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Celebrities back on top thanks to reality TV Jennifer Lopez, 41, is back on top after …  0 (go) through a career recession that included a flop record, being …  1 (drop) by her record label and making a movie, The Back-Up Plan , that opened to bad reviews and middling box office. Her new album Love? entered the charts at No. 5; and she and her husband Marc Anthony …  2 (recent) signed for a new …  3 (real) show that begins taping in South America in July. Every show-business career has its peaks and valleys, but in Lopez’s case, it’s …  4 (possible) to ignore that her revival …  5 (coincidence) with her new stint as a judge on American Idol . Reality television has long been a refuge for …  6 (fade) celebrities looking to revive their careers (see Ozzy Osbourne and David Hasselhoff), but few have had such …  7 (foreseen) results as Lopez. As American Idol and Dancing With the Stars average 20 million …  8 (view) per episode, Lopez’s success may hint at a …  9 (culture) shift in the genre, according to some in the industry. “There are only a handful of people like Reese Witherspoon or Meryl Streep who can sit at home and wait for the phone to ring and they will get work,” TV …  10 (produce) Randy Barbato said. “Everyone else needs to hustle. Why not hustle in front of ten million people?” Deena Katz, senior producer and head of casting for Dancing With the Stars , said agents and managers have told her that DWTS brings more …  11 (expose) for many of their clients than appearing in a scripted pilot. “It’s a better way to showcase somebody,” she said. “Midway through the season, networks are calling them.” Current DWTS …  12 (contest) Kirstie Alley, who earned an Emmy for her role on Cheers and made headlines in recent years …  13 (most) for her weight struggles, is already noticing the renewed interest: “I’ve always gotten offers, but the quality is …  14 (differ) ,” she said after a recent taping of the show. “And I’m getting a lot more movie offers now.” 0 going ✔ 5 10 1 6 11 2 7 12 3 8 13 4 9 14 3  107 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv