Task 2 Answer the questions below.

1) Why does Scott Ross use the word ‘normal’ in ‘normal’ folk in inverted commas?

2) How do different celebrities react to fame?

3) What do you know about Evander Holyfield? How did he combat the inflated ego?

His boxing career earned Evander Holyfield multi-millions of dollars and the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World.

Well, mainly I pray about it. You've got to start out praying and stay in prayer. So then I really can't let the ego become bigger (I CAN'T LET MYSELF BECOME SELFISH), then the ego would control me.

4) What do some people term ‘failure’? How does Evander Holyfield understand it? To what extent do you share his idea of ‘failure’ and ‘victory? Why does Evander call a setback a blessing in disguise? Do you agree with this interpretation? Why? Why not?

Well, you know, what people don't understand is that you never can fail when you go out and do your best. You win regardless of what the decision is. And I don't feel I'm a failure. A failure is a person who quits (= YOU FAIL WHEN YOU GIVE UP). I never quit anything in my life. I have had setbacks and I wouldn't really say losing a fight is a setback. It could possibly be a blessing in disguise for me to move on to something else that is better

5) What is foolish about fame in Evander Holyfield’s view? Do you agree with his opinion? Why? Why not? Is there anything foolish about fame in your opinion? Give at least two reasons.

The only thing that can be foolish is how you take it. You can take it and use it to your advantage to get over on people, then that is foolish. As long as you take it and use it the right way to help people, then it is not foolish.

Task 3 Read the statements and say whether Evander Holyfield would agree or disagree with them. Find evidence in the article.

1) If you do your best, you never fail.

2) Inflated ego can get you off your rails.

3) Success and failure are the two sides of the coin.

4) If a person fails, they can no longer succeed.

5) Fame can be both constructive and destructive.

Task 4 Explain the meaning of the phrases from the article. Take account of the context. Give Russian equivalents.

to handle something	справляться с чем-либо	If you say that someone can handle a problem or situation, you mean that they have the ability to deal with it successfully. ...
to resign yourself to something	смириться с чем-л., покориться	To accept something that is bad and that cannot be changed or undone.
to earn somebody something	достичь чего-то, принести, обеспечить	To prove that one is deserving of a particular position or designation. To bring (as a result of
to keep one’s head from getting inflated	держать голову на плечах	Stay calm, retain self-control
to have setbacks	иметь затруднения	To experience or encounter some kind of minor delay, obstacle, impasse, or failure.
the pinnacle of success	вершина успеха	The highest level of achievement in a particular field.
to move on to something	двигаться дальше, перейти к	To switch on, to change from one activity to another
to use something to your own advantage	использовать что-то в свою пользу	To use s
to get over on somebody	Провести, обмануть	To deceive smb

Task 5 Read the whole article (Parts I – III) and do the assignments below.

1) Comment on the title of the article. Give at least three examples from the article.

2) State the topic of the article.

3) What is the message of the article? Remember to use appropriate ways of introducing the message.

4) Summarize the article orally. Remember to use appropriate ways of summarizing.

4. Here are some common fame and fortune phrasal verbs which you can use in everyday communication.

a. Look through Column A and say which phrasal verbs are familiar to you. Match phrasal verbs in A with their definitions in B. Think of their Russian equivalents.

1. to catch on (only applies to objects – smth catches on)	to become popular or fashionable	становиться модным, прижиться, найти отклик, зайти
2. to carry off (smb carry it off)	to win, to manage or handle (a situation) successfully	успешно закончить, выполнить (какое-л. трудное дело)
3. to keep up with	to make progress at the same speed as someone or something else	быть на одном уровне; не отставать, идти в ногу
4. to pay off	to turn out to be profitable, effective, etc	окупаться, приносить плоды, оправдать себя
5. to pull off (syn to carry off)	to succeed in performing (a difficult feat)	добиться, справиться, сдюжить
6. to sort out	to find a solution to (a problem, etc), esp to make clear or tidy	решить, уладить (проблему), устранить (недоразумение)
7. to take off	informal to become successful or popular, esp suddenly	стать популярным быстро, взлететь, выстрелить