Fame and Media | Intermediate Vocabulary
Describing Fame and Media in English
What is it like to be famous? In this topic, learn about some of the English words used to talk about fame and the media. As you learn this vocabulary, think about a celebrity. How did they become famous?
Learn 15 words to describe fame and media
Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.
Practice Exercises for Fame and Media Vocabulary
Exercise 1 – Play this memory game to practice the vocabulary
Exercise 1 – Play this memory game to practice the vocabulary
Match the words to the pictures. Sound on (🔊) if you want to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary terms
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 3 – Speaking activity
Exercise 3 – Speaking activity
To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.
Exercise 1
Match the words to the pictures. Sound on (🔊) if you want to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary terms
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
To do this activity, you must use the Google Chrome web browser. You also must give permission to use your microphone.
Vocabulary Quiz
Use the vocabulary below to complete the quiz questions.
| advertise | article | biography | comic |
| commercial | contents | exhibition | fiction |
| hero | on display | part | performer |
| recording | science fiction | series |
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The shocking ______ of the movie led some countries to prohibit it.CorrectIncorrect -
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We loved the new __________ at the Museum of Modern Art.CorrectIncorrect -
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You can find the work of J.K. Rowling in the __________ section of the bookstore.CorrectIncorrect -
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The new __________ of Queen Elizabeth tells a different life story than most people know.CorrectIncorrect -
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If someone wants to be a professional __________, it may take several years of rejection first.CorrectIncorrect -
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Reality __________ like Keeping Up with the Kardashians are really popular with teenagers.CorrectIncorrect -
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Some actors always play the same __________. They are called “character actors.”CorrectIncorrect -
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Many famous actors got their start on a TV __________ for popular products.CorrectIncorrect -
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Some celebrities become famous from a viral __________ on YouTube or TikTok.CorrectIncorrect -
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The newspaper published a huge ________________ about a popular politician.CorrectIncorrect -
Let us review the vocabulary terms to describe fame and media.
| Term | Part of Speech | Definition |
| advertise | verb | to make the public aware of something (such as a product) that is being sold |
| article | noun | piece of writing about a particular subject that is included in a magazine, newspaper, etc. |
| biography | noun | the story of a real person’s life written by someone other than that person |
| comic | adj. | of or relating to a comedy |
| commercial | noun | a television or radio advertisement. |
| contents | noun | the things that are in something |
| exhibition | noun | an event at which objects (such as works of art) are put out in a public space for people to look at : a public show of something |
| fiction | noun | something that is not true |
| hero | noun | a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities |
| on display | noun phrase | put somewhere for people to see : in a display |
| part | noun | the character played by an actor in a play, movie, etc. |
| performer | noun | a person (such as an actor or a musician) who acts, sings, dances, etc., for an audience |
| recording | noun | music, sounds, or images that have been stored on a record, CD, computer, etc., so that they can be heard or seen again |
| science fiction | noun | stories about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future |
| series | noun | a set of regularly presented television shows involving the same group of characters or the same subject |