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LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast Magazine No. 01
Section 2 -I'd like to meet...

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Section 2 - I'd like to meet...
This section begins when the counter on your audio player is on (approximately) 01.40

Section 2 is based on someone talking about somebody or something they like. It helps you to practise speaking for a little bit longer – for example, when you're explaining something, or telling people something about yourself.

Suggestion: The best way to practise is with a friend who speaks English or is also learning English. However, if you can't find someone, you can send us a paragraph in English.

You listened to Zara from Bristol talking about why she would like to meet Angelina Jolie.

Is there a famous film actress that you’d like to meet? If you can think of someone, make some notes to answer these questions:

What’s her name?
What nationality is she?
If she isn’t alive now, when did she live?
What are some of her most famous films?
Which of her films are your favourites?
Is she famous for other things too?
Why do you like her?
Do you admire her? Why?
What would you like to talk to her about?
What questions would you like to ask her?

Now put your notes together to write a paragraph about the person and why you’d like to meet her. Go to the bottom of the page to do this.

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Tess: Right. Now let’s ask the question. So Zara, which famous person, dead or alive would you like to meet?
Zara: I’d like to meet Angelina Jolie.
Ravi: Angelina Jolie. Great - good choice! Tell us a bit about her.
Zara: She’s an American film actress, she was in ‘Tomb Raider’, and she’s an ambassador for the United Nations too.
Tess: And why did you choose her to talk about today?
Zara: Well, because I really admire her. She’s a famous film star with a lot of money and a famous celebrity film star husband, but she really cares about helping people and she uses her money and her fame to help children and people who are very poor or have a difficult life. I saw a film about her on MTV the music channel – it was a video diary of her visiting Africa and talking about how to stop poverty, and they were really simple things, and I thought it was really cool because MTV doesn’t usually show programmes like that, it’s usually just music videos and things, but because she’s famous and beautiful then people want to see her so she can get a lot of attention for the things that she wants to change.
Tess: Do you like her films? Do you think she’s a good actress?
Zara: Yes I do. I don’t think she’s a great actress, but she’s a good actress, and she’s so beautiful that you just want to look at her all the time.
Ravi: Yeah.
Zara: I think she’s one of the most beautiful women in the world. I love watching her, I love all her films.
Ravi: And what would you like to talk to her about Zara?
Zara: I’d like to talk about her trips to different places all around the world, and about Hollywood, and her family and about what people like me can do to help poor children.
Tess: Well thank you very much Zara. That was really interesting. Personally, I’d like to talk to her about her husband, Brad Pitt. I think he’s gorgeous.

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At 10 Jun 2009 05:12 ouseem wrote:

I'd like to meet Faten Hamama. She's an Egyptian actress. She first rose to fame as a stare at the age of 9 in her film"Happy Day". Son of the Nile,The Empire of M, chair of confession and "Mouths and Rabbits" are some of her famous films. I love all her films.She is also producer and acts on TV. I love her so much because she is a great and good actress. She was so beautiful when she was young. Now she is old. She is about 76 but she is still the lady of the Arabic screen. I'd like to meet her to ask her about her life in the past and at the present I think she's really got many things to tell about. Personally I wish her happy time with her family

At 30 May 2009 15:52 Destiny wrote:

I'd like to meet Wentworth Miller, the american famous prison break lead role: Michael scoffield, Well he's so natural in real life, he enjoy reading and drawing as I do, and I think he got a lot of emotions to show while he act, he was gorgeous in Prison Break, and I love him so mush, If I could meet him one day I'll ask him about his most cute scene in the serie, and what kind of films he would be act in...I really admire him!!!

At 27 Apr 2009 17:04 alina wrote:

I`d like to meet andy y lucas. they are alive and they are Spanish singers Andy is thirty something. he is tall and thin. he has got dark hair and good skin with a clean shaven face . Lucas is also thirty something.he`s tallish and fatish .he has got brounette hair and olive skin with also a clean shaven face . their more famous song is ``son de amores `` my favourite songs are ``quiereme`` and ``la niÃ±a de mis ojos ``they are very famous in andalucia I like them because I really like their songs I really admire them because the lyrics of their songs are beautiful I would to talk to them about the song they prefer in their album . I would like to ask them when will they make a new album

At 9 Apr 2009 03:56 Kws wrote:

She is Yun-Jin Kim. She is a Korean. Shiri is her most famous Korean Film but Lost is in America. She is Korean so it is hard to work as actress in USA. Furthermore she went to USA for Hollywood movie at her over 30 age even though she had become a famouse actress by Shiri. I admire her courage and hope she become a most famouse actress in the world. If I have a chance to talk to her, I would say, "ëì±ë ì¢ì ìí ë¶íëë¦½ëë¤.".

At 31 Mar 2009 16:28 bongobongo wrote:

I'd like to meet David Bowie.Bowie is one of the greatest Englesh singer but he is an actor too.He's real name is David Jones but Bowie comes from Alamo hero Jim Bowie and his famous Bowie knife who was he's idol.During he's life or he's singer career Bowie changed many music's stiles and outfits but he was and stay remarkable like a genius.David is a active singer today and I have never seen him and you can conclude that's my dream to see him on stage.

At 27 Mar 2009 11:42 Nilanjana Ghose wrote:

I'd like to meet Hritik Roshan.He's an Indian Film Actor.He is a most Handsam actor in Indian Film Industry.I really admire him. He's a famous film star with a great acting skill and screen persona.I like his all films.In his every film he had a great job. Specially "Jodha Akbar" and "Koi mil geya".He is so gorgeous that you jast want to look at him all the time. He is a perfect youth icon of gen next indians.

At 16 Mar 2009 13:56 Svetlana, Russia wrote:

Her name is Liza Boyarskaya. She is a russian actress.She lives in Moscow.I think that her most famous film is Admiral.I like this film, because it about our russian history. She is the daughter of a very popular acter and singer Mikhail Boyarskiy. I think she is beautifull. She have interesting face. I like her eyes. I like her plays. I would like to tlak about her life before playing in films, her childhood. What did she do? I think she will have a successful future.

At 5 Feb 2009 11:24 Susanne wrote:

Hi I am Susanne. I am from Egypt. Really it is the first time for me to email you. I used the podcast-01 and I would like to tell you about the person I would like to meet. I would like to meet Celine Dion. She is a famous singer, but I do not know her nationality. She sang the song of the famous romantic movie "Titanic". I choose Celine Dion because she is a great singer and she can sing in English and French languages ( I love both ). Her songs are very effective and left a wonderful feelings in my soul. I like her face and her smile. She clothes are wonderful and fashionable.

At 20 Jan 2009 23:45 Phasmina wrote:

I'd like to meet Darren Hayes, he's from Australia, now he lives in New York with his couple, he's a good singer and compouser person, Ilike his songs because he talk about our own love, personal love and he's gorgeous!!!

At 30 Dec 2008 07:55 Magic rainbow wrote:

Hi! Yes, thereÂ´s a famous american actor IÂ´d like to meet his name is Nicholas Kim Coppolabut better known in Hollywood with the name of Nicolas Cage,I think one of the reason for which I chose him is because I liked his roleplay in National Treasure film,a treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, thatÂ´s the kind of movies I like to watch in the cinema,I think for being a good actor, you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new, thatÂ´s what people like to watch, personally I do too.

At 16 Dec 2008 03:45 Macbeth wrote:

The famous person alive I would like to meet is Simon Diaz "uncle SimÃ³n" because I think he is the best international exponent of popular Venezuelan music and he had been an exceptional develoment as autor, compositor and singer in my country and he is known worldwide in special for his song "Caballo Viejo". I believe he is a great man and we can learn a lot of him.

At 12 Dec 2008 10:43 Elena Aguaron Ruiz wrote:

The famous person alive I would like to meet is Madonna. She comes from North America and has italian roots. I think she lives in England now, eventhough she has got houses around the world. She is known as the Queen of Pop, therefore she is very rich. She started singing at the very young age of 18, I think. She went to New York with very little money and started singing with a band. She had a song hit number one and then the fan fever for Madonna started. She is already 50 years old I think and she has plenty of numbers 1 in her musical career. She is famous because of her endless reinventions, that is going form one style to another in every single, expressing herself and being very proffesional about her productions and styles. She is very good at recycling the underground urban vibes and then adapting them to her style. Latelly I found amazing the fact that she has done a very impressive career supporting poor causes and adopting her child, and also setting up NGOs and giving lots of her money to stop racism and poverty around the world, and also supporting latelly the cause of global warming. As a woman myself, I found Madonna really inspiring and really get simple words of wisdom form her songs, as she is now follower of some sort of religion, and wisdom is always good.

At 25 Nov 2008 12:34 Tommy wrote:

i world like to meet david beckham.he is my favourite soccer.he is very manly and handsome.he is profesonal football. he earn a lot of monney.he has a lot of attention from the world .i hope to i can play football with him soon.

At 24 Nov 2008 11:38 A correspondent wrote:

I'd like to meet Nicole Kidman, she is a Northamerican film actress, she was in 'Bewitched', 'The Golden Compass', and so on. My favorite film or her is 'The Others', itâs amazing. She won an Oscar and a Golden Globe. She is an UNIFEM and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador as well, and recently she has won a prize because of that. She is a beautiful and good actress, but she has been better actress since she separated to Tom Cruise. If I got meeting her, I would answer her about her childhood, her adolescence and so on. I'd like to talk to her about how she decided become an actress.

At 27 Oct 2008 17:26 Yeshica wrote:

I would like to meet Russia's Prime Minister and former President, Vladimir Putin. I think he's a very interesting person to talk to, he seems so intelligent to me even though I don't totally agree with many decisions he made when he was in charge of the country. But even so, he can handle perfectly the external pressure and he always has a perfect answer to every attempt to make him look like a bad person.

At 17 Jul 2008 21:36 Sebastien wrote:

I'd like to meet Zinedine Zidane. He is french and he played for our national football team. Of course he was a great football player, but he was also an international star for many football fans. All defender were affraid of his fabulous technical skills. He wins lot of money in his carreer, but he also make the choice to help people and specialy sick children. He created an association called ELA to fight against "leucodystrophie". This is a rare sickness wich provokate nervous system trouble. The question that i would like to ask him is "why did you kick the poor materrazi" LOL

At 7 Jul 2008 22:56 blue pen wrote:

i would like to meet Sami Yousif. he is very famous muslim singer in Britin .he represents the right picture for young singter in Britin and other countries . i really admire him not becuse he is muslim only but becuse of his honest goals to improve the society . i have seen him in differents programs and i have listened to his concepts and i agree with him completely. he is singing for mothers and prophets too. he is looking for interesting things which benefit and touch hearts strongly.in addition, he is a perfect singer . he has a kind and beautiful voice which make us listen and think deeply in our life. moreover, he has an exotic vido clips for his songs. for example, his last song about God. it was the most famous song and it was a good one because he made that song in different places in Britin,Eygpt,Turky and India. it was full of enthusiasm and colors.that song was successful also because he was singing with different languages..i really liked it too much and i kept listening it till i learnt by heart in all its languages... by the way , that song help me to learn English....