STARS WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD
Hollywood stars are beautiful, talented and generous, too. In fact most stars do
some work for charity. Today lots of celebrities, like Angelina Jolie, George Clooney,
and Scarlett Johansson do charity work.
In Hollywood it is fashionable to be concerned about the world and the
environment. But can actors succeed where politicians failed? Well, some are
succeeding very well! When a charity is connected to a star, it gets publicity. People
become interested and want to help: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are often in the
news because of their work for charity. In 2006 when Jolie was expecting her baby,
she let 'People magazine' print photos in exchange for a donation to a charity in Haiti.
'We cannot ignore the fact that millions of people are suffering. I want to help', says
Jolie. Here are some celebriies who are trying to make the world a better place.
Di Caprio is a determined environmentalist. In 2007, he made a documentary
11th hour, about the environment crisis caused by human actions. He flies in
commercial planes and not private jets which use more fuel. He thinks that global
warming is the biggest problem for humanity.
George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt raise 5 million dollars for Darfur
crisis during the premiere of Ocean's thirteen at the Cannes Festival. Now, Clooney
wants every film festival to be a charity event. After Matt Damon saw extreme
poverty in Zambia and South Africa, he wanted to help other parts of Africa, too. He
made a documentary called Running the Sahara to get support for clean water
programs in Africa.
In 2001 Scarlett Johansson didn't go to the Oscars: she preferred to tour India
and Sri Lanka for the charity Oxfam. 'It is strange to come home when you see people
living in poverty', she says, 'It's strange to be famous, but this means I can help a lot
of people'.
Task. Complete the sentences using the words from the text. Write only ONE word.
1. The celebrities are considered not only attractive and gifted but
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2. In Hollywood some celebrities are worried about the world and
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3. Some celebrities allow
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print their photos in the magazines to make
Task. Match the sentences (4-6) with the halves (A-E) to make true sentences. There
are TWO EXTRA options.
4. Leonardo di Caprio doesn't use private jets because...
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