Living the dream. Changes. The great impostor

1. a) He was very ill, but the doctor ________ him. b) No one can ________ a cold, you just have to wait for it to go. 2. a) Don’t spend all your money, try to ________ some as well. b) He jumped in the water to ________ her life. 3. a) I don’t want to ________ famous, I wouldn’t have a normal life. b) He only ________ successful after years of hard work. 4. a) Before I go to university, I want to ________ a year abroad. b) After he ________ six months in prison, he decided to change his life. 5. a) When George Lucas ________ the first Star Wars film, no one thought it would be a success. b) I’m going to ________ a documentary as part of my Film Studies course at university. 6. a) I’d like to ________ the role of the hero in this play. b) In 2006 Helen Mirren ________ the part of Queen Elizabeth II in the film The Queen. 7. a) He ________ a crime he didn’t commit, but eventually the police let him go. b) I couldn’t believe it when she ________ murder. She seemed such a nice person.

Impostor, imposter – someone who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people
Ex 4. Look at the photo of a famous impostor and the tools he used in different jobs. Who/What do you think this man pretended to be?

Ex 5. Read the story. As you read, stop at each question and guess the answer. Then read to find it. Ex 6. Discuss the following questions.

Why do you think Demara did these things?
Do you think he was a good man?
Do you think people like Demara should be punished?

Activity 4. Grammar Purpose, Cause and Result Ex 7. Complete sentences 1-3 with so, to or because.

He appeared in a 1960 film ___ make some money. - Purpose (the reason for an action)
Demara didn’t go to prison ___ people thought he was a hero. – Cause (it makes smt. happen)
She knew this was not her son, ____ she told the police. – Result (the consequence of sth.)