Mass Media

1. Read the interview and decide if the statements are true or false.

Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.

Jane:      So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?

Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.

Jane:      Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you since you became famous suddenly last year.

Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in London.

Jane:      Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were sold out in two days!

Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.

Jane:      And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!

Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.

Jane:      So your biography will be published in June. 

Ophelia: Yes, that’s right. 

A) Ophelia chose her name when she saw a play.

Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.

Jane:      So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?

Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.

Jane:      Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you since you became famous suddenly last year.

Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in London.

Jane:      Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were sold out in two days!

Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.

Jane:      And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!

Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.

Jane:      So your biography will be published in June.

Ophelia: Yes, that’s right. 

B) Ophelia sold tickets at a theatre in London. 

Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.

Jane:      So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?

Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.

Jane:      Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you since you became famous suddenly last year.

Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in London.

Jane:      Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were sold out in two days!

Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.

Jane:      And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!

Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.

Jane:      So your biography will be published in June.

Ophelia: Yes, that’s right. 

C) Ophelia’s CD has been very successful. 

Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.

Jane:      So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?

Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.

Jane:      Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you since you became famous suddenly last year.

Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in London.

Jane:      Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were sold out in two days!

Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.

Jane:      And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!

Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.

Jane:      So your biography will be published in June.

Ophelia: Yes, that’s right. 

D) It was Ophelia’s idea to write about her life. 

Wherever you go these days, everyone is talking about Ophelia. Her photo is on every billboard, her songs are playing in every shop. Our reporter, Jane Wilkes, met her in a café in London.

Jane:      So, Ophelia, it’s really nice to meet you. Is that your real name, by the way?

Ophelia: Yes, I’m afraid it is. Of course, everyone knows Ophelia is a character in a play by Shakespeare. My parents loved the name, so now it’s mine too.

Jane:      Hm. Ophelia is a tragic character in the play, but things seem to be going well for you since you became famous suddenly last year.

Ophelia: Yes, the last year has been incredible. I was singing in my school show when a famous theatre director heard me. I was invited to go to an audition for a part in a big musical in London.

Jane:      Yes. And when people heard you sing at the premiere, all the tickets for the show were sold out in two days!

Ophelia: It was amazing. When the show finished, I started working on my own songs, and my CD came out before Christmas. Apparently, a million copies have been sold already.

Jane:      And I believe you’re working on a book about your life – so far!

Ophelia: Yes, I am. It’s crazy. I’m only nineteen, and my mother asked me: ‘What is there to say about someone so young?’ But I was asked to do it, and I’m working with a very good writer, so I hope my fans won’t be disappointed.

Jane:      So your biography will be published in June.

Ophelia: Yes, that’s right. 

E) Ophelia’s writing an autobiography of her life so far. 

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