Språkcafé #99, 12/11/2025: Fame

language workshop

Part 1

1. Have you ever wanted to be famous? Why yes or why not?

   
   

2. What are the advantages of being famous?

   
   

3. What are the disadvantages of being famous?

   
   
   
   

4. Have you ever met a famous person and what was that like?

   
   

5. Do you think famous people like taking pictures with fans and signing autographs, or do they do it because they have to?

   
   

6. How do famous people affect us, positively and negatively?

   
   

7. Should children have famous people as role models?

   
   
   
   

8. Why are actors, singers, athletes and politicians the most famous?

   
   

9. Who is your favorite actor and why?

   
   

10. Who is your favorite singer and why?

    
    

11. Who is your favorite athlete?

    
    

12. Who is your favorite politician?

    
    
    
    

13. Can you name some famous people from Sweden?

    
    

14. Can you name some famous people from your home country?

    
    
    
    

15. How can being famous affect someone psychologically?

    
    

16. Why is fame hard on the human psyche?

    
    

17. What are the effects of instant fame?

18. Why do many famous people take drugs?

19. Why do many famous people die young?

20. How does the loss of fame affect people?

21. Why are famous people more likely to undergo cosmetic surgery?

Part 2

22. How do famous people behave towards others?

23. Why are many of them accused of assaulting others?

24. What is life like for a family of famous people?

25. How does fame affect their children?

26. What do you think it's like to be in a relationship with a famous person?

27. Do you think such relationships have a higher risk of breaking up, and if so, why?

28. What safety issues do famous people face?

29. Do you think famous people have real friends?

30. How does fame affect their friendships?

31. What makes a person famous - what draws a lot of people's attention to a particular person?

32. Why are we interested in the private lives of famous people?

33. What do you think about paparazzi?

34. Do famous people sometimes want people to be interested in their private lives, for example when their fame wanes?

35. How does being famous affect children, for example child actors?

36. How can children be protected in such cases?

37. What role do the parents of a famous child play?

38. How are famous people influenced by their managers?

39. What kind of person would you want as your manager if you were famous?

40. Are famous people being manipulated, by whom and why?

41. What motivates people to seek fame?

42. What would you say to your child if they said they wanted to be famous?

43. Do you think life is easier or harder for children of famous people? Why yes/no?

44. Do you think it is easier for them to get a job?