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Most of us are familiar with the term 'celebrity, but do we really know what that means? Celebrities, in a nutshell, are people who have achieved fame and success on a large scale.

The most common form of celebrity is someone who is famous for their acting abilities or singing voice, such as Jennifer Lawrence or Beyoncé. Whatever your definition of a "celebrity" might be, it's important to recognize that they're just like you and me: only better at something than the rest of us.

Have you ever wondered what the lives of celebrities are like? Have you ever wanted to know how they make money, who their friends are, and where they live? In this blog post, you'll find some of the most common questions people have about celebrities

General Questions about Celebrities

These are some general questions about celebrities

1. What is a celebrity?

2. Who is your favorite celebrity? Why is he or she your favorite celebrity?

3. Have you ever met a celebrity? what did you do? where were you?

4. Has any celebrity ever inspired you?

5. What is it like being a famous person?

6. What do celebrities have that ordinary people don't have?

7. How does a celebrity feel when something negative happens to them in the media or on the internet?

8. Are celebrities paid too little, too much, or about right for their work?

9. What do you think it would be like to be rich?

10. Is there ever a time when being famous is actually bad for someone's career?

11. Do celebrities enjoy being famous?

12. What's your favorite celebrity couple?

13. How do you feel about celebrities who try to keep their private lives secret?

14. Are there questions you would like to ask a celebrity?

15. Should celebrities be role models?

16. What questions are the least/most intrusive when interviewing celebrities?

17. Do you have to be beautiful to become a celebrity?

18. Do you have to be intelligent or talented to become a celebrity?

Questions about Celebrities and Paparazzi

These are some common questions about celebrities and their paparazzi

1. What do you think about paparazzi?

2. Would you like to make a living as a paparazzi?

3. How much money do paparazzi make?

4. Do you think that working a paparazzi is invading somebody else´s privacy?

5. How much privacy should a celebrity expect?

6. Do celebrities have any privacy?

7. How do celebrities deal with questions from reporters, fans, or paparazzi?

8. Do celebrities like being surrounded by reporters, fans, or paparazzi?

9. Do you ever feel sorry for celebrities because of this constant attention from paparazzi photographers?

10. What do you think causes some celebrities to have more attention paid to them by the paparazzi than others?

Questions about Celebrities and Gossip Shows

These are some common questions about celebrities and gossip show

1. Do you watch gossip TV programs?

2. Have you ever watched TMZ?

3. Do you have any favorite TV show from E-Entertainment Television?

4. What celebrities do you follow on social media?

5. Why are so many people obsessed with celebrities?

6. Do you follow Entertainment News pages or sites?

7. Do you like reading about celebrities in magazines, online, etc.?

Dreaming about being a celebrity

These are some questions about dreaming about being a celebrity for a minute

1. What would you like to be famous for?

2. Are you more interested in being an actor, singer, or presenter?

3. What would you do to keep your privacy as intact as possible?

4. If you became rich and famous today, what would you do first?

5. Would you like to be in a relationship with a celebrity?

6. Who would you date if you were a celebrity?

7. Would you ever marry someone famous?

8. What would you do if your relationship with a celebrity became public?

9. How would your life change if you became famous overnight?

10. How would you treat strangers if you were a celebrity?

More ESL Conversation Questions

If you are looking for more resources to practice your English skills or have meaningful conversations with your students, I've compiled a list of some posts with conversation questions.

Check them out before your leave:

1. 45 Discussion Questions about Christmas

2. Discussion Questions about Transportation

3. Discussion Questions about Colors

4. Questions about Dolphins

5. Questions about Nature

6. Discussion Questions about Religions

7. Questions about Rain

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50 Discussion Questions about Celebrities

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Most of us are familiar with the term 'celebrity, but do we really know what that means? Celebrities, in a nutshell, are people who have achieved fame and success on a large scale. The most common form of celebrity is someone who is famous for their acting abilities or singing voice, such as Jennifer Lawrence or Beyoncé.

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STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)

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Do you think anyone can become a celebrity?

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Do you think celebrities like Oprah Winfrey deserve the millions of dollars they get paid?

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Why are so many people obsessed with celebrities?

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What do you think are the downsides to being a celebrity?

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Are there any celebrities you hate the sight of?

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Would you like to be interviewed by celebrity magazines?

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Do you think there are different levels of celebrity?

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Which celebrities would you invite to your birthday party and why?

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Are there differences between a 'celebrity' and a 'famous person'?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)

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Do you think all celebrities are talented?

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Do you have a favourite celebrity?

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Do you like reading about celebrities in magazines, online etc.?

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Would you like to be a celebrity?

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Do you think celebrities like being celebrities?

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Would you see your friends often if you became a world celebrity?

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What aspects of your present life would you miss if you became a celebrity?

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Have you ever met any celebrities?

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Which two celebrities would you like to see interview one another?

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Which celebrity would you like to swap places with?

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ESL Conversation Lesson Questions: Free classroom handouts. English lesson on CELEBRITIES. Use for debates, discussions, speaking, conversations, independent learning and more.

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A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.

Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do?

Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person?

Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?

Do you think it's moral to sell your private life to the media?

Do you approve of people who become famous as a consequence of appearing again and again in the media and not because of having an artistic career?

What do you think of the paparazzi?

Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programs?

What are the pros and cons of being a celebrity?

What do you think of fans and fan-clubs ?

Did you have any heroes when you were a teenager?

Why do you think adolescents need to have heroes?

Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent?

Do you think that there are times when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?

If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?

Which celebrity do you most admire and why ?

Would you like to be famous ? Why or why not ?

Do you think there is a relationship between beauty and celebrity ?

Can you name some famous people?

Do you know someone famous?

Would you like to be famous? Why?

Are famous people happy?

Would you like to be a celebrity?

Would you like to be a celebrity? Why would you be famous?

If you were a celebrity, would you take advantage of it to date some fans?

Should celebrities be role models?

Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent? Why? Why not?

Do you think celebrities write their own music?

Can you give some examples of when the common man has an edge over a celebrity?

What do you think of celebrities championing a cause? (e.g. - a cure for AIDS)

Do you think that some celebrities earn much more money than they deserve taking into consideration what they produce?

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A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Have you ever seen a celebrity in person? What did you do? Which celebrity would you like to meet? What would you do if you could spend a day with this person? Do you think famous people have the right to have a private life?