Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Can you name any of these sports personalities? Where are they from? Pick a photo and describe it as thoroughly as you can How much are they paid? Why are sports celebrities paid so much? What sports clothes and equipment is needed to play these sports? What you know about the private lives of these athletes? How does someone become a top athlete? Could you become one? Apart from salaries, how else big names make their money? Should a football player be making 100 times more than the US president? Are $100,000 a week salaries obscene when more than billion people are hungry? Are entrance tickets to major games affordable where you live? Why (not)? Who are the highest paid sports players in your country? Are their salaries justified? Do these extremely well-paid stars have any right to privacy at all? Can you think of any of their TV commercials, ads or product endorsements? What countries pay the highest salaries? Give your opinion Do research Can you recall any scandals some of these sports stars were involved in? Why are people so fascinated by 11 players running after a ball? Should women get the same salaries or prizes as men? Why (not)? Would you prefer to be rich, famous or both? Explain why Wayne Rooney (UK) Tiger Woods (USA) Roger Federer (Swiss) Lewis Hamilton (UK) Maria Sharapova (Russian) Yao Ming (Chinese) Teacher Notes • This answer key is deliberately kept concise since the idea of these Conversation Corners is to talk rather informally and share information, not being given all the information by the teacher BTW, the conversation should focus more on expressing opinions than giving correct answers • Students could be given the opportunity to some research on the Internet to find more information and answers to the questions • Also, students could prepare questions they were unable to answer and give a short presentation during the next lesson • Have a dictionary at hand (or an Internet connection) if possible so students can look up new vocabulary See above Answers may vary Do Internet research Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Advertising, product endorsement, TV commercials, own products (e.g perfume) etc Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary Answers may vary