8. When you meet a celebrity you should treat him or her as a client and try not to be ____________.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Kiến thức: Nghe hiểu
Giải thích:
Sau động từ “be” cần tính từ.
star-struck (a): bị ấn tượng/ bị choáng ngợp
Khi bạn gặp một người nổi tiếng, bạn nên đối xử với anh ta hoặc cô ta như là một khách hàng và cố gắng không bị choáng ngợp.
Thông tin: The main thing is not to be star-struck, just treat them as clients, it’s a business relationship.
Tạm dịch: Điểm chính là không bị choáng ngợp, chỉ coi họ là những khách hàng thôi, đó là một mối quan hệ kinh doanh.
Đáp án: star-struck
Transcript:
Jeff Seagle: Hi everybody. I’m Jeff Seagle. Good to see so many people here. As you know, I’ve been asked to come along and give you some advice about how to break into the music industry. And before I start I’d better make it clear that this talk is for people wanting to work with and for artists, not to actually be musicians, OK?
Right, so I’ve been in the music biz for quite a number of years now, and I’ve worked with a lot of amazing people. So here are my tips, for what they’re worth. First of all, I know a lot of you are thinking about further degrees, but forget the MB A. This business is much more about experience than qualifications, so it’s better to start working as soon as you can. Easier said than done, you might say, but I’m talking about any kind of relevant work experience.
Don’t panic – you can start small! Go along to your local music venue or a small music company in your home town and see if there’s anything you can do. It could just be selling tickets on the door – you’ll get to meet people and one thing might lead to another. Obviously paid work is better than unpaid, but you have to start somewhere. You need to be in an environment where you are learning stuff and making contacts. Ah, a question already – yes?
Girl A: What about being an intern? Are there many internships available nowadays?
Jeff Seagle: There definitely are some. Not a huge number — as you know, it’s a very competitive industry, but the bigger companies certainly do take on people. And if you get your foot in the door at a big place you’ve really got to prove your worth. Show the higher-ups that you have some kind of unique skill or knowledge. Maybe something to do with social networking, or even knowledge of the music scene in the place you grew up. If you possibly can, let them see that you have something special to offer, and with any luck, they’ll keep you on. Remember that companies often want interns because they’re young and have their finger on the pulse. Show them that you know what’s going on, what people are listening to, how to find new acts, and so on. Find a cool app that they don’t know about. OK, another question?
Boy: How important is networking?
Jeff Seagle: Meeting people and making connections is absolutely vital. If people see you as an ambitious 'networker', if they think you’re just using them, that’s not so good. Nobody wants to feel like a stepping stone in someone else’s career. But people are often willing to give younger people the benefit of their experience and, of course, we’re all susceptible to a bit of flattery. So my advice is to find people in the business you genuinely admire and ask them questions. If you’re an intern, start with your boss, then move on to others in the building, after getting your boss’s permission. It’s also good to chat to anyone who shares your passion for music, people on the door in clubs, band members, fans or music executives. You never know what information might be useful or which contact may help you in the future. Oh, and one other point about networking, bear in mind that nowadays the personal and professional lines are sometimes blurred. That means that anything you post online for your friends to see can also be seen by potential professional contacts. Make sure that everything people can see about you reflects the image you want to project. Next question from over there?
Girl B: You’ve talked about the music industry, but I’m not sure what kind of jobs are available exactly. Could you give some examples?
Jeff Seagle: Sure, and that’s a good point. You need to work out what you’re best at, and what you feel most passionate about, and let that guide your career path. It could be working in publicity, promoting artists; working in A&R (that stands for Artists and Repertoire), discovering new talent and matching artists up with musical collaborators; booking acts for TV shows; helping a new band become successful by working with their management team. And of course now there are hundreds of jobs connected to the internet. You could be managing a website or blogging for a label. Or social media manager for a band – running their social media channels. Things are changing so fast – a lot of the music portals we use today have only been in existence a short time. Who knows what’s coming next and what new jobs will be created?
Girl B: Thanks, that’s really useful. I also wanted to ask how you deal with celebrities. Have you worked with many?
Jeff Seagle: Yep, quite a few. The main thing is not to be star-struck, just treat them as clients, it’s a business relationship. If you get tongue-tied and clam up, everyone will feel awkward. The other thing is that the unknown singer of today could be the star of tomorrow, so you need to treat everyone with respect. I remember, right ...
I really wanted to take part in this contest, ___________ my parents allowed me to.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Ca Tru was also called “Hat A Dao” or “Hat Noi”. Originally, attractive young female singers entertained men in a relaxed environment, sometimes serving drinks and snacks. Men might have visited a “Hat A Dao” inn with friends to celebrate a successful business deal or the birth of a son.
Ca Tru flourished in the 15th century in northern Vietnam when it was popular with the royal palace and a favourite hobby of aristocrats and scholars. Later, it was performed in communal houses, inns, and private homes, and gained its high popularity. These performances were mostly for men. When men entered a Ca Tru inn, they purchased bamboo tally cards. In Chinese Vietnamese, “tru” means “cards”, and “ca” means “song” in Vietnamese, so the name Ca Tru means tally card songs. The tallies were given to the singers in appreciation for the performance. After the performance each singer received payment in proportion to the number of cards recieved.
Ca Tru requires at least three performers. The singer is always a woman and plays the “phach”, an instrument made of wood and bamboo that is beaten with two wooden sticks. A musician accompanies the singer on the “dan day”, a long-necked lute with three silk strings and 10 frets. There is also a drummer or “trong chau”. The drummer shows his approval of the singer or the songs depending on how he hits the drum. If he likes a song, he might hit the side of the drum twice. The “dan day” player must follow the rythm of the “phach”. His instrument, the “dan day”, is also used in Ca Tru and is now made almost exclusively for sale of tourists.
1.Ca Tru was first performed ____________.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Wangari Maathai was the first African woman ro recieve the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She was also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to take a doctorate (in biology), and the first female professor ever in her home country of Kenya. Maathai played an active part in the (17) __________ for democracy in Kenya.
As a young girl in Kenya, she was surrounded by a rich, beautiful forest. As she saw the forest being cut down, she understood how the lack of forests (18) __________ farming and life more difficult for her community. People fought over water and over food. She decided to plant nine seedings and as the trees grew, she had her plans to plant trees for (19) __________.
In 1977 she started a movement aimed at opposing the deforestation that was threatening the means of subsistence of the agricultural population. The campaign encouraged women to plant trees in their local environments and to think ecologically. The so-called Green Belt Movement spread to other African countries, and (20) __________ to the planting of over thirty million trees.
Maathai’s Green Belt Movement for African women was not limited in its visions to work (21) __________ sustainable development, she saw tree-planting in a broader perspective which included democracy, women’s rights, and international solidarity, as in the words of the Nobel Committee, “She thinks globally and acts locally.”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Listen to a talk about how to get a job in the music industry and complete the sentences according to the talk. Use no more than two words for each answer.
1. In the music industry, qualifications are much less important than ____________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
He was a gifted composer, so he had to suffer poor health.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My husband and I both go out to work so we share the ___________.
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
1. In the middle of his morning exercise, he had a heart attack.
=> While………………………......………………………………………………………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
