Lesson 3A – Listening and Vocabulary (Page 7)
Think about movies or TV shows you have watched.
How do actors change their appearance for a role?
Examples:
- They wear costumes and wigs.
- They change their hairstyle or hair color.
- They go to the gym or lose/gain weight.
- They use make-up or special effects.
You will listen to a podcast where a reporter visits a costume designer.
Before listening, answer these two questions:
1. What are the names of the people in the podcast?
2. What do you think their jobs are?
Then, look at the sentences in Exercise 5 and think:
What kind of word is missing? (a number? an adjective? a noun?)
While Listening – Audio 1.3
🎧 Listen carefully and complete the missing words in the sentences.
Audioscript 1.3
R = Rola L = Lama M = Malak
R: Welcome to Backstage, the podcast where
we tell you the truth about working in the
entertainment industry. I’m Rola, and today I’m reporting
from Channel 7 Studios, where we’re spending the day
with costume designer Lama. Thanks for letting us follow
you today, Lama.
L: You’re welcome.
R: You’re doing someone’s make-up and clothes as we speak.
Tell us, who’s this and what are you doing?
L: Well, Rola, Channel 7 are fi lming a new series at the
moment and …
M: Shh!
L: Ahem! I can’t tell you any more – the details are secret – but
this is Malak, one of the stars.
M: Hi.
L: Malak has lovely, smooth skin.
M: Why, thank you, darling!
L: But today we’re preparing her for a scene where we see
her character as a much older woman. So, I’ve asked the
make-up artist to make her twenty-fi ve-year-old face look
seventy! And then we're going to try on some vintage
clothes.
R: Mmm, OK … Wow, not that easy!
L: No. So, fi rst, she’s getting some wrinkles and bags under the
eyes. And I’m afraid, Malak, you’re also getting a double chin.
M: Oh. Do you have to?
L: At least you can wash it all off ! One day you’ll look like this
all the time!
M: Thanks a lot, Lama.
L: You’re welcome! Malak also has soft lips, and we’re making
those look thinner and drier. We also need to do something
about these shaped eyebrows and long eyelashes, but of
course we’ll let her keep her lovely brown eyes!
M: You see? Now she’s just trying to make me feel better.
R: So, Lama, you are clearly very good at what you do. Do you
enjoy it?
L: Well … I mean … I love it. You know, most of the time. The
best part is the creative side of it. Yeah, and I really enjoy
choosing and organising all the clothes and accessories. I
spend several thousand dinars a year on the stuff .
R: Mmm. And where do you see yourself in the future?
L: Well, I’ve done a lot of TV, but not many fi lms, so I’d like to
work on a historical fi lm. I like doing research about what
kind of materials were used in clothes in the past. I’d also
like to work with old-fashioned hairstyles and wigs.
4. Vocabulary – Describing Appearance
These words were used in the podcast:
• bags under the eyes
• double chin
• long eyelashes
• smooth skin
• wrinkles
📝 Write 6 sentences using these words to describe people you know.
Example: My aunt has smooth skin and long eyelashes.
