Ellis-Bextor Speaks French to Avoid Attention

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British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor often pretends she's French when out in public – so she doesn't have to deal with her fans.

The Murder on the Dancefloor star is a mother of two, and keeps her life as simple as possible, without the help of an entourage or security guards.

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But she admits there are days when she can't bear attention from the public – so she hides behind her French alter-ego.

She tells Britain's Live magazine, "If I'm not in the mood to be recognised I'll pretend to be French.

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"People have come up to me and asked, 'Are you Sophie Ellis-Bextor?' Usually I'm fine with it but there are days I can't be bothered.

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"So I've shrugged and said, 'Non.' Sometimes it works. If they're French it can get a bit complicated. What tends to happen more and more is that people say, 'Has anyone told you that you look like Sophie Ellis-Bextor?' Because I do my own shopping and travel by public transport, people probably assume it's not me. They expect me to be travelling by private jet and that's not my life at all."

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Запомните следующие слова:

to avoid

attention

to pretend

to deal (with)

to bear

mood

to bother

to assume

to expect

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УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Найдите в тексте перевод следующих слов и выражений:

a)  телохранитель;

b)  быть похожим на;

c)  делать покупки;

d)  ездить на общественном транспорте;

e)  личный самолет.

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Найдите в тексте слова, соответствующие определениям:

a)  a group of people who travel with an important person;

b)  another part of your character that is very different from your usual character;

c)  a temporary state of mind, the way you feel at a particular time;

d)  to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something.

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Переведите на английский язык:

a)  французский;

b)  французский язык;

c)  французы;

d)  француз;

e)  француженка.

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