Fame: Advantages and Disadvantages of Celebrity Life

Word Formation: Building Blocks of Language

Key Word Transformations

• Adapt / Adaptation
• Clone / Cloning
• Design / Designer
• Develop / Developer / Development
• Discover / Discoverer / Discovery
• Idea
• Inspiration / Inspire
• Invent / Invention / Inventor
• Observation / Observe / Observer
• Replace / Replacement
• Research / Researcher
• Revolution / Revolutionary / Revolutionize
• Test / Tester

Common Prefixes

• Anti-: Antibiotic, Anti-globalization, Anti-social, Anti-technology
• Bio-: Biotechnology, Bioterrorism
• Inter-: Interactive, Intergalactic, International
• Micro-: Microorganism, Microwave
• Mis-: Misunderstand
• Multi-: Multicolored, Multi-ethnic, Multinational, Multi-talented, Multi-purpose, Multi-story
• Over-: Overproduce, Overspend, Overeat
• Pro-: Pro-GM, Pro-democracy, Probiotic
• Re-: Redesign, Renew, Resend, Reshape, Rethink, Rewrite
• Under- / Over-: Underestimate / Overestimate

Descriptive Vocabulary

• Bacon-shaped
• Battery-operated
• Boot-shaped
• Child-friendly
• Chocolate-shaped
• Disposable
• Dustproof
• Eco-friendly
• Eye-catching
• Funky
• Giant-sized
• Handy-sized
• Heart-shaped
• Inflatable
• Life-size
• Long-lasting
• Low-cost
• Shockproof
• Straw
• Stylish
• Tiny
• Tough
• Useful / Useless
• Wooden
• Waterproof

Antonyms

• (Extra)ordinary
• (Un)modified
• (Ab)normal
• (Ir)reversible
• (Ir)regularity

Adjective Order

When using multiple adjectives, follow this order: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Verb Particle Form, Material, Origin.

The Two Sides of Fame: Is Celebrity Life Worth It?

Nearly everyone thinks that they would like to be famous. However, there are also disadvantages to being in the public eye. We must look at both sides of the question.

The Perks of Fame

It is true that if you are famous, people recognize you all the time and ask for your autograph. You belong to a special group of people, and this can be fun. In addition to this, fame usually brings money. A very big advantage of being a celebrity is that you probably live in a fantastic house, drive a fast car, and have holidays in wonderful places.

The Downsides of the Spotlight

On the other hand, it is not always easy being a celebrity today. A major disadvantage is that it becomes difficult to have a private life. People come up to you in your home, on the beach, or after a late party! What's more, some people become obsessed with celebrities and follow them everywhere.

Final Thoughts

On balance, I think the life of a celebrity has disadvantages, but it also has a lot of attractions. I would like to have the opportunity to try it.