VI. Complete the questions and ask and answer them with a partner.

1. What sort of clothes do you feel ………………… in?

2. Do you care about looking ………………………….?

3. Do you want to look …………………………….?

4. Are you more interested in feeling ……………………. or in looking …………………………….?

5. What sort of clothes do you look …………………. in?

VII. Choose one of the following statements and make a one minute speech supporting it. You don't have to agree with it! Make a few notes first.

1. "You can know a person's character from their clothes."

2. "Clothes are becoming more and more aggressive in style."

3. "Fashion has been greatly influenced by sportswear."

4. "Young people look as though they are wearing a uniform, they are all so similarly dressed."

VIII. Which of these factors are most important when you choose your clothes? Number them from 1 (most important) to 10 (least important).

IX. Describe the most outrageous thing you've ever worn. What was the occasion and how did people react?

X. Describe your favourite item of clothing. Explain why you like it so much.

Beauty

I. What makes a person beautiful? A perfect face? A good body? A healthy attitude to life? A good character?

II. There is a famous children's story called The Ugly Duckling. Do you know what happens? The article below has the same title. Can you guess what it is going to be about?

I realised how cruel life can be for an unattractive child when everybody in my class was invited to a tenth birthday barbecue on the beach. Everybody, that is, except for me. At first I thought there had been a mistake and that my invitation had been lost. But when I made inquiries to the hostess, she didn't beat about the bush: "Sorry, Susie. You're too fat to wear a swimsuit on the beach and you can't see without those horrible glasses anyway." I went home and cried for hours. My mother was ready with comforting cuddles, yet even she couldn't bring herself to reassure me I was lovely. I used to spend a long time staring at my brother and twin sisters and feeling extremely hard done by. The chip that was developing on my shoulder became obvious in my aggressive manner. This, of course, only made things worse.

The Ugly Duckling Tea invitations stopped, I walked home from school alone and often found drawings that looked like me in the classroom wastepaper bin. I hated everyone because everyone seemed to hate me.

When I was 14, my mother decided that I should go to the church youth club. I stood alone watching the dancing, feeling embarrassed, ugly and awkward. Then a miracle happened. A skinny boy called Peter, with glasses and spots, asked me to dance. He also had a brace on his teeth. We didn't talk much but he asked if I would be there the following week. I have to credit Peter with changing my life. He slopped me feeling hideous. Encouraged. I put myself on a diet, begged my mother for contact lenses and grew my hair. Then another miracle occurred. I grew taller and, as that happened, I started looking slimmer. The brace was finally removed and my teeth were even. I was never going to be a beautiful swan, but I was going to try. THE SUNDAY TIMES

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Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1953