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BeautifulPeople.com

   
 
 ACTIVITY 1: Watch the video and answer the following questions.
 
Q. 1     BeautifulPeople.com is .
 
Q. 2     How does the site work? Fill in the blanks.
 
                Only beautiful people are  on,  by .
 
Q. 3     What is the percentage of people who can eventually join the site?
 
                  10%.      20%.      30%.      40%.      50%.
 
Q. 4     What did the journalist do to join the site? Put the following sentences in the right order.
 
                  She filled in an application.
                  She had her face made up. (= Someone put some make-up on her face.)
                  She had her picture taken by a professional photographer.
 
Q. 5     True or False?
 
                 The journalist didn't tell the truth when she filled in the application.      True.      False.
 
Q. 6     What were the different steps in the application? Put the following sentences in the right order.
 
                 The journalist had to write her profile.
                 The journalist had to describe her body type.
                The journalist had to choose a photo of herself.
 
Q. 7     What was the journalist's overall impression of the site?
 
                "In the cyberspace I went stacked upon  and  and ."
 
Q. 8     How do voters vote? Choose the correct answers.
 
                Women vote on      women.      men.      both men and women.
                Men vote on           women.      men.      both men and women.
 
Q. 9     True or False?
 
                 Greg Hodge, the Managing Director of BeautifulPeople.com, admits that the site is not politically
                 correct.      True.      False.
 
Q. 10    Choose the correct answer.
 
           The journalist was accepted by the members of BeautifulPeople.com.
                 The journalist was rejected by the members of BeautifulPeople.com.
 
Q. 11    In Denmark, how many times did a woman apply before she was finally accepted?
 
                  20 times.      30 times.      40 times.      50 times.      60 times.
 
 ACTIVITY 2: Revise some words related to personal care and hygiene.
 
 

 

comb / foundation / hairbrush / hairdryer /
lipstick / make-up / mascara / nail polish /
perfume / plastic surgery / razor / shampoo /
toothbrush / toothpaste.
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 ACTIVITY 3: Give your opinion!
 
Prepare the answers to the following questions on a sheet of paper, then share them with the rest of the class.
 
 Do you pay attention to your looks?
 What do you do to improve your looks?
 Would you be ready to have plastic surgery in order to improve your looks?
 What do you think of BeautifulPeople.com?
 
THE END!