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People say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That means if someone thinks someone else is beautiful, then they are beautiful. I think the idea of beauty is interesting. Why do we think some things or some people are beautiful and others aren’t? Some people think a building is beautiful, while others think the opposite. People nowadays spend too much time and money on beauty. I agree with the expression, “beauty is only skin deep”. This means that what’s really important is someone’s heart and character, not what they look like on the outside. It’s a little strange, and unfair, that you have to be beautiful to be a top actress or even a news reader on TV. I think there should be equal rights for most of us “non-beautiful” people.

LISTENING GAP FILL

People say that beauty ______________________ of the beholder. That means if someone thinks someone else is beautiful, ______________________ beautiful. I think the idea of beauty is interesting. Why ______________________ some things or some people are beautiful and others aren’t? Some people think a building is beautiful, ______________________ think the opposite. People nowadays spend ______________________ time and money on beauty. I agree with the expression, “beauty is only skin deep”. This means ______________________ really important is someone’s heart and character, not what they look like on the outside. It’s a little strange, ______________________ , that you have to be beautiful to be a top actress ______________________ news reader on TV. I think there should be ______________________ for ______________________ “non-beautiful” people.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT BEAUTY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about beauty in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about beauty for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about beauty. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about beauty. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. BEAUTY POSTER Make a poster about beauty. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY BEAUTY LESSON: Make your own English lesson on beauty. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on beauty. Share your findings with the class.

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