OO ° Q. << Lead-in EBB 2 Put the words into groups: (a) head, (b) torso, (© arm, (d) leg. ankle back ear elbow eye face finger forehead hair knee lips. mouth nose palm shoulder stomach thumb toe waist wrist ‘Which words can you see in the photos? GAB a Match the phrases from the box with the definitions (1-6). personal to look physical appearance to getstressed to goona someone to put on weight : the way someone looks : the kind of person you are, especially in relation to other people to have a similar appearance to someone else + to become heavier to eat limited food to lose weight to get so worried and tired that you cannot relax Most men don't spend enough time on their (halt, clothes, etc). Most women their mothers. People can. by small, everyday things. It's normal to as you get older. Everyone goes at some time in their lives. You can leam about someone's _ by studying his/her face. 2 3 4 5 6 1b Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrases from exercise 2a, 1 3 4 5 6 e Work in pairs. Do you agree with the statements from exercise 2b?First Conditional TERED talk about possible events and situations inthe future Cover girl Why do cover girls in magazines always look perfect? Maggie Greene takes a look at the world of models and magazines — and the computers which help them achieve perfection. all and slim, with perfect skin and glossy dark hair, pop star and TV presenter Alesha Dixon is naturally beautiful, But it seems that even he Is not good-looking enough to appear in magazines without some help from a computer. Her own experience led Alesha to investigate airbrushing, how photos of celebrities and models are changed to make them more perfect: | was horrified by what she discovered. The evidence, I'm sure you'll agree, is upsetting, ‘Alesha decided to make a television programme to understand the issue of airbrushing when she noticed a contradiction: people say they like ‘natural’ beauty, but magazines mostly show ‘unnatural’ beauty. During her investigations, Alesha discovered that almost all photos in magazines are ‘improved’ by computers. She found that if you don't agree to airbrushing, magazines wor't print phatos of you, Magazines are under pressure: they know that if their models look perfect, they will sll more copies. There is pressure, too, from the celebrities themselves: a model or celebrity will be more successful if she looks good. She will be even more successful ifshe looks perfect. Many airbrushed photos of Alesha herself have appeared in magazines, She admits she looks better after some digital changes: for ‘example, with slimmer legs and better skin In my opinion, however, the real danger is not for celebrities, but for ordinary young people, There is a huge pressure for women —and men ~to be tall slim and good-looking, The evidence that Alesha discovered was that airbrushing is increasing this pressure, While making her programme, she talked to young people about beauty. Many of them are desperate to be like the pictures they see in magazines. Most of them, however, have no idea that the pictures aren't real, Looking perfect is a multi-million dollar business for the magazine industry. And it seems that if magazines want to continue to make money, they will have to continue to ignore the dangers of putting pressure on young people to look perfect. Read the text again and answer the questions. Look at the two photos of Alesha Dixon. 1 How does the writer describe Alesha Dixon’s appearance? In pairs, discuss the questions. 2 Why did Alesha first start investigating the issue of 1 Can you see any differences between atrhnssting the two photos? 3. How many magazine photos are not airbrushed? 2 Why do you think the photos look ‘4 Which two areas does the pressure to airbrush come from? different? 5. What does Alesha think about airbrushed pictures of 3, Doyou read any celebrity magazines or hersetf watch programmes about celebrities? 6 What does the writer say about young people's attitudes to Why/Why not? magazine pictures? Read the text quickly and answer the Work in pairs. To what extent do you agree with the questions. opinions (a)? 4 What was Alesha Dixon's TV People look better when they are natural and unchanged. programme about? Airbrushing photos for magazines is always wrong. 2 What does the writer feel about © Celebrities should force magazines to use only natural celebrity magazines and young people? photos.Vocabulary | appearance ‘@. Put the words and phrases in the correct column of the table. (unattractive beautiful blonde darkchaired dark-skinned fairhaired fair-skinned fat good-looking handsome ‘medium height muscular overweight red-haired — short skinny stim tall ugly ‘weight? | height | attra colouieg | build ornot stim [tall | 1b What is the difference between 4 slim and skinny? 2 fat and overweight? 3. handsome and beautiful? GAB a Look at the Lifetong learning box. Read the tip and choose one strategy to help you remember the words from exercise 52. Remembering words vocabulary by grouping words in different ways, for example: * by topie/meaning, e.g attractive, beautiful, . * by first letter, e.g. stim, skinny, ‘+ by part of speech/similar endings, Be e.g, dark-haired, fair-haired, .. * by creating a story/description, e.g, My sister is tall and slim, with blonde hai + by drawing a network of word connections: start with one word and add words which are connected to that word dark-haired red-haired 1b Now work in groups and compare the strategies you chose. Which strategies do you think are useful for you? Grammar | First Conditional Look at the Active grammar box and choose the correct inderlined words, Active grammar If models look perfect, magazines will sell more copies. A celebrity will be more successful if she looks good. Ifyou don't agree to airbrushing, magazines won't print photos of you. We use the First Conditional to talk about a.possible/an impossible situation in the future. The form ofthe First Conditional i: f+ infinitive) Present Simple, + will|won't + verb. We use a comma after the first clause: always /only after the ‘if’ clause. see Reference page 77 GAB complete the sentences with the First Conditional form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Ityou (cat) a fot of junk food, you (out) on weight. 2 You (ot have) good skin If you (wear) a lot of make-up. 3 she (continue) to spend ital on clothes, she (hot have) any money eft. 4 Ityou (oot start) eating healthily now, you (Ceduce) your lifespan. 5 You (be) ate for the hairdresser if you (not leave) now. Pronunciation | intonation in conditional sentences GBB a © > Listen and notice the intonation in conditional sentences. Ifyou eat a lot of junk food, you'll put on weight. 1b @>s Listen and repeat. Try to copy the intonation. ‘see Pronunciation bank page 148 Speaking Choose a prompt (1-3) and make a complete First Conditional sentence about yourself. Add five more sentences. In pais, take turns to Say your sentences. If! pass my exams, I'll go to university. If go to university 4. If pass my exams, . 2 Ifthave time this weekend, 3. Iflmake a lot of money, .. ween7.2 Hands up (ria) gerunds and infinitives e someone's personality | Vocabulary | personality Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 Look at the photo. Can you label each finger: litle finger, middle finger, ring finger, index finger, thumb? 2 Look at your hands and fingers. What do you think they say about (a) your personality and (b) your lifestyle? Match the adjectives with the underlined phrases in the sentences. ambitious chatty easy-going hard-working lazy open organised reserved sensitive unreliable 1 People with long slim fingers are easily, upset. 2. People with short fingers are happy to talk about feelings. 3. People with st of lists and plans. 4 People with a long index finger work hard. fingers make lots 5 People with a long ring finger don't do what they say they will do. 6 People with a thumb that bends back ate easy to talk to and talk lot. 7 People with a thumb that doesn't bend back don't talk about feelings or problems. 8 People with a long thumb really want to_be successful. 9 People with sim hands are not easily annoyed or wortied by things. 40 People with soft hands don't ke work or physical activity Pronunciation | schwa /a/ on unstressed syllables EBB a © 2 tistento the adje underline the stressed syllables. ambitious 5 from exercise 2 and ‘D_ Now look at the unstressed syllables. Which unstressed syllables are pronounced with a schwa /o/? Listen again, check and repeat. see Pronunciation bank page 148 a @>y Listen and write the six questions you hear. ‘In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Listening a @>» Listen to two friends, Helen and Daniel, talking about the connection between your hands and your personality. Which topics do they mention? the length of fingers] the shape of fingers] the length of thumb] the softness of skin] 'D Listen again and look at exercise 2. Which sentences does Daniel think are true for him? © Work in pairs. What do you think of this way of analysing people's personalities? Grammar | gerunds and infinitives GBB a Look at the Ac underlined words. grammar box and choose the correct 1b Find the verbs in audioscript 2.8 on page 155. Add them to the correct list in the Active grammar box. afford consider finish offer promise seem Active grammar want to look at the shape of your fingers. I’ve decided not to do my essay now. enjoy doing this kind of thing. 1 avoid telling people about my feelings. ‘A. Some verbs are followed by the gerund (-ing form)/infinitive with to, e.g. enjoy, avoi B_ Some verbs are followed by the gerund (-ing form) infinitive with to, e.g. want, decide, see Reference page 77CChoose the correct words in italics. 4 He offered to read/reading my palm. 2. I've decided not to be/not being so lazy in the future. Lenjoy fo go/going to the gym every day. I'm considering to leam/learning German. Have you finished to waite/wsting your essay? I can’t afford to go/going to that restaurant. ‘She seems fo get/getting stressed very easily. He avoids to stay/ staying at work late whenever possible. 9 She promised not to be/not being late. 10 | want fo go/going on a diet to look good for my wedding. EBB a Choose a partner. Complete the sentences about him/her. Don’t ask, just guess. 4 He/She really wants 2 He/She really enjoys atthe weekends. 3, He/She usually avoids because he/ she doesn't like 4 He/She’s decided holiday. 5. He/She's considerit for his/her next next year. 1b Now work with your partner. Say your sentences and find out if they are true. Reading and speaking GIB a Read the text about the connection between your hands and your skills. Write true (T) or false (0. ‘Some scientists think that .. 4. the length of our thumb gives us most information about our skills ao 2. there is no link between the length of our fingers and our skills. oO Read the text again. Is your ring finger longer or shorter than your index finger if you .. 4 are goad at football? 2 like learning languages? 3 will probably earn a goad salary? ‘4 are good at communicating with people? ET) 2 Workin pairs and look at each other's hands. Tell your partner about his/her personality. Talk about fingers, thumbs and hands. 1b How accurate do you think the information is about your personality and skills? after the lesson, Your ®killf§ are 5 4 MOYES ING vy > Look at your hands and you will learn a lot about your skills, say scientists at © England. They have scientific evidence about the link between talents and the length of fingers ~ particularly the ring finger and the index finger. 22 If your ring finger is longer than your index finge you will probably be good at sport, especially running and football. You will probably also be interested numbers-based subjects like maths and physies. One study found that people with longer ring fingers made up to six times more money than those with longer inde \gers. Ifyour index finger based subjects like language and literatu be better at verbal skills and expressing y 2 There was another study; however, which challenged the Cambridge scientists. It studied twins and showed that for most people, the length of our fingers is inherited from our parents and has nothing to do with ls and talents at all'7.83|Doctor, doctor FEE sion 1, remember: gerunds and infitves iscuss illnesses and give advice 1] Vocabulary | illness ‘@ Work in pairs. Check you understand the words for illnesses and symptoms. Which two are illnesses? backache = acold flu. aheadache a high temperature arash asorethroat sore eyes stomachache toothache feel sick iy arm/foot/leg/neck... hurts acough earache 1b We say ‘feel sick’ and ‘my leg hurts’. What verb do we use forall the other phrases? © Which symptoms from exercise 18 can you see in the pictures? ® CF 2 1. Find the two mistakes in each answer and comrect them. 1A: You look terrible, What's the matter? B: Ive got sick and Ive got stomach. 2A: Ave you better today? B: Now Ive got a fu Wve gota high temperature and a headache huts. 3A: How you are? You dont look well B: Ive got cough and sore eyes, I dont think t's serious ~ feel cold That's al 4A: Is your back feeling better? B: No. tve got terble backache and my leg fels hurts. Ive gat some toathache today as wel. 5A: How are you feting? Bk Terrible! ve got sore throat and earache hurts. ve gota rash as wel, 1b @»» Listen, check and practise in pairs. Listening and reading Read the email and correct the sentences. Georgia is writing an email to her colleagues at work. She is telling them that she is going to be late today. She asks Jenny to come and see her later. Read the email again and answer the questions. 4 What are Georgia's symptoms? 2. What is she going to do now? From Geugaise ict aes Dear all A quick email to say that I can’t come to college today because I don’t feel well. T woke up this morning feeling really awful. I've got a headache and a high temperature. Last night, I had a really bad hight and dién’t sleep much because I've got a sore throat and a cough. In fact, I can't stop coughing! Anyway, I'm not going to go on and on about all my symptoms now! I’m going to go back to bed ... I’m going to try to sleep for @ couple of hours. Apologies again that I can‘t come in today. I hope the class goes well ~ and Jenny, will you remember to get the homework for me? Hope to see you tomorrow or very soon. I'll email again and let you know. All the best Georgia @ 20 Jenny, tvan and Madison call Georgia at home, Listen and match each caller with the advice he/she sives and the country the advice comes from. avi [cowry] Hot water wih oney and vinegar | Russia | Wot water wth Roney and lemon [America| Hot milk with honey and butter [England] EBB listen again and write true (1 or false (P). 4 Jenny is going to buy some honey atthe supermarket. o 2 Ivanis going to come to Georgia's house after college. a 3 Madison tells Georgia not to answer the phone when itrings. GBB in groups, discuss the questions. 1. Have you tried any of the remedies you heard about? 2. What other advice do you have for Georgia?