Women Wearing Cosmetics Are Paid More

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Do looks really matter? Apparently, they do. A recent study conducted by the University of Chicago and University of California reveals that attractive employees tend to get paid more.

Read the article below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1605/160523-cosmetics.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. Is it right that attractive people get paid more? Defend your stand.
    Are you very particular when it comes to clothes or beauty products?
  2. How is beauty defined in your society?
  3. How important is looks in your job?
  4. Are your colleagues particular about how you look and what you wear?
  5. Is there a dress code in your office or can you wear whatever you wish?
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2 replies on “Women Wearing Cosmetics Are Paid More”

I think society is getting worse every day……we should worry more about wars and the third world and try to be more equitable and egalitarian.
I disagree with the article. I don´t like the policy that if you put on makeup you charge more.

Welcome to the Phoneenglish blog! Hope you find this exercise helpful in developing your writing skills. Please try to answer all the questions so you may be able to express your opinions better.

Take a look at how you can improve this sentence:

I don´t like the policy that if you put on makeup you charge more.

I don´t like the policy that if you put on makeup, you are paid more.

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