B1 – Intermediate
Beauty and being beautiful has been a misleading issue to men and women alike. Dozens and hundreds of campaigns have been launched to remind people of how beauty can be relative. But what is beauty?
Answer the questions below and be ready to have a speaking activity with your teacher.
Discuss:
1. Do you think beauty is the same for every person?
2. Do you think that different cultures think about beauty differently?
3. What do you think of plastic surgery?
4. What is the most common plastic surgery in your country?
5. What does “Beauty is only skin deep.” mean?
6. What kind of beauty contests are popular in your country? Do they have beauty contests for men too?
7. Do you personally know anyone who have gotten plastic surgery?
8. Who are the most beautiful/handsome celebrities in your country?
9. What makes someone beautiful?
10. Do you think science can measure beauty?
2 replies on “Speaking Activity : Beauty”
1. Do you think beauty is the same for every person?
No, I think every person have a idea about the beauty. There are people that think beauty was the most important bur there are people that not.
For me, beauty is not the most important, the important is inside of person. Although I like see men beautiful or attractive.
2. Do you think that different cultures think about beauty differently?
Yes, absolutely. Is not the same the culture of the west that of the east. For example, in the West women like tanned skin. And in the East women like a big eyes.
3. What do you think of plastic surgery?
I think that is good. I like it because help persons to feel well whit yourself. The plastic surgery can be use in persons that have a malformation or for example, when woman had have a breast cancer.
4. What is the most common plastic surgery in your country?
I think that breast augmentation, liposuction but the most common is botox
5. What does “Beauty is only skin deep.” mean?
Well, the important thing is the kind of person you are. Not whether you are handsome or not. But whether you’re intelligent, responsible, respectful.
6. 6. What kind of beauty contests are popular in your country? Do they have beauty contests for men too?
I this moment i think that we don´t have anymore. In the past had one: Miss Spain and Mister Spain. And the winners went to the world contests.
7. Do you personally know anyone who have gotten plastic surgery?
Yes, I Know a friend had a breast augmentation and other a liposuction. But more people have botox in your face.
8. Who are the most beautiful/handsome celebrities in your country?
For me are women as Elsa Pataky or Esther Cañadas or men as Jon Kortajarena or Miguel Angel Silvestre.
9. What makes someone beautiful?
I think a bit of all of this: a facial features soft, big eyes with large lashes, a careful skin, white teeth.
10. Do you think science can measure beauty?
No, no, I think it’s subjective. For me a person may be beautiful and for you no. The standards of beauty haven’t logic
Good job answering this lesson’s discussion questions. Keep practicing your writing skills through this exercise.
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I think every person have a idea about the beauty.