BELTEI International

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Lecturer: CHOEUN LEAKSMY
Chapter 5: The Body Beauty
Vocabulary and Grammar
Reviews/Practice

Pre-reading questions
1. Have

you ever tried to

improve your look before?
2. Which part of your body
that you wish to change?
3. In your opinion, what
makes a person beautiful
or attractive?

Vocabulary 1
Mature:

(adj) Fully developed

physically; full-grown.
Middle-aged: (adj) Between early
adulthood and old age, usually
considered age about 45 to 65.
Teen: (adj) of or relating to teenagers
(13-19 years old)
Under the knife: (v) To have
operation on the physical body.
Surgeon: (n) A medical practitioner

qualified to practice surgery.

Vocabulary 1I
Plastic

Surgery (n) A medical practitioner

qualified to practice surgery.
Clinic (n) The process of repairing parts
of the body in order to improve ones
appearance.
Patients (n) A person receiving or
registered to receive medical treatment.
Fortunately (adv) luckily; it is fortunate that.
Image (n) The general impression that a
person, organization, or product presents to
the public.

Vocabulary 1II
Booming

(adj) Having a period of

great prosperity or rapid economic
growth.
Throughout (adv) In every part of (a
place or object).
Operation (n) An act of surgery
performed on a patient.
Treatment (n) Medical care given to
a patient for an illness or injury.
Wealthy (adj) Having a great deal of
money, resources, or assets; rich.

Vocabulary 1V
Per

capita: Per person, for each individual.

Appear (v) Come into sight; become
visible.
Realize (v) Become fully aware of
(something) as a fact; understand clearly.
Influence (v) To have an effect on
someone or something.
Proud (adj) Feeling deep pleasure or
satisfaction as a result of one's own
achievements, qualities, or those of
someone with whom one is closely
associated.

Vocabulary V
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.

Pale (adj) light in color or

having little color.
Warning (n) Cautionary advice.
Tricky (adj) requiring care and
skill because difficult or
awkward.
Vertical (adj) of or relating to
the crown of the head.
Whereas (Conj.) In contrast or
comparison with the fact that.

Vocabulary VI
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

Disaster (adj) An event or fact that

has unfortunate consequences.
Equipment (n) The necessary items
for a particular purpose.
Plain (adj) simple or ordinary in
character.
Notice (v) Treat (someone) with
some degree of attention or
recognition.
Confidence (n) A feeling of selfassurance arising from one's
appreciation of abilities or qualities.

Vocabulary VII
Experiment

(n) A scientific
procedure undertaken to make a
discovery, test a hypothesis, or
demonstrate a known fact.
Colleague (n) A person with whom
one works, esp. in a profession or
business.
Praise (v) Express warm approval or
admiration of.
Date (n) A social or romantic
appointment or engagement.

Pre-Reading 1
What age do you think these
people are?
1. Tony is young man.
2. Marias in her teen.
3. My fathers middleaged.
4. Phillips a man of mature
years.

Comprehension 1

Complete

the sentences with linking

words in the box.
And, because, but, however, so,
while
1.
The girls want bigger eyes___ they want
longer noses.
2.
Dr. Choi has many patients at his
clinic___ they are not ill.
3.
The men want operations___ they want
to look younger.
4.
Many patients have surgery__ they are
still in their teens.
5.
Plastic surgery is no longer
expensive___ more people can pay for

Comprehension 2

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Answer these questions below

In line 6, which sentence is
correct?
In lines 8&9, another way of
saying for each person?
In lines 15&16, Dr. Choi think
In lines 2, who does they refer
to ?
In lines 40-42, what do 200,000
patients think?

Comprehension 3
Answer these questions below with
numbers from the text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

How much can a top clinic in Japan

can earn a year?
How much is spent on plastic
surgery in China?
What percentage of Dr. Chois
patient are men?
Whats a low price that some
people charge for an operation?
How many complaints were made
in China over the past 10 years?

Comprehension 4
Do

you agree or disagree with

these opinions of Dr. Choi?
1. People are getting wealthier.
2. People want to look younger
and appear more beautiful.
3. Your appearance is very
important.
4. For many young people west is
the best.
5. Every girls dream is to have

Grammar: Comparative Adj

Adjective

with one syllable

add -er
Eg: Cheaper, Hotter, longer.
Adjective end with -y
Eg: easier, drier, prettier.
Adjective with two or more
syllables.
Eg: More important, more
expensive.
Irregular adjectives

Grammar: Practice #1
Complete

the sentences with

comparative adjectives mature,
difficult, beautiful, pale, young, bad
1. I wish my skin was___
2. Im older than my friend, but I look 5
years____
3. After plastic surgery my wife
looked____
4. In the past, businessmen liked to
look ___ than graduates.
5. Its now____ to get a job if you look
middle-aged.

Skimming and
Scanning
Read the text quickly and match
pararagph1-6 to questions A-E
A. What made you try plastic surgery ___
B. Do you think plastic surgery is the
answer to life problem.
C. Do you recommend plastic surgery to
others?
D. Why did you have plastic surgery?
Were you ugly?
E. So did you have more operation?
F. So, what was the problem?

General Understanding
Decide

if the sentences about is

true or false.
1. Misun had her first operation 7
years ago. T/F
2. She decided to have plastic surgery
because she was unhappy. T/F
3. She tested the idea of plastic
surgery by gluing her eyelids. T/F
4. She was in her twenties when she
had here last two operations. TF
5. Her Colleague had more boyfriends
after her operation. T/F

Reading for details

A
1.Averag
e
2.
Popular
3. Pretty

B
1.Girls

C
1. Plastic surgery is
not this
2. The first operation

2.
Success
3. Height 3. Operations that go
wrong
4. Great 4.
4. Misun at 17
Solution
5. Magic 5. Stories 5. Not school friend of
Misun

Thank you for

your attention