What do these words mean?

Before reading learn new words.
bushy
to influence
pointed
advert
skinny
troubled
to compare
obsessed
pimple
appearance
familiar
to concentrate
pride
crooked
case
vanity
fictional
to feel at home
childish
protruding
self-esteem
frizzy
confidence
to mature
густой (о бровях)
влиять
заостренный
реклама, анонс
тощий
беспокойный
сравнивать
одержимый
прыщик
внешность
известный, знакомый
концентрироваться
гордость
искривленный
случай
тщеславие
выдуманный
чувствовать себя как дома
детский
торчащий
самоуважение
кудрявый
уверенность
созревать

Read the title of the text and the headings A-E. What do you think the paragraphs are about?
Do you feel at home
in your body?
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5

Read the text and match the headings to the paragraphs. Which words helped you decide? What is the author’s purpose?
Text 1
Do you feel at home in your body?
D. Oh no – who’s that?
Text 2
E. Growing Up
Text 3
C. Don’t Compare
Text 4
A. Magazine Adverts
Text 5
B. Believe in Yourself
Study skills
The author’s purpose is to explain that how we feel about ourselves is very important and that we should ignore what the media shows us and concentrate on what we like about ourselves.

Match the words in bold in the text to their meanings. Then use them in sentences of your own.
muscular
staring
remarks
affects
matures
obsessed
fit
unrealistic
vanity
focus
fit
staring
affects
focus
muscular
obsessed
remarks
matures
unrealistic
vanity
The punishment should always fit the crime.
Stop staring at that man! It’s not polite.
The amount of sleep I get affects my energy levels.
I am trying hard to focus on my school work now.
The athlete was tall and muscular.
It isn’t good to be obsessed with losing weight.
Expensive beauty products appeal to people’s vanity.
One’s body matures a lot during adolescence.
My teacher’s remarks were all very positive.
If you have unrealistic expectations, you might be disappointed.

Find the word that doesn’t match.
1. He’s got small/protruding/pointed/spotty ears.
small
protruding
pointed
spotty
Pointed – остроконечный, заостренный;
Thin – тонкий;
Bushy – густой (о бровях, бороде);
Thick – толстый;
Curly – кудрявый, вьющийся;
Straight – прямой;
Short – короткий;
Protruding – торчащий, выдающийся;
Spotty – прыщеватый;
Crooked – искривленный, изогнутый;
Small – маленький;
Frizzy – кудрявый, курчавый;

2. He’s got a straight/curly/crooked/pointed nose.
straight
curly
crooked
pointed
Pointed – остроконечный, заостренный;
Thin – тонкий;
Bushy – густой (о бровях, бороде);
Thick – толстый;
Curly – кудрявый, вьющийся;
Straight – прямой;
Short – короткий;
Protruding – торчащий, выдающийся;
Spotty – прыщеватый;
Crooked – искривленный, изогнутый;
Small – маленький;
Frizzy – кудрявый, курчавый;

3. I can’t stand my hair. It’s too frizzy/curly/bushy/straight.
frizzy
curly
bushy
straight
Pointed – остроконечный, заостренный;
Thin – тонкий;
Bushy – густой (о бровях, бороде);
Thick – толстый;
Curly – кудрявый, вьющийся;
Straight – прямой;
Short – короткий;
Protruding – торчащий, выдающийся;
Spotty – прыщеватый;
Crooked – искривленный, изогнутый;
Small – маленький;
Frizzy – кудрявый, курчавый;

4. She’s slim/thick/overweight/thin.
slim
thick
overweight
thin
Pointed – остроконечный, заостренный;
Thin – тонкий;
Bushy – густой (о бровях, бороде);
Thick – толстый;
Curly – кудрявый, вьющийся;
Straight – прямой;
Short – короткий;
Protruding – торчащий, выдающийся;
Spotty – прыщеватый;
Crooked – искривленный, изогнутый;
Small – маленький;
Frizzy – кудрявый, курчавый;

5. His eyebrows are too thick/thin/bushy/short.
thick
thin
bushy
short
Pointed – остроконечный, заостренный;
Thin – тонкий;
Bushy – густой (о бровях, бороде);
Thick – толстый;
Curly – кудрявый, вьющийся;
Straight – прямой;
Short – короткий;
Protruding – торчащий, выдающийся;
Spotty – прыщеватый;
Crooked – искривленный, изогнутый;
Small – маленький;
Frizzy – кудрявый, курчавый;

Think of a cartoon/fictional character or draw your own. Describe him/her to the class. Use these words.
small
protruding
spotty
crooked
pointed
frizzy
curly
bushy
straight
thick
thin
bushy
short
Ears, nose, body, hair, eyebrows
Peter Pan has got pointed ears, thin eyebrows and a straight nose. His hair is short and fair, and he’s slim.

Think of a cartoon/fictional character or draw your own. Describe him/her to the class. Use these words.
small
protruding
spotty
crooked
pointed
frizzy
curly
bushy
straight
thick
thin
bushy
short
Ears, nose, body, hair, eyebrows
Fred Flintstone is tall, overweight, and has thick, straight hair. He has got small ears and a big nose. His eyebrows are thick. etc

Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionaries.
1. I need to get on/go on a diet. I’ve put on/taken in two kilos in a week.
3. I can’t believe that’s John. His shoulders have increased/grown wider and his voice has got/sounded deeper.
2. Look at Ann. She has grown/developed taller since the last time I saw her.
4. Since she saw the advert, she’s been/gone worried about her weight.
5. She wants to start/join a gym and lose/miss some weight.
Get on a diet – садиться на диету;
Put on some weight – набрать вес;
Grow taller/wider – становиться выше/шире;
Join a gym – начать занятия в спортивном зале;
Lose weight – сбрасывать вес, худеть;

Is there anything you would like to change about the way you look? Use these phrases to tell your partner.
Get on a diet
Put on some weight
Grow taller/wider
Join a gym
Lose weight
Get deeper
Bee worried about
small
protruding
spotty
crooked
pointed
frizzy
curly
bushy
straight
thick
thin
bushy
short
Ears, nose, body, hair, eyebrows
I don’t like my frizzy hair. I’d like to have straight hair.
I can’t stand my eyebrows. They are too bushy.

Listen and read the text again. In three minutes, write a few sentences on the topic. Read your sentences to the class.
What is self-esteem?
What could make teenagers feel uncomfortable about their body?
What could they do?
Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. Teenagers can feel uncomfortable about their body because of the rapid changes. They might feel worried if they see they are putting on weight suddenly or getting taller/wider at the shoulders.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5

A friend of yours is obsessed with losing weight, but she’s not fat at all. What do you advise her to do? Use the text to write a short paragraph giving advice.
To be fat
To stare at
To look at yourself
To believe in yourself
To put on a weight
To develop into an adult
To compare yourself
To eat healthy
To feel confident

Use the words from the table below to describe the people in pictures.
Workbook

Write the opposites.
bushy
crooked
overweight
frizzy
small

Read and match.
d
b
e
c
a