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Unit 2 Beauty can be bought. Ifdaehibcj II
(1)W: M:
Did you hear that Helen got that modeling job? Her dream was coming true. Wow, that's great! All that walking practice really paid off. And for
once she won't be complaining about being so tall. Why did Helen get the modeling job?
Julia, come and see the Miss America contest on TV. All those beautiful women are walking around in bathing suits, so the judges can decide who has the best figure.
Bah! That's the worst kind of exploitation. They are treating women like toys for people to enjoy. I would never take part in this kind of contest. What do the speakers think about the beauty contest?
What shall I do? I'm fat. I want to be slim and beautiful, but I'm fat. I've tried all the new diet—high carb, low carb—but nothing works. Those diets are just fads, popular for a while and then forgotten. Just follow the usual diet with fruits, vegetables, fish, water, and get plenty of exercise. Before long you'll see results. What has the woman tried?
W1: I think Lily is really attractive.
She's half Spanish and has this really sultry look about her.
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(4) W2: That explains why she tans so well.
I've always been jealous of her skin color in the summer.
Q: Which of the following is true of Lily?
(5)M: Trust me. It was right there on the Internet: \
a faster rate among men\their appearance.
W:
I saw it too on the news. Facelifts, nose jobs, and Botox to hide wrinkles are now very popular with men. They say it's for business reasons, but we know it's vanity.
What does the woman think the real reason is for men to have plastic surgery?
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BACDB III 1.
Susan:
Rebecca, nice to run into you here. Shopping for anything special?
Rebecca: Yes, Susan, makeup. You know, there's a new boy in my law class and I want
to make an impression on him. Susan:
I'm the one who wears makeup, not you. I've always thought you looked very attractive without makeup—you know, sort of natural.
Rebecca: Well, thanks, Susan, but most girls wear makeup these days and I want to
compete. Susan:
Maybe I can help. My suggestion is that you start with a good makeup base. Look here, this one is made from natural products from the Dead Sea, so it won't irritate your skin.
Rebecca: OK. A bit expensive, but I guess I'm worth it. What's next? Susan:
You want to give a good overall impression. You have beautiful eyes, so you should highlight them with some mascara to make your eyelashes look fuller and thicker.
Rebecca: I'll buy this one—also made from natural products. How about eyeliner
too? Susan:
Yes, but you want a subtle color to bring out the green in your eyes... without looking like a clown!
Rebecca: That's what I want... to make other girls into green-eyed monsters. How
does this one look? Susan:
Good choice. Now if we can add a bit of color to your cheeks, you will be the classiest of the class.
Rebecca: Thanks! But you haven't said anything about lipstick. I'll need a tube
of that, too.
Susan:
This color will perfectly complement to the rest of your makeup. You look elegant and classy.
CAADB
2.Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you'll find it interesting
learning how to be fashionable without spending too much money. Sure, some famous stars always look stylish. They have unlimited clothing budgets that put the latest looks at their fingertips! But you can also look amazing without spending lots of money on your wardrobe. Simply try the following suggestions on for size.
First, make seasonal purchases; that is, you should buy winter coats, leather jackets, bathing suits, and summer dresses at the end of the season. You'll get major discounts as you stock up for the next year.
If you want clothes to wear right now, go to discount stores. They may not be the place to buy an expensive evening dress, but they're perfect for buying things like T-shirts.
There is yet another cheap way to buy stylish clothes. Many department stores have store brands, which offer current styles but are much cheaper than big-name brands.
To save money, an important principle is not to buy \exception of suits, interchangeable pieces are more affordable. Wear-with-anything pieces are always a good buy. For example, you can almost always wear a pair of black trousers and a white dress shirt; you can wear them several times a week, paired with different accessories. Accessories such as nice shoes and fashionable bags make even the simplest outfit look polished.
Finally, a great haircut always helps. When your hair looks fabulous, you look more stylish and fashionable.
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T-shirts big-name brands Interchangeable pieces black trousers several times simplest
stylish and fashionable
3.A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is based mainly, though not only,
on the physical beauty of the contestants. But often it also includes personality, talent demonstration, and question responses as criteria of judgment.
The origin of modern beauty pageants can be traced to the Miss America Pageant, which was first held in Atlantic City in 1921. This pageant eventually included preliminary eliminations, an evening gown
competition, musical variety shows, and judging by the panel. Still, the contests were at first shunned by middle-class society. Pageants did not become respectable until World War II, when beauty queens were recruited to sell bonds and to entertain the troops. The Miss America Pageant is the largest provider of college scholarships for women in the world. Many trade associations have multi-level beauty contests which select queens as ceremonial representatives. The queens may appear at official receptions to present awards, to represent the industry in festivals, to present consumer information to the public, or even to lobby for the industry. For example the South Carolina Watermelon Queen may do a tour of supermarkets to do tastings of different varieties of watermelons. With the increasing popularity of beauty contests, winners have become role models for many young girls. They aspire to become a beauty queen one day. However, there are also criticisms of beauty contests. Although some contests are not based purely on physical appearance, \contestants are unlikely to win, no matter how talented, intelligent, kind-hearted and educated they are. In addition, since \in these pageants is usually represented by unusually thin women, some people question this concept of beauty. Worse still, if a pageant violates the