A Theme Page about beauty and physical appearance with lesson plans for intermediate (A2.2.-B1) students, year 8-9 in Swedish Compulsory School
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Background Information
Warm-up
Songs
Vocabulary
Beauty and Physical Appearance – Vocabulary List : Vocabulary.comhttps://vocab.com/lists/700616Activities for this list: Practice Answer a few questions on each word on this list. Learn 50 words from this theme. To practise them you will need to log in.
Daily English Listening – Appearance Vocabulary – High-Level Listeninghttps://www.highlevellistening.com/appearance-vocabulary-part-1/
Looking to improve your listening skills and learn appearance vocabulary? Learn 5 new English words and phrases with our daily English listening practice. Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5
Lesson Plans
Beauty Patch | Film Englishhttp://film-english.com/2015/01/19/beauty-patch/
This EFL lesson is designed around a short film commissioned by Dove and the theme of beauty. Students practise using abstract nouns and describe their perfect partner
Reading
Body modificationhttp://www.slideshare.net/JiaxinMa/body-modification-21350644
Body ModificationBy: Jiaxin Ma ( Linda ) – A Slide Share presentation with pictures of teens with piercings and tattoos. The first 5 slides recommended more than the rest.
Viewing
Yo, I’mma Let You Finish But Amy Poehler Has The Best Body Image Advice Of All Time – Upworthy (2:42)https://www.upworthy.com/yo-oprah-imma-let-you-finish-but-amy-poehler-has-the-best-body-image-advice-of-a?c=ufb4
All bodies are good bodies and there’s nothing wrong with yours just because it doesn’t look like someone else’s. Don’t believe me? Let actress and creator of “Smart Girls at the Party” Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live,” “Parks and Recreation”) convince you.
What makes tattoos permanent? – Claudia Aguirre | TED-Ed (4:25)https://www.ted.com/talks/claudia_aguirre_what_makes_tattoos_permanent/transcript?language=en
The earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That’s some old ink! – A Ted-Ed video about tattooing; history, how it is made and how to get rid of one.
Eating Disorders as Body Modification by Jillian Dyer on Prezihttps://prezi.com/ozkgzrvoy1rc/eating-disorders-as-body-modification/
Eating disorders can be seen as excessive normative conformity to cultural body ideals, and although the practice is vocally condemned by many, our ideals and norms actually seem to embrace the bodies of disordered eaters.
Speaking
Reading
ESL Lesson Plan on Snapchat Dysmorphia – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1808/180808-snapchat-dysmorphia.html
English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Snapchat Dysmorphia – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events.
“It’s not what they say to you, it is how you take what they say to you.”
Listening
News English Lessons | ESL Lesson Plans | Cosmetic Surgery http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/1102/110212-cosmetic_surgery.htmlThe number of people having cosmetic surgery is increasing. This could be a sign that the world economy is making a recovery. – A Short Listening/Reading text with vocabulary exercises
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Body Imagehttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1303/130325-body_image.html
A survey of English schoolchildren shows boys and girls are worrying about the way they look.
Final Words
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