Today's Beauty Standards

Look at the poster "BE YOU (tiful)" !

1.Take a look at the title"BE YOU (tiful)" and say it out loud. Can you hear what the double meaning is?

2.Observe and react.Use the mind map below to analyse the poster.You can draw it in your notebook, fill it in online or download t.

3.Read the following sentence:"Facts, figures and background on our 'Love Your Body campaign.'"
a. What are the pronouns used in the sentence?
b. What clue do they give you about the possible organisers of the campaign?

Before listening to the audio, do the following activities.

1.Discuss with a partnerthe way(s) in which women are represented today in different fields, such as advertisements, commercials, movies, magazines, social media, etc.  

2. Do the following activities individually.
a.Imagine what the titlemight mean and what the document might be about. 
b.Make a listof what you expect to hear (vocabulary, situations, people, etc.).

Thin Is Back - Worksheet 1

Listen to Extract 1 [2:53-3:05]and answer the following questions.

1.Did you hear any wordsfrom the list you made in Pre-Listening Activity 2.a.? If so, which ones?

2.What key wordsdid you hear?

3.If you were asked to finish the sentence"My favourite thing to be is ...", what would you say?

Thin Is Back - Worksheet 2

Listen to Extract 2 [2:53-3:31] and focus on the following elements.

1.What do you thinkthe topic of the radio program is?

2.Who are the two womenspeaking?

3.What was the debate aboutafter the influencer uploaded her video?

4.What are the two opposed conceptsmentioned at the end of the extract? How would you define them? You can work with a partner for this question.

Before reading the text,answer the following questions.

1. What do you thinkthe text is about, considering the title "Love Your Body Campaign"?
Pay attention to the name of the organization "National Organization for Women," and remember the poster "BE YOU (tiful)."

2.What do you expectthe tone of the text to be? Why?

3.Use the subheadings(for example, "Where do these standards come from?") to imagine some of the arguments that might be developed in the text. Write them down.

4.Discuss your hypotheseswith your partner, and listen to theirs in return. 

5. Write down a short recapof your discussion to share with the rest of the class.

Love Your Body Campaign - Reading Worksheet

1.Read the text quicklyand check the hypotheses you made in the "Before Reading Worksheet" Activity 1.

2.Before reading the text again,scan the two activities below and choose a. or b. according to your preference.
a. Now, read the text again and do the following activities.

Draw two columns in your notebook and write down in each column the elements that are present in the text. What do you notice? Explain your observations to a partner.
Matchtheelements in Column 1 to those in Column 2.
Using the matching exercise, get ready to sum up the text.

b. Now, read the text again and answer the following questions.

What beauty standards are promoted by the beauty industry and the media?
What kinds of people are usually shown in TV shows and movies?
What is wrong with the roles usually played by women?
In reality shows, what element is used to rate women participants? 
What is the consequence of depicting women as sexual objects in the media?
What methods do advertising companies use to make women look more beautiful? What is the impact of those methods?
Is it easy to ignore these beauty standards? Why or why not?
According to the document, what can be done? List at least ten different action verbs.
What actions seem like the best to you? Why? Do you have any other suggestions? 
Now use your answers to sum up the text.

Fill inyour "Personal Recap Chart."

Today's Beauty Standards

Love Your Body Campaign - Worksheet

Thin Is Back - Pre-Listening Worksheet

Thin Is Back - Worksheet 1

Thin Is Back - Worksheet 2

Love Your Body Campaign - Pre-Reading Worksheet

Love Your Body Campaign - Reading Worksheet

Today's Beauty Standards - Recap