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D. Complete the sentences and questions. Use the present Listening and Language Skills
simple or present continuous.
agree be x2 become buy follow

love make spend think
He looks…
1. I going shopping! Where He looks like…
you usually clothes? He seems…
2. you teenagers He gives the impression of…
too much money on clothes? My first impression of him was…
3. Many teenagers Instagrammers for He was… than I’d imagined.
the latest fashions. this a good thing?
4. social networks us He’s far/way… than…
more or less body-conscious? They’re both…
5. Wearing a school uniform makes all students equal.
you ? A. Discuss these questions with a partner.
6. Many children models at a younger 1. Have you ever met anyone famous?
age than in the past. What the 2. Have you ever waited to see someone
dangers of this? famous, for example at a film premiere?
3. Which celebrity would you most like to
E. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or meet? Why?
present continuous.
4. What questions would you like to ask
be do need not help your favourite celebrity?

think see suffer worry

Teenagers 1 a lot about what other
people 2 and you can’t blame them.
It’s a difficult time to be a teen as there 3
a lot of pressure online to look good. Nowadays,
schools 4 more to help make teenagers
feel positive about their appearance, but TV
programmes and social networks 5 .
We 6 constantly images
which have been photoshopped and adverts which
say we 7 to watch what we eat or buy
this or that. It’s no surprise that more teenagers today
8 from a negative body image.

F. Discuss with a partner.

1. What do you think the following groups should
do to promote positive body image?
a) families
b) schools
c) social network providers
d) the government

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