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It’s difficult to be a teenager, and all the changes you’re
going through physically, mentally and emotionally put
a lot of pressure on you. But when you look around the
classroom, probably every person in the room is dealing
with some problem.
Perhaps the fit, good-looking, popular guy spends ages
every morning using a variety of products to cover a
skin condition. Daniel Gray started a men’s cosmetics
company called War Paint, after his experiences of being
bullied at school for his appearance. Women often wear
make-up to make themselves feel more confident, and
there are some great online tutorials for how to do it well
and look natural.
And the “plain Jane” who gets teased for not wearing
make-up, who knows? Maybe her parents are really
strict and won’t allow her to wear it. Or maybe she just
doesn’t want to wear any – it’s her choice. And with a
recent survey showing that more than 50% of 12–14-year- C. Read the text. What do you think these
olds wear make-up most days, it’s great to meet a teen words mean?
who feels comfortable and confident leaving the house a. be bullied
without it.
b. online tutorial
What about the boy with pale skin and fair hair who c. get teased
needs to stay out of the sunshine at break time? It’s in
his genes, and he can’t change that. And those freckles d. genes
covering his face? It’s recently become fashionable to e. freckles
have freckles permanently tattooed on your face. Mo f. hormone
Southern, a tattoo artist from California, has lots of clients g. diet
wanting freckles, often because they think it makes them h. personality trait
look younger and cuter.
Then there’s the slim girl who brushes her curly hair in
the morning and looks at the quantity of hair on the
brush. There’s a horrible thought: “Am I going bald?” The
hormone changes in your body can cause hair loss
in teens, and so can stress. Usually, it’s just a temporary
situation, and there are things you can do to help, like
eating a good diet with lots of protein and minerals.
Remember, nobody’s perfect, and everyone probably
has something they’d like to change about themselves.
It could be something physical, a personality trait or their
academic or sporting ability.

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