Introduction

The subject of this lesson is 'Your image'.

There’s a huge pressure on young people these days to look ‘cool’ and that’s not just girls, either. Guys also need to be wearing the right trainers, have the right hoodie. So what happens if you don’t think you are cool?
What happens if your parents don’t think you are cool?

Discuss the following questions with a classmate:

• Do you think you look 'cool'?
• What about your friends? Do they look 'cool'?
• What is ‘beautiful’?
• Which is more important – what you look like or what you are?

In this next section we’ll look at these issues.

This lesson contains 7 steps and an evaluation. Work them through step by step.

Step		Activity
		Introduction	Find out what you already know.
Step 1		Speaking	Discuss with classmate: how important is the way we look.
Step 2		Words	Pronounce the words. Exercise about adjectives.
Step 3		Reading	Read the text. Tick the calamities. Do the exercise.
Step 4		Writing	Make do & don'ts list about wrong body shape.
Step 5		Words	Suffixes and their meanings. Complete sentences.
Step 6		Grammar	Grammar desk and exercises about Present Continuous.
Step 7		Task	Class survey about image. Share results.
		Evaluation	Reflecting on what you have learned.

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