## Step 3 - Reading

The Calamaties of Beauty
You are going to read a text written by a teenager. The title of her article is The calamities of beauty.
What do you think a ‘calamity’ means? Read the text quickly and choose the best definition.
A calamity is:

1. something you can do to make yourself more attractive.
2. an unlucky thing that can happen to you.
3. bad or difficult things that can cause damage or suffering

Click here to read the text. The Calamaties of Beauty

Now read the text again and tick the calamities that the author mentions.

1. body image
2. going to the gym
3. eating healthy food
4. looking in the mirror
5. wearing make up
6. children’s stories
7. fashion
8. extreme dieting
9. eating vegetables.

Read the text again and answer the questions.