1. This is a group activity. Fir make gr
s rst, roups of fo people. Appoint a m
our A moderator. This moder
rator will be in
e
charge of mak everybo speak a s/he will keep a na
king ody and atural rhyth of conv
hm versation.
1) Look at these pictu carefu Answer the quest
t ures ully. r tions in grou
up:
Is he handdsome?
Is he yo
oung?
Do
D you kno him?
ow Is sh young?
he
Is she slim?
e Is she slim?
Is she b
beautiful? Is sh beautifull?
he
Do you kknow her? Has she got a nice s
style?
Is
I he hands some?
Is he you
ung? Is
I she beau
utiful?
Do you know hhim? Do
D you know her?
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2. 2) Match t pictures and the p
the s paragraphs:
Her name is s Rosa López. She is from m Granada. Sh he won the ttv contest Opperación Triuunfo in 2002.
1 She sings reeally well. She
e represente ed Spain in th
he Eurovision song conte est with the s
song Europe e is
living a celebration. She has been cr riticized and discriminateed for being f
fat.
His name is Boy George. He is from t the UK. He wwas the singeer of the group Culture CClub, a very
popular music group in t the 90s. he is homosexual, and he ha as been critic
cized and disscriminated ffor
his sexual coondition.
Her name is s Noa. She is from Israel. She has a lo ovely voice. S
She has beenn discriminated for being
Jewish.
Her name is s Susan Boyle e. She is from
m the UK. She sings nice songs. Her video I dream med a dream was
record in yooutube. She i is a housewif fe.
His name is Rosendo. He e is a rock sin
nger. He is almost a legend in Spain’ss rock history
y. His most
famous song is maneras s de vivir.
3) Is appe
earance syn
nonym for success?
4) look at this picture
e
Do you know this girl?
t
Is she beautif
ful?
Is appearance important for you?
e t
Is appearance important to be fam
e t mous?
5) Follow-u activity. F 4 more pictures a
up Find e about celebr
rities and br them t class. The make yo
ring to en, our
mates guess who they are:
6) Number the follow concept according to the im
r wing ts g mportant th have for you. Give your reaso
hey r ons,
i.e. num 1 is inte
mber telligence bec
cause...
a. Beautiful faace
b. Intelligencee
c. Good heart t
d. Beautiful eyyes
e. Tall
f. Slim
g. Nice voice
h. Generous p person
i. Romantic
j. Nice hair
k. rich
7) what is “having a g
good self im
mage”?
8) is it imp
portant? W
Why?

3. 9) Are tee
enagers inte
erested in s image o just in im
self or mage? Why/
/why not?
10) Look at this photo and read t text:
t o the
The
T eyes somet
s times lie
Hav ve you he eard about anorexia or
bulimmia?
These occasion nally occur when someo
w one
has a distorted vision of his or her s
h self
imag ge. The people su uffering the ese
illnesses come up with thin nking they a are
wha they are not. They even lose th
at e heir
conn nection with the real woorld. They st top
eatin because they look at themselves in
ng t s
the mmirror and th still find themselves f
hey t fat,
or th vomit what they eat because th
hey t hey
think they are fat
k t.
How important is having a good s
w self
imag ge?
Indeeed, it is ess
sential. Acco
ording to som me
scientists, self iimage influe
ences not on nly
our mental or p physical stattus, but it al
lso
prodduces a chem mical reaction in our bodiies
that makes us feel really happy a
s and
heal lthy.
So, it doesn’t m matter what you look lik ke,
eithe a bit fat o thin, tall or short, blon
er or nde
or bbrunette. What really ma atters is feeli
ing
happ with yours and bein proud of it
py self ng t.
Text created fo educational purposes by Ser
or p rgio
Pérez Taba
ares
Glos
ssary
Com up with: producir una
me a idea
Matt importar
ter:
Either...or: tanto
o...como
Cheemical: químiico
Heallthy: sano
Brunnette: mone ero
Prou orgulloso
ud: o
11) Explain the title “th eyes som
he metimes lie
e”
12) Say whether the f following sentences are true or false
e fa
True False
Self ima is not im
age mportant
Bulimic people vom because they don’t like food
mit
Self ima produce a chemic reaction in our bod
age es cal n dies
Can a fa person h a good self image
fat have d e?

4. 13) listen to the song and fill in the gaps:
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
By Cristina Aguilera Glossary:
Fill the gaps with the words in the box. Doom: destino
Ashamed: avergonzado
_______1 day is so wonderful Debris:despojos
And suddenly, I saw debris
Now and _______,2 I get insecure Bring somebody down: embajonar a alguien
From all the _______3, I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what _______4 say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every __________5 way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today
To all your ____________,6 you're delirious
then emptiness
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the _____________________7
every pain they
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is single friends
______8 are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
you do sun
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
tomorrow
Don't you bring me down today...
everywhere
No matter what we _____ 9
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the _________10 is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay
And ____________11 we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But _____________12 will find a way
All the other times
'cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today

5. Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today
14) underline all the adjectives in the song:
15) make a sentence with every adjective:
16) Why does she say “words won’t bring me down”?
17) What “words” does she mean?
18) Who are “they” “no matter what they say”?
19) Is it a positive song? Why/why not?
20) Activity evaluation
Yes No
Did your group like it?
Was it difficult?
Did your group learn anything new?
Did your group speak in English?
Did the moderator do a good job?