10 Self-evaluation Tick the buttons on the scale to evaluate your language skills. ➀ I can do it easily and correctly. ➁ I can do most of it but I am not fully sure. ➂ I need to have a look at some things again. ➃ I should go over the whole chapter again. ➄ I need to ask my teacher for help. If you do the tasks again at a later stage, you can add a tick to show your progress. Speaking: Make-up for men Prepare a one-minute talk about make-up for men. Give your talk in class. Consider forms of make-up, possible consequences and future trends. Writing: Beauty pageants for children Ministars.com is a blog by a group of parents who are in favour of beauty contests for children. by Katie 14 February, 1:57 p.m. What I don’t really like is when people want to be judgemental. What is the problem with kids dressing up and enjoying it? If they win a contest, all the better. It will certainly give them more self-confidence and boost their self-esteem. And it will help them to perform later on wherever they are. After all, looks are all that matter (especially for girls), right? You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should • discuss beauty contests as an appropriate pastime for young children • analyse reasons for taking part • describe consequences of such contests on the lives of these children Write around 250 words. Reading: The history of the T-shirt Read the text about the history of the T-shirt. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–G) for each gap (1–5). There is one extra part that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Can you imagine life without T-shirts? Today … 0 – from the workplace to the opera, from the youth club to fashionable boutiques. However, when they were first worn by miners, farmhands and dock workers in the 1800s, … 1 . At the beginning of the 20th century soldiers started wearing T-shirts as … 2 and easy to clean. Soon … 3 – probably because they were easier for the mothers to wash and to iron. 1 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples. (B2) 2 ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ I can convey information and ideas on abstract as well as concrete topics, check information and ask about or explain problems with reasonable precision. (B1) 3 Now you can • Talk about trends in beauty and fashion. • Write about your style. • Comment on pictures. • Comment on topic sentences. • Write about future trends. • Summarise a text. 138 Beauty and fashion trends Check-out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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