23 68 Beauty and fashion trends Language in use: Beauty pageants Read the text about beauty pageants. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10). Put a cross () in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. Beauty … 0 for children have led to a lot of fierce … 1 over the years. People in favour of them claim that beauty contests can be a good learning opportunity for children whereas others are … 2 that they have a negative effect on young people in more ways than one. The question simply is if there is any … 3 to be had when children as young as six participate in contests where they are … 4 not by who they are but by how they look. In … 5 , they are exposed to great pressure when the contest is under way. Whereas some think that these … 6 are good for the children’s later careers, others warn that … 7 in such a contest might have long-term negative … 8 , especially when they regard it as a personal defeat. On the other hand, taking part in such a pageant might help to launch a career in modelling or in the movie industry because it provides ample … 9 to be seen and photographed. In many cases, however, it is not only the child but also the parents who push their children to take part because they hope they might become rich and famous, something they might have … 10 out on themselves. 0 A contexts B contains C contests ✘ D concurrences 1 A critic B criticism C critique D shortcoming 2 A convinced B convened C contained D contracted 3 A beneficent B benefit C benefactor D befit 4 A jugged B jagged C juddered D judged 5 A ad-on B addition C atone D attain 6 A possibilities B opportunities C experiences D attractions 7 A falling B felling C failing D filling 8 A effects B affects C artefacts D efficiency 9 A attractions B experiences C possibilities D opportunities 10 A lost B failed C missed D skipped Commenting on fashion issues Complete the following sentences with the right forms of the words provided. A. This jumper looks 1 (good) on you, but it does not fit 2 (good). I think it is too 3 (loose). Such things are not worn 4 (wide) anymore. They are out of fashion. 3 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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