Beauty
LS 125
Models
Vocabulary Brainstorming
Quick Debate
Students A think models are too thin and are a bad role model. Students B think there’s nothing wrong with the shape or size of models. Change partners often. Share your findings.
Pre-listening Vocab: Synonyms
Match the words in each column with its synonym.
Models under 16 banned in London
Models under the age of 16 _(1)____ London’s Fashion Week. In addition, all models may soon have to show a health certificate before they _(2)____ down the catwalk. These are the decisions of the Model Health Inquiry _(3)____ March by the British Fashion Council to ensure models eat healthily. One major concern was how skinny models have become. Super-thin _(4)____ that models are risking their health _(5)____ eating disorders. An unwanted side effect is that teenagers and young women in their twenties and thirties copy the looks and shape of size-zero models and _(6)____. The inquiry _(7)____ deaths of two Uruguayan models Luisel Ramos, 22, and her sister, Eliana, 18, who died last year because of poor diets.
The Model Health Inquiry did not recommend _(8)____ their body mass index (BMI). It said that the BMI - _(9)____ - was "not an accurate method of determining health". The inquiry said models could easily make themselves _(10)____ the tests and get on the catwalk. Other countries have barred models with a BMI of less than 18. The World Health Organization says a BMI of 18.5 _(11)____ standard. The report made 14 recommendations, which include random drug tests and a "rigorous scientific study" _(12)____ eating disorders within the industry. The report also said that from September 2008, models "should provide a medical certificate _(13)____ from doctors with expertise in recognizing eating disorders."
Fill in the blanks.
TV Interview: Prepare a TV interview about the fashion industry. Is it a good or bad industry? Include imaginary interviews with models and designers.