Номер 2, страница 108 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

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2 Read the title and the first sentence in each paragraph. What is the text about? Listen and read to find out.

You are what you think you are!

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muscular, spots, frizzy, convinced, rejected, unflattering, puberty, adjust, puppy fat, acne, flawless complexion, enhanced, inadequate, tease, bully, boost

Two teenagers, Joe and Kate, are standing in front of their mirrors getting ready for school. Joe thinks to himself: 'I'm too skinny. Why aren't I tall and muscular? It's not fair. And look at those spots — I look really awful!' A little inner voice tells Kate: 'You're fat and ugly in these jeans. Your legs should be longer. And you hair's horrible — all curly and frizzy. No one will look at you twice!' If these thoughts sound familiar, that's because Joe and Kate are far from being alone.

It's very common for teenagers to have a negative image of their own bodies. They insist they are hopelessly ugly, no matter how much their parents and friends tell them otherwise! Magazine problem pages and Internet blogs are full of agonised accounts. The young people who write them are convinced they are unattractive and therefore unloved and rejected by others.

Why do teenagers see themselves in an unflattering way? The fact is, puberty has a lot to do with it. During your early teens, the body is preparing itself for adulthood. New chemicals are moving around the body as it adjusts to adult hormone levels. The body alters its shape, sometimes resulting in puppy fat. Skin problems such as acne are also common. Teens are affected psychologically too. They become confused and anxious about their changing appearance. This in turn can lead to feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.

Nor is the situation helped by the media. Young people are bombarded with images of the ideal body. Top fashion models in glossy magazines are all far taller and skinnier than the average woman. They have their hair and make-up done professionally. After a fashion shoot, magazine editors have the photographs airbrushed before they are published to give the models a flawless complexion. Male actors in epic films flex beautifully toned rippling muscles. But more than likely, they have had them digitally enhanced, or 'photoshopped', as they call it in the trade. Not to mention the fact that many celebrities choose to have cosmetic surgery done to enhance their appearance. None of this reflects a realistic body image, so it's no wonder adolescents are made to feel inadequate and unsure of themselves.

The good news is that, however dissatisfied you are with your looks, the chances are it's only temporary! Those extra kilos and that spotty skin usually disappear by themselves in time. While your body is sorting itself out and 'settling into' its final form, you need to ride out the change! Resist the temptation to compare yourself with your peers. This is easier said than done when you are the tallest girl in your class or the only boy who has started growing a beard. You tend to feel the odd one out and may even get teased or bullied. Just remember that although teens' bodies change at different speeds, everyone ends up at more or less the same place in the end!

It's important to realise what things you can change about yourself and what things you can't. Correct diet and exercise can do wonders for your appearance. Having your hair restyled, your nails manicured or your teeth whitened will also help boost your self-confidence. The things you can't alter, like your height or your shoe size, should be seen as strengths and not weaknesses. They are, after all, the features that make you a unique individual!

So don't be like Joe and Kate! Stop worrying so much about the way you look and learn to accept yourself as you are. Tell yourself you are just as attractive, intelligent and cool as the next person. If you feel good about yourself, the chances are other people will feel good about you too!

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2 Read the title and the first sentence in each paragraph. What is the text about? 🎧 Listen and read to find out.

Check these words

muscular, spots, frizzy, convinced, rejected, unflattering, puberty, adjust, puppy fat, acne, flawless complexion, enhanced, inadequate, tease, bully, boost

You are what you think you are!

Two teenagers, Joe and Kate, are standing in front of their mirrors getting ready for school. Joe thinks to himself: 'I'm too skinny. Why aren't I tall and muscular? It's not fair. And look at those spots — I look really awful!' A little inner 5 voice tells Kate: 'You're fat and ugly in these jeans. Your legs should be longer. And you hair's horrible — all curly and frizzy. No one will look at you twice!' If these thoughts sound familiar, that's because Joe and Kate are far from being alone.

10 It's very common for teenagers to have a negative image of their own bodies. They insist they are hopelessly ugly, no matter how much their parents and friends tell them otherwise! Magazine problem pages and Internet blogs are full of agonised accounts. The young people who write 15 them are convinced they are unattractive and therefore unloved and rejected by others.

Why do teenagers see themselves in an unflattering way? The fact is, puberty has a lot to do with it. During your early teens, the body is preparing itself for adulthood. New 20 chemicals are moving around the body as it adjusts to adult hormone levels. The body alters its shape, sometimes resulting in puppy fat. Skin problems such as acne are also common. Teens are affected psychologically too. They become confused and anxious about their changing 25 appearance. This in turn can lead to feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.

Nor is the situation helped by the media. Young people are bombarded with images of the ideal body. Top fashion models in glossy magazines are all far taller and skinnier 30 than the average woman. They have their hair and make-up done professionally. After a fashion shoot, magazine editors have the photographs airbrushed before they are published to give the models a flawless complexion. Male actors

in epic films flex beautifully toned rippling muscles. But 35 they have had them digitally enhanced, or 'photoshopped', as they call it in the trade. Not to mention the fact that many celebrities choose to have cosmetic surgery done to enhance their appearance. None of this reflects a realistic body image, so it's no wonder 40 adolescents are made to feel inadequate and unsure of themselves.

The good news is that, however dissatisfied you are with your looks, the chances are it's only temporary! Those extra kilos and that spotty skin usually disappear by themselves 45 in time. While your body is sorting itself out and 'settling into' its final form, you need to ride out the change! Resist the temptation to compare yourself with your peers. This is easier said than done when you are the tallest girl in your class or the only boy who has started growing a beard. You 50 tend to feel the odd one out and may even get teased or bullied. Just remember that although teens' bodies change at different speeds, everyone ends up at more or less the same place in the end!

It's important to realise what things you can change about 55 yourself and what things you can't. Correct diet and exercise can do wonders for your appearance. Having your hair restyled, your nails manicured or your teeth whitened will also help boost your self-confidence. The things you can't alter, like your height or your shoe size, should be 60 seen as strengths and not weaknesses. They are, after all, the features that make you a unique individual!

So don't be like Joe and Kate! Stop worrying so much about the way you look and learn to accept yourself as you are. Tell yourself you are just as attractive, intelligent and 65 cool as the next person. If you feel good about yourself, the chances are other people will feel good about you too!

2 Прочитайте заголовок и первое предложение каждого абзаца. О чем этот текст?

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The text is about teenagers' body image, how they often perceive themselves negatively due to changes during puberty and the influence of media, and the importance of self-acceptance. It explains why young people feel insecure about their appearance and encourages them to accept themselves as they are, rather than worrying about perceived flaws.

Текст о том, как подростки относятся к своему телу, как они часто воспринимают себя негативно из-за изменений в период полового созревания и влияния средств массовой информации, а также о важности самопринятия. Он объясняет, почему молодые люди чувствуют себя неуверенно по поводу своей внешности, и призывает их принимать себя такими, какие они есть, вместо того чтобы беспокоиться о мнимых недостатках.