UNIT 3 BEAUTY AND APPEARANCE
THINK AND DISCUSS (page 41)
1. Possible answer: To see the latest fashion trends. To get ideas
about what styles people are wearing.
2. Possible answer: His clothes are unusual. His suit is formal,
but a painting has been printed on it, making it appear more
informal. The design of the suit is colorful and eccentric, or
different.
3. Answers will vary.
EXPLORE THE THEME (pages 42–43)
1. Possible answer: Perhaps he is going to a special event.
Answers to the second question will vary.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary.
4. Possible answers: For job interviews, as a work requirement, for
special events, for photos, etc.
LESSON A
Vocabulary
B (page 44)
1. envision
2. evolving
3. exclusively
4. ratio
5. excessively
6. constitutes
7. alarming
8. random
9. distinct
10. perceive
C (page 45)
1. alarmed
2. distinctly
3. envisioned, had envisioned
4. evolution
5. excessive
6. exclusive
7. perception
8. randomly
D (page 45)
1. at
2. of
3. from
4. for
5. trend
6. into
7. as
8. expensive
E (page 45)
Possible answers:
1. I don’t think it’s a good idea to choose your college major at
random.
2. The ratio of students to teachers in my class is 10 to 1.
3. One way men’s clothes are distinct from women’s is that their
collared shirts button on the opposite side.
4. Use of the pool is exclusively for hotel guests.
5. Some people find the rise of technology an alarming trend.
6. My friend’s hobby eventually evolved into a business.
7. Not greeting someone in the office may be perceived as rude.
8. We decided to drive instead of fly because airfares were
excessively expensive.
F Critical Thinking: Reflecting (page 45)
1. Possible answer: The teenager might say beauty is being slim
and dressing in the latest fashions. The teen might envision
celebrities such as Channing Tatum, Megan Fox, Selena Gomez,
or Will Smith.
2. Possible answer: You could say beauty is only skin deep, or that
it’s what’s inside that counts.
3. Answers will vary.
4. Possible answer: The clothes and hairstyles of movie stars and
celebrities of each generation look very different.
5. Possible answer: Clothes, hairstyle, hair color, and piercings can
make a person look distinctive.
A LISTENING A News Report on Perceptions
of Beauty
Before Listening
A Critical Thinking: Evaluating (page 46)
Answers will vary.
While Listening
B Listening for Main Ideas (page 46)
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. a
C Note Taking (page 47)
1. background
2. beauty
3. average
4. alarming
5. golden
6. length
7. chin
8. standard
9. scars
10. universal
After Listening
D Personalizing (page 47)
Answers will vary.
A SPEAKING
A (page 48)
The graph shows the countries where people have the most
cosmetic procedures per person.
B Critical Thinking: Interpreting a Bar Graph (page 48)
1. Top Markets for Cosmetic Procedures
2. the number of cosmetic procedures in millions
3. five countries: Brazil, the United States, Japan, China, and India
4. Dark blue represents the number of surgical procedures; light
blue represents the number of nonsurgical procedures
5. South Korea has the highest; India has the lowest.
6. Answers will vary.
C Personalizing (page 49)
1. Possible Answer: Yes, it’s a positive trend because anyone who
wants them can access them. It’s no longer exclusively for only
a certain segment of the population.
2. Possible Answer: It has made the procedures faster, safer, and
more exact. Some examples are new chemicals that have been
developed to treat wrinkles and the use of lasers in surgery.
3. Answers will vary.
4. Possible Answers: To keep skin looking young, stay out of the
sun and use sunscreen. To avoid other procedures, eat well and
exercise. Most of all, you should get into the habit of seeing
your natural self as beautiful.
D Paraphrasing (page 49)
1. In other words
2. That is to say
3. To put it another way
E Critical Thinking: Interpreting (page 50)
Possible answers:
1. Being beautiful isn’t about your external qualities; it’s about
your internal ones.
2. How a woman looks is less important than what she knows or
understands.
3. When a person is happy and shows it, he or she is beautiful.
4. Time heals all wounds, but aging makes us look less beautiful.
F Paraphrasing (page 50)
Possible answers:
1. Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. That is
to say, being beautiful isn’t about how you look; it’s about your
personality.
2. It matters more what’s in a woman’s face than what’s on it. In
other words, how a woman looks is less important than what
she knows or understands.
3. I’ve never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful. I mean,
when a person is happy and shows it, he or she is beautiful.
4. Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician. Let me put it
another way; time heals all wounds, but it also makes us look
less beautiful.
LESSON TASK Conducting a Survey
A–C (page 51)
Answers will vary.
VIDEO Skin Mask
BEFORE VIEWING
A (page 52)
1. silicone
2. mold
3. conform
4. special effects
5. a touch of
6. master
B Predicting (page 52)
Answers will vary.
WHILE VIEWING
C Understanding Main Ideas (page 52)
2. √ how silicone is used to make a mold
4. √ how to make a lifelike mask from a mold
D Understanding Details (page 53)
a. 1
b. 7
c. 3
d. 10
e. 8
f. 6
g. 5
h. 9
i. 4
j. 2
AFTER VIEWING
E (page 53)
Possible answers:
1. That is, she can’t move while the silicone is applied to her face,
which takes about one hour.
2. In other words, bandages are placed on Cassandra’s face to
preserve the shape for the mold.
3. To put it another way, a light application of makeup makes the
skin mask appear more like a real person’s skin.
4. Let me put it another way. The skin mask not only looks like real
human skin; it feels like it, too.
F Critical Thinking: Reflecting (page 53)
1. Possible answer: Some people think modeling is easy because
it just requires walking or sitting; however, these tasks are more
difficult than they first appear as they may involve long hours
or repetitive motions.
2. Possible answer: They may choose models based on the type
of skin mask they need to make–man, woman, child, older
person, younger person, etc.
3. Answers will vary.
LESSON B
Vocabulary
B (page 54)
1. daydream
2. integrates
3. substantially
4. are derived from
5. persuasive
6. unquestionably
7. insert
8. constructive
9. practical
10. exhibit
C (page 55)
Answers will vary.
D (page 55)
1. addictive
2. impressive
3. decorative
4. constructive
5. alternative
6. excessive
7. innovative
8. exclusive
B LISTENING A Conversation about Unusual
Fashions
BEFORE LISTENING
A Predicting (page 56)
Answers will vary.
WHILE LISTENING
B Listening for Main Ideas (page 56)
1. Antigravity jacket
2. Kevlar vest; bullet-proof vest
3. Wearable electronics
C Listening for Specific Information (page 57)
1. on the subway
2. When was Kevlar developed? In the 1960s
3. How much stronger than steel is spider silk?; five times
stronger/5x stronger
4. Who provides funds so Ana’s friend can develop wearable
technology?; a government program
D Note Taking (page 57)
1. balloon
2. practical
3. bullet
4. astronauts
5. goats
6. space
7. clothing
8. sleeve
9. lost
AFTER LISTENING
E Critical Thinking: Analyzing (page 57)
1. Possible answer: Antigravity jackets could be used as life
preservers or by performers of a dance routine.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Possible answer: GPS sneakers could be used to know where
your friends and family are at any given moment. Companies
could use them to know where their workers are. They could
also double as fitness devices that measure steps taken.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
B SPEAKING
A (page 58)
Answers will vary.
B Tag Questions (page 59)
1. isn’t he?
2. haven’t we?
3. wouldn’t you?
4. are you?
5. is it?
6. didn’t she?
7. would you?
8. had you?
FINAL TASK A Presentation about
Fashion Trends
A–D (pages 59–60)
Answers will vary.
