The Reading / Listening - Looksmaxxing - Level 0

A new trend called "looksmaxxing" is making doctors worry about men. Many men want to be more handsome. However, they do some dangerous things to be more handsome. One thing is bone smashing. This changes the shape of bones in the face. Other men have cosmetic surgery or use fillers in their face.

Doctors are worried that men are damaging their mental health. Men get stressed if they worry too much about their looks. A looksmaxxing expert said looks should not be the most important thing in a man's life. A doctor said men can become very unhappy. He wants men to try ways to be happy with their looks.

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Sources
  • https://theticker.org/19045/science/looksmaxxing-raises-health-concerns/
  • https://wjla.com/news/local/looksmaxxing-dangerous-rise-extreme-fitness-trend-young-men-boy-kibble-clavicular-diet-warning-long-term-health-consequences-beef-rice-harmful-colorectal-cancer-warning-signs
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looksmaxxing


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. A new trend
  2. making doctors worry
  3. men want to
  4. they do some
  5. One thing is bone
  6. This changes the
  7. bones in the
  8. men have cosmetic
  1. be more handsome
  2. face
  3. smashing
  4. shape
  5. called "looksmaxxing"
  6. surgery
  7. about men
  8. dangerous things

Paragraph 2

  1. doctors
  2. men are damaging their mental
  3. Men get stressed if they worry
  4. A looksmaxxing
  5. looks should not be the most
  6. men can become
  7. He wants men to
  8. be happy
  1. important thing
  2. too much
  3. try
  4. health
  5. very unhappy
  6. are worried
  7. with their looks
  8. expert

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

A (1) _________________________________________________ "looksmaxxing" is making doctors (2) _________________________________________________. Many men want to be more handsome. However, (3) _________________________________________________ dangerous things to (4) _________________________________________________. One thing is bone smashing. This (5) _________________________________________________ of bones in the face. Other men have cosmetic surgery or use (6) _________________________________________________ face.

Doctors are worried that men (7) _________________________________________________ mental health. Men (8) _________________________________________________ they worry too much (9) _________________________________________________. A looksmaxxing expert said looks should not be (10) _________________________________________________ thing in a man's life. A doctor said men can (11) _________________________________________________. He wants men to try ways to be happy (12) _________________________________________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Anewtrendcalled"looksmaxxing"ismakingdoctorsworryaboutmen.M
anymenwanttobemorehandsome.However,theydosomedangeroust
hingstobemorehandsome.Onethingisbonesmashing.Thischangesth
eshapeofbonesintheface.Othermenhavecosmeticsurgeryorusefiller
sintheirface.Doctorsareworriedthatmenaredamagingtheirmentalhe
alth.Mengetstressediftheyworrytoomuchabouttheirlooks.Alooksma
xxingexpertsaidlooksshouldnotbethemostimportantthinginaman'sli
fe.Adoctorsaidmencanbecomeveryunhappy.Hewantsmentotryway
stobehappywiththeirlooks.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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Free writing

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Answers

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