Unit 4: Reading Comprehension

Presenter: Mai Thi Bach Yen

•SelfishnesSelfishnesss

•PatiencePatience•GenerosityGenerosity•ShynessShyness•PolitenessPoliteness

•BeautyBeauty•Eloquent abilityEloquent ability•HonestyHonesty•ModestyModesty•Wide Wide

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What are the 3 most important qualities

to be a beauty queen?

New wordsNew words• Contest: (n) a competition in which people try to

win sthe.g. a singing contest, a talent contest.

• Beauty contest = beauty pageant: a competition to choose the most beautiful from a group of women.

e.g. Miss Vietnam contest, Miss World contest

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• Celibate: (adj) not married

• Feminist (n) a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men.

New wordsNew words• Round: (n) a stage in a competition

e.g. in beauty contest: talent round, swimsuit round

• Popularity: (n) the state of being liked, enjoyed or supported by a large number of people

e.g. the increasing popularity of Hip Hop

Read the passage in the textbook and answer the following questions

1. What is a beauty contest or beauty pageant?

2. When and where did the first beauty pageant take place?

3. Do many feminists think that beauty pageant degrade women?

• Contestants in a beauty contest are judged based on their beauty only

• Competitions for men are not as popular as those for women

• Beauty contests for teenagers are criticized by some people

Read the first paragraph and decide which statement is True and which

is False

Read the 2nd paragraph carefully and answer the following questions

1. What does the word “purity” mean?

a. Contestants wear beautiful clothes

b. Contestants must be single

c. Contestants must be educated

2. The word “reign” in the paragraph refers to

• a. the period of time when the contestants are participating in the contest.

• b. the period of time when a contestant is the beauty queen.

• c. the period of time when the queen of England rules

Read the 2nd paragraph carefully and answer the following questions

3. What does the word “refrain” mean?

a. do something

b. be an actress

c. stop doing something

d. learn something

4. “disqualifies” means

a. the contestant is not allowed to take part in the contest

b. the contestant doesn’t have any qualification

c. the contestant has to pay money because she breaks the rule.

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The ___ beauty contest took place in ____ under the name____. Miss World competition was found in ____. ____ year later, Miss Universe appeared. These competitions are held ___ . The organizers of the beauty contests think that these contests are worldwide ____. However, many other people think that the purpose of these contests is to ____ people.

Read the 4th paragraph and complete the following sentences

1. Many feminists think that beauty contests ________________

2. In the swimsuit round, the contestant ________________

3. Beauty contests have become less ________________

Questions 1. Do you like beauty contests? Why?2. Which beauty contests have you

seen? Name as many as you can some famous beauty contests in Vietnam

3. In your opinion, should beauty contests for children and teenager should be held or not? Why?

4. Have you ever seen any “beauty contest” for men? In your viewpoint, what should men compete in those contests?

1. Who is she? Tatana Kucharova, Miss

World 2006

2. Where does she come from?

Czech Republic

3. Where did Miss World 2006 competition take place?

Warsaw, Poland

Quiz1. Who is she? What is her

name? Mai Phuong Thuy, Miss

Vietnam 20062. How often does Miss

Vietnam competition take place?

Every 2 years3. Where did it take place in

2006? Nha Trang

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