Unit 5. Competitions

UNIT 5
COMPETITIONS
READING
BEFORE YOU READ
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS
1. In what country did the first beauty contest take place? When was it?
 The first beauty contest took place in New Jersey, in 1921.
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“The modern … contest.”
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2. What it it about beauty contests for teenagers that can be criticized?
 It can be criticized when they dress in no more than a swimsuit.
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“Also … a swimsuit.”
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3. What are some conditions applicable to beauty contestants?
 They must not be married, must agree to remain celibate during their “reign”, and must agree to refrain from “moral degradation”.
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“For example … moral degradation.”
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4. What are the two supposedly most prestigious beauty contests in the world today? When did they first take place?
 They are the Miss World which was founded in 1951 and Miss Universe which was first taken place in 1952.
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“Nowadays … 1952.”
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5. What are the possible arguments against beauty contest according to the passage?
 Some people consider beauty contests to be agreeable entertainment events of no great importance, many feminists regard beauty contests for women as degrading to females in general.
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TASK 2. The following statements can be true (T) or false (F). Check () the appropriate boxes.
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Task 2. True or false
1. Beauty pageant is another term for beauty contest.
A beauty contest, or beauty pageant ... (Paragraph 1)
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Task 2. True or false
2. Beauty contests are competitions between young ladies only.
Competitions for men and women are separate events… Also, there are beauty contest for teenagers … (Paragraph 1)
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Task 2. True or false
3. Physical beauty is not the only requirement to win a beauty contest.
A beauty contest …based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. (Paragraph 1)
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Task 2. True or false
4. Winners of beauty contests must remain single all their lives.
… must remain celibate during their “reign”. (Paragraph 2)
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Task 2. True or false
5. The first beauty contest took place in the United States.
The modern beauty pageant can trace its origin to the Miss America pageant… (Paragraph 3)
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Task 2. True or false
6. Most people are strongly against beauty contests because of the dress contestants wear.
They have particularly objected to swimsuit rounds in competitions… (Paragraph 4)
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Task 2. True or false
7. There are beauty contests in which contestants have to be matching in a parade.
… where the contestants parade dressed only in swimsuits and high-heeled shoes. (Paragraph 4)
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Task 2. True or false
8. The heyday of beauty contests was in the 1960s.
… beauty contests have declined in popularity since their peak in the 1960s . (Paragraph 4)
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AFTER YOU READ
LUCKY NUMBERS
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you are lucky
congratulation!
lucky number
9
How do you say this in English
Cuộc thi hoa hậu
How do you say this in Vietnamese
High-heeled shoes
Make a sentence with this
Miss World
Make a sentence with this
swimsuit
How do you say this in Vietnamese
swimsuit
How do you say this in Vietnamese
Beauty contests for women degrade to female in general
How do you say this in Vietnamese
A beauty contest is a competition between people based largely on the beauty of their physical appearance.
How do you say this in English
Hai cuộc thi hoa hậu nổi tiếng nhất hiện nay là Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ và Hoa hậu Thế giới