Unit 5. Competitions

The beauty contestants have to experience a swimsuit round Ex.. The contestants must agree to remain celibate during their “ reign ” Trang phục áo tắm Thời gian còn là hoa hậu Sống độc

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These are competitions

Unit 5 COMPETITIOns

Reading

I Vocabulary

- Pageant (n)

- Swimsuit (n)

- Celibate (adj)

- Reign (n)

- Degradation (n)

- Disqualify (v)

Ex The beauty contestants have to

experience a swimsuit round

Ex The contestants must agree to

remain celibate during their “ reign ”

Trang phục áo tắm

Thời gian còn là hoa hậu Sống độc thân

Sự làm giảm giá trị Loại, loại khỏi

2

Next

Ex If you break the rule, you will be

disqualified out of the game at once

This is a beauty contest or beauty pageant

Back

This was a swimsuit round

in the Miss Earth 2007

Back

II Decide whether the statements are true or false

between young ladies only.

requirement to win a beauty contest.

remain single all their lives.

in the United States.

T

T

F

T

F

True False

Next

II Answer the questions ( lucky star )

Forward

Question 1

Where and when did the first beauty contest take place?

It took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921

Back

Question 2

What is it about beauty contests for teenagers that can be criticized?

Contestants may dress in no more than a swimsuit

Back

Question 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 other acts that contest organizers regard as “moral

degradation”.

Back

Question 4

What was the title of the first

beauty contest?

It was “InterCity Beauty”

Back

You are lucky to win one crown

Back

Lucky star

III Read the following paragraph and fill in the gaps with one suitable word for each.

There are beauty (1) for teenagers, which are sometimes controversial, especially if they dress in

no more a (2) Beauty pageants for women often have rules regarding the purity of the contestants For example, they must not be (3) , must agree to remain celibate during their (4) , and must agree

to refrain from other acts that the contest organizers

regard as “moral degradation” Breaking any of those rules (5) the contestant.

swimsuit

disqualifies

reign married

contests

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