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1. In the Name of Beauty / 5 11. Shakespeare, Where Are You Now? / 65

2. Who Took That Tooth? / 11 12. What’s in a Name? / 71

3. The Ring of Fire / 17 13. Out of Rainforests / 77

5. I Cut the Cheese! / 29 15. The Misunderstood Tomato / 89

6. The Greatest Brit / 35 16. East is East, West is West / 95

7. Are Sports Bad for You? / 41 17. Rights of Lefties / 101

8. May I Have Your Autograph? / 47 18. The Longest Walk / 107

9. Can You Smell That? / 53 19. Not All Hackers Are the Same / 113

10. Desert Delivery / 59 20. Weird Inventions / 119

4. Myths about Pimples / 23 14. Hello Toes! / 83

Arts and Leisure

Culture and History

Environment

Science Facts

People Profiles

Social Science

Sports and Hobbies

Technology

Weird and Bizarre

Health

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In the Name of

Beauty

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Vocabulary Preview

Write the letter of the word or phrase with the same meaning as the under- lined word.

a. liquid for coloring e. beliefs; normal ways

b. makes better f. makeup

c. tiny pieces of something solid g. put on

d. very old h. something that causes illness or death

1. ____ Lipstick, rouge, and eye shadow are examples of cosmetics.

2. ____ His new hairstyle really improves his looks.

3. ____ Young girls in that country often wear makeup. It’s part of that country’s culture.

4. ____ Sometimes I put powder on my face. Then it doesn’t look oily.

5. ____ Don’t touch that powder. It is a poison!

6. ____ Apply the cream carefully to your face, but don’t get it in your eyes.

7. ____ Some ancient pictures in the pyramids show women wearing eye makeup.

8. ____ He used dye to make his hair green.

Pre-reading

Think about the following questions.

1. How often do you wear makeup?

2. Do you think makeup is good or bad for the skin?

Why?

3. What did people use for makeup long ago?

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osmetics have been used throughout history. The ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Romans all used various kinds of makeup. Some of these cosmetics were used to improve their appearance. Others were used to protect their skin. But in some cases, things used for makeup were dangerous, or even deadly!

Some of the first skin care treatments started in Egypt. In fact, Cleopatra was known to use them. She thought a bath in milk and honey left her skin silky smooth. Egyptians also developed some of the earliest sunscreens. They used oils and creams for protection against the sun and dry winds. Egyptian and other ancient cultures also used various powders on their skin for beauty. Egyptians used black kohlaround their eyes. Romans put white chalk on their faces. And Indians painted red henna on their bodies.

Most of the ancient cosmetic powders, oils, and creams were harmless. But in the name of beauty, some people applied dangerous chemicals and poisons to their skin. During the Italian Renaissance, women wore white powder made of lead on their faces. Of course, doctors now know lead is like a poison for our bodies.

Also around the time of the Renaissance, women in Italy put drops of belladonna in their eyes. Belladonna is a very poisonous plant. The poison in the plant affects the nerves in the body. By putting belladonna drops in her eyes,

a woman’s pupils would become very large. People thought this made her more beautiful. Actually, this is why the plant is called belladonna. In Italian, belladonna means “beautiful woman.”

When Elizabeth I was queen of England in the late 1500s, some rather dangerous cosmetics were also used by women there. Women were using rouge made with mercury. They were also using special hair dye made with lead and sulphur. The dye was designed to give people red hair, the same color as the queen’s hair. Over time, the dye made people’s hair fall out.

Finally, women using this dye ended up bald, like the queen, and had to wear wigs.

In the Name of Beauty

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11kohl: a powder made of antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) used around the eyes

11chalk: a soft white rock made mostly from seashells

12henna: a red or orange dye made from the henna plant

15Italian Renaissance: the 1300s through 1500s in Europe, when great artistic and scientific achievements were made

15lead: a soft metal (Pb)

17drops: small quantities of a liquid

17belladonna: a poisonous plant with black berries

19 nerves: parts of the body that pass information to the brain

20 pupils: holes in the middle of the eyes that can become smaller or larger

25 rouge: a red cosmetic used on the cheeks

25 mercury: a poisonous liquid metal (Hg)

30 wigs: artificial coverings for the head that look like hair

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Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of this reading?

a. The ancient Egyptians used a lot of makeup.

b. People have always used makeup.

c. Some cosmetics in the past were dangerous.

d. Italian women had the best makeup.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a. The Egyptians used makeup to help their skin.

b. The Romans used chalk to make their faces white.

c. Queen Elizabeth I had blond hair.

d. Most cosmetics in the past were not dangerous.

3. Where did Italian women apply lead powder?

a. In their hair b. On their lips c. To their cheeks d. Under their arms 4. What was belladonna used for?

a. To give women pretty eyes b. To change the color of women’s skin c. To poison plants d. To make people look smarter

5. What is the meaning of “rather” as it is used in line 24?

a. normally b. on the contrary

c. preferred d. fairly

Find these idioms in the reading.

in some cases [ sometimes ]

In some cases, the medicine made people’s hair fall out.

in the name of [ for ]

The explorer claimed the island in the name ofhis country.

end up [ to finally become ]

She started her own company and ended upa millionaire.

Fill in the blanks. Use each of the above idioms once. Change the form of the words if needed.

1. __________, teachers found students did better on longer exams.

2. Let’s follow the map or we may __________ lost.

3. We must keep fighting __________ freedom!

Reading Comprehension

Idiomatic Expressions

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Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer.

1. Which is true about the man?

a. He doesn’t usually wear makeup.

b. He works for a cosmetics company.

c. He does not have good skin.

d. He knows a good place to buy makeup.

2. According to the woman, why do a lot of men wear skin creams?

a. It makes their skin white. b. It is fun.

c. It smells nice. d. It protects their skin.

3. What happens at the end of the conversation?

a. The man puts on a cosmetic. b. The man gets angry.

c. The woman buys the makeup. d. The man promises to help the woman.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

in the name of culture drops

nerves cosmetics dangerous

Although people have used 1._____________

all throughout history, not all of them have been safe. In fact, some of them have been quite

2._____________ to people. For example, long ago in Italian 3._____________, people thought women with big eyes were beautiful. Therefore,

4._____________ beauty, women began to put

5._____________ of belladonna in their eyes to

make their pupils larger. Today we know belladonna is poisonous, and it can affect the 6._______________ in the body.

Summary

Listening

Makeup for Men?

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Discuss the following questions.

1. Which brands of makeup are good for your skin?

2. What is the strangest beauty treatment you have heard of?

3. What do you wear when you want to look nice?

Write your own short paragraph by answering the questions below.

Dressing Up

(1)What do you wear to dress up? (2) What are these clothes/things made of? (3) What color are these things?/How do these things look? (4) When was the last time you wore these? (5) Did anyone notice or say anything about how you looked?

I wear a suit and tie to dress up. I don’t know what my suit is made of, but my tie is made of silk. My suit is dark blue, and my tie is red and yellow. The last time I wore these was at my sis- ter’s wedding. Nobody noticed me because most of the men at the wedding were in suits.

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Discussion

Wri ti n g

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A. Choose the best word to fill in the blank.

1. Creams can make our skin ______.

a. ancient b. large c. cosmetics d. smooth

2. I think it will rain soon. I just felt a ______.

a. drop b. plant c. treatment d. wig

3. If you need perfume, you should go to a store that sells ______.

a. skin b. cosmetics c. history d. prices

4. Joan of Arc tried to lead her army to fight ______ God.

a. ending up b. having to do c. in some cases d. in the name of

5. She sat on the beach all day. Now her ______ is red.

a. appearance b. culture c. pupil d. skin

6. That is not dust on the floor. It is face ______.

a. chalk b. cream c. oil d. powder

7. Be careful. Some of those chemicals are ______.

a. ancient b. dangerous c. silky d. special

B. Choose the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.

8. Be very careful when you ______ makeup around your eyes.

a. application b. apply c. applicable

9. The country is ______ unique. There is no other culture like it.

a. culture b. cultural c. culturally

10. The new and ______ soap seems very similar to the old soap.

a. improvement b. improves c. improved

Vocabulary Review

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