Vocabulary Extra

Advanced Unit 6, p56-57: Altering physical features

Review
1 Find ten verbs in the word puzzle. Write them in the spaces.
Words go: → ← ↓ ↑ ­

b o r s p e a c s e w y
e t e e a y a a a h a a
d a t c n a a l t e r e
a r o n a h w p a v s e
r a u a n a d d a o p c
s l c h a s e y a m e a
m i h n e h t g n e l s
i g a e a o s a e r e a
t h n c e r n a k p n x
h t s a h t c p r s w a
l e c u d e r a a y e a
a n h x s n a a d a p h

2 Complete the letter to a fashion magazine with the correct verbs. Use the correct form.

To the Editor:
I was shocked to hear your magazine routinely 1 photos of models, who
are already beautiful, to make them flawless. This is exactly what causes young
women to have a poor body image. It’s what drives them to 2 their weight
dangerously, or to 3 C1
their features by 4 A2
false eyelashes,
getting unwanted hair 5 B1
, and even having their noses 6 C1
and
straightened. On top of that, they’re no longer satisfied with merely 7 C1
or
8 C1
their hair; they now straighten it, or 9 C1
it with extensions.
You should seriously consider the effect your magazine has on the young, who are
trying to 10 B2
their appearance in a vain effort to achieve perfection.
A. Kerr, Edinburgh

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Extension
3 Complete the web postings with the correct words.

needlesC2 discomfortC2 wrinklesC2 scarC2 facial featuresC2 stitchesC2

complicationsC2 anaesthetic modificationsC1 injectionC2

I got treatment for a thick 1
removed it and put in a lot of tiny 2
really painful. The worst thing was the
healed, it was barely visible. Jonathan
I had on my face, left over from a childhood accident. They just
. I had a bit of 3 for a few days but it wasn’t
4
of 5 at the beginning. Anyway, when it

I once considered having a facelift because I was looking kind of old. Then I heard a horror story about
someone who’d suffered awful 6 from a facelift and suddenly I made up my mind to live with
my 7 and grow old gracefully. Miriam

I’m a coward when it comes to 8 so I’d never have cosmetic surgery but I guess lots of people
want to have their 9 improved or some other 10 made to their bodies. My friend said
if she had enough money, she’d have everything done! Jess

4 Test your spelling! Cover exercise 3. Complete the words with vowels.
1 sttchs: ____________
2 scr: ____________
3 injctn: ____________
4 dscmfrt: ____________
5 nsthtc: ____________
6 fcl ftrs: ____________
7 ndl: ____________
8 cmplctns: ____________
9 wrkls: ____________
10 mdfctns: ____________

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