Body Image

1. What’s the story about?

Davis, Jim. 1992. Garfield With Love

from me to you. Ravette Books
 Can you describe these pictures?

unhappy

body image weight

conscious
self-conscious
social
outcast punk hairstyle

shaved
head

lonely/alone
 Teens and Body Image
Do you worry
about your look?
What is Body Image?

Body image is how you feel

and
1 what you think when
you look at yourself. It’s
also2 how you imagine other
people see you. 3
 Speaking about Body Image

How can a negative Body Image affect our

health and well-being?
Here are a few topics to get you thinking:
• Psychological state of mind
• Social problems
• Health problems
• Parent problems
• Academic problems
 Health problems
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia
• Eating disorder
Social problems Parent problems
• Social outcast • Bad parent/child
• Desperate desire of relationship
belonging
• Peer pressure

Psychological state
of mind Negative Academic problems
• Lower marks
• Sense of inadequacy
• Self-confidence
body
• Feelings of rejection image
 True or false?
Texto: pág. 50 (para tocar áudio clicar no ícone.)

1. Cindy doesn’t care about her appearance.

2. George is aware of his image and tries to look

different when it’s necessary.

3. Hanna thinks that worrying about our

appearance is not important.

4. When Christal was younger people made fun of

her because she wore glasses.

5. Now Christal is very worried about her look.

 Teens and Body Image

Do you agree or disagree?

1. My thoughts about my body are negative.

2. My image is important if I want to make friends.

3. The clothes I wear define my personality.

4. I love using my image to shock people.

5. Tattoos and piercings are really cool.

 Teens and Body Image
Teens usually face body image problems during puberty.

REASONS

 Body changes
 Natural desire to be accepted
 Comparing themselves with others
 Media images
 Teens and Body Image
Now open your book on page 56.
In a spate word paper do the following exercises.
Read the text and do exercise D, F and G.

Then watch the film trailer Precious. Precious is

a teenager who has many problems?
What do you think is her worst problem? Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JDfH59EKO4