Баранова, Starlight 8. Учебник. Module 6a

My mum has lost weight recently.
My older sister has plucked her eyebrows.
My friend has got her hair highlighted.

The text is about teenagers and body image.

1 В (lines 7-9)
2 C (lines 23-26)
3 D (lines 31-36)
4 D (lines 51-53)
5 D (lines 62-63)
muscular (adj): having lots of muscles
spot (n): a red bump on the skin
frizzy (adj): tightly curled
convinced (adj): believing sth to be true
rejected (adj): feeling unloved/unaccepted
unflattering (adj): uncomplimentary
puberty (n): a period of physical changes when a child becomes an adult
adjust (v): to get used to sth new; to adapt
puppy fat (n): fat on a child’s body that disappears with adolescence
acne (n): a medical condition that causes a lot of spots
flawless complexion (phr): perfect skin
enhance (v): to improve
inadequate (adj): not good enough
tease (v): to make fun ofsb
bully (v): to tease and intimidate
boost (v): to improve greatly

‘Sue is having her nails painted’ suggests that the action is done by someone else.

1 Jo is having a dress made by Mrs Jones.
2 Anne has had her hair dyed.
3 Tom will have his trousers shortened by Steve.
4 You should have your shoes reheeled.

play (to) be played
be playing –
(to) have played (to) have been played
(to) have been playing –
present simple -> present infinitive
present continuous/future continuous – present continuous infinitive
past simple/present perfect/past perfect – perfect infinitive
past continuous/present perfect continuous/past perfect continuous – present perfect continuous
Sentence 4 refers to the past (must have had).
Sentence 5 expresses duration (be working).

2 Sandra must be talking to Steve.
3 James can’t have got a tattoo.
4 Jane may/might/could have borrowed your coat.
5 She must have had a facelift.
6 Carol can’t be having surgery again.

A He must be sitting an exam. He must be stressed. He can’t know the answers. He can’t have revised properly. (He may fail the exam.)
В They must be on holiday. They must feel happy. They can’t be working. They might be cruising around the Mediterranean. (They may have hired a yacht.)

Many teenagers don’t like what they see in the mirror. Magazine problem pages are full of letters from teens who have a poor self-image. This is mostly due to puberty which changes the body and can cause acne and puppy fat. The media doesn’t help because models and film stars always look perfect and their photoshoped images set unrealistic ideals. Puberty is only temporary though and we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others. We can change our diet and hairstyle but other things we have to accept. We should all learn to accept ourselves as we are and feel good about ourselves, then others will, too.

I think the writer is right. We should be our own best friend and try to improve our self-confidence. When we feel good about ourselves, we are also more likeable to other people, too.