Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

3 Language in use: Beauty pageants You are going to read a text about beauty pageants. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10) in the text. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Beauty … (0) for children have led to a lot of fierce … (Q1) over the years. People in favour of them claim that beauty contests can be a good learning opportunity for children whereas others are … (Q2) that they have a negative effect on young people in more ways than one. The question simply is if there is any … (Q3) to be had when children as young as six participate in contests where they are … (Q4) not by who they are but by how they look. In … (Q5) , they are exposed to great pressure when the contest is under way. Whereas some think that these … (Q6) are good for the children’s later careers, others warn that … (Q7) in such a contest might have long-term negative … (Q8) . Especially very young and sensitive children might not be able to cope with what they regard as a personal defeat. On the other hand taking part in such a pageant might help to launch a career in modelling or in the movie industry because it provides ample … (Q9) to be seen and photographed. In many cases it is not only the child but also the parents who want to take part because they wish for their children to become rich and famous, something they might have … (Q10) out on in their own lives. 0 A contexts B contains C / contests D concurrences Q1 A critic B criticism C critique D shortcoming Q2 A convinced B convened C contained D contracted Q3 A beneficent B benefit C benefactor D befit Q4 A jugged B jagged C cadged D judged Q5 A ad-on B addition C atone D attain Q6 A possibilities B opportunities C experiences D attractions Q7 A falling B felling C failing D filling Q8 A effects B affects C artefacts D efficiency Q9 A attractions B experiences C possibilities D opportunities Q10 A lost B failed C missed D skipped 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 C ✔ 68 Beauty and fashion trends 23 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv