outline + instruction

1. Beauty contest

2. Beauty
contest
Should?
Should not?

3. Task:
“Beauty contests insult the
intelligence of women because
beauty’s only skin deep.”
How far do you agree or
disagree with this? Give your
reasons.

5. 1.Introduction: topic + your opinion
(either agree or disagree)
2.First idea to support your opinion
3.Second idea to support your
opinion
4.Conclusion: repeat your opinion
Essay structure for one
side of the argument

6. 1. Introduction: topic + say that you
'partly agree'
2. On the one hand,...
3. On the other hand,...
4. Conclusion: repeat that you accept
elements of both arguments
Essay structure for
giving both sides

7. Note
It's very important to get the introduction
right. This tells the examiner whether
you are going to give one side of the
argument or both sides.

9. Suggested questions:
1. Have you ever watched a beauty contest? If so, what do you
think about it?
2. Do you think the value of beauty is false? Why or why not?
3. Is it reasonable for women to earn a living from their
appearance?
4. How are contestants judged? Is intelligence one of the most
important factors for their success in a beauty contest? Why or
why not?
5. Beauty contests help choose the most beautiful woman in a
country or in the world, symbol of women’s good virtue. Do you
think so?
6. What is your attitude to beauty contests?

12. 1) Most of contestants are found totally degrading:
• No woman with any self-respect would ever
enter a competition like this
• They are like a cattle market. Girls look like
puppets on the stage.
• It’s awful when they show their body and
appearance in sexy costume in public

13. 2) The value of beauty is false
• They would look just as good with the
make-up, clothes and light.
• They often pretend themselves to answer
interviewer questions politely and
virtuously
• At different time in different countries,
there have been different ideas of beauty

15. 1) Contestants are judged on charm, intelligence and
personality
• Insoluble questions and social questions are
put to them. If one of them is the most
excellent candidates in answering them, she
will be chosen.
• The most beautiful and intelligent girls from
everywhere in the world are chosen to take
part in a beauty contest. They represent the
beauty, intelligence and virtue of women of
their countries.

16. 1) Contestants are judged on charm, intelligence and
personality
• The fact that the Miss World has joined
charities, especially a large sum of money/ a
grand for prize they have won in the
contests is spent on charitable purposes
+ Everyone is interested in beauty =>
pay the fee ticket for show
+ A beauty contest is certainly a good
option for our entertainment