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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder
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- Parent Category: Advanced Skill Builders
- Category: Advanced Skill Builders: Speaking
- Written by Chris Cotter
Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers!
- Have you ever heard the maxim, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?" What might it mean? Do you agree or disagree?
- Do you think beautiful people have better lives? Why/not?
- Is there a nationality that gives birth to the most attractive people? If yes, which one?
- Do beautiful people intimidate you? Let's say you went to a party filled with models, would you feel uncomfortable? Why/not?
- Do you think that models portray an unrealistic image of beauty? Why/not?
- Which is more important, how someone looks or how someone acts? Why do you think so? Are there any cases where one is clearly more important than the other?
- Let's build on the last question. Which draws you to a person when you meet them for the first time, looks or personality? Why?
- What do you look for in a boyfriend or girlfriend? Why?
- Studies suggest that beautiful people get better salaries and more frequent promotions than the average person. Why does this happen?
- Some people say that the loneliest people are often beautiful people. What might this mean? Do you agree or disagree?
- What are some disadvantages that the beautiful people of the world encounter on a regular basis? Why do you think so?
- Why do people spend such a large amount of their discretionary income on products that promise beauty? Is it merely vanity?
- If you could change one aspect of your appearance, which feature would you change? Why would you change it?
- Is the quest for eternal beauty a pathological problem which affects everyone?
- Would you ever consider going under the knife to make yourself more attractive?
- Plastic surgery is often expensive and painful. If you could take a pill that offered similar results to a facelift or a nose job, would you take it? Why/not?
- Assume an accident has left you horribly disfigured. How would it affect your life? Might you choose to have plastic surgery? Please explain.
- What do you think of people who opt for plastic surgery? Why do you think that?
- What if you were voted the most beautiful person in the world? How would your life be different? Would your life be better or worse?
- Who are some attractive celebrities? What makes them attractive?
