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READING GNE
> BEFORE YOU BEGIN
1. Whar
hat come to mind:
he swurs! “heaury?
fs more time and money on their appearance,
3. Describe a typically handsome American man.
»AS YOU READ
Read “The New Man" through quickly ane
wking for the main ides.
Tue New Man
bby Stephen Henderson fexcerpted from The New
1 Rap
ing’ on a weekday afternoon
ata suburban New
Evan
had added manicures to what
she terns his “going at it full 10
force” Beaucy regime
two took so. ga
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“Evan is very esthetic! Ie
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who are paying
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secrets ty his throy growing some, “When Beam asus young, he
thought he had blackheads on his nose," bis wife said. Determined
to spare Ueir eldest son, Addison, # fate, “Fran's already
prepping him,” she said, adding, *Lle boughe Addison cleansing
UW 1 use then. they gu tows
How old is Addison? “[le’s 12,” Mrs, Berenzweiy
‘he’s very goud looking.
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» GETTING THE MAIN IDEA
Read the following sentences. Which one de- you chink expresses the athoe's
1. ____ In recehe years, American men ace more inseresced in improving their
health.
uoking good
2 In recent years, American men are tuore innereste
3. Acrican women are forcing men co take better care of their
appearance.
> VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
ing of the word (rum che senrences. Cicele che best del
1, sported [1] ay seen loss
a. ignore 1h ase strungly
caring ton much bh, caring too much shout
pou one's Famuly one’s appearance
members
bo separated frum
2. joined rage!
a. made weaker ——b,_mad stronger
by weak
b, change
a b ing-outside
9. hair a old-fashioned
trinsplantetion [10] one place 1o another baie style tw a new ane
on che body
10, equipped 10) a. b. supplied what is aseded
DREADING SKILL: Paraphrasing
To paraphrase means ws put the information of a sencenee imo your own wards.
As yoo read a dificuke vords and phrasos with sitaple
fons, whils keeping the same meaning. ‘Ihis is a learning strategy which w.
yon thin translace into your native language} w
you are faced with iffcule reading.
nce, replace
spqT
ple w
at the Following exemple of
New Man
eles, with
(paragraph 3]
Paovaprase (same meaning; easier words and grammar!
bronzing cream)
He admits that he keeps canned year-round by using a bronzing cream ia
aintains —» keeps
bolstered + supported
concedes —e admiss
gin the firs: sep of parapl
By sibscicuring, the words, ya
3c, he admits,
Paraphrase: Te keeps 2 yearround tan {supported in winter
uraure
vanity is aecurnng now for a waviety of cea
Faraphrases — a
> TAKING A CLOSER LOOK
ticle ayaia mone careful ssing on details, Decide if che
following sentences are true {Tj wz fal (E}. Undecline the sentence ar phrase
upports your answex
aj that Evan was seen having & ie,
iciuus food is more important than staying
ate paying more attention to their appear
tu believe they will be judged
iin male vaniey is that today’s
haved on cheir looks.
6 ‘Men refuse to admie that cheir worso dom’ look ae vour pa
i Oia
Troportaat to do
partner, This
yper Ask and answer
Not OK to do
owen
Women
9, Nowe eesigpe
Liposoction
11, Makeup
12, Hair dye
fing your personal Summacizing a
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response. Be pre
ermups
READING TWO.
» BEFORE YOU BEGIN
1. Judging feom the title “Far Is Beni is reading
will be about?
"what de you preci
2. What is your response tu th
3. If you were going to get macried un
shout your appearance that you would try to change (For