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Cleopatra’s Eye Make-Up Had Health BenefitsThe heavy eye make-up used by ancient Egyptians may have been good for the eyes. This is according to a study by French scientists published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The researchers found that the lead in the cosmetics helped fight off bacteria that cause eye infections. It did this by stimulating the cells in the immune system. The scientists, from the Louvre Museum and the CNRS research institute, analyzed the lead salts found in the make-up. Lead is usually a risk to health but the low levels in the make-up had health benefits. Lead researcher Philippe Walter said: “We knew ancient Greeks and Romans noted the make-up had medicinal properties, but we wanted to determine exactly how."
The make-up used by the ancient Egyptians helped darken the eyes and make them look sexier. It sometimes took many weeks to make the special mixture. The most famous “model” for the cosmetics was the Queen of Egypt Cleopatra. She used eye make-up to try to win the heart of the emperor Mark Anthony. The story of their love was made famous by the Shakespeare play ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’. Fashion has changed little in the past 2,000 years. Women and men spend a fortune every year on making their eyes look more attractive. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry based on mascara, eyeliner, eye moisturizer and false eyelashes.
WARM-UPS1. EYE MAKE-UP: Walk around the class and talk to other students about eye make-up. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. COSMETICS: What’s best? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change again and share what you heard.
4. ATTRACTIVE: Students A strongly believe cosmetics are not necessary to make someone look more attractive; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. SEXY: Which of these are sexiest? Rate them and share your ratings with your partner: 10 = super sexy; 1 = not at all sexy; in fact, a real turn-off. Change partners and share your ratings again.
6. ANCIENT EGYPTANS: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the Ancient Egyptians. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gapsThe heavy eye make-up used by ancient Egyptians _________________ for the eyes. This is according to a study by French scientists published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The researchers ___________________ in the cosmetics _________________ bacteria that cause eye infections. It did this by stimulating the cells in the immune system. The scientists, from the Louvre Museum and the CNRS research institute, analyzed the lead salts found in the make-up. Lead is usually _________________ but the low levels in the make-up had health benefits. Lead researcher Philippe Walter said: “_________________ Greeks and Romans noted the make-up had medicinal properties, but we _________________ exactly how.” The make-up used by the ancient Egyptians _________________ eyes and make them look sexier. It sometimes _________________ make the special mixture. The most famous “model” for the cosmetics was the Queen of Egypt Cleopatra. She used eye make-up to try _________________ of the emperor Mark Anthony. The story of their love was made famous by the Shakespeare play ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’. Fashion _________________ in the past 2,000 years. Women and men spend a fortune every year on _________________ look more attractive. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry based on mascara, eyeliner, eye moisturizer and _________________. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘eye’ and ‘lashes’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
STUDENT EYE MAKE-UP SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about eye make-up in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
EYE MAKE-UP DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGE – MULTIPLE CHOICEThe heavy eye make-up (1) ____ by ancient Egyptians may have been good for the eyes. This is according (2) ____ a study by French scientists published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The researchers found that the lead in the cosmetics helped fight (3) ____ bacteria that cause eye infections. It did this by stimulating the cells in the immune (4) ____. The scientists, from the Louvre Museum and the CNRS research institute, analyzed the lead salts found in the make-up. Lead is usually a (5) ____ to health but the low levels in the make-up had health benefits. Lead researcher Philippe Walter said: “We knew ancient Greeks and Romans noted the make-up had medicinal properties, but we wanted to determine (6) ____ how.” The make-up used by the ancient Egyptians helped (7) ____ the eyes and make them look sexier. It sometimes took many weeks to make the special (8) ____. The most famous “model” for the cosmetics was the Queen of Egypt Cleopatra. She used eye make-up to try to (9) ____ the heart of the emperor Mark Anthony. The story of their love was made famous by the Shakespeare play ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’. Fashion has changed (10) ____ in the past 2,000 years. Women and men spend a fortune every year (11) ____ making their eyes look more attractive. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry based on mascara, eyeliner, eye moisturizer and (12) ____ eyelashes. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITINGWrite about eye make-up for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about eye make-up. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. COSMETICS: Make a poster about cosmetics – the good and bad things. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. FORTUNE: Write a magazine article about someone who spends a fortune on cosmetics. Include imaginary interviews with that person and someone who thinks cosmetics are a waste of money. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. LETTER: Write a letter to the boss of a cosmetics company. Ask him/her three questions about eye make-up. Give him/her three suggestions for new products. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Cleopatra’s eye make-up had health benefitsThe heavy eye make-up used by ancient Egyptians may have been good for the eyes. This is according to a study by French scientists published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The researchers found that the lead in the cosmetics helped fight off bacteria that cause eye infections. It did this by stimulating the cells in the immune system. The scientists, from the Louvre Museum and the CNRS research institute, analyzed the lead salts found in the make-up. Lead is usually a risk to health but the low levels in the make-up had health benefits. Lead researcher Philippe Walter said: “We knew ancient Greeks and Romans noted the make-up had medicinal properties, but we wanted to determine exactly how.” The make-up used by the ancient Egyptians helped darken the eyes and make them look sexier. It sometimes took many weeks to make the special mixture. The most famous “model” for the cosmetics was the Queen of Egypt Cleopatra. She used eye make-up to try to win the heart of the emperor Mark Anthony. The story of their love was made famous by the Shakespeare play ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’. Fashion has changed little in the past 2,000 years. Women and men spend a fortune every year on making their eyes look more attractive. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry based on mascara, eyeliner, eye moisturizer and false eyelashes. LANGUAGE WORK
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