Miss Elise
Pronunciation Coach
Secrets to Leading a Successful Conversation Class
Tips to Keep Students Engaged and Talking
As an English instructor, leading dynamic conversation classes is key to creating an enjoyable learning environment and ensuring your students’ success. Discover twelve essential tips to make your conversation classes lively and interactive, leaving students eager to participate and learn.
Beauty and Plastic Surgery
WARM-UP QUOTE: Discuss the following quote. What does it mean? Do you agree?
“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” – Maria Mitchell
WHAT:
What is beauty?
The proverb “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” first appeared in the 3rd century BC in Greece. What does this mean, and do you agree?
What does “Beauty is only skin deep” mean?
What is inner beauty? Is this more important than external beauty?
What creates inner beauty?
What makes one person more attractive than another?
What are beauty pageants? Do you think it is okay for children to participate in beauty pageants?
What is plastic surgery versus cosmetic surgery? Are these the same thing?
What do you think of celebrities who enhance their looks with cosmetic surgery? Does this send a bad message?
What is the minimum age someone should be to have cosmetic surgery?
What are some of the possible risks of cosmetic surgery?
What can be the adverse effects of cosmetic surgery?
What are the positive aspects of cosmetic surgery?
What is the most popular cosmetic surgery in your country?
What effects do Instagram and other social media platforms have on youth and on people in general?
What makes someone beautiful in your country? Is this different than the American ideal of beauty?
WHO:
Do you have any proverbs from your country that refer to beauty?
Do you think body art, like tattoos, can be beautiful?
Are tattoos acceptable in your country?
Is it ok to have a tattoo and then get it removed?
Do you think body piercings are attractive?
Are body piercings acceptable in your country?
Do women feel a lot of pressure to look a certain way?
Do you think men feel the same pressure?
Do you think one gender or group worries more about beauty than another?
Who do you think is considered the most beautiful person in your country?
Would you rather have beautiful children or talented children?
Do you think cosmetic surgeons get paid well?
Would you like to be a cosmetic surgeon?
Do you think you need to have cosmetic surgery to maintain your fame and celebrity status if you are famous?
What are your thoughts about cosmetic surgery?
Do you think it is ok for people to have cosmetic surgery to enhance their looks?
What do you think of people who have cosmetic surgery?
Do you think cosmetic surgery can become an unhealthy addiction?
Can changing your looks be a good thing?
Do you think plastic surgery's popularity is a positive or negative trend?
Do you care more about how you look on the outside or who you are on the inside?
Do you think beauty can affect one’s success in life?
Do people spend too much time and money on beauty?
Do you think society has become too superficial? Are we focused on the wrong thing?
HOW:
How are beauty and power connected?
How much time do you think women spend on beauty compared to men? Why?
How important is beauty in your daily life?
WHERE:
Do you think people from different countries see beauty in different ways?
Are some cultures too focused on external beauty?
WHY:
Why do you think the popularity of cosmetic surgery has grown so much over the last couple of decades? Do you think social media is to blame?
Do you think people should need a psych evaluation before getting plastic surgery? Why or why not?
Do you think cosmetic surgeons should lose their license if they agree to perform plastic surgery on someone who is psychologically unwell, such as women who repeatedly get surgery and end up looking very strange?
WHEN:
When should it not be ok to have cosmetic surgery?
When should doctors need to step in ethically and say no?
To become a doctor, you must take the Hippocratic Oath, “Do no harm.” With cosmetic procedures, when is this line crossed?