ESL Beauty Lesson
The following ESL vocabulary words and worksheets deal with products and procedures that have to do with beauty and maintaining beauty. English as a second language students can read these over and attempt the five exercises below.
English Vocabulary Matching Exercise Fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks II Word order ESL Listening Activity
“After her makeover nobody recognized her.”
Facial
This is a treatment to the face that involves cleaning, massaging and rubbing on special cleansing creams.“My wife gets a facial every three weeks.”
Hair care products These are any products bought to clean or style a person’s hair. Shampoo and hair gel are examples of hair care products.
“When Emily goes on a trip she packs way too much. She brings an entire bag just for her hair care products.”
Pedicure
This is a treatment for the foot and toe nails that involves massaging and cleaning. People go to special stores or salons to get this done.“Before the big dance Sally got a pedicure. She was planning to wear open toed shoes and she wanted her feet to look good.”
Manicure
A manicure is the same treatment as a pedicure, but for the hands.“She gets a manicure once in a while.”
Facemask
This is a product made of cleansing materials that you rub on your face. It is usually left on for a certain amount of time and then peeled off after it hardens.“His mother had a facemask on and it scared him.
“Once you are 50 you are going to have wrinkles in your face. The only thing you can do is get Botox.”
“Her hair is so straight that she has to get a perm every month.”
“My hair is really frizzy. If I tease it the hair sticks up in the air!”
To get highlights
Highlighting your hair means that you use chemicals to change the color or lighten up your hair. People highlight their hair to get rid of grey hair and also to make it blonder.“His mother highlights her hair to hide they grey.”
To wax
Waxing a body part is the process of using a chemical to remove the unwanted hair. Women will wax their legs or their armpits.“Mary waxed her legs before the dance so she would look good with her low cut dress.”
“If you are going to wear that bathing suit you definitely will need a bikini wax.”
Wonder bra
This is a bra that is designed to push the breasts up to make them look bigger.“His girlfriend wears a wonder bra to get attention. It makes him mad.”
Active ingredients
These are the ingredients that cause the desired effect of the product. They can be man made or natural substances. Most products contain several different ingredients. The “active ingredients” are the reason a consumer would buy the product.“What are the active ingredients in that cough medicine?”
“Hillary used to go out in the sun all the time. Now that she is older she has a lot of age spots.”
Allergen
This is an ingredient or a substance that could cause an allergy. Most products list the allergens contained in their product on the packaging. “You’ll have to check to see what allergens are in that medicine. He is allergic to almost everything.”
Try the following ESL worksheets to practice these Beauty Terms:
Matching exercise Fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks II Word order Listening passage