SURGERY TOURISM

Women stranded at airport after cosmetic surgery    READING Three Chinese women were left stranded at a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not match their faces. The women had just had cosmetic surgery to change their looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such an extent that passport control officials in South Korea could not confirm their identity. Photos of the women went viral on the Internet. Their faces were swollen from the surgery and were heavily bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were not allowed to take their return flight back to China, and were instead held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear if the women have been able to return to China. South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery capital of the world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now booming business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents a year flock to clinics in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them go to clinics that specialize in making clients look more "Western". Cosmetic surgery is also hugely popular with South Koreans. Around half of women under 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children to undergo surgery in efforts to gain a "competitive edge" in the job market. There are even hugely popular prime time TV shows that feature before and after transformations.   Comprehension questions How many women are stranded at a South Korean airport? What could immigration officials not confirm regarding the women? What were the women's faces covered in? What were the women held for? When will the women be able to return to China? Where is the cosmetic surgery capital of the world? How many Chinese visit South Korea each year for cosmetic surgery? How many South Korean women under 30 have had cosmetic surgery? What might cosmetic surgery give young people in the job market? What do prime time TV shows feature regarding cosmetic surgery   Put a slash (/) where the spaces are ThreeChinesewomenwereleftstrandedataSouthKoreanairportafteri mmigrationofficialssaidtheirpassportphotosdidnotmatchtheirfaces. Thewomenhadjusthadcosmeticsurgerytochangetheirlooks.Thesurg eryhadtransformedtheirfacestosuchanextentthatpassportcontroloff icialsinSouthKoreacouldnotconfirmtheiridentity.Photosofthewomen wentviralontheInternet.Theirfaceswereswollenfromthesurgeryand wereheavilybandaged.TheShanghaiist.comwebsitereportedthatthe womenwerenotallowedtotaketheirreturnflightbacktoChina,andwer einsteadheldforquestioningbytheairportauthorities.Itisstillunclearif thewomenhavebeenabletoreturntoChina.SouthKoreahasbecometh ecosmeticsurgerycapitaloftheworld.CosmeticsurgerytourismfromC hinaisnowboomingbusiness.Morethan500,000Chineseresidentsaye arflocktoclinicsinSouthKoreatoreshapetheirfacesandbodies.Manyof themgotoclinicsthatspecializeinmakingclientslookmore"Western".C osmeticsurgeryisalsohugelypopularwithSouthKoreans.Aroundhalfo fwomenunder30inthecapitalSeoulareestimatedtohavehadsurgery. Manyparentsencouragetheirchildrentoundergosurgeryineffortstoga ina"competitiveedge"inthejobmarket.Thereareevenhugelypopularp rimetimeTVshowsthatfeaturebeforeandaftertransformations.   Material recogido de breakingnewsenglish  

  LISTENING Listen and fill in the gaps Three Chinese women were (1) ___________________ a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not match their faces. The women (2) ___________________ cosmetic surgery to change their looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such an extent that passport (3) ___________________ South Korea could not confirm their identity. Photos of the women went viral on the Internet. Their (4) ___________________ from the surgery and were heavily bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were (5) ___________________ take their return flight back to China, and were instead held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear if the women have been (6) ___________________ to China. South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery (7) ___________________ world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now booming business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents a year (8) ___________________ in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them (9) ___________________ that specialize in making clients look more "Western". Cosmetic surgery is (10) ___________________ with South Koreans. Around half of women under 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children (11) ___________________ in efforts to gain a "competitive edge" in the job market. There are even hugely (12) ___________________ TV shows that feature before and after transformations.   Put the words in the right order airport   were   at  Korean   women   stranded  South   Three   left   a   . passport  not   faces  their  did   their   said   photos  match   Officials  . could   Officials   not   in   confirm   South   their   Korea   identity   . swollen   the   Their   were   from   surgery   faces   . if   unclear  still   is   It   return  to   able   been   have   women   the   . the   has  cosmetic   of   Korea  the   capital   world  become  surgery   . residents   Chinese  500,000   than  More   clinics  to   flock   year   a   . the   Around   women   in   Seoul   of   30   capital   half   under   . parents   Many   surgery   undergo   to   children   their   encourage   . that   shows   TV   transformations   after   and   before   feature    Material recogido de breakingnewsenglish

  VOCABULARY Three Chinese women were left stranded at a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not match their faces. The women had just had cosmetic surgery to change their looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such an extent that passport control officials in South Korea could not confirm their identity. Photos of the women went viral on the Internet. Their faces were swollen from the surgery and were heavily bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were not allowed to take their return flight back to China, and were instead held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear if the women have been able to return to China. South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery capital of the world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now booming business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents a year flock to clinics in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them go to clinics that specialize in making clients look more "Western". Cosmetic surgery is also hugely popular with South Koreans. Around half of women under 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children to undergo surgery in efforts to gain a "competitive edge" in the job market. There are even hugely popular prime time TV shows that feature before and after transformations.   1. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) Three Chinese women were left immigration to such an Their faces were held for booming flock hugely popular encourage their children to undergo gain a competitive to clinics swollen with South Koreans extent business stranded surgery officials edge questioning 2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article. stranded looks extent swollen unclear capital hugely estimated undergo transformations have enlarged up in the air extremely helpless reckoned degree changes appearance metropolis Material recogido de breakingnewsenglish.com

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill) Three Chinese women were left (1) ____ at a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not (2) ____ their faces. The women had just had cosmetic surgery to change their looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such (3) ____ extent that passport control officials in South Korea could not confirm their identity. Photos of the women (4) ____ viral on the Internet. Their faces were swollen from the surgery and were (5) ____ bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were not allowed to take their return flight back to China, and were (6) ____ held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear if the women have been able to return to China. South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery capital of the world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now (7) ____ business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents a year (8) ____ to clinics in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them go to clinics that specialize (9) ____ making clients look more "Western". Cosmetic surgery is also hugely popular (10) ____ South Koreans. Around half of women under 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children to undergo surgery (11) ____ efforts to gain a "competitive edge" in the job market. There are (12) ____ hugely popular prime time TV shows that feature before and after transformations. Which of these words go in the above text? (a)     strands     (b)     stranded     (c)     strand     (d)     stood     (a)     mach     (b)     match     (c)     mulch     (d)     march     (a)     the     (b)     as     (c)     by     (d)     an     (a)     gave     (b)     went     (c)     took     (d)     caught     (a)     heavier     (b)     heavenly     (c)     heaving     (d)     heavily     (a)     steadily     (b)     steady     (c)     instead     (d)     stead     (a)     booming     (b)     beaming     (c)     embalming     (d)     barmy     (a)     block     (b)     clock     (c)     flock     (d)     lock     (a)     of     (b)     at     (c)     on     (d)     in     (a)     with     (b)     at     (c)     to     (d)     on     (a)     in     (b)     on     (c)     at     (d)     of     (a)     even     (b)     every     (c)     event     (d)     ever   Material recogido de breakingnewsenglish.com  

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC Read the previous article and  answer: What did you think when you read the headline? What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'cosmetic'? What do you think of cosmetic surgery? Why do people have cosmetic surgery? What do you think of the term 'plastic surgery'? What are the dangers of cosmetic surgery? What do you think of your passport photo? What do you think will happen to the women? Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? What problems would you have if your whole face changed? Material recogido de breakingnewsenglish

SUMMARIZING   Before  the  listening 1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Police could not match passport photos with air passengers' faces.     T / F Immigration officials could not identify three women at an airport.     T / F The women's faces were both swollen and bandaged.     T / F The three women do not know when they can go back to China.     T / F China is the cosmetic surgery capital of the world.     T / F Half a million Chinese have cosmetic surgery in S. Korea every year.     T / F The article says half of South Korean women have had cosmetic surgery. T / F The article says parents are telling kids not to have cosmetic surgery.     T / F   During the listening 2. Multiple choice quiz 1) How many women are stranded at a South Korean airport? a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3 2) What could immigration officials not confirm regarding the women? a) their address b) their identity c) their passport number d) their reason for visiting 3) What were the women's faces covered in? a) bruises b) tattoos c) bandages d) veils 4) What were the women held for? a) questioning b) 5 days c) rehabilitation d) medical care 5) When will the women be able to return to China? a) when the surgery is reversed b) the day after tomorrow c) it is still unclear d) after their bruises disappear 6) Where is the cosmetic surgery capital of the world? a) China b) South Korea c) Brazil d) USA 7) How many Chinese visit South Korea each year for cosmetic surgery? a) just fewer than 500,000 b) exactly 500,000 c) around 500,000 d) over half a million 8) How many South Korean women under 30 have had cosmetic surgery? a) around half b) three-quarters c) two-fifths d) a third 9) What might cosmetic surgery give young people in the job market? a) a job b) hope c) a competitive edge d) a higher salary 10) What do prime time TV shows feature regarding cosmetic surgery? a) things that go wrong b) before and after transformations c) surgeons' lives d) surgical techniques   3. After the Listening Circle the correct word  Three Chinese women were left strand / stranded at a South Korean airport after immigration officials said their passport photos did not match / suit their faces. The women had just had cosmetic surgery to change their looking / looks. The surgery had transformed their faces to such an / the extent that passport control official / officials in South Korea could not confirm their indemnity / identity. Photos of the women went viral / virtual on the Internet. Their faces were swollen / swell from the surgery and were heavily bandaged. The Shanghaiist.com website reported that the women were not allowed to take their return flight back to China, and were instead / steadily held for questioning by the airport authorities. It is still unclear / nuclear if the women have been able to return to China. South Korea has become the cosmetic surgery capitalistic / capital of the world. Cosmetic surgery tourism from China is now booming / boomed business. More than 500,000 Chinese residents the / a year flock to clinics in South Korea to reshape their faces and bodies. Many of them go to clinics that specialize on / in making clients look more "Western". Cosmetic surgery is also hugely / huge popular with South Koreans. Around half of women under / beneath 30 in the capital Seoul are estimated to / that have had surgery. Many parents encourage their children to oversee / undergo surgery in efforts to gain a "competitive edge" in the job marketing / market. There are even hugely popular prime time TV shows that feature / future before and after transformations.