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🌸 Does Appearance Matter?

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💬 Discussion 📚 Vocabulary 🎨 ED vs ING 🎤 Speaking
01 / DISCUSSION

🌸 Does Appearance Matter?

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💭 Discussion Prompt: Does appearance really matter, or is it just a stereotype? Can someone be successful with messy or mismatched clothes?

💬 Discussion Questions

👔 Does appearance really matter, or is it just a stereotype?
✅ Can someone be successful with messy or mismatched clothes?
👀 Do people judge others based on looks?
🏛️ How does society and politics influence our perception of beauty?
🏠 Can a homeless person be successful one day?
🎭 Can famous comedian actors look messy and still succeed?
📖 "Don't judge a book by its cover"
This famous saying means: don't judge someone only by how they look.
🧠 Key Ideas to Consider
IdeaExample
First impressions Studies show we form opinions in 7 seconds!
Underdogs Many successful people were once judged by their looks.
Neuroscience Our brains make fast judgments automatically.
Socioeconomic status Not everyone can afford expensive clothes.
Politics & beauty Media and culture shape what we think is "beautiful".
02 / VOCABULARY

📚 Key Vocabulary

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💡 Vocabulary in Context — Listen & Read
SentenceFocus Word
Her appearance at the interview was very professional. appearance
It\'s a stereotype that all engineers are nerds. stereotype
Many underdogs in history became great leaders. underdogs
Neuroscience shows that first impressions form in seconds. neuroscience
Her socioeconomic background limited her fashion choices. socioeconomic
She decided to dye her hair blue for the festival. dye
The homeless man turned out to be a famous artist. homeless
His clothes were messy but his work was brilliant. messy
She wore mismatched clothes but everyone loved her style. mismatched clothes
Political leaders are often judged by how they dress. political
03 / GRAMMAR

🎨 ED vs ING Adjectives

One of the most common grammar mistakes! Learn the simple rule once and never forget it.

⚡ The Simple Rule
FormDescribesExample
-ING The thing / situation — what causes the feeling The movie is boring. 😴
-ED The person — how they feel I am bored. 😐
🔥 Easy trick:
👉 -ING = "This thing makes me feel..." → The lesson is boring.
👉 -ED = "I feel..." → I am bored.
🧠 Verb → -ING / -ED → Examples
Verb-ING (the thing)-ED (the person)
bore boring bored
excite exciting excited
interest interesting interested
amaze amazing amazed
confuse confusing confused
frustrate frustrating frustrated
inspire inspiring inspired
terrify terrifying terrified
disappoint disappointing disappointed
embarrass embarrassing embarrassed
04 / ALL ADJECTIVES

💥 All Adjective Pairs + Examples

Every adjective pair with definition and full example sentence. Press 🔊 on anything!

05 / GRAMMAR EXERCISE

✅ Choose ED or ING

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06 / SPEAKING

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07 / ANSWER THE QUESTION

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