1. Appearance & Fashion
ELL 2035

2. Warmup Questions
1. Have you noticed fashion differences (differences in fashion) between Koreans and Westerners (or Koreans and different nationalities)? What are they?
2. Would you dress the same (as you do now, in Korea) if you visited an English-speaking country?
3. What does this picture tell you about the ways Koreans and Westerners view female fashion? (tsk, tsk = 쯧쯧)

3. Warmup Questions The girl on the right is wearing high heels and
short shorts.
The girl on the left is wearing sandals (flip flops)
and a tank top.

4. a moustache, a beard, a goatee, sideburns What do you think of men who grow (a beard, a moustache, a goatee) facial hair?

5. Video
This is a video of the differences between Western female students and Korean female students. The stereotype has been exaggerated for comedy purposes.

6. Vocabulary
Put on a hat, today’s is sunny. Put your hat on. Put it on. Take off your shoes before entering. Take your shoes off. Take them off. After shaving some men put on aftershave. Put it on. Women put on lipstick for special days. (apply) You smell good, did you put on cologne this morning? Wash off your makeup before you go to bed. (remove) Are you wearing contacts? I need to take them out on long flights or my eyes get dry. I put them in 13 hours ago.

7. Vocabulary
What verb do you use with tattoo (문신) / a piercing? Do you have (got) a tattoo / a piercing? (got – informal) 1. Do you have a tattoo? 2. Do you have any piercings? 3. Would you ever get a tattoo? 4. Would you ever dye your hair a non-traditional color (blue, green red)?

8. 1. What do you think of her tattoos?
Grace Neutral, is a British tattoo artist, she comes to South Korea to investigate beauty and the attitudes about tattoos.
1. What do you think of her tattoos?

9. Comprehension Questions
2. According to the video, what is the attitude toward people with tattoos?
3. Are tattoos legal or illegal?
4. What did the older customer at the photo shop say about the girl’s tattoos?
5. What is “normal”?
6. What did McCoy’s parents think of his tattoos and beard?
7. Is getting a tattoo a stage of youth rebellion?

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11. Discussion Questions
1. What do you think of people who get tattoos? Are they scary? acceptable? ugly? interesting? artistic?
2. If you got a tattoo, what kind of tattoo would you get? Where (what part of your body) would you get a tattoo?
3. Would your parents be angry with you if you got a tattoo?
4. If your child wanted a tattoo, what would you tell him/her?
5. Would you rather have a tattoo OR a piercing OR dyed hair?

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