Teach english new edition r

P O L L Y G R IF F IT H S
GOES D O W N T O
T H E S E A FO R
A D V IC E O N H O W
T O LO O K G O O D
A I\ID S T A Y S A F E .
So you think you’re too pale 
and want to get a good 
suntan this summer? Why 
not? Except that unless 
you’re careful the sun can 
make your skin old and 
leathery and can even give 
you skin cancer.
If you must sunbathe (and 
let’s face it, lots of us think 
it’s a good idea), then have a 
look at these gorgeous guys 
and babes I found on the 
beach and see which of them 
is like you.
ROGER
I’m the type who 
I always bums. It’s 
because I’m fair­
skinned - and 
I’ve got red hair 
'
and 
freckles. 
That’s why I’m so good-looking! 
But I still burn unless I use a 
really high SPF (sun protection 
factor) - about 20 in strong sun.
MELINDA
I have to be 
careful 
’cause 
I’m the type who 
burns easily. But 
I do tan in the 
lend. If you’ve got 
fair hair and blue eyes like me 
you’d better use quite a strong 
sunscreen (an SPF of 15 to start 
with) ...
MIKE
^ ^ M ' ^ ^ ^ Y e a h I tan easily, 
■ t '
People like me
v A g H jw h o are dark- 
skinned 
(with 
dark hair and 
brown 
eyes) 
are not only really cool but we 
go even browner in the sun.
I still use sunscreen though, 
something light with an SPF of 
about 6 ...
ALICE
Me, I’ve got built- 
in protection! I 
don’t burn, but
I 
don’t sunbathe 
anyway. I mean 
what for? I like 
messing around on the beach 
though.
SO THE MESSAGE IS: CHECK OUT WHAT KIND OF SKIN YOU'VE GOT AND THEN BE SAFE 
AND SENSIBLE - AND HAVE A GOOD TIME! SEE YOU AT THE POOLSIDE BAR!
There are any num ber of activation possibilities with this text: students can write descriptions 
of themselves for the same page in the magazine. They can decide which of the four people 
they would most like to meet and why. They can role-play an interview with the characters 
in the article (see page 125), or they can prepare a short talk on how people should protect 
themselves against the sun, depending on skin type.
Many magazines have articles like this which we can bring into class. However, we will 
need to make sure that the language is not too complex for our students’ levels, and we will 
need to think carefully about the kinds of tasks we ask students to do with them.