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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Worries About Physical Appearance
Worries About Physical Appearance
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Worries about physical appearance
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Most people would like to have an attractive physical appearance, but some people become very worried about the way they look.
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This can sometimes lead them to do things that are unhealthy.
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For example, many women believe that they must be very thin in order to be attractive.
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They see pictures of fashion models who are very thin and then believe that an attractive woman must look the same way.
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However, many men prefer the appearance of women who are not so thin.
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In order to become thin, some women try to reduce the amount of food that they eat.
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When this is taken to an extreme, a woman might eat far too little food to remain healthy.
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Her weight may become dangerously low as she tries to become thinner and thinner.
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This condition is called anorexia and it affects many thousands of women in Western countries.
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Anorexia is one of several conditions known as eating disorders.
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Another eating disorder is called bulimia.
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A woman who has bulimia will sometimes eat large amounts of food, but then we'll try to eliminate the food by vomiting.
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This is intended to prevent any weight gain, but it is also a very unhealthy behavior.
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Unfortunately, some women are concerned about being very thin.
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But some women have different concerns related to the appearance of their body.
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For example, some women believe that their breasts are not large enough and will undergo surgery to enlarge their breasts.
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In this surgery, some artificial substance is implanted inside the breast to make it larger.
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Many women have had this surgery, but many of them have suffered serious health problems as a result.
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In recent years, many men have also become very concerned about their physical appearance.
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For example, some men believe that they must become very muscular in order to have an attractive appearance.
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To achieve this appearance, some men use drugs called steroids, which make it possible to gain large amounts of muscle.
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However, steroids can have very unhealthy side effects.
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In addition to drugs, some men have used surgery to change their physical appearance.
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For example, some men have had implants to make their arms, legs, or chest appear larger.
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It is unfortunate that so many people feel so unhappy about their physical appearance, and that they do unhealthy things to change the way they look.
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Of course, everyone should try to be healthy, but people must also learn to accept their physical appearance.
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Many different body types can be attractive, but there is no single ideal body type.
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There is no need to use unnatural methods of changing one's body.