A lady named Jinny Kim did something very special. She was the first person to bring K-beauty, which is a way of making your skin look nice from Korea, to people in the UK. In 2003, she showed people how to put on fake eyelashes that stay on for a long time. Even famous people like Naomi Campbell like what she does. She even went on a big boat to help a man named Simon Cowell and a singer named Sinitta have pretty eyelashes.
Jinny Kim knows a lot about making people look pretty, and she has been doing it for more than 20 years. K-beauty uses things from nature to help your skin, and Jinny helped make it very popular in the UK. People there really like it now. Because she did all this, many people think she is very good at her job. And because more and more people around the world like K-beauty, what Jinny did will be important for a very long time.
Original news source: New Malden: Pioneer Jinny Kim on 20 years of K-beauty in the UK (BBC)
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π€ Comprehension Questions:
Jinny Kim is a lady who knows a lot about making people look pretty.
Jinny Kim brought K-beauty to the UK.
In 2003, Jinny Kim showed people how to put on fake eyelashes that stay on for a long time.
Some famous people who like what Jinny Kim does are Naomi Campbell, Simon Cowell, and Sinitta.
Jinny Kim has been making people look pretty for more than 20 years.
K-beauty uses things from nature to help your skin.
Many people think Jinny Kim is good at her job because she made K-beauty popular in the UK and more and more people around the world like it.
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A lady named Jinny Kim did something very special. She was the person to bring K-beauty, which is a way of making your skin look nice from Korea, to people in the UK. In 2003, she people how to put on fake eyelashes that stay on for a long . Even people like Naomi Campbell like what she does. She even went on a big boat to help a man named Simon Cowell and a singer named Sinitta have pretty eyelashes. Jinny Kim knows a lot about making people look pretty, and she has been doing it for more than 20 years. K-beauty uses from nature to help your skin, and Jinny helped make it very popular in the UK. there really like it now. Because she did all this, many think she is very good at her job. And because and more people around the world like K-beauty, what Jinny did will be important for a very long time.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is K-beauty?
2. How would you feel if someone showed you how to put on fake eyelashes?
3. Do you like the idea of using things from nature to help your skin? Why or why not?
4. What do you think it means to be good at your job?
5. How do you think Jinny Kim made K-beauty popular in the UK?
6. What is something special that you can do?
7. Do you think it's important for people to feel pretty? Why or why not?
8. How do you think Jinny Kim felt when famous people like Naomi Campbell liked what she did?
9. Would you like to go on a big boat to help someone? Why or why not?
10. Do you think K-beauty will continue to be popular in the future? Why or why not?
11. Have you ever tried anything to make your skin look nice? What did you do?
12. Why do you think it's important for people to take care of their skin?
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