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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📖 Vocabulary:

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small teams. Give each team a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. K-beauty, fake eyelashes, Naomi Campbell). One person from each team will act out the word or phrase without speaking, while their teammates guess what it is. The team that guesses correctly gets a point.

– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the article in their own words. They should focus on the main ideas and key details. After both partners have summarized the article, they can compare their summaries and discuss any differences.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on separate pieces of paper. Divide the class into small groups. One person from each group picks a word and draws a picture to represent it, while their teammates try to guess the word. The first team to guess correctly gets a point.

– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Choose a keyword from the article and draw a series of lines on the board to represent each letter. Students take turns guessing letters to fill in the blanks. If a guessed letter is correct, write it in the corresponding blank. If it is incorrect, draw a part of the hangman. The game continues until the students either guess the word correctly or complete the hangman.

– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns sharing three statements about themselves related to the article. Two of the statements should be true and one should be false. Their partner must guess which statement is the lie. After both partners have shared their statements, they can discuss their choices and reasons.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. Who is Jinny Kim?
2. What did Jinny Kim bring to the UK?
3. What did Jinny Kim show people how to do in 2003?
4. Who are some famous people that like what Jinny Kim does?
5. How long has Jinny Kim been making people look pretty?
6. What does K-beauty use to help your skin?
7. Why do many people think Jinny Kim is good at her job?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

A lady named Jinny Kim did something very special. She was the (1)______ 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 (2)______ people how to put on fake eyelashes that stay on for a long (3)______. Even (4)______ 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 (5)______ from nature to help your skin, and Jinny helped make it very popular in the UK. (6)______ there really like it now. Because she did all this, many (7)______ think she is very good at her job. And because (8)______ and more people around the world like K-beauty, what Jinny did will be important for a very long time.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

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?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. special
2. first
3. beauty
4. fake
5. famous
6. nature
7. popular
8. important
9. job
10. long

Meanings:
(A) The work that someone does to earn money
(B) Something that takes a lot of time
(C) Being the one who does something before anyone else
(D) Known by many people
(E) Making yourself or things look pretty
(F) Everything that is not made by people, like trees, flowers, and animals
(G) Something that matters a lot
(H) Something that is not like other things and is very nice
(I) Liked by a lot of people
(J) Not real, but made to look like something that is real
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Who was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK?
(a) Naomi Campbell
(b) Simon Cowell
(c) Sinitta
(d) Jinny Kim

2. What is K-beauty?
(a) A type of makeup from the UK
(b) A way of making your skin look nice from Korea
(c) A popular hairstyle from Japan
(d) A type of food from China

3. What did Jinny Kim show people how to put on?
(a) Fake eyelashes
(b) Lipstick
(c) Nail polish
(d) Hair extensions

4. Who liked what Jinny Kim does?
(a) Simon Cowell
(b) Sinitta
(c) Naomi Campbell
(d) All of the above

5. How long has Jinny Kim been making people look pretty?
(a) Less than 10 years
(b) More than 20 years
(c) Exactly 15 years
(d) None of the above

6. What does K-beauty use to help your skin?
(a) Things from nature
(b) Chemicals
(c) Artificial ingredients
(d) None of the above

7. Where did Jinny Kim help Simon Cowell and Sinitta have pretty eyelashes?
(a) In a beauty salon
(b) At a concert
(c) In a park
(d) On a big boat

8. Why is what Jinny Kim did important?
(a) Because she is famous
(b) Because she has been doing it for a long time
(c) Because more and more people around the world like K-beauty
(d) Because she is good at her job

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. Jinny helped a man named Simon Cowell and a singer named Sinitta have ugly eyelashes.
2. K-beauty is a way of making your skin look nice from Korea.
3. Jinny showed people how to put on fake eyelashes that do not stay on for a long time.
4. She was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK.
5. Because of Jinny, K-beauty has become very popular in the UK.
6. Famous people like Naomi Campbell dislike what Jinny does.
7. Jinny Kim is a lady who knows how to make people’s skin look nice.
8. Jinny has been making people look pretty for less than 20 years.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. Who was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK?
2. What did Jinny Kim show people how to put on?
3. Who are some famous people that like what Jinny does?
4. How long has Jinny been making people look pretty?
5. Why do many people think Jinny is good at her job?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. Who is Jinny Kim?
Jinny Kim is a lady who knows a lot about making people look pretty.

2. What did Jinny Kim bring to the UK?
Jinny Kim brought K-beauty to the UK.

3. What did Jinny Kim show people how to do in 2003?
In 2003, Jinny Kim showed people how to put on fake eyelashes that stay on for a long time.

4. Who are some famous people that like what Jinny Kim does?
Some famous people who like what Jinny Kim does are Naomi Campbell, Simon Cowell, and Sinitta.

5. How long has Jinny Kim been making people look pretty?
Jinny Kim has been making people look pretty for more than 20 years.

6. What does K-beauty use to help your skin?
K-beauty uses things from nature to help your skin.

7. Why do many people think Jinny Kim is good at her job?
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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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) first
(2) showed
(3) time
(4) famous
(5) things
(6) People
(7) people
(8) more
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. special
Answer: (H) Something that is not like other things and is very nice

2. first
Answer: (C) Being the one who does something before anyone else

3. beauty
Answer: (E) Making yourself or things look pretty

4. fake
Answer: (J) Not real, but made to look like something that is real

5. famous
Answer: (D) Known by many people

6. nature
Answer: (F) Everything that is not made by people, like trees, flowers, and animals

7. popular
Answer: (I) Liked by a lot of people

8. important
Answer: (G) Something that matters a lot

9. job
Answer: (A) The work that someone does to earn money

10. long
Answer: (B) Something that takes a lot of time
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Who was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK?
Answer: (d) Jinny Kim

2. What is K-beauty?
Answer: (b) A way of making your skin look nice from Korea

3. What did Jinny Kim show people how to put on?
Answer: (a) Fake eyelashes

4. Who liked what Jinny Kim does?
Answer: (c) Naomi Campbell

5. How long has Jinny Kim been making people look pretty?
Answer: (b) More than 20 years

6. What does K-beauty use to help your skin?
Answer: (a) Things from nature

7. Where did Jinny Kim help Simon Cowell and Sinitta have pretty eyelashes?
Answer: (d) On a big boat

8. Why is what Jinny Kim did important?
Answer: (c) Because more and more people around the world like K-beauty
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. Jinny helped a man named Simon Cowell and a singer named Sinitta have ugly eyelashes. (Answer: False)
2. K-beauty is a way of making your skin look nice from Korea. (Answer: True)
3. Jinny showed people how to put on fake eyelashes that do not stay on for a long time. (Answer: False)
4. She was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK. (Answer: True)
5. Because of Jinny, K-beauty has become very popular in the UK. (Answer: True)
6. Famous people like Naomi Campbell dislike what Jinny does. (Answer: False)
7. Jinny Kim is a lady who knows how to make people’s skin look nice. (Answer: True)
8. Jinny has been making people look pretty for less than 20 years. (Answer: False)
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