A woman named Jinny Kim did something very important for beauty in the United Kingdom. She was the first to bring a special kind of beauty from South Korea, called K-beauty, to the UK. In 2003, she started putting on fake eyelashes for people, and even famous models like Naomi Campbell have used her services. She is so good at it that she once went on a famous man’s boat to put fake eyelashes on him and his friend.

Kim has been working with K-beauty for over 20 years. K-beauty is all about taking care of your skin with things from nature and new ideas. Because of Kim, many people in the UK now like K-beauty. She has helped make K-beauty a big deal in the UK.

Kim is now very respected in the world of beauty. She is known for being one of the first to bring K-beauty to the UK and for being very good at putting on fake eyelashes. People think that what she has done will help K-beauty stay popular in the UK and other places for a 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:

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a list of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. K-beauty, fake eyelashes, nature, respected). One person from each group will choose a word and try to draw it on the board while their group members guess what it is. The first group to correctly guess the word gets a point.

– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Choose 5 important keywords from the article (e.g. K-beauty, UK, fake eyelashes). Write the number of letters in each word on the board, using dashes to represent the letters. Students take turns guessing letters to try and figure out the keywords. If a student guesses a correct letter, write it in the correct position. If a student guesses a wrong letter, start drawing a hangman on the board. The class must guess the keyword before the hangman is completed.

– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Each group will discuss and list the pros and cons of K-beauty becoming popular in the UK. After a few minutes, have each group share their lists with the class and lead a class discussion about the topic.

– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Ask the students to think about and write down their opinion on whether they think K-beauty will continue to be popular in the UK. Then, have them pair up with a partner and share their opinions. After a few minutes of discussion, ask some pairs to share their opinions with the class.

– Future Predictions
Instructions: In groups, students will take turns making predictions about the future of K-beauty in the UK. Each student will start with “In the future, I think…” and complete the sentence with their prediction. Encourage students to use future tenses and support their predictions with reasons. After each student makes a prediction, the group can discuss and give feedback.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. Who was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK?
2. What did Jinny Kim do for people’s eyelashes?
3. Who are some famous people that have used Jinny Kim’s services?
4. How long has Jinny Kim been working with K-beauty?
5. What is K-beauty all about?
6. Why do many people in the UK like K-beauty now?
7. Why is Jinny Kim respected in the world of beauty?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

A woman (1)______ Jinny Kim did something very important for beauty in the United (2)______. She was the first to bring a special kind of beauty from (3)______ Korea, called K-beauty, to the UK. In 2003, she started putting on fake eyelashes for people, and even famous models like Naomi Campbell have (4)______ her (5)______. She is so good at it that she once went on a famous man’s boat to put fake eyelashes on him and his friend.

Kim has been (6)______ with K-beauty for over 20 years. K-beauty is all about taking care of your skin with (7)______ from nature and new ideas. Because of Kim, many (8)______ in the UK now like K-beauty. She has helped make K-beauty a big deal in the UK.

Kim is now very respected in the (9)______ of beauty. She is (10)______ for being one of the first to bring K-beauty to the UK and for being very good at putting on fake (11)______. People think that what she has done will help K-beauty (12)______ popular in the UK and other places for a 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 and why is it special?
2. Have you ever tried putting on fake eyelashes? How did it go?
3. How would you feel if you were famous and someone came to put fake eyelashes on you?
4. Do you think K-beauty is popular in your country? Why or why not?
5. Why do you think people like K-beauty in the UK?
6. Have you ever heard of Jinny Kim before? What do you think about her work?
7. What do you think is the most important thing about taking care of your skin?
8. Do you like trying new beauty ideas? Why or why not?
9. How do you think K-beauty can stay popular for a long time?
10. If you could bring something special from your country to another country, what would it be and why?
11. Do you think it’s important for people to feel good about how they look? Why or why not?
12. What other things do you think are important for beauty, besides makeup and skincare?

Individual Activities

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. important
2. special
3. beauty
4. services
5. famous
6. nature
7. ideas
8. respected
9. eyelashes
10. popular
11. deal
12. stay

Meanings:
(A) Everything that is in the world that is not made by people, like trees, animals, and mountains
(B) Something that is very big or has a lot of value
(C) The tiny hairs that grow on the edge of your eyelids
(D) Liked by a lot of people
(E) Known by many people
(F) Help or work that someone gives to another person
(G) To continue to be in the same place or condition
(H) Not like other things; having something that makes it different
(I) Thoughts or plans that come from your mind
(J) When people think very highly of someone because they have done good things
(K) How pretty or nice something looks
(L) An agreement or something that is happening
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Who is Jinny Kim?
(a) A famous model from South Korea
(b) A famous man who owns a boat
(c) A woman who brought K-beauty to the UK
(d) A woman who sells fake eyelashes

2. What is K-beauty?
(a) A famous man’s boat
(b) A special kind of beauty from South Korea
(c) A type of fake eyelashes
(d) A popular beauty trend in the UK

3. What did Jinny Kim do in 2003?
(a) Started a beauty salon in the UK
(b) Became a famous model like Naomi Campbell
(c) Went on a boat trip with a famous man
(d) Started putting on fake eyelashes for people

4. Who has used Jinny Kim’s services?
(a) Famous models like Naomi Campbell
(b) People who want to buy fake eyelashes
(c) People who want to go on a boat trip
(d) People who want to try K-beauty

5. What is K-beauty all about?
(a) Taking care of your skin with things from nature and new ideas
(b) Putting on fake eyelashes
(c) Being a famous model
(d) Going on a boat trip

6. What has Jinny Kim helped make popular in the UK?
(a) Fake eyelashes
(b) Boat trips
(c) K-beauty
(d) Nature and new ideas

7. What is Jinny Kim known for?
(a) Being a famous model
(b) Being one of the first to bring K-beauty to the UK
(c) Owning a boat
(d) Selling fake eyelashes

8. What do people think about Jinny Kim’s contribution to K-beauty?
(a) It will make K-beauty less popular in the UK
(b) It will make K-beauty popular only in South Korea
(c) It will make K-beauty popular only for a short time
(d) It will help K-beauty stay popular in the UK and other places for a long time

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. Thanks to Jinny Kim, K-beauty has become popular in the UK.
2. People believe that Jinny Kim’s contributions will help K-beauty remain popular in the UK and other countries for a long time.
3. Jinny Kim introduced K-beauty to the United Kingdom, which is a special kind of beauty from South Korea.
4. She started putting on real eyelashes for people in 2003, including famous models like Naomi Campbell.
5. Jinny Kim’s work has made no impact on the beauty industry in the UK.
6. Jinny Kim is highly disrespected in the beauty industry for being one of the last to bring K-beauty to the UK and for her lack of expertise in applying fake eyelashes.
7. She has been working against K-beauty for over 20 years and believes in using synthetic ingredients and old ideas for skincare.
8. Jinny Kim is very skilled at putting on fake eyelashes and even went on a famous man’s boat to do it.
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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 brought K-beauty to the United Kingdom?
2. What did Jinny Kim do for people with her beauty services?
3. Why is Kim respected in the world of beauty?
4. What is K-beauty all about?
5. How has Kim helped make K-beauty popular in the UK?

✅ Answers

🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. Who was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK?
Jinny Kim was the first person to bring K-beauty to the UK.

2. What did Jinny Kim do for people’s eyelashes?
Jinny Kim put on fake eyelashes for people.

3. Who are some famous people that have used Jinny Kim’s services?
Naomi Campbell is one famous model who has used Jinny Kim’s services.

4. How long has Jinny Kim been working with K-beauty?
Jinny Kim has been working with K-beauty for over 20 years.

5. What is K-beauty all about?
K-beauty is all about taking care of your skin with things from nature and new ideas.

6. Why do many people in the UK like K-beauty now?
Many people in the UK like K-beauty now because of Jinny Kim and her work. She helped make K-beauty popular in the UK.

7. Why is Jinny Kim respected in the world of beauty?
Jinny Kim is respected in the world of beauty because she was one of the first to bring K-beauty to the UK and she is very good at putting on fake eyelashes.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) named
(2) Kingdom
(3) South
(4) used
(5) services
(6) working
(7) things
(8) people
(9) world
(10) known
(11) eyelashes
(12) stay
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. important
Answer: (B) Something that is very big or has a lot of value

2. special
Answer: (H) Not like other things; having something that makes it different

3. beauty
Answer: (K) How pretty or nice something looks

4. services
Answer: (F) Help or work that someone gives to another person

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

6. nature
Answer: (A) Everything that is in the world that is not made by people, like trees, animals, and mountains

7. ideas
Answer: (I) Thoughts or plans that come from your mind

8. respected
Answer: (J) When people think very highly of someone because they have done good things

9. eyelashes
Answer: (C) The tiny hairs that grow on the edge of your eyelids

10. popular
Answer: (D) Liked by a lot of people

11. deal
Answer: (L) An agreement or something that is happening

12. stay
Answer: (G) To continue to be in the same place or condition
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Who is Jinny Kim?
Answer: (c) A woman who brought K-beauty to the UK

2. What is K-beauty?
Answer: (b) A special kind of beauty from South Korea

3. What did Jinny Kim do in 2003?
Answer: (d) Started putting on fake eyelashes for people

4. Who has used Jinny Kim’s services?
Answer: (a) Famous models like Naomi Campbell

5. What is K-beauty all about?
Answer: (a) Taking care of your skin with things from nature and new ideas

6. What has Jinny Kim helped make popular in the UK?
Answer: (c) K-beauty

7. What is Jinny Kim known for?
Answer: (b) Being one of the first to bring K-beauty to the UK

8. What do people think about Jinny Kim’s contribution to K-beauty?
Answer: (d) It will help K-beauty stay popular in the UK and other places for a long time
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. Thanks to Jinny Kim, K-beauty has become popular in the UK. (Answer: True)
2. People believe that Jinny Kim’s contributions will help K-beauty remain popular in the UK and other countries for a long time. (Answer: True)
3. Jinny Kim introduced K-beauty to the United Kingdom, which is a special kind of beauty from South Korea. (Answer: True)
4. She started putting on real eyelashes for people in 2003, including famous models like Naomi Campbell. (Answer: False)
5. Jinny Kim’s work has made no impact on the beauty industry in the UK. (Answer: False)
6. Jinny Kim is highly disrespected in the beauty industry for being one of the last to bring K-beauty to the UK and for her lack of expertise in applying fake eyelashes. (Answer: False)
7. She has been working against K-beauty for over 20 years and believes in using synthetic ingredients and old ideas for skincare. (Answer: False)
8. Jinny Kim is very skilled at putting on fake eyelashes and even went on a famous man’s boat to do it. (Answer: True)
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