Cover of the textbook Identity A2 to B1

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Trending Topics 5 for the textbook Identity A2 to B1 with authors Carla Leonard from Oxford University Press

Question

Answer the questions.

Answer

  1. 100% of images of people in adverts, magazines, or posters are retouched.
  2. Retouchers can change people's natural skin, bodies, or hair in images.
  3. People with a positive body image feel happy and comfortable in their bodies.
  4. The pressure to look perfect comes from comparing one's appearance with retouched images in the media.
  5. 79% of 17-year-old girls and one in five boys suffer from a negative body image.
  6. Teenagers are retouching photos they post on social media and spending money on fad diets, vitamin supplements, and gyms.
  7. Many teens don't like their reflections and believe they aren't thin, athletic, or pretty enough.
  8. The author advises not looking at online posts that make you feel bad about yourself and finding positive role models.