Here you can find some questions you can ask your partner during conversation about beauty:

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1. Who do you think is the most beautiful woman in your country?

2. Who do you think is the most handsome man in your country?

3. Who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world?

4. Who do you think is the most handsome man in the world?

5. How do you define ‘beauty’?

6. Does beauty affect people’s lives? If so, in what ways?

7. Is it better to be beautiful or wise ?

8. Is it better to be beautiful or talented?

9. Is beauty related to successful career? Why?

10.   Is beauty related to power?

11.   Do you know anyone/ Have you heard of anyone who is in a position of power because they are attractive?

12.   Do you know anyone/ Have you heard of anyone who is in a position of power although they are very ugly ? Why did they succeed?

13.   How much time do you spend on making yourself look better each day?

14.   What do you think about plastic surgery ?

15.   Have you ever had a plastic surgery? If not, would you ever decide on a plastic surgery? What would you like to change?

16.   Do you know anyone who has had a plastic surgery? What have they changed?

17.   Is plastic surgery popular in your country?

18.   Do you feel pressured to look better? Why?

19.   What do you do to look better?

20.   Do you think that body piercing makes people look better?

21.   Do you think that tattoos make people look better?

22.   Do you have a tattoo? If not, would you ever decide on a tattoo?

23.   Is there any famous person that is considered beautiful by everyone but you? Why is your opinion different?

24.   Is there any famous person that is considered ugly by everyone but you? Why is your opinion different?

25.   Does personality affect the perception of beauty?

26.   Do you know what does ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder ’ mean? Do you agree with the statement?

handsome (level: pre-intermediate)
attractive
Brad Pitt is considered one of the most handsome Hollywood stars.

to define (level: intermediate)
to say what the meaning of something is
The word was not defined in my pocket dictionary, so I had to look it up in the online dictionary.

to affect (level: intermediate)
to have an influence on somebody or something
Beauty affects people’s lives a lot. If you are attractive you are more likely to get your dream job.

wise (level: pre-intermediate)
having a lot of knowledge, life experience
The older you get, the wiser you are, because you gain more life experience with age.

to be related to (level: intermediate)
to be connected with
The topic of our classroom discussion was related to environmental protection.

ugly (level: pre-intermediate)
not attractive
His aunt is so ugly that his children start crying every time they see her.

plastic surgery (level: upper intermediate)
a medical operation that changes a part of your body in order to make it look better
After having 27 plastic surgeries she looks like a Barbie doll.

to feel pressured (level: upper intermediate)
to feel obliged to do something, because somebody influenced you a lot
Her son felt pressured to find a wife, so he married his best friend, although he doesn’t love her.

body piercing (level: intermediate)
a hole made in your body so that you can wear jewellery there
The generation of our grandparents rarely accepts any form of body piercing.

to consider (level: intermediate)
to believe somebody or something to be…
I think she’s an exceptional beauty, although my friends consider her ugly.

perception (level: upper intermediate)
an opinion given on the basis of what people see
This exhibition is likely to change people’s perception of art.

drop-dead gorgeous (level: advanced)
extremely beautiful
When she married this drop-dead gorgeous man, every woman from the village envied her.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (level: advanced)
Different people find different things beautiful.
Nobody really understands why he believes that he has the most beautiful wife in the world, whereas she seems so ugly to most of us. Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Beauty is only skin-deep. (level: advanced)
Somebody may be beautiful, but may have a bad, unpleasant personality.
I don’t care that Mary is so pretty, she is the most arrogant and unpleasant person in the world! Beauty is only skin-deep.

as pretty as a picture (level: upper intermediate)
very pretty
They are both rather unattractive. Surprisingly, their daughter is as pretty as a picture.

as ugly as sin (level: upper intermediate)
very ugly
He is so intelligent and talented! If he weren’t as ugly as sin, he would have the world at his feet.