SONG 2
Read the song and complete the blanks with the words in the box. There are three extra words which you do not need to use. Then listen and check your answers.
1 models
2 perfection
3 media
4 worthless
5 celebrities
6 insecure
7 reflection
8 fake
Extra words: genuine, trick, meaningless.
I used to look at the pages of magazines and see
(1) models with skin so smooth, like beauty queens
Total (2) perfection, tall and thin
I wanted to be like them, and so the diet would begin.
But it’s what’s on the inside that counts
Yes, appearances change
Beauty doesn’t last forever
Yes, it’s what’s on the inside that counts!
The (3) media makes us think that looks are everything
That you have to be beautiful if you want to fit in
It can make you feel (4) worthless if you’re not the same
As the (5) celebrities on TV who play the fashion game.
But it’s what’s on the inside that counts
Yes, appearances change
Beauty doesn’t last forever
Yes, it’s what’s on the inside that counts!
Images mislead and make us feel (6) insecure.
We look at our (7) reflection and feel unsure
But what we see on TV is (8) fake and we shouldn’t care
Each of us is different, remember there’s a message to share.
But it’s what’s on the inside that counts
Yes, appearances change
Beauty doesn’t last forever
Yes, it’s what’s on the inside that counts!