Beauty and Physical Attraction: [Freetalking]

Goal: This is a free-talking table. The goal is for you to answer different questions about, 'Beauty and Physical Attraction.' to practice your English conversational skills. I will also be asking everyone to participate in an activity later on. Lastly, we will read some interesting facts about the topic.

1. How do you define beauty, using your own words?

2. In your country, what is the ideal standard of beauty?

3. Does beauty affect one's success in life? Do you think beauty makes a person more powerful?

4. Do people mostly fall in love with good looks or with a great personality? Tell us your honest opinion.

5. What are the advantages of being beautiful? How about the disadvantages?

6. What is charisma? Do you know any charismatic people?

7. Would you ever date someone who has terrible personality but extremely beautiful? Why?

8. Would you ever date someone who is not conventionally attractive? (Conventionally attractive can be defined as meeting the ideal standards of beauty that are prevalent in a given culture.)

9. How many different words can you think of to describe a beautiful woman or a handsome man?

10. What do you think of people with tattoos? - How many tattoos are too many? - Would you ever get a tattoo? - Do you have a tattoo? - What kind of tattoo would you like?

11. What do you think of piercings? - What kind of body piercing, if any, do you feel are acceptable? - What kind of piercing, if any, do you feel are unacceptable? - Do you have a piercing?

12. What do you think of the proverb, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Do you have any proverbs from your country that relate to beauty?

13. What do you think "beauty is skin deep" means?

14. Choose ONE and explain why: Physically attractiveness or Wealth?

15. Choose ONE and explain why: Physical attractiveness or Intelligence?

16. Who do you think is the most beautiful person in your country?

17. Question for Women: Beard or No Beard? Why?

18: Question for Men: Heavy make-up on women or light make-up? Why?

19. Would you ever get attracted to someone younger, older or both?

20. Do you get intimidated if you date someone who is much more attractive than you are? Why? (Question for Men and Women)