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23 Oct 2026
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Are Beauty Products Safe for Children's Skin?
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A school stops all make-up for children.
b) A skin doctor gives advice to children.
c) A shop gives free lip gloss to children.
Ask:
(1) Do you use any make-up or skincare? What do you use?
(2) Where do you see beauty products? On TV, online or in shops?
VOCABULARY
skin (/skɪn/, noun)
Meaning: The outside of your body. It covers you from your head to your toes.
Example: I put sun cream on my skin at the beach.
video (/ˈvɪdiəʊ/, noun)
Meaning: Moving pictures you watch on a screen.
Example: My sister watches a make-up video on her tablet.
doctor (/ˈdɒktə/, noun)
Meaning: A person who helps you when you are ill or hurt.
Example: The doctor looks at my red, itchy arm.
soft (/sɒft/, adjective)
Meaning: Nice and smooth to touch. Not hard.
Example: Baby skin is very soft.
dry (/draɪ/, adjective)
Meaning: Not wet. Dry skin can feel rough and tight.
Example: My hands are dry in the cold winter.
gentle (/ˈdʒentl/, adjective)
Meaning: Soft and kind. Not strong or rough.
Example: I use a gentle soap on my face.
cream (/kriːm/, noun)
Meaning: A soft, thick thing you rub on your skin.
Example: Mum puts a little cream on my dry hands.
Many children love make-up and skincare. They like lip gloss and face wash. Lots of children watch videos online. People show their morning routines in these videos. Children see the products and want them too. Trying new things is fun! But is it safe for young skin?
Dr Emma is a skin doctor. She knows a lot about skin, hair and nails. She says your skin is alive. It is like your heart and your lungs. Children have soft, sensitive skin. Some strong products hurt it. The skin gets dry and red. Sometimes it feels itchy and sore.
Dr Emma has some simple ideas for children. Keep your routine very easy. Wash your face with a gentle wash. Put on a little cream every day. Always use sun cream outside. Are you wearing make-up today? Wash it off at night before bed.
Many children are using these products now. Make-up and skincare are fun for lots of people. But you don't need every product online. Your skin is happy with simple things!
Some influencers feature makeup and skincare products in their videos. Getty Images
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Section 8: Discussion Questions
1. Do you like make-up? Why or why not?
2. What do you put on your skin every day?
3. Do you watch videos about make-up or skincare?
4. Why is it important to be gentle with your skin?
5. Do you use sun cream? When do you use it?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: cream, doctor, gentle, soft
Read the article and fill in each gap with a word from the Word Bank.
Many children love make-up and skincare. They like lip gloss and face wash. Lots of children watch videos online. People show their morning routines in these videos. Children see the products and want them too. Trying new things is fun! But is it safe for young skin?
Dr Emma is a skin _______(1). She knows a lot about skin, hair and nails. She says your skin is alive. It is like your heart and your lungs. Children have _______(2), sensitive skin. Some strong products hurt it. The skin gets dry and red. Sometimes it feels itchy and sore.
Dr Emma has some simple ideas for children. Keep your routine very easy. Wash your face with a _______(3) wash. Put on a little _______(4) every day. Always use sun cream outside. Are you wearing make-up today? Wash it off at night before bed.
Many children are using these products now. Make-up and skincare are fun for lots of people. But you don't need every product online. Your skin is happy with simple things!
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the story mostly about?
a) Children make funny videos about their pets.
b) A doctor sells make-up to children online.
c) A skin doctor says children need simple, gentle products.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
Read each sentence. Circle T (true) or F (false).
1. Dr Emma is a skin doctor. T/F
2. Children have very strong, hard skin. T/F
3. Dr Emma says to wash off make-up at night. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Write 1, 2 or 3 to put the events in the order they happen in the story.
____ a) Dr Emma gives simple ideas for skin.
____ b) Children see products in videos online.
____ c) Dr Emma says skin is alive, like your heart.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. skin
2. video
3. dry
4. doctor
5. cream
a) a soft, thick thing you put on your skin
b) the outside of your body
c) a person who helps sick people
d) not wet
e) moving pictures you watch on a screen
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence. Then say if you agree.
1. I think skin is like a ______ because it is alive.
a) table
b) heart
c) book
2. I always wash off my make-up at ______.
a) night
b) the shop
c) the cinema
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Put the parts in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. A) and / B) have / C) sensitive skin. / D) Children / E) soft
2. A) outside. / B) cream / C) Always / D) sun / E) use
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key
Warm Up
b) A skin doctor gives advice to children.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) doctor
(2) soft
(3) gentle
(4) cream
Section 2: Main Idea
c) A skin doctor says children need simple, gentle products.
Section 3: True or False
1. True
2. False
3. True
Section 4: Put Events in Order
b) 1, c) 2, a) 3
Section 5: Vocab Match
1-b (skin - the outside of your body)
2-e (video - moving pictures you watch on a screen)
3-d (dry - not wet)
4-c (doctor - a person who helps sick people)
5-a (cream - a soft, thick thing you put on your skin)
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. b) heart
2. a) night
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. D-B-E-A-C: Children have soft and sensitive skin.
2. C-E-D-B-A: Always use sun cream outside.
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Answers will vary. Encourage full sentences and reasons.
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