VIP Class Notes (Lily)[R/S]

write about dwarves (your experience with them, what do you think of them, any connections? anything you see about them?)

Hundreds of people of all ages and sizes came to support and celebrate the achievements of people with dwarfism at a festival in South Africa.

Tug of war and a beauty pageant were among the fun and games. Bernadine Coetzer, the winner of the Miss Dwarf contest, said that you must not be ashamed of how you look and how you are, and that you must be all yourself.

Organisers hope that the festival brought awareness for equal rights and opportunities for dwarves.

Vocabulary

tug of war (a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope)

ex: Tug of war is a very popular activity/game during big gatherings.

beauty pageant (a beauty contest)

It’s horrible for little girls (7-9 years old) to enter a beauty pageant.

awareness (noun) (more understanding).

ex: We need to raise the awareness for environment issues/ endangered animals.

ban = stop, prohibit

ex: I wish there could be a ban on nuclear weapons.

affect= influence

ex: Parents always say that when you date too early, it will affect your study negatively.

offensive (adjective): annoying/ unpleasant

ex: Some people might be offensive towards dwarves.

stand (verb) : endure/ accept

ex: It’s too spicy, I can’t stand it anymore

ex: I can’t stand it when he asks me to work for the whole day.

The story is about beauty contest for the dwarves ladies. Many people may be don’t like them because they are short and abnormal, but the writer want to tell us they could be confident and don’t care what people say to them.

The story is about beauty contest for the dwarves ladies. Many people may not like them because they are short and abnormal, but the writer wants to tell us that dwarves can be confident and ignore/ don’t care about other people’s judgements. 

Q: What do you think of the beauty contest among young girls?

I think it’s not a good thing because it’s teenagers should be focus on their homework, study, and hobbies such as learn something. Beauty contest may be affect their study, it will take them a lot of time to dress up and be outside and practice. The teenage may be on diet when they body is grow

I don’t think it’s a good thing because it’s teens should focus on their homework, studies, and hobbies to learn new things. Beauty contests may be affect their study, it will take them a lot of time to dress up and practice/train. The teens may need to go on a diet and it will affect their body/health.