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Why people get tattoos
Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly
stabbed him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack
was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so
impressed by Tony's bravery and his tattoo that he decided to get one too. Getting
a tattoo because your friends and peers have them is just one of the reasons why a
lot of young people in North America get tattoos. Peer pressure, media influence,
and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos
today.
The desire to be part of a group, to be
accepted by one's friends or peers, can
have a great influence on what a person
does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be
a sign that you belong to a certain group.
Gangs often use special clothes and
tattoos to identify their particular group.
For example, in one gang all the members
may wear green army jackets and have
large 'Xs' tattooed on their arms. It is not
only gangs that have this type of special
'uniform'. Young people often belong to a
certain group of friends. Some of these
groups wear only brand-name clothes. Some wear only black clothes. Others wear
tattoos. When a person's friends are all doing something, such as getting a tattoo,
that person is more likely to do the same thing, and get a tattoo too.
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North
America. A wide variety of media images show tattoos. Tattoos can be seen on
people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars. Famous sports heroes with
tattoos are shown in magazines. Fashion models are often seen in magazines and
on TV wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and
colourful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and
status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status
value.
It is not always the influence of other people or the media that results in a person
getting a tattoo. Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their
artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings -- in other words, to show their
individuality. A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm.
Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their
shoulders. Lovers may tattoo each others' names over their hearts. A tattoo can be
a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.
As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A
tattoo can be part of a group's uniform. It can be a sign of fashion. It can be an
expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the
influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it was a
mixture of all three.
Responde las preguntas que se te presentan a continuación de acuerdo al
texto, eligiendo solo la opción que consideres correcta.
10. According to the essay, what are the three
most common reasons why a person gets a
tattoo?
a. Pressure from their peers
b. It is healthy
c. Influence from the media
d. A way of personal expression.
11. According to the essay, which of the
following are common ways that people show
they belong to a certain group?
a. Wearing a tattoo
b. Wearing special clothes
c. Wearing a special uniform
d. Wearing a special kind of socks.
12. According to the essay, which of the following are ways that the media uses
tattoos in advertising?
a. To sell cars
b. By using fashion models
c. By using sports stars
d. By using endangered species.
13. According to the essay, media images are linked to _____________.
a. wealth
b. status
c. success
d. debt
14. According to the essay, which of the following are possible artistic reasons
for getting tattoos?
a. To show membership in a band
b. To show a lover's name
c. To show pictures of animals that may become extinct
d. To show which language you speak.
15. Jack was stabbed for thirty minutes with
a needle because ___________.
a. He was getting a tattoo
b. He was getting acupuncture
c. He is was getting his ears pierced
d. He was getting a nose ring.
16. According to the essay, some people get tattoos because ____________.
a. They think it is fashionable
b. They like pain
c. They think it will wash off in the bath
d. They are religious.
17. According to the essay, Jack thinks people who get tattoos are
____________.
a. Brave
b. Cowardly
c. Old fashioned
d. Nitwits.
18. The reason Jack wanted to get a tattoo was ____________.
a. the influence of friends
b. the influence of the media
c. a desire to express himself
d. all of the above
Completa las frases con la forma correcta en presente perfecto, usa los verbos
que se encuentran entre paréntesis.
19. We _____have gone____ (go) to the
movies last night.
20. Tom ______hasn’t seen_____ (see
not) that movie three times already.
21. I ____have read___ (read)
yesterday's newspaper, but I ___haven’t
read____ (read, not) today's.
22. The students ____have had___
(have) eight exams last month.
23. The students ______haven’t had_______ (have not) eight exams this
month.
24. ____Have___the students _____had____ (have) eight exams in the last
month?
25. ____Have___ they ever __practiced____ (practice) for the concert.
26. __Have___ you ever ___been___ (be) with a professional football game?
Completa en los cuadros con el tiempo pasado perfecto usa los verbos que
están en paréntesis.
27. She _____Had lived______ (live) in China
before she went to Thailand.
28. When I arrived at the cinema, the film (start).
_____had started_________
29. After they ___had eaten____ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
30. If you _______had listened___________ (listen) to me, you would have got
the job.
31. Julie didn't arrive until after I _____had left_______ (leave).
32. She told me she ___had studied_______ (study) a lot before the exam.
33. When we _____had finished________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
34. The garden was dead because it ________had been________ (be) dry all
summer.
35. He ______had met___________ (meet) her somewhere before.
We were late for the plane because we ________had forgotten_________ (forget)
our passports.
