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Girl taken into care after mother injected

her with botox

An eight-year-old girl who was regularly injected withbotox by her mother to improve her chances in

beauty (1)_________ has (2)_________ been taken

into care.

Authorities in America (3) __________ Britney Campbell fromthe care of her mother Kerry aftershe appeared on the ABC's Good

Morning America programme to talkabout (4)_________ her childbotox."I've spoken with someonevery close to the case, she is out ofher mother's home," journalist LaraSpencer said on Good Morning

America. Britney was said to be "doing well" while an investigation into Britney'streatment continued, a (5)_________ told ABC News.

The authorities decided (6) _________ after Mrs Campbell, a part-timebeautician, appeared with Britney on GMA. In the interview she said she gaveher daughter botox because other children (7) ________ in beauty contests hadalso had it."Everyone is doing it and talking about it. We are not doing anythingillegal," she said.

Britney said that she sometimes cried during the injections but that she believedshe looked better afterwards because botox got (8) ______ of her "wrinkles".She also said that she (9) _______ her legs. Photographs on GMA showedBritney with a bag of ice on her face in apparent (10) ________.

After the programme (11)______, Trent Rhorer, executive director of the San

Francisco Human Services Agency, told KGO-TV that officials wanted to talk toMrs Campbell and her daughter."It's (12) ______ unusual for a mum to beinjecting an eight-year-old with Botox and certainly is (13) _______ for aninvestigation," Mr Rhorer said.The San Francisco Human Services Agency, (14)________ investigates reports of child abuse, received numerous calls frompeople concerned about Britney's (15) ________ after the televisionappearance, Mr Rhorer said.

Botox, which was introduced in 1989, is known for its ability to (16) _______wrinkles, but it is also approved to treat other (17)_______ including neckspasms, excessive underarm (18) ________ and migraine headaches.

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1. a) quizzes b) pageants c) contest

2. a) probably b) supposedly c) reportedly

3. a) quit b) removed c) disposed

4. a) give b) to give c) giving

5. a) source b) leak c) informant

6. a) act b) acting c) to act

7. a) partaken b) taking part c) involving

8. a) rid b) off c) away

9. a) saved b) scratched c) waxed

10.a) awe b) painful c) discomfort

11.a) aired b) was emitted c) showed

12. a) quiet b) pretty c) probably

13.a) ground b) excuse c) reasons

14.a) which b) that c) whom

15.a) well be b) fit c) well-being

16.a) flat b) smooth c) reshape

17.a) disease b) illness c) conditions

18.a) sweating b) perspiring c) flooding

Over to you:

Who decides who or what is beautiful?

Do you think you have the same concept of beauty as your friends?

What are the most important features when determining someones beauty?

The most beautiful thing Ive ever seen in my life is.

Do you think the idea of beauty changes?

Do you think we are conditioned by advertising to think what is beautiful andwhat is not?

What do you think of beauty contests?

Do you think the beauty industry is important?

Do beautiful people have better lives?

Etc..

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Girl taken into care after mother injected

her with botox

An eight-year-old girl who was regularly injected with

botox by her mother to improve her chances in

beauty pageants has reportedly been taken into

care.

Authorities in America removed Britney

Campbell from the care of her mother Kerryafter she appeared on the ABC's Good MorningAmerica programme to talk about giving herchild botox."I've spoken with someone veryclose to the case, she is out of her mother's

home," journalist Lara Spencer said on Good Morning America. Britney wasreportedly "doing well" while an investigation into Britney's treatment continued,a source told ABC News.

The authorities decided to act after Mrs Campbell, a part-time beautician,appeared with Britney on GMA. In the interview she said she gave her daughterbotox because other children taking part in beauty pageants had also hadit."Everyone is doing it and talking about it. We are not doing anything illegal,"she said.

Britney said that she sometimes cried during the injections but that she believedshe looked better afterwards because botox got rid of her "wrinkles". She alsosaid that she waxed her legs. Photographs on GMA showed Britney with a bagof ice on her face in apparent discomfort.

After the programme aired, Trent Rhorer, executive director of the San

Francisco Human Services Agency, told KGO-TV that officials wanted to talk toMrs Campbell and her daughter."It's pretty unusual for a mum to be injecting aneight-year-old with Botox and certainly is grounds for an investigation," MrRhorer said.The San Francisco Human Services Agency, which investigatesreports of child abuse, received numerous calls from people concerned aboutBritney's well-being after the television appearance, Mr Rhorer said.

Botox, which was introduced in 1989, is known for its ability to smooth wrinkles,but it is also approved to treat other conditions including neck spasms,excessive underarm sweating and migraine headaches.

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