B1 Vstep reading: Ý chính 2

Main idea:

• the importance of skin

• how to have healthy skin

Main idea:

• the role our skin plays in our overall health

• the importance of skin health and appearance

Main idea:

• reasons for and ways of changing skin color

• skin tanning as a symbol of leisure time and health

Main idea:

• the history of facial tattooing

• cultural reasons for tattooing

Main idea:

• how tattoos are viewed in Japan

• how tattooing has changed in Japan

Main idea:

• reasons for scarring the skin

• scarring as a rite of passage in West Africa

Main idea:

• an example of non-permanent skin marking

• henna in Morocco

Main idea:

• body marking as an ancient phenomenon

• body marking as a mean of identity in modern society

Main idea of the whole passage:

• the skin's role in our overall health

• the ways people change the appearance of their skin

• the different reasons people get tattoos

• cultural ceremonies that involve skin tattooing