News Report 2
1,MLA citation
For my news report, I chose an article from the BBC website about a sunset desease in Britain. I chose this topic because I am interested in this unknown desease. Here is the article’s MLA citation;
`Sunbeds.” BBC Learning English 19 May 2009. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsaboutbritain/2009/05/090616_nab_sunbed.shtml]
2, ORIGINAL ARTICLE
In the UK, a country known for its bad weather and lack of sunshine, there appears to be an ever increasing number of very tanned young people. So just how are they achieving their golden tans? Some are opting for the sun-free option and are getting their tan from a bottle. However, it appears that others are turning to tanning salons, of which there are thousands in the UK.
So why do the British prefer to be bronzed? Often, they are trying to emulate their favourite celebrities, footballers, or footballers’ wives. Research from the British Sunbed Association suggests that many people believe a tan makes them feel and look healthier.
This is a belief that is most definitely not shared by Cancer Research UK. They firmly state that being tanned is not a sign of health. In fact, they are strongly against young people using sunbeds. On their website, they state that people who use sunbeds before the age of 35 have a higher risk of melanoma.
The dangers of tanning did not appear to concern ten-year-old Kelly Thompson who hit headlines in April after receiving severe burns from spending 16 minutes on a sunbed. Kelly’s mother was horrified that her daughter had been allowed to use the sunbeds and that the tanning salon was unmanned. She noted that: “There was no one to give advice on using these potentially dangerous machines.”
Whether the British government has been taking heed of such recent tanning tragedies is not clear. What is clear however is that self-regulation in the sunbed industry looks unlikely to continue. Just after Kelly’s story was reported in the news, the government issued a statement advising that people under 18 should not use sunbeds and that all salons should be supervised by trained staff.
3,summary
In the UK, among the young people, tanning salons are going around. They are trying to emulate their favorite celebrities,footballers,or footballer’s wives. The British Sunbed Association says that they believe that a tan make them feel and look healthier. On the other hand,Cancer Research UK is agaist young people using sunbeds.They state that people who use sunbeds before the age of 35 have a higher risk of melanoma on their website. Kelly Thompson,a ten-year-old girl hit headlines for receiving severe burns fromspending 16 minutes on the sunbed. Her mother is not happy about that tanning salon was unmanned. She said someone in the salon give advice to Kelly on using these potentially dangerous machines. Self-regulation in the sunbed industry looks unlikely to continue.The government isuued a statement advising that people under 18 should not use sunbeds and that all salons should be supervised by trained staff.
4,opinion
As this aricle said, people who tanned themselves look healthier and active than people who did not. In addition, I am a little curious about turning myself because I think people who used sunbeds look cooler. However, I am afraid of doing this because it may cause stain on my skin or desease such as skin cancer in the future.
5,Questions
(1) What is going around among young people in Britain ?
(2) How are young people in Britain achieving their golden tans ?
(3) How come the British prefer to be bronzed ?
(4) People who use sunbeds have a higher risk of melanoma before the age of what ?
(5) Do you think a tan make you feel and look healthier ? and if you have a chance, do you want to try to use sunbeds ?
6,VOCABURARY
tanned -when your skin becomes darker as a result of being exposed to the sun
tanning salons -places that offer their clients an oppotunity to use sunbeds
bronzed -a synonym of tanned
to emulate -to copy whatsomeone else, usually a well-known person, does
sunbed -an apparatus that looks like a bed with a special cover that emits rays of ultraviolate light, so if you lie on it, you develop a tan
melanoma -the most dangerous type of skin cancer
hit headlines -was widely talked about by the area
horrified -shocked, disgusted and dismayed
was unmanned -this means that no member of staff was present at the time
taking heed of -paying attention to, taking intoaccount
self-regulation -here, when tanning industry or even individual sarons established their own rules
supervised -monitored, watched to make sure everything is done correctly and safely
