Cosmetics

Level: B2
Topic: Health & Consumer Awareness – Cosmetics: Let the Buyer Beware

This B2 Reading Worksheet challenges students to explore the hidden risks behind everyday cosmetic products and to reflect on consumer responsibility, regulation, and public health. Based on an adapted journalistic text, the task develops careful reading through a True / False exercise that requires learners to identify facts, opinions, and implied meaning.

💡 Why teachers will want to use this worksheet:

• Develops critical reading skills, as students must go beyond surface meaning to evaluate statements accurately.

• Introduces high-value B2 vocabulary related to health, regulation, industry practices, and consumer protection.

• Encourages awareness of real-world issues, linking language learning to health, ethics, and decision-making.

• Ideal for exam preparation, as it trains precision, attention to detail, and understanding of nuanced arguments.

• Naturally leads into class discussion or debate on trust in advertising, regulation, and personal responsibility.

🧠 A thought-provoking, real-life reading that pushes B2 learners to read carefully, think critically, and question what they consume every day.