Chatterbox #286 – Beauty filters
Episode description
Do you like the way you look in photos? Considering the huge market for online filters for photographs, there must be a lot of people who prefer embellishing their pictures instead of keeping them natural. Is that a problem? In this Chatterbox episode, hosts Andrew and Anna discuss the pros and cons of online beauty filters.
Chatterbox is a series featuring native English speakers carrying on a natural conversation. This series is designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners improve their English.
Fun fact
According to Lifewire, the most popular Instagram filter in the United States is Clarendon. This filter is used to brighten colours and sharpen contrasts while keeping skin tones warm and natural.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To morph
- Just a touch
- To rag on
- To see [something] firsthand
- Body dysmorphia
- To be bombarded with [something]
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Chatterbox #286 – Beauty filters
Episode description
Do you like the way you look in photos? Considering the huge market for online filters for photographs, there must be a lot of people who prefer embellishing their pictures instead of keeping them natural. Is that a problem? In this Chatterbox episode, hosts Andrew and Anna discuss the pros and cons of online beauty filters. Chatterbox is a series featuring native English speakers carrying on a natural conversation. This series is designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners improve their English.Fun fact
According to Lifewire, the most popular Instagram filter in the United States is Clarendon. This filter is used to brighten colours and sharpen contrasts while keeping skin tones warm and natural.Expressions included in the study guide
- To morph
- Just a touch
- To rag on
- To see [something] firsthand
- Body dysmorphia
- To be bombarded with [something]
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Anna Connelly
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Kevin Moorehouse
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Fausto Sandoval (Unsplash.com)
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