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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- The sun can hurt your skin in summer.
- Ultraviolet rays can cause sunburn and ageing.
- People use sunscreen to protect their skin.
- A new ingredient is bemotrizinol in some sunscreens.
- Bemotrizinol blocks harmful sun rays and protects skin.
- Officials approved bemotrizinol for use in the United States.
- Companies will change products before they sell them.
- Doctors and health workers will watch new products.
- Shoppers can look at labels to find it.
Difficult words
- bemotrizinol — A chemical used in some sunscreens.
- ultraviolet — A type of sun ray that can harm skin.
- sunscreen — Cream or lotion that protects skin from sun.sunscreens
- ingredient — One part of a product or a recipe.
- approve — Say that something is allowed to use.approved
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Discussion questions
- Do you use sunscreen in summer?
- Do you read labels when you buy products?
- Have you ever had a sunburn?
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