Lesson 1 What Is Beauty

Doyouthinkthepeopleinthepicturesarebeautiful?What’sbeautyinyoureyes?Warmup:MotherTeresaTangDynastyAbeautyusedtobefat!overweightNowadays,weconsiderthiskindofgirlasbeautybecausesheisslim.Longneck!silverjewelleryIn19th-centuryEurope,womenusedtowearcorsetstoachieveabodyshape.Menwouldwearwoolenshawlsacrosstheirshoulders.tattooUnit18Lesson1WhatIsBeauty?Objectives1.Topracticereadingstrategiesforworkingoutthemeaningofwordsthroughcontext.2.Toreadforspecificinformation.3.Tograspthestructureofthetext.4.Tolearnhowtofindouttopicsentences.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.Whichofthefollowingidiomisclosesttoitsmeaning?a)Beautyisonlyskin-deep.b)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.c)Theeyesofloveareblind.Pre-reading:金玉其外,败絮其中物以类聚,人以群分Peopleallhavedifferentopinionsaboutwhatisbeauty.While-readingDoyouwanttoknowmore?I.Findtopicsentencesofeachparagraph.Para1Para.2-3Para4Para5Para6Thereisnoconsistentviewonbeauty.Physicalbeautychangesandadaptswithtimeandculture.Innerbeautyismuchmoreimportantthanphysicalbeauty.Conclusion:Beautyhasmorethanonedimension.Noprecisecriteriaforjudgingbeauty.I.Fast-readingStepI.ReadParagraphs2and3carefullyandcompletethetable.II.Careful-readingAdaptwithExamplesTimeInthepastWomenusedtowearcorsetsandmenwouldwear(1)_____________.NowadaysOneineverytenpeoplehasatattooor(2)CultureInsomecountriesTattooswasusedas(3)____________costumestoshow(4)______________orto(5)____________sothattheycouldeasilyberecognised.InotherculturesInsomecountries,youngwomenfollow(6)___________toloseextrakilos(7)______________theirweddingday.Inothercultures,(8)___________________isconsideredmoreattractive.woollenshawlsaformofbodyartanadditiontofamilyassociationsmarkcriminalsslimmingdietsinpreparationforlookingalittleoverweightGiveexample;comparisonStepII.ReadParagraphs4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.II.Careful-reading1.Findwordsandphraseswhichmeanthefollowing.1.responsibilityorpromise(para.4)2.disappearorstopexistingcompletely(para.4)commitmentdieout1.Accordingtothewriter,tradition,societyandcultureinfluencepeople’sideasofbeauty.2.Thehumanracewoulddieoutifwecouldonlyseephysicalbeautyinthesameway.F2.Decidethestatementsaretrueorfalse.historyStepIII.ReadParagraphs5carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.II.Careful-reading1.Findwordsandphraseswhichmeanthefollowing.1.avarietyof(para.5)2.gotogetherwith(para.5)3.apersonalvieworopinion(para.5)awiderangeofsubjectiveaccompany2.Whyisinnerbeautymoredifficulttodeterminethanphysicalbeauty?Innerbeautyisfoundinawiderrangeofpersonalqualitiesanddependsonthepersonalityandpreferencesofthepersonjudgingit.BeautyPhysicalbeautyInnerbeautychangeandadaptwithmuchmoreimportant(para5.)time(para2.)culture(para3.)noprecisecriteria(para4.)Conclusion:Therewasnoconsistentviewonbeauty.(para1.)Beautyhasmorethanonedimension“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”.Beautyiscertainlyintheeyeofthebeholder.(para6.)judginginnerbeautyismoresubjectivebeaccompaniedbyStructureofthetextAnArgumentationonViews“观点”性议论文Para.1:Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews/opinions…Somepeoplethinkthat…Para.2:However,othersthinkthat…Para.3:AsfarasIamconcerned,Iaminfavorof…Pairwork:makeadialogueaboutthetopic:Whatdoyouthinkofartificialbeauty(人造美女)?Isitnecessarytobecomemorebeautifulbyoperation?Why?YesIthink/Personally/tobehonest/frank,feelmoreconfident,begoodforfindingagoodjob…NoOurideasofbeautychangeandadaptwith…Physicalbeautymustbeaccompaniedby…Innerbeauty,beautyofsoul/behavior…damageyourhealth…A：Goodmorning,Jane.YesterdaywhenIwatchedTV,Isawmoreandmorepeoplehaveanoperationtobecomemorebeautiful.IthinkIt’snecessaryto…because…B:I’mafraidIcan’tagreewithyou…/Idon’tthinkso…Homework:1.Listentothetapeandreadthetextfollowingthetape.2.Writeashortpassage“Onstudents’dyeinghair”(染发）.For:1.comeintofashion,hairstyle,.2.matchone’sclothes,3.astrongcharacter…Against:1.disobeytheschool’srules,2.damageone’shealth,causecancer,3.physicalbeauty,innerbeauty,…Youropinion:Doyoufindanytruebeautyinourreallife?Canyougivesomeexamples?