Beauty-and-Career

Unit8BeautyandCareerDiscuss•Accordingtoasurvey,morethan60%ofpeoplethinkbeautifulpeoplecanbealwayssuccessfulintheircareer.•Doyouthinkso?Ifnot,pleasetrytomakeyourviewconvinced.•Beautydoesnotmeangoodqualityandability.Successrequiresmoreabilitythanappearance.Whetheronecanbesuccessfulinhiscareerconsistsinwhetherhecandohisjobbetter.Maybebeautiescanbemorecompetentinpublicrelation.Whileotherscanmakeitafterhardworking,aswell.•Meanwhile,thosewhodonotlookbeautifulcanmakeupbyniceclothesandskilledmake-up.•Beautyfrominsidecanoutweighbeautifulappearance.Onecangivecolleaguesahandwhenpeopleneeditwillberespectableevenwithoutabeautifulappearance.•ifyouwanttobesuccessful,paymoreattentiontoself-improvement.••Willyouchooseyourboyfriendorgirlfriendbasedontheappearance?Whyorwhynot?•Whatisyouridealbetterhalflike?Book2-Unit8QuotableQuoteBeautyisskindeep.1.Doyouwanttomakeyourselfmorebeautiful?andhowcanyoumakeyourselfbecomemorebeautiful?2.Doyouknowanyonewhohastakenplasticsurgery?Doyouthinkhe/shebecomesmorebeautiful?3.Whydopeoplewanttomakethemselveslookprettiereventhoughtheyknowthatbeautyisonlyskin-deep?Insmallgroups,discussthefollowingquestions.Book2-Unit8TipsTipsTipsA.UsingcosmeticsB.Usingattire/dressTipsforQuestion1e.g.shampoo,cream,make-up,lip-stick,powdermascara(睫毛膏）e.g.fashionabledress,wearingrings,earrings,wig（假发）,hair-dyes,hair-perms,manicuringone’sfingernails,shaving,wearinglenses(隐形眼镜)/glasses/sunglasses,etc.Book2-unit8C.Usingcosmeticsurgery/plasticsurgery:D.Usingothermeanse.g.liposuction(吸脂术),breastenhancement,facelift(去皱纹术),facialsurgery,nosejob/surgery，earpiercing,eye-lidsurgery(割双眼皮)e.g.body-building,liveonadiet,exercising(running,jogging,practicingdumb-bells,swimming,aerobicexercises,etc.)Book2-unit8A.B.C.Boostingone’sconfidenceorself-esteemMakingthemselvesfeelmorenormal;complyingwiththesocialstandardofbeinga“normalperson”Restoringtheiroldimageofbeing“young”and“lookinggreat”,(e.g.,thewomanwhowantstocutthe“babyweight”afternursingherbaby;orsomeonewhowasdeformedinanaccidentsuchasafire)TipsforQuestion3Book2-Unit8D.E.F.Gettingtiredofone’simageandwishingtochangeWhenonesuffersfromaskindiseaseandhastotakesurgerysuchastheUSpopstarMichaelJackson(Hehasadegenerativeskindiseasewhichhewastreatedfor—thisiswhyheclaimshehadsomuchsurgery.)Easiertocreateagoodimpressiononotherpeople;easiertobeaccepted.Book2-Unit8Itisbettertobebeautifulthantobegood.But…itisbettertobegoodthantobeugly.善虽不如美，但总比丑强。Beautyisonlyskindeep.漂亮仅仅是一张皮而已。Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder./Beautyisonlyamatteroftaste.美丽因人而异。Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.书皮漂亮不见得是好书。Book2-Unit8Quotationsabout“Beauty”Rememberthatthemostbeautifulthingsintheworldarethemostuseless:peacocksandliliesforinstance.请记住：这个世界上好看的东西往往不中用，譬如孔雀和百合花。Athingofbeautyisajoyforever:Itslovelinessincreases;itwillneverpassintonothingness.美能创造永恒的幸福：美能使幸福与日俱增；美永远也不会消失。Book2-Unit81.WhatdoesMarydo?WhatbusinessdoesSueown?WhatisElizabeth’sprofession?MaryisthehostessofaTVprogram;Sueisasuccessfulbusinesswomanandownsanumberofhealthstudios;Elizabethisawriterandlecturer.ComprehensionQuestionsBook2-Unit8Listentothetextrecordingfirstandthenreaditcarefullyagainanddiscussthefollowingquestions.2.Summarizetheargumentsfromthebothsides.Whichsidedoyousupport?Why?Sue’smajorarguments:Humanbeingshaveonlyonelifetolive;peopleshouldhavethefreedomtochoosetheirlifestyleandundergocosmeticsurgeryiftheywish.thereisnopointinlookingbackthequaintoldcustoms.Elizabeth’smajorarguments:Tobebeautifulistheresultofsocialpressure,notintrinsicneedsofhumanbeings;historicalevidenceisabundantfromfoot-bindinginoldChina,removingbottomribsinEngland,andneck-stretchinginBurma.Book2-Unit83.Elizabethsays,“Weshouldjudgethewholeperson.”Howdoyoujudge“thewholeperson”?Wemayjudgethewholepersonfromthefollowingperspectives:His/herpersonalitiesHis/herattitudetoworkHis/herattitudeto/relationshipwithcolleagues/classmates/peoplearoundhim/herHis/herabilitytocarryoutworkandtasksHis/herattitudetosuccessandfailureHis/herachievementsinworkandstudyHis/hereffortsBook2-Unit8•lecturer:ateacherinaBritishuniversityorcollege讲师•He'sagoodlecturerashereallyknowshisstuff.他是位好讲师,因为他确实精通业务。•professor•associateprofessor,•lecturer•teachingassistant.Languagepointsheadtoheadarminarm,shouldertoshoulder,handinhand,facetoface,hearttoheartBook2-Unit81.Whatlengthscanweorshouldwegoto,tomakeourselvesmorebeautiful?gotoanylengths/greatlengthstodosth:tobewillingtouseanymethodstoachievesomethingthatyouareverydeterminedtoachieve.不遗余力；不顾一切Towhatextentcanweorshouldwedo/Howmuchcanwedo,orshouldwedotomakeourselvesmorebeautiful?goto(some,any,great)lengthstodosth.想一切办法,尽很大努力•BillwillgotoanylengthtokeepDickfromgettingadatewithMary．•比尔将想尽一切办法来阻止狄克与玛丽的约会。•Tr:他将不顾一切要得到他想要的东西。•*Hewillgotoanylengthtogetwhathewants．startwith:beginwithInLearningEnglish，weusuallystartwithlisteningandspeaking．学习英语我们往往从听说开始。endwith:sheendsherspeechwithaquotationendupwithcomplimentn.&v.pay/make(sb)a~onsth.Shepaidmea~onmypaintings.~sb.onsth.Theteacher~edthegirlonhergoodgrades.老师称赞那位女孩成绩优良complimentaryadj.a~remarkShepaidmeaverycharming______________