Unit_18_Lesson_1_What_Is_Beauty

Unit18BeautyLesson1WhatIsBeauty?ByFangYangchunLookatthepictures.Doyouthinktheyarebeautiful?貂蝉贵妃昭君西施ThefourbeautiesinChineseancienttime.attractiveprettylovelygood-lookingbeautifuleleganthandsomebrilliantleavemebreathlessWhatisbeautytothem?Speaking:Tocows,whatisbeauty?Aplacewithgreengrassisabeauty.Toducks,Whatisbeauty?Apoolofcleanwaterisabeauty.Toanoldfarmer,whatisbeauty?Agoldenautumnwithagoodharvestisagreatbeauty.tattoo科比宋江楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。Abeautyshouldbeslim!TangDynastyAbeautyshouldbefat!HanDynasty“环肥燕瘦”Awomanwearingacorset.AmanwearingawoollenshawlBeautyisquitedifferentintheeyesofdifferentpeople.Haveyouheardoftheexpression“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”?Whichofthefollowingidiomsisclosertoitsmeaning?•a)Beautyisonlyskin-deep.•b)Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.•c)Theeyesofloveareblind.InChinese,theymean:“金玉其外,败絮其中”;“物以类聚,人以群分”;“情人眼里出西施”.Pre-readingReadandmatchthetopicsforeachparagraph.A.Ideasofbeautychangewithtime.B.Innerbeautyismuchmoreimportant.C.Therewasnoconsistentviewsonbeauty.D.Cultureremainsamajorpartindeterminingideasofbeauty.E.Beautyisintheeyesofthebeholder.F.Therearenoprecisecriteriaforjudgingwhatisbeautiful.Fastreading:ParaTopics123456Intensive-readingPara1:Whydowesaybeautyisintheeyeofthebeholder?•Therewasno___________viewonbeauty.•Standardsofbeauty________acrosstimeandculturalgroups.consistentchangePara2:Ourideasofbeautychangewithtime:inthepastnowWomen_________wearcorsetstoachievea____________.Menwouldwearwoollenshawlsacrosstheir___________.usedtattoosasanadditiontocostumestoshow__________________ortomark___________.Itisnolongerconsidered_______.Itisnotseenas_________.Theyareseenasaformof_______.Traditionsandfashionschangewithtime.bodyshapehealthyattractivefamilyrelationshipcriminalsbodyartusedtoshouldersPara3:Cultureinfluencesourideasofbeauty:InsomecountriesYoungwomenfollow_________dietstoloseextrakilosinpreparationfortheirweddingday.Lookingalittle___________isconsideredmoreattractive.Incontemporarysociety,cultureinfluencesthestandardsofbeautygreatly.slimmingInothercultures:overweightPara4:Accordingtothetext,tellTrueorFalse.•1.Peoplecouldseebeautyindifferenceanddepth.•2.Wecouldonlyseebeautywithinasetoflimitedcriteria.•3.Therearenoprecisecriteriainjudgingwhatisbeautiful.TFTPara5&6:_____beautymust____________physicalbeauty.Innerbeautyisfoundinawide__________ofpersonal_______.e.g.kindness,warmth,ahealthyconscience,etc.Judgingtheappealofinnerbeautyismuchmore________.Beautyhasmorethanone____________and_________beautyrequiresustotrulysee.InneraccompanyqualitiessubjectiveinnerBeautyhasmorethanonedimension.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.rangedimensionAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.Describeonewaythatstandardsofbeautyhavechangedwithtime.2.Accordingtothewriter,whatthingsinfluencepeople’sideasofbeauty?3.Whyisinnerbeautymoredifficulttodeterminethanphysicalbeauty?Discuss:1.Describeonewaythatstandardsofbeautyhavechangedwithtime.(Differentstudentsmayhavedifferentanswers.)Womenusedtowearcorsetstoachieveabodyshapethatwenowconsiderunhealthy.2.Accordingtothewriter,whatthreethingsinfluencepeople’sideasofbeauty?timeculturesocietyhistory……3.Whyisinnerbeautymoredifficulttodeterminethanphysicalbeauty?Innerbeautyisfoundinawiderrangeofpersonalqualitiesandjudgingtheappealofinnerbeautyismuchmoresubjective.Homework1.Readthetext“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”loudly.2.FinishExercise8inPage35ofstudents’textbooks.Thankyou!