unit1-what-is-beauty？

ReadingDoyouhaveanyideasofstylishclothesindifferenttimesinChina?clothesinthe1920sclothesinthe1930sclothesinthe1960sclothesinthe1970sclothesinthe1980sWhatdoyouthinkofbeauty?Beautyischaracteristicofaperson,animal,place,object,orideathatprovidesaperceptualexperienceofpleasure,meaning,orsatisfaction.Beautyreferstosomethingorsomebodythatmakespeoplefeelhappyandcomfortable.Itconsistsofinnerbeauty,physicalbeautyandbeautyofsoul.fourbeautiesinancientChinaWearfashionableclothes.Wearmake-up/jewelry.Doauniquehairstyle/colorhair.Dophysicalexercise(aerobicexercise).Gotohealthstudio.Haveanoptimisticoutlook.Haveabalanceddiet.Gotothebeautyparlor.Havecosmeticsurgery/plasticsurgery.Whatdopeopledotogainbeauty?cosmeticscosmeticssurgeryChina’sfirstartificialbeautyInordertolookbeautiful,somepeoplechangetheirappearance.Whatdoyouthinkofthisidea?Howdothesepeoplechangetheirappearancetobebeautiful?Hestretcheshislip.Shehasherneckstretched.Shehasapiercednose.tattooingfoot--bindingbodypiercingAlthoughtherearemanyindependentcultureswhohaveatsomepointdonnedlipplates,thereisonlyoneremainingtribethatstillactivelypracticeslipstretching:theMursitribeinEthiopia.Accordingtotradition,sixmonthstoayearbeforeagirlistobemarried,asmallincisionismadeinthemiddleofherbottomlipandastickisputin.ThePadaungtribeofBurmaconsideredalongneckbeautiful.Aboutage5,girlswereintroducedtothefirstneckring.Astheygrew,ringswereadded.Theirshoulderswerepusheddown,makingthenecklooklonger.Also,thisshowedoffthefamily'svaluablemetalrings,indicatingwealth.Today,inmodernBurma,womensometimeswearringstoattracttouristsandmakemoneyfromphotographs.Nosepiercingisthepiercingoftheskinorcartilagewhichformsanypartofthenose,normallyforthepurposeofwearingjewelry.amongthedifferentvarietiesofnosepiercings;thenostrilpiercingisthemostcommon.Nosepiercingisoneofthemostcommonvarietiesofpiercingafterearlobepiercing.NosepiercingispopularinIndia.Stretchingone'slipsissuretobeverypainful,andwilldogreatharmtothelipsandmouth.Stretchingtheneckwillmakebreathingdifficult,andcancausesuffocation.Piercingthenosecanbeverypainfulandcandogreatharmtothenose.Infections,bleeding,andallergicreactionstothemetalcanresult.Whatharmfulimpactsmightthesethingshaveonahumanbody?Gettingatattooispainfulandisveryexpensivetooandremovingthemisaheadacheaswellasexpensive.Foot–bindingwasextremelypainful,leavingmillionsofChinesewomencrippledforlife.Bodypiercingbringsanumberofpotentiallyharmfuleffectstoone’shealth.Lookatthepicturebelow,skimthetranscriptonthefollowingpage,andthenanswerthequestions.Skimming1.Whatishappeninghere?Whatisthisplace?2.Whentherearetwospeakersonaprogramme,whatcanyoupredictabouttheiropinions?3.Lookatthetitle.Whatdoyouthinktheywillbetalkingabout?Threewomenaretalkingaboutsomethinginaradiostudio.Theywillnormallyhaveoppositepointsofview.Thethingspeopledotomakethemmorebeautiful.Waysofbecoming‘beautiful’Inthepast:1._______________inEurope;2._____________insomepartsofSouth-EastAsia;3.________________________inAfrica.removingribsstretchingneckstretchingearlobesorlipsInthepresent:1.watching____________2.keepingyourself_____3.having________________whatyoueatfitcosmeticsurgeryScanningLines1-5:Lines6-9:Lines11-15:Lines18-24:Lines25-35:Lines36-37:1.Thetwospeakersarguefurtheraboutthetopic.2.Thehoststopsthisintroductorydiscussionandasksforcallsfromlisteners.3.SueLesliesaysthatthereisnothingwrongintryingtolookbeautiful.4.ElizabethCadesaysthatpeopleshouldbehappywithhowtheylook.5.Thehostintroducesthetopicandthetwoguests.6.ElizabethCadepointsoutthathistoricallywomenhavehadtoenduregreatsufferingtobebeautiful.1.SueLesliethinksthatintoday'sworld,noonecareswhatpeoplelooklike.2.ElizabethCadethinksthatone'sappearanceisthemostimportantthing.FFShesays,“Ithinkthatintoday’sworld,itisimportanttolookyourbest.”Shesays,“Idofeelthatpeopleshouldbehappywiththemselves,regardlessofhowtheylook.”Telltrue(T)orfalse(F).3.ElizabethCadewritesandlecturesabouthistory.4AtthemomentinEurope,manywomenhavetheirbottomribsremoved.5Peoplecantelephonetheprogrammeandspeaktothewomen.TTFThehostnotesthatsheisawriterandlecturer,andthencallsherahistorian.ElizabethCadenotesthatthisusedtobetrue,notnow.Thehostsays,“Let'stakeourfirstcall.”Fillinthemissinginformationinthefollowingtableaccordingtothetext.PersonViewpointSupportingfacts,examplesandreasonsSueLeslieIntoday’sworld,itisimportanttolookyourbest.1.Youshouldwatchwhatyoueatand____________.2._______________canchangepeoplelives.3.PeopleenjoycomingtoSueLeslie’s__________.keepyourselffitCosmeticsurgeryhealthstudioPersonViewpointSupportingfacts,examplesandreasonsElizabethCadeToomuch____________appearanceisbad.1.Therearerealdangersofobsessionwithlooks,bothfrom_______________andfromhavingcosmeticsurgery.2.Examplesofpeoplewhohavedone__________thingstotrytomakethemselveslookmorebeautiful.3.Today,millionsofwomen____theirbodiesbyhavingeye_________,________andmanyotheroperations.eatingdisordershorrendousalteroperationsfaceliftsemphasisonAnswerthesequestionsincompletesentences.1.WhatisSueLeslie'sjobnow?Whatjobdidshehavebeforethat?2.Whatd