北师大英语选修模块六Unit 18 lesson1 what is beauty.ppt

1、What Is Beauty?,Jessie 2011.12.4,Unit 18 lesson3 - Reading,Objectives:,You will be able to: 1). understand the passage guided by teacher; 2). do the summary guided by teacher 3). form a basic attitude torards different kinds of beauty; 4). talk about “beauty” in your eyes.,Part 1. Lead-in: Thinking,

2、What do you think is beauty?,Lets enjoy some pictures. Do you think they are beautiful?,楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。,A beauty should be slim!,Tang Dynasty,A beauty should be fat!,Han Dynasty,“环肥燕瘦”,In 19th-century Europe, a woman wearing a corset.,A man wearing a woollen shawl,Long neck!,Papua New Guinea tribe 新几内亚

3、土著部落,tattoo,科比,宋江,Beauty is quite different in the eyes of different people.,Have you heard of the expression “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Which of the following idioms is closer to its meaning?,a) Beauty is only skin-deep. b) Birds of a feather flock together. c) The eyes of love are bli

4、nd.,In Chinese, they mean: “金玉其外, 败絮其中” ; “物以类聚, 人以群分”; “情人眼里出西施”.,1.Read and match the topics for each paragraph.,A. Ideas of beauty change with time. B. Inner beauty is much more important. C. There was no consistent views on beauty. D. Culture remains a major part in determining ideas of beauty.

5、E. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. F. There are no precise criteria for judging what is beautiful.,Part 2. Fast reading:,Para,Topics,（ ）,（ ）,（ ）,（ ）,（ ）,（ ）,1,2,3,4,5,6,What style is the text? A. Narrative（叙述文） B. Exposition （说明文） C. Practical writing （应用文） D. Argumentation （议论文）,2. Recogniti

6、on of the text,Main idea: Paragraph 1 Supporting details: Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 Conclusion: Paragraph:6,3. The structure of the text,Part 3. Intensive-reading,1.Para 1: Why do we say beauty is in the eye of the beholder? There was no _view on beauty. Standards of beauty _ across time and cultural gr

7、oups.,consistent,change,In 19th century,In the past,In some countries,In other cultures,corsets,woolen shawls,to achieve a body shape,to be attractive,tattoo or body art,as an addition to costumes to show family associations to mark criminals,Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in

8、preparation for wedding day,Looking a little overweight is considered more attractive,2. Read P2 good-looking; attractive; brilliant; beautiful; pretty; attractive; elegant smooth and white skin; in/out of fashion, looks cool/sweet/cute; smile is sweet/gentle; smile likes sunshine,kind-hearted; pati

9、ent; hard-working; confident; gentle; humorous; generous , has a great sense of/talent for humour, bring us a lot of laughter/joy/happiness/energy devote oneself to the cause of education/performance/music/charity. ones devotion to sth. moves me. be willing to help the poor/disabled,Basic adjectives

10、 and expressions:,Physical:,Inner:,1. In my opinion / Personally spraking in my eyes / as far as I am concerned, . is the most beautiful person I have ever met. 2. Although he isnt very handsome, his smile is just like sunshine and it can warm everyone around him. 3. In addition, he is kind-harted a

11、nd always ready to help others. So.,Express your idea,1. Corset 2. Long neck,2.Further Reading,Corset,It was not easy to be a lady in 19th-century Europe. A corset was necessary to slim the body into a good shape. But, you might never know how painfully a lady should bear for it. Sometimes, even iro

12、n and steel were used in the corset to help shape the extremely slim waist, which could be hold around with a girls hands. The corset could destroy the bodies and killed many ladies to a certain extent.,Long neck,These girls are from Tailand, they have the tradition of wearing copper ring(铜圈) to make necks longer. They start to wear them at the age of 5 and since 10, one copper ring will be added to the necks every year until they are 25 years old. They dont take them off even when sleepin