公开课Lesson 1 What is beauty

1、What is beauty?,Unit 18 Lesson one,宦江清,Objectives,1. To summarize the main idea of the passage 2. talk about “beauty” in your eyes. 3. To learn about the new words and following expressions,adapt with used to do so that in preparation for rely on die out be accompanied by a range of be influenced by

2、,貂蝉,贵妃,昭君,西施,The our beauties in Chinese ancient time .,Lead in 1,Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?,“楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。”,A beauty should be slim!,In Tang Dynasty, a beauty should be fat!,Traditions and fashions change with time.,Today, most people regardslender figures asbeauty.,Long neck!,Papua New

3、Guinea tribe 新几内亚土著部落,Checking Corner She dances e_. He is a _ (有才华的) artist. The baby is l_. I really _(敬爱) Premier Zhou. This Chinese painting by Qi Baishi is a real m_.,legantly,brilliant,ovely,adore,asterpiece,我真的喜欢她跳舞的方式. 她是如此的优雅 那辆车正以惊人的速度从桥上开过.,The car rushed at the bridge at astonishing spee

4、d.,I really love the way she dances. Shes so elegant.,adj. 一致的，始终如一的 adj. 羊毛制的 vi. & adj. 减肥，苗条的 adj. 超重的，过重的 n. 责任，义务；承诺 vt. 伴随，陪同 n. （数、量、年龄等的） 变化范围,consistent woollen slim overweight commitment accompany range,n. 良心 adj. 主观的 n. 方面；度量 n. 命令，指挥 adj. 没有味道的 n. 植物学 vi. 用滑板滑行,conscience subjective dime

5、nsion command tasteless botany skateboard,.单词识记 1_ adj. out of breath 2_ adj. better than the average 3_ adj. at a right angle to the earths surface or to another line 4_ vt. love deeply and respect highly 5_ adj. always in agreement 6_ v. reduce ones weight by eating less and taking exercise,breath

6、less,superior,vertical,adore,consistent,slim,7_ adj. over the weight allowed or normal 8_ n. sth that one has promised 9_ vt. go with 10_ n. the limits within which amounts，quantities；ages can vary 11_ adj. not objective，existing in the mind 12_ n. the consciousness within oneself 13_ n. measurement

7、 of any sort 14_ n. order，having authority over sth 15_ adj. having no taste,overweight,commitment,accompany,range,subjective,conscience,dimension,command,tasteless,.短语天地 1_ 灭绝 2_ 为作准备 3_ 依靠 4_ 由陪伴 5_ 爱上,die out,in preparation for,rely on,be accompanied by,fall in love with.,6standards of beauty _ 7

8、in contemporary society_ 8inner beauty_ 9be influenced by_ 10play chess_,审美标准,在当今社会,内在美,受影响,下象棋,for general ideas,Skimming,Whats the passage mainly about? A. Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. B. Standards of beauty. C. What beauty is. D. Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups.,Read and

9、match the headings for each paragraph.,1 Ideas of beauty change with time. Inner beauty is much more important. There was no consistent views on beauty. Culture remains a major part in determining ideas of beauty. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. There are no precise criteria for judging what

10、is beautiful.,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.,for specific information,Scanning,.预读理解 1Fast Reading Read the text quickly and choose the best answer. (1)Which one of the following is TRUE? AIn 19th century Europe，women would wear woollen shawls across their shoulders. BNowadays，tattoos are use

11、d to mark criminals. CIn some countries，young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos to prepare for their wedding day. DMargaret Wolfe believed that the standard of beauty always keeps the same.,(2)According to the writer，_ can influence peoples ideas of beauty. Atime，place and culture Bhis

12、tory，society and culture Ctime，people and history Dhistory，leaders and actors,(3)What does the writer think about physical beauty and inner beauty? APhysical beauty is more important than inner beauty. BInner beauty is more important than physical beauty. CPhysical beauty is as important as inner be

13、auty. DInner beauty is easier to notice.,_ (para. 3),I. Complete the structure of the passage.,Beauty,There was no _ view on beauty. (para. 1),Physical beauty,Inner beauty,adapt with,_ (para. 2),no precise criteria (para. 4),much more_(para. 5),Beauty has more than one _. (para. 6),consistent,time,c

14、ulture,important,dimension,2Careful Reading Read the text carefully and fill in the following blank.,consistent,slimming,overweight,commitment,die out,accompanied,corsets,woolen shawls,to achieve a body shape,to be attractive,tattoo or body art,as an addition to costumes to show family associations

15、or to mark criminals,II Read para. 2 and para. 3 to fill out the table.,Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for wedding day,Looking a little overweight is considered more attractive,In other cultures,1. Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape that we now c

16、onsider unhealthy.,2. Society, time and culture.,3. Tattoos are now generally accepted as a form of body art but in the past, they used to mark family associations and were even used to mark criminals.,Answers,III Read and answer.,5. Inner beauty is found in a wider range of personal qualities and d

17、epends on the personality and preferences of the person judging it.,4. If we all saw beauty in the same way, we wouldnt be able to find marriage partners since people dont all look the same.,IV True or False?,1. Margaret Wolfe believed that the standard of beauty always keeps the same. 2. Nowadays,

18、if you wear corsets to achieve a body shape, it will be considered unhealthy. 3. In all cultures, a beauty should be always slim.,4. The human race would soon die out if we could only see beauty within a set of limited criteria. 5. In 19th-century Europe, women would wear woolen shawls across their

19、shoulders. Nowadays, tattoos are used to mark criminals.,1. never changing (para. 1) 2. made of wool (para. 2) 3. fat (para. 3) 4. responsibility or promise (para. 4) 5. disappear or stop existing completely (para. 4),V Find words which mean the following.,consistent,woolen,overweight,commitment,die

20、 out,6. go together with (para. 5) 7. a variety of (para. 5) 8. a personal view or opinion (para. 5) 9. part of a situation (para. 6),accompany,a wide range of,subjective,dimension,Speaking Work in pairs. Talk about the following pictures (people, place, and object), using the key words (on page 33)

21、,The 2008 Olympic Stadium, looking like a birds nest, makes us think about nature. I think its very truly beautiful. The view from the top is . I mean, it can be a thing of beauty. And when the sun Birds Nest, it leaves me !,attractive,astonishing,superb,sets behind,breathless,Post-reading activitie

22、s,Group Work,There is no (1) _ view on beauty because standards of beauty keep changing across time and cultural groups. Traditions, fashions and society itself keep changing and (2) _ with time and our ideas of beauty change as well. Women used to wear corsets, which is now considered (3) _. In the

23、 past, tattoos were used to show family associations or to mark (4) _, which is now a form,VI Complete the passage and try to retell.,consistent,adapting,unhealthy,criminals,of body art. Our ideas of beauty are also (5) _ by cultural differences. In some countries women follow (6) _ diets while in other cultures looking a little (7) _ is considered more attractive. Life-long commitment and the survival of society rely on people seeing beauty (8) _ and deeply. (9) _ beauty