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Unit 10 Do appearances really matter? Theme: Attitudes to appearances Function: Giving opinions about clothes and appearances Warm-up An American scientist made a study of mating preferences of more than 10,000 people across 37 cultures. He found that a woman’s physical attractiveness came top or near top of every man’s list. he wrote a book Survival of the Prettiest, arguing that good looks are a woman’s valuable asset. Which could easily bring money, social position, even love. Discuss the following questions with your partner. Do you agree with his view on appearances? Do you believe in his investigation? Do you agree beauty is only skin deep? Step II. Physical Appearance 1) 体格（build）: fat 肥胖的; thin 瘦的; slim 苗条的; overweight 超重; slight 瘦小的; well-built身材魁梧。 A. She is a slim girl, while her boyfriend is well-built. 她很苗条，她的男朋友很魁梧。 B. She is a little overweight, so she decided to lose weight. 她有一点超重，所以她打算减肥。 (2) 身高 （height） medium height 中等身材; average height 一般身材; below average 低于平均身高; tall 高的; short 矮的; tallish 有些高的; middle-sized 身高中等的; of medium height 中等身材; 1.78 meters 身高1.78米. A. He used to be middle-sized, but when he is getting old , he is becoming short. 他原本是中等身材，但随着年龄的增长，她变矮了。 脸型（face）: round 圆的; thin 瘦的; long 长的; square 方的。 A. She eats too much these days , so her face is getting round . 她最近吃得太多了，所以她的脸变圆了。 头发（hair）: (1) 发型（hair style）: straight 直的; curly 卷发的; pigtails 辫子; crew cut 平头; bald秃头的。 A. Her hair is brown and curly. 她有着一头棕色而卷曲的头发。 (2) 发色(hair color): jet-black 乌黑的; fair 金色的; blonde 淡黄色的; golden 金黄色的; dyed 染色的; brunette 浅黑色的; mousey 灰褐色的; chestnut 栗色的. A. She is a beautiful girl with fair hair. 她是一个金发美女。 眼睛（eye）: deep-set 深陷的; sunken 凹陷的; bulging/protruding 凸出的; eyelashes 睫毛; eyebrows 眉毛. A. His eyes are deep-set because he has worked till midnight for a long time. 他的眼睛深陷，因为他这段时间经常工作到深夜。 B. He had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen. 她有一双我从未见过的漂亮蓝眼睛。 鼻子(nose): long 长的; straight 挺直的; big 大的; small 小的; flat 扁平