英语北师大版必修6 Unit18 Beauty--Lesson 1 What Is Beauty(ppt).ppt

Lesson 1  What Is Beauty 1. Everyone has different views on what is Beauty. 2. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning? A. Beauty is only skin-deep. B. Birds of a feather flock together. C. The eyes of lover are blind. Can you find out any Chinese equivalents to the expression? A. 金玉其外, 败絮其中. B. 物以类聚, 人以群分. C. 情人眼里出西施. 1. Never changing consistent 2. made of wool woolen 3. fat overweight 6. go together with accompany 7. a variety of a wide range of 8. a personal view or opinion subjective 9. part of a situation dimension 1. Describe one way that standards of beauty have changed with time. In the 19th century Europe, women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape that is no longer considered healthy. 2. According to the writer, what three things influence people’s perceptions of beauty? They are society, time and culture. 3. How are tattoos seen nowadays compared to the past? They are seen as a form of body art. 4. Why does the writer think that we human race would die out if we all saw physical beauty in the same way? Because the survival of society itself rely on people seeing beauty in difference and depth. 5. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty? Because inner beauty is found in all sorts of personality character traits. Discuss in pairs. What are some of the fashions or physical appearances that used to be considered attractive but no longer are? Example: In China, women used to wear jewelers on their heads, but the fashion no longer exists. Can you work out the main structure of the whole passage? Introduction Argumentation Summary One in every ten people 十分之一的人 Husband-to –be Would-be husband Would-be mother Prospective mother Grammar focus We use used to and would to describe the things that happened in the past but no longer happ