1. Unit18
Lesson1
What is beauty?

2. Objectives: 1). To practice reading strategies;
2). To learn and use vocabulary related to “beauty”;
3). To make a summary of “What’s Beauty?”;
4). To talk about “beauty” in your eyes.

3. Step 1. Warming up

4. What do you think of these pictures?

8. They are
beautiful!

9. Tang Dynasty
A beauty should be fat!

10. Long neck!
缅甸的克伦族

11. Beauty of
Art

12. Beauty of
Soul

13. 教师是太阳底下最光辉的事业。 Beauty of Language
Teachers are the most brilliant career under the sun.
Beauty of
Language

14. Step 2. Pre-reading

15. Ex.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.
金玉其外, 败絮其中
b) Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚, 人以群分
c) The eyes of love are blind.
情人眼里出西施

16. Beauty refers to something or somebody that makes people feel happy and comfortable. It consists of inner beauty and physical beauty, including beauty of nature, beauty of language, beauty of behavior, and beauty of soul. There is beauty everywhere; for us, we don’t lack beauty but lack discovery.

17. Please match the key words with correct definition.
consistent
adapt
physical
inner
criteria
accompany
subjective
dimension
1. a person’s mind or soul
2. concerning material things
3. standard by which sth.
is judged
4. go together with
5. never change
6. part of situation
7. become adjusted to
new conditions
8. a personal view or opinion

18. Step 3. While-reading

19. Read quickly and decide the topic sentence of the text?
There was no consistent view on beauty. or
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

20. Read for the structure of the text

21. Main idea: Supporting details: Conclusion :
Para._1_
Main idea:
There was no consistent view on beauty.
Supporting details:
Para_2_
Para_3_
Para_4_
Para_5_
Ideas of beauty change and adapt with time.
Culture remains a major part in determining
ideas of beauty.
There are no precise criteria for judging
what is beautiful.
Inner beauty is much more important.
Conclusion :
Para._6___
Beauty has more than one dimension.

22. Please read the text again and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F).

23. True (T) or False (F) questions
1. Margaret Wolfe believed that the standard of beauty always keeps the same.
2. Nowadays, if you wear corsets to achieve a body shape, it will be considered unhealthy.
3. In all cultures, the beauty should be always slim.
The human race would soon die out if we could
only see beauty within a set of limited criteria. F
is not consistent T
some cultures F T

24. Read for details:
Read paragraph 2 and 3 carefully to find specific information.

25. Fill in the blank: Time adapt with Example Supporting details Culture
weight
corsets
to achieve a body shape
In 19th century
woolen shawls
to be attractive
tattoo or body art
as an addition to costumes
to show family associations
to mark criminals
In the past
Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for wedding day
In some countries
Looking a little overweight is considered more attractive
In other cultures

26. Further understanding
Please read the whole passage again and answer the questions.
1. According to the writer, what three things influence people’s ideas of beauty?
2. What’s the relationship between physical beauty and inner beauty?
3. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?

27. Answers
1. According to the writer, what three things influence people’s ideas of beauty?
According to the writer, history, society and culture influence people’s ideas of beauty. (para1. 2.)
2. What’s the relationship between physical beauty and inner beauty?
Physical beauty must be accompanied by a person’s inner beauty; Judging inner beauty is much more subjective and important than physical beauty. (para5.)

28. Answers
3. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?
Because inner beauty is found in a wide range of personal qualities. Judging the appeal of a person’s inner beauty is much more subjective. (para5.)

29. Step 4. Post-reading
Retell the text according to the structure of the text .

30. Main idea: Supporting details: Conclusion :
Para._1_
Main idea:
There was no consistent view on beauty.
Supporting details:
Para_2_
Para_3_
Para_4_
Para_5_
Ideas of beauty change and adapt with time.
Culture remains a major part in determining
ideas of beauty.
There are no precise criteria for judging
what is beautiful.
Inner beauty is much more important.
Conclusion :
Para._6___
Beauty has more than one dimension.

31. Sample: fill in the blanks
There was no consistent view on beauty.
S_______ of beauty change______ time and cultural groups. In her opinion, beauty is in the ___ of the beholder.
Traditions and ______(时尚),change and a____ with time. In contemporary society, culture _______ a major part in determining our ideas of beauty. ____ the influence of history, society and culture, there are no precise_____ (尺度)which can be used to j____ what is beautiful.
______beauty must also be a_________ by an attraction to something deeper within a person. Inner beauty is much more important . T________, beauty has more than one ________.
tandards
across
eye
fashions
dapt
remains
With
criteria
udge
ccompanied
Physical
herefore
dimension

32. Homework
What do you think of artificial beauty (人造美女)? Is it necessary to become more beautiful by operation? Why? Write a passage in about 100 words to express your opinion.

33. Thank You!