英语北师大版必修6Unit18BeautyLesson1WhatIsBeauty课件

1、Lesson 1 What Is BeautyLook at the pictures. Do you think the people in the photos are beautiful?consistentwoollenslimoverweightcommitmentdie outaccompanyrangeconscienceadj.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，承诺完全消失，灭绝vt.伴随，陪同n.变化范围，等级，类别n.良心subjectivedimensioncommandtastelessspeartea

2、potbotanyskateboardadj.主观的n.方面，度量n.命令，指挥adj.没有味道的n.长矛n.茶壶n.植物学vi.用滑板滑行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

3、 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.shawltattoosWoolen carpetWoolen gloveFast-readingWhy do we say beauty is in the eye of the beholder? There was no consistent view on beauty. Standards of beauty change across time and

4、 cultural groups.2. How many kinds of beauty are there? What are they? Two. Physical beauty and inner beauty.Physical Beauty How many factors influence peoples perceptions of beauty? What are they? three. time, culture and societyIntensive-readingPhysical BeautyIn 19th century Europe, women would we

5、ar woolen shawls across their shoulders.2. Nowadays, tattoos are used to mark criminals.FF3. In some countries, young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos to prepare for their wedding day.4. The human race would die out if we perceived physical beauty in the same way.TTFinish Exercise31.

6、Never changing consistent 2. made of wool woolen3. fat overweight 4. responsibility or promise commitment 5. disappear or stop existing completely die out6. go together with accompany7. a variety of a wide range of 8. a personal view or opinion subjective9. part of a situation dimension1. Describe o

7、ne 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.Read the text again and answer the questions. 2. According to the writer, what three things influence peoples perceptions of bea

8、uty? 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

9、 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 long

10、er are?Example: In China, women used to wear jewelers on their heads, but the fashion no longer exists.Artificial BeautyVoice your opinionWhat do you think of artificial beauty (人造美女)? Is it necessary to become more beautiful by operation? Why?Do you find any true beauty in our real life? Can you gi

11、ve some examples?True beauty in real lifeCan you work out the main structure of the whole passage?IntroductionArgumentationSummaryIntroduce the topic-standards of beauty change across different times and different cultures.Traditions and fashions, like society, change and adapt with time. The author

12、 also lists several examples to support the idea.In contemporary society, culture remains a significant factor in determining our perception of beauty. Several examples are given to support the idea.With the influence of above-mentioned factors, beauty has no certain criterion in society. If not so,

13、 the society will have no progress!on the other hand, physical beauty must be enhanced by inner thoughts, which is different from person to person. So standard of beauty is also arguable.Summary: beauty, therefore, is much-dimensional. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholders.One in every ten people 十

14、分之一的人Husband-to be Would-be husbandWould-be mother Prospective mother It is reasonable that It is hard to imagine thatIt is estimated thatThe human race would soon die out. die out.Some of the biological races have died out because of the nuclear pollution. 由于核污染,有些物种已经灭绝了。 Grammar focus Women used

15、to wear corsets to achieve a body-shape that is no longer considered to be desirable.Men would wear woolen shawls across their shoulders.We use used to and would to describe the things that happened in the past but no longer happen now.We use used to to talk about activities and state, and we use would to talk about activities.她以前的朋友比我认识的任何人都多。 She used to h