(共38张PPT)
Unit 1
Face values
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Learn words related to appearance and self-image, and use them to express ideas clearly. Understand videos about Peking Opera masks, discuss personality-mask matches. Analyze passages about beauty perceptions, complete diagrams with text details, and identify the purpose of texts.
Recognize diverse attitudes toward self-image, fostering respect for individual and cultural differences in beauty standards.
Break down passages to extract personal stories and expert comments, analyzing how they present views on beauty. Imagine and discuss personal beauty stories, applying text ideas to design original perspectives on self-image.
Use “passage analysis” and “class discussions” to organize knowledge. Apply skills to analyze other social-issue texts. Reflect on personal beauty attitudes and take ownership of learning about self-image.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Learn appearance/self-image words, understand Peking Opera mask videos, discuss personality-mask matches, analyze beauty-perception passages, and complete diagrams with text details.
Analyzing how personal stories and expert comments in passages present beauty views, and designing original self-image perspectives by applying text ideas.
Lead-in
PART. 02
What do you know about Peking Opera
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
Six.
A red mask represents a hero with positive characteristics such as honesty and loyalty.
A black mask represents a bold but rough character, who is serious, fair and selfless.
A blue mask represents a character who is upright and brave in the face of challenges.
A yellow mask represents a fierce character.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
A white mask represents a character who is disloyal, clever and aims to do harm.
Xiaohualian, a black and white mask painted on and round the actor's nose, represents a character who is funny and entertaining, and who easily wins the audience's affection.
2. Which Peking Opera mask most suits your personality Why
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the three pictures
In the first picture, there are four yellow ducklings standing together, one grey duckling standing alone and a swan flying in the sky.
In the second picture, there is a tiger who is smelling a red flower.
In the third picture, there is a cat who is looking in the mirror and imagining itself as a lion.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
2. What does each of the pictures tell you about the characters
In the first picture, the grey duckling may feel lonely and different, and unfairly left out by the other ducklings because of the way it looks. Perhaps it dreams of becoming a beautiful and graceful swan one day.
In the second picture, the tiger looks gentle, sweet and thoughtful, showing its delicate and vulnerable side.
In the third picture, even though the cat is small, it sees itself as being strong and powerful, like a lion.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
3. What can you learn from the pictures
Don't judge someone by their appearance, but look beyond it to find their inner beauty.
It's okay to show your vulnerable side sometimes.
Don't let the way you look stop you from achieving your dreams and ambitions.
Reading
PART. 03
I don’t really care that much about looks.
Are you satisfied with your appearance
Sure. Appearance is just part of who I am, and I’m happy with it.
I don’t really care that much about looks.
No, I’m not. Sometimes I feel a bit insecure about my appearance.
Read the facts about how satisfied people around the
world are with their personal looks and answer the questions.
Over half of people are fairly satisfied or completely satisfied with their appearances.
Teenagers are almost as satisfied with their looks as older generations.
Men and women are almost equal in terms of how satisfied they are.
People in Latin American countries are the happiest with their looks.
Japanese people are the most self-critical, with over one in ten “not at all satisfied”.
1. Do you find any of the facts surprising Why
2. Do you think one’s appearance is important
Why
Look at three photos carefully and guess three persons’ characters from their appearances.
Jade
Anthony
Emma
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Jade, 24, accounting manager
As a song in Ugly Betty puts it, “It’s a pretty person’s world”. I understand this more than most, as I have always been plain-looking. I’m a girl who’d love to look good. Well, who wouldn’t So, ever since I discovered selfie apps that could remove my freckles, enlarge my eyes and even slim my jawline, I have become addicted. I spend hours every day editing my selfies, posting them and eagerly checking my phone a hundred times for comments. Each “like” boosts my confidence. Dad thinks I am a narcissist, but what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares
Jade is too obsessed with selfie apps, editing and posting selfies for hours every day, which shows that she craves others’ attention to make up for her lack of confidence towards her look.
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Anthony, 21, college student
I never really cared about my appearance. That’s why I could never understand my sister, who has 17 lipsticks and can’t decide which one to use every morning. I only used to have five identical pairs of trousers and five identical shirts. When I first moved into my dormitory at college, this made my roommates quite confused as they saw me in the same clothes day after day. Last month they registered me for a TV programme, A New You. It felt bizarre at first. I didn’t like being reviewed from head to toe. But I was surprised at how good I looked after the makeover! For the first time in my life I saw myself as a handsome and well-presented young man. At that moment, I perceived that external beauty isn’t totally worthless. It can be an expression of our personalities, helping us make a good and positive impression on others.
Although Anthony used to not care about his appearance, his attitude changed after a makeover experience. He realised that there is value in making an effort with the way you present yourself.
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Emma, 17, senior high school student
Ever since I was little, I’ve been larger than other girls. For a long time, this really bothered me. People would stare at me because I was “big” and I hated the way I looked. My anxiety drove me to try every means possible to lose weight, including dieting and weight-loss pills, but this brought me nothing but pain and poor health. Everything changed when one day I came across the success story of a plus-size model, Tess Holliday. Although she’s larger than most other models, she’s really attractive and has the confidence to be herself – even in an industry full of beauty stereotypes. Her story changed my ideas about what it means to be beautiful. I realised that my health, mental and physical, is the most important thing. Now I exercise a couple of times a week but just to keep fit. I mean, isn’t it better that I’m large and happy, instead of skinny and unhealthy
Emma had always been ashamed of being larger than other girls, until she came to realise that mental and physical health is more beautiful and important than being skinny and unhealthy, and that confidence itself is attractive.
Choose the purpose of the passage and give your reasons.
To persuade people to edit their photos less.
To prove that external beauty is not the most important thing.
To show the true meaning of beauty.
To warn readers about the physical dangers of losing weight.
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Statements:
I want to 1.______________________
I have become 2.____________________________
______________________________________________
The positive comments 3._____________________
Jade
look good in my selfies
addicted to editing and posting my selfies, and checking my phone for comments
boost my confidence
Dr Hart’s comment:
4.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Jade's obsession with online photo editing shows her lack of confidence and need for other people's attention, but the image she presents to obtain the praise of others is not the real one. People who pretend to be someone they are not tend to misjudge themselves.
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Statements:
I was surprised at 5._________________________________
I perceived that 6.___________________________________
Anthony
Dr Hart’s comment:
7.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
how good I looked after the makeover
external beauty isn't totally worthless
External beauty is also important because making an effort with the image we present to the world can help us to make a positive first impression on others and boost our confidence.
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Statements:
My attempts to lose weight brought me I have become 8.__________________________________
A plus-size model 9.__________________________
______________________________________________
I realised that 10.____________________________
______________________________________________
Emma
Dr Hart’s comment:
11._________________________________________________________________
pain and poor health
showed me that it is possible to be attractive and confident even if you are large
Good health is beautiful and makes us happier and more confident.
my health, mental and physical, is the most important thing
Now talk about which story or comment makes the greatest impression on you and give your reasons.
Appreciating the writing techniques of the passage.
Comparison and contrast(比较法)
Examples(举例法)
Quote(引用)
Rhetorical Question(反问)
Think & share
1. Do you agree that “It’s a pretty person’s world” Why
2. Has your understanding of the importance of appearance changed after reading the passage Why
3. In addition to those methods mentioned in the passage, what other ways do you think can make you become a better person
4. Have you encountered any difficulties in understanding the main idea of this passage Share them with the class and ask for advice.
Vocabulary
1. pretend
pretend to be + n./adj. 假装……
pretend to do 假装做某事
pretend to be doing 假装正在做某事
pretend to have done 假装已经做了某事
例题:
The boy pretended to _____________ (forget) about the appointment, hoping to avoid his friend’s complaint.
have forgotten
Vocabulary
2. identical
identify v. 识别;确认;把...等同于...
identity n. 身份;特性
be identical to/with... 与……完全相同
be identical in... 在……方面完全相同
Identity card=ID card 身份证
例题:
These two paintings are _________ (identify) in style, but art experts can tell the original from the copy.
identical
Vocabulary
3. bother
bother sb. with sth. 用某事来烦扰某人
bother to do/doing sth. 花时间/精力做某事
It bothers sb. to do sth./that... 使某人苦恼的是……
例题:
As a friend, I don’t want to bother you ______ my personal troubles, but I really need someone to talk to.
with
Vocabulary
4. acknowledge
acknowledge having doing sth. 承认做了某事
acknowledge... as/to be... 认为……是……
It is widely/generally acknowledged that... 普遍认为……
例题:
It is widely _____________ (acknowledge) that the rapid development of AI has greatly changed people’s work and life styles.
acknowledged
Vocabulary
5. obsessive
obsess v. 使迷恋;使心神不宁
obsessed adj. 着迷的;迷恋的;心神不宁的
be obsessive about... 对……痴迷
be obsessed with... 对……着迷
例题:
Some students are _________ (obsess) about getting perfect scores, which often makes them feel stressed and anxious.
obsessive
Exercise
PART. 04
1. It has been widely _____________ (承认) that regular physical exercise contributes significantly to improving both physical and mental health.
2. The two phones look _________ (相同的), but they have different internal configurations.
3. Female students under twenty-one were required to live in ___________ (寝室) or approved residences.
4. Some people are _________ (痴迷的) about vitamin supplements by taking medicine.
5. The local government has taken effective steps to _______ (促进) consumption.
acknowledged
Exercise: 单词拼写
identical
dormitories
obsessive
boost
1. She opened a book, __________ (pretend) to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
2. We tend to blame TV for problems it doesn’t really cause, ___________ (overlook) our own roles in shaping children’s minds.
3. He also reminds us of the need to look at our past with honesty and acknowledge mistakes and _____________ (misjudge).
4. The CEO is reported ___________________ (acknowledge) the company’s role in the environmental damage in the conference the other day.
pretending
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
overlooking
misjudgments
to have acknowledged
Summary
PART. 05
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Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning about Peking Opera masks
Reading
Vocabulary
analyze passages about beauty perceptions and identify the purpose of texts
understand how personal stories and expert comments in passages present beauty views
Homework
PART. 06
Summarise what we have learnt in this lesson;
Prepare for the next lesson.
Homework
See you next class!