课件34张PPT。Lesson 1 What is BeautyLook at the pictures. Do you think the people in the photos are beautiful?2. Everyone has different views on what is Beauty.
Beauty is only skin-deep.
B. Birds of a feather flock together.
C. The eyes of lover are blind.
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.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A. Beauty is only skin-deep.
B. Birds of a feather flock together.
C. The eyes of lover are blind.
shawltattoosFast-readingWhy do we say beauty is in the eye of the beholder? (para 1 )
There was no consistent view on beauty. Standards of beauty change across time and cultural groups.2. How many kinds of beauty are there? What are they?
Two. Physical beauty and inner beauty.Intensive-readingIn 19th century Europe, women would wear 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.TFinish Exercise31. never changing
2. made of wool
3. fat
4. responsibility or promise
5. disappear or stop existing completely
consistent woollen/woolenoverweightcommitment die out6. go together with
7. a variety of
8. a personal view or opinion
9. part of a situation
accompany
a wide range of
subjective
dimension
Summary:beauty“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
There was no consistent view on beauty.(P.1)Physical beauty:Change and
adapt withTime(P.2)
Culture(P.3)Inner beauty:much more important(P.5)Conclusion: Beauty has more than one dimension. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder.(P.6)no precise criteria (P.4)Language StudyPara. 1:
1. There was no consistent view on beauty.
2. standardPara. 2:
1. adapt v. (Note 2)
adapt oneself to sth
adaptable adj.
adaptability n.
2. woollen / woolen adj.
wool n.
3. one in (every) ten
= one out of ten / one tenthPara. 3:
1. follow slimming diets (E.W.)
2. remain v. 剩下;保持;
3. in preparation for = prepare for
4. husband-to-be 未婚夫
5. overweight adj. = fat
6. consider (Note.3)Para. 4:
1. commitment n.
commit v.
be committed to
2. die out (E.W. & Note 4)
3. a set ofPara. 5:
1. accompany v.(E.W.)
2. a wide range of
Para. 6:
1. influence v. & n. (Note 5)
始终一致的;
十分之一;
使某人适应…;
准备;
认为某人/物…;
灭绝;
各种各样的; consistent
one in ten
adapt oneself to sth
in preparation for
consider…to be
die out
a wide range ofTranslation:当我被住宿学校录取以后,我很快就适应了变化.
When I was admitted by a boarding school, I adapted to the change very quickly.
火灾过后一切都没了。
After the fire, nothing remained.他从未想过会成为医生。
He has never considered being a doctor.
我认为他很自私。
I consider him selfish / to be a selfish man。
他有女朋友陪同去舞会.
He was accompanied by his girlfriend to the ball.
很明显,她的画是受到了Picasso的影响.
It is clear that her painting was influenced by Picasso
对美没有一致的看法.
There is no consistent view on beauty.
恐龙已经灭绝了。
Dinosaurs have died out.Artificial BeautyVoice your opinionWhat do you think of artificial beauty (人造美女)?
Would you like to have an artificial beauty as your girlfriend? Why or why not? Grammar focus Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body-shape that is no longer considered to be healthy.
Men would wear woolen shawls across their shoulders.Used to & would
共同点:都可以表示过去的习惯动作和行为。如:
When we were children, we used to/ would go skating every winter.
区别:
He used to work into night but now he goes to bed early.
He would work into night.“used to”强调“今昔对比”,
表示过去总是那样,现在不这样了“would”只是对过去的回想,不含“现在不这样了” 肯定 否定 疑问
Sb used to do sb didn’t use to do Did sb use to do?
Sb would do sb wouldn’t do would sb do?
We _________ live in a small flat but last year we bought a house.
He __________ spend a lot of money on the cinema, but now he only buys computer game.
Harrison Ford ______________ accept the most strange jobs before he became an actor.used to used to used to/would Mr Smith ______________ watch TV all days before he lost his sight.
I ____________ like sea food but now I just love it.used to/would didn’t use toDiscuss in pairs.What are some of the fashions 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.