what is beauty in your eyes? have you ever heard this chinese poem? a beauty should be slim!
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What is beauty in your eyes?
Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?——
“楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。”
A beauty should be slim!
A beauty should be fat!
Tang Dynasty
In 19th-century Europe, women wear corsets to achieve a body shape.
Lesson1
Have you heard of the expression “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Which of the following idioms is closer to its meaning?
A.Beauty is only skin-deep.
B. Birds of a feather flock together.
C. The eyes of lover are blind.
金玉其外 , 败絮其中。
物以类聚 , 人以群分。
情人眼里出西施。
No consistent standard
Beauty changes with time.
Cultural influence
No precise criteria
Inner beauty
Multi-dimension
Match the paragraphs with these headingsMatch the paragraphs with these headingsPara.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Fast-reading
Please match the key words with correct definitions.consistent (para.1)consistent (para.1)
adapt (para.2)adapt (para.2)
physical (para.5)physical (para.5)
inner (para.5)inner (para.5)
criteria (para. 4)criteria (para. 4)
accompany (para.5) accompany (para.5)
subjective (para.5) subjective (para.5)
dimension (para.6)dimension (para.6)
1. a person’s mind or soul1. a person’s mind or soul 2. of the body2. of the body 3. standard by which something 3. standard by which something is judgedis judged 4. go together with4. go together with 5. never changing 5. never changing 6. part of a situation 6. part of a situation 7. change something to make it 7. change something to make it
suitable for a new situationsuitable for a new situation 8. influenced by personal 8. influenced by personal
feelingsfeelings
Fast-reading
criteria
consistent dimension
physical inner
accompany
adapt
subjective
Beauty
Guidance: Relative key words
Can you tell me that the standard or ________ of beauty is ________ or not? Actually, beauty has more than one ________. And we can divide it into ________ beauty and ______ beauty. But which one will ______ with time, culture or something else? Which one must be ___________ by the other one? Which one is more _________ and important?
criteria consistentdimension
physical inneradapt
accompaniedsubjective
consistent adapt physical inner criteria accompany subjective dimension
adapt adapt withwith
In the pastIn the past NowNow
TimeTime
Women___________Women_____________________________________________
Men______________Men__________________________________________________
It is a form of body It is a form of body
artart
Culture Culture In some countriesIn some countries In other culturesIn other cultures
Intensive Reading
Fill in the blank:
In the pastIn the past NowNow
Women usedused toto wear corsets to achieve a body shape.
Men wouldwould wear woolen shawls across their shoulders.
Some cultures used tattoos Some cultures used tattoos as an addition to costumes to as an addition to costumes to show family relationship or to show family relationship or to mark criminals.mark criminals.
It is no longer considered healthy
It is not seen as attractive
It is a form of body art
usedused toto
wouldwould
Culture Culture
In some countriesIn some countries In other culturesIn other cultures
Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for their wedding day.
Looking thin for a husband-to-be is not what a woman desires at all.
1.What is inner beauty? Can you give some examples?
2. Is inner beauty easy to judge? Why?No. This particular kind of attraction is
found in a wide rangea wide range ofof personal qualities, it takes more than a casual glance to appreciate.
kindness, warmth, a healthy conscience…
a wide rangea wide range ofof
Is there any relationship between them?
BeautyBeauty is in ____________________the eye of the
beholder_______ beauty
1.2.3.
timeculturesociety
_____ beauty is__________ to judgedifficult
Judging it is more ______________ and inner beauty is more _______________
subjective
has more than one dimension
changes and adapts with
Physical
Inner
Beauty ______________________________
Summary
important
A Volunteer Teacher
Writing Writing
What Is Real Beauty?
Useful Expressions:1. I think…2. In my opinion, …3. Personally, …4. From my point of view, …5. I suppose that…
Group discussion: What Is Real Beauty?
议论文：议论文：对某事物的存在或发生提出不同观点和看法。对某事物的存在或发生提出不同观点和看法。开头开头： Some (people) think that … In their opinion / In their point of view, …中间中间： while others think quite differently on the issue of… other people argue…结尾结尾： Personally, I stand on the side of… As far as I am concerned, I am (strongly) for / against
… Different people have different opinions.
1. Choose one of the following topics to write
a composition (100-120 words):
(1)What Is Real Beauty
(2) Physical Beauty and Inner Beauty
2. Review the text and find out the difficult
points.
Thank you