1、Unit18-Lesson 1Teaching aims:1.Knowledge and ability aims:.To learn some language knowledges about beauty.To read and understand the passage about beauty.2.Procedure and method:Student-centered Teaching,Task-based Teaching3.Emotional aim:To guide students to treat inner beauty and physical beauty co
2、rrectly.Which one is more beautiful?Typical Chinese beauty!Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?“楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。”云南少数民族：以肥为美，以黑为贵。Beauty is quite different in the eye of different people.Beauty is in the eye of the beholderFamiliar?“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”Which of the following idiom is
3、 closest to its meaning?A.Beauty is only skin-deep.B.Birds of a feather flock together.C.The eyes of lover are blind.Can you find out the Chinese translation to the expression?A.金玉其外,败絮其中.B.情人眼里出西施.C.物以类聚,人以群分.Match these words with their definition.1.Consistent2.Adapt3.Physical4.Inner5.Accompany6.S
4、ubjective7.Dmitmenta.go together withb.responsibility or promisec.part of a situationd.a personal view or opinione.never changingf.concerning material thingsg.a persons mind or soulh.become accustomed to a new situationStep3.ReadingTask1.Fast Reading(2min)1.How many types of beauty are being mention
5、ed in this text?What are they?.They are physical beauty and inner beauty.Task2.Detailed ReadingPlease read the passage carefully and finish the exercises1.How does the writer explain the words“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”?There are no _ on beauty,and standards of beauty _.Task2.Detailed Rea
6、ding2.In 19th-century Europe,women used to_.A.wear woolen shawls across their shouldersB.B.have tattoos or forms of body artC.C.wear corsets to achieve a body shapeD.D.follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for their wedding day4.If we all saw physical beauty in the sameway,the hum
7、an race would _.A.develop in the same wayB.look the same as each otherC.soon die out D.have the same criteria about beauty5.When judging a persons inner beauty,we may consider his _.A.kindness B.warmthC.healthy conscience D.all of the above6.According to the text,which of thefollowing dimensions doe
8、snt influence ourjudgement of physical beauty?_A.biology B.time C.culture D.feelingTask2.Detailed Reading1.How does the writer explain the words“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”?There are no _ on beauty,and standards of beauty _.consistent viewchange across time and cultural groups2.In 19th-cen
9、tury Europe,women used to_.A.wear woollen shawls across their shouldersB.B.have tattoos or forms of body artC.C.wear corsets to achieve a body shapeD.D.follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for their wedding dayc4.If we all saw physical beauty in the sameway,the human race would _
10、.A.develop in the same wayB.look the same as each otherC.soon die out D.have the same criteria about beautyC5.When judging a persons inner beauty,we may consider his _.A.kindness B.warmthC.healthy conscienceD.all of the above 6.According to the text,which of the following dimensions doesnt influence
11、 our judgement of physical beauty?_A.biology B.time C.culture D.feelingDDBeautyPhysicalbeautyInnerbeautychange and adapt withmuch more important(para5.)time(para2.)culture(para3.)no precise criteria(para4.)Conclusion:There was no consistent view on beauty.(para1.)Beauty has more than one dimension“B
12、eauty is in the eye of the beholder”.Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder.(para6.)judging inner beauty is more subjectivebe accompaniedby1(Para3)Culture influences our ideas of beauty:Example:in some countries:_ in other cultures:_Young women follow slimming diets to loose extra kilos in p
13、reparation for their wedding day.Looking thin for a husband-to-be is not what a woman desires at all.In contemporary society,culture influences the standards of beauty greatly.(Para2)Our ideas of beauty change with time:in the pastnowWomen used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape.Men would wear
14、woolen shawls across their shoulders.used tattoos as an addition to costumes to show family relationship or to mark criminals.It is no longer considered healthyIt is not seen as attractiveIt is a form of body artTraditions and fashions change with time.Step5.According to the text and cues,wirte down
15、 the missing words.What is beauty relies on people seeingbeauty in difference and(1)_(deep).However,there are no(2)_ view onbeauty.Standards of beauty(3)_ acrosstime.For example,in the 19th century,menwould wear(4)_(wool)shawls acrosstheirshoulders,but now few men will wear(5)_.Nowdays,(6)_(cultural
16、)plays animportant part in determining our ideas ofbeauty.Step5.According to the text,wirte down the missing words.There are no precise criteria which can beused to(7)_(judgement)what isbeautiful.Physical beauty must be(8)_(accompany)by an attractionto something deeper within a person,which isfound
17、in a wide(9)_ of personalqualities.In fact,it is inner beauty thatrequires us to(10)_(true)see.Step5.According to the text and cues,wirte down the missing words.What is beauty relies on people seeingbeauty in difference and(1)_(deep).However,there are no(2)_ view onbeauty.Standards of beauty(3)_ acr
18、osstime.For example,in the 19th century,menwould wear(4)_(wool)shawls acrosstheirshoulders,but now few men will wear(5)_.Nowdays,(6)_(cultural)plays animportant part in determining our ideas ofbeauty.depthconsistentchangewoollenculturethemStep5.According to the text,wirte down the missing words.Ther
19、e are no precise criteria which can beused to(7)_(judgement)what isbeautiful.Physical beauty must be(8)_(accompany)by an attractionto something deeper within a person,which isfound in a wide(9)_ of personalqualities.In fact,it is inner beauty thatrequires us to(10)_(true)see.judgeaccompaniedrangetrulyStep6.To sum up what we have learned in this classStep7.Homework:1.To find out the sentences which indlude“used to”or“would”.3.Finish 英语学习辅导报中Lesson1 的“练练吧”部分.2.To underline the basic language points,including phrases and words.
