What Is Beauty?,Objectives:,You will be able to: 1). understand the passage by using reading strategies; 2). do the summary guided by teacher 3).retell the topic “Whats Beauty?”; based on the summary; 4). talk about “beauty” in your eyes.,What do you think is beauty?,Have a discussion in pairs, then voice your opinion.,Lets enjoy some pictures. Do you think they are beautiful?,Am I beautiful?,Long neck!,Papua New Guinea tribe 新几内亚土著部落,Beauty is quite different in the eye of different people.,Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. - Margaret Wolfe Hungerford,In Chinese, it means “情人眼里出西施”.,Fast reading:deal with the new words (part 3 P34),2. true or false (work sheet),1.never changing: consistent 2.made of wool: woolen 3.fat: overwight 4.responsibility or promise: commitment 5.disappear or stop existing completely:die out 6.go together with: accompany 7.a variety of: a wide range of 8. a personal view or opinion: subjective 9. part of situation: dimension,Read quickly and decide what the main idea of the text?There was no consistent views on beauty.,Read and match the headings for each paragraph.,1 Ideas of beauty change with time.Inner beauty is much more important.There was no consistent views on beauty.Culture remains a major part in determining ideas of beauty.Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.There are no precise criteria for judging what is beautiful.,Read and decide the structure of the text,Main idea: Paragraph 1 Supporting details: Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 Conclusion: Paragraph:6,Read for details: Read paragraph 2 and 3 to find specific information. (work sheet),In 19th century,In the past,In some countries,In other cultures,corsets,woolen shawls,to achieve a body shape,to be attractive,tattoo or body art,as an addition to costumes to show family associations to mark criminals,Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for wedding day,Looking a little overweight is considered more attractive,Fill in the blank:,2.Paraphrase the difficult sentences,1).Traditions and fashions, like society itself, change and adapt with time, so it is reasonable that our ideas of beauty change as well.,It is reasonable that our ideas of beauty change because traditions ,fashions and society change over time.,2). In other countries, looking thin for a husband-to-be is not what a woman desire at allrather, looking a little overweight is considered more attractive.,In other countries, a woman doesnt wish she looks thin to her future husband; she thinks it more attractive being a little fat.,3). We are influenced by our culture, our biology and our time in history to notice physical beauty quickly and easily, but it is inner beauty that requires us to truly see.,Our culture, our biology and our time in history have an effect on us to notice physical beauty quickly and easily, but it is inner beauty that requires us to pay more attention.,3.Read the text and fill the table with the information. (worksheet),eye of the beholder.,Traditions, fashions,society,cultures,Inner,physical,kindness, warmth, a healthy conscience,important,Post-reading: 1.Summarize the reading guided by teacher, then retell based on the summary.,Ask and answer questions about beauty using the following promps.,Beauty is in _,the eye of the beholder,Reason: _opinions _,individual,vary,_ beauty,1.,2.,3.,time,culture,society,_ beauty is,_ to judge,difficult,Beauty is _,Judging it is more _,subjective,multi-dimensional,factors,Physical,Inner,2.speaking: voice your opinions.,Your description should include physical beauty and inner beauty.,Who is the most brilliant person in your eyes? (pair-work),handsome; good-looking; attractive; brilliant; beautiful; pretty; attractive; elegant smooth and white skin; in/out of fashion, looks cool/sweet/cute; smile is sweet/gentle; smile likes sunshine,kind-hearted; patient; hard-working; confident; gentle; humorous; generous , has a great sense of/talent for humour, bring us a lot of laughter/joy/happiness/energy devote oneself to the cause of education/performance/music/charity. ones devotion to sth. moves me. be willing to help the poor/disabled,Basic adjectives and expressions:,Physical:,Inner:,some idiomsa) Beauty is only skin-deep. b) Birds of a feather flock together. c) The eyes of love are blind.,The Chinese meanings of the three idioms: 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,Homework,Write down your summary into a short passage after class.,