1、What is beauty?Unit18 Lesson1貂蟬貴妃昭君西施The four beauties in Chinese ancient time. 楚王好細腰，宮中多餓死。A beauty should be slim!Tang DynastyA beauty should be fat!Han Dynasty“環(huán)肥燕瘦”三寸金蓮殘忍的美（南唐至清朝末期）小腳美人In the past, a woman had to have a pair of small feet to be called a beautythree inch golden lotus西方人的輪廓，亞洲人的溫婉

2、、含蓄，融貫東西方的女性美，讓世人賞心悅目。 美麗，源至印度杰薩梅爾Indian beauty like heavy make up.In the eye of Karen people, beautiful women must have a very long neck.泰國克倫族長脖子女人的 美與痛呂燕，初出茅廬時，那讓國人鄙夷的小眼睛、塌鼻子、厚唇、雀斑臉卻被世界時尚大師稱為“具有東方氣質(zhì)的極致之美”。她，一直是個在美與丑之間交替生存的特例！中國人認為她丑得可怕，外國人認為她美得驚人。國際名模呂燕Western people : Lv Yan is beautiful.Chinese

3、people: Lv Yan is ugly.What is beauty to them?Look at more pictures and think:To cows, what is beauty?A place with green grass is a beauty.To ducks, What is beauty?A pool of clean water is a beauty. To a child, what is beauty?A big ice-cream is a beauty.To an old farmer, what is beauty?A golden autu

4、mn with a good harvest is a great beauty.So we can conclude from these pictures that beauty is quite different in the eye of different people.Ex.2 Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning? a) Beauty is only skin-deep. b) Birds of a feather flock together. c) The eyes of love are blind.

5、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.美是膚淺的。人以群分，物以類聚。愛情是盲目的。Match these words with their definition.1.Consistent2.Adapt3.Physical4.Inner5.Accompany6.Subjective7.Dimension8mitmenta.go together withb.responsibility or promisec. part of a situationd. a personal view or opinione. never changingf. involv

6、ing the bodyg. a persons mind or soulh. become accustomed to a new situationTrue or False?1. Margaret Wolfe believed that the standard of beauty always keeps the same.2. Nowadays, if you wear corsets to achieve a body shape, it will be considered unhealthy.3. In all cultures, a beauty should be alwa

7、ys slim.In 19th-century Europe, women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape.4. The human race would soon die out if we could only see beauty within a set of limited criteria.5. Nowadays, tattoos are used to mark criminals. .In 19th-century Europe, women would wear woolen shawls across their s

8、houlders.Nowadays, in the western world, one in every ten people has a tattoo or a form of body art. 科比宋江In the past, some cultures used tattoos to mark criminals so that they could easily be recognised.In 19th-century Europe, men would wear woollen shawls across their shoulders.Read the text again

9、and answer the questions.1. According to the writer, what three things influence peoples ideas of beauty?2. Describe one way that standards of beauty have changed with time.3. How are tattoos seen nowadays compared to the past?4. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?5

10、.Why does the writer think that “the human race would die out if we all saw physical beauty in the same way”?1. According to the writer, what three things influence peoples ideas of beauty?History , society, and culture influence peoples ideas of beauty.2. Describe one way that standards of beauty h

11、ave changed with time. Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape that we now consider unhealthy.3. How are tattoos seen nowadays compared to the past? Tattoos are now generally accepted as a form of body art but in the past, they used to mark family associations and were even used to mark c

12、riminals4. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?Inner beauty is found in a wider range of personal qualities and depends on the personality and preferences of the person judging it.5.Why does the writer think that “the human race would die out if we all saw physical b

13、eauty in the same way”?_The writer believes that if we all saw beauty in the same way, we wouldnt be able to find marriage partners since people dont all look the same.new lifeLook for the true beauty There is beauty everywhere; for us, we dont lack beauty but lack discovery. Beauty refers to someth

14、ing or somebody that makes people feel happy and comfortable. It consists of inner beauty and physical beauty, including beauty of nature, beauty of language, beauty of behavior, and beauty of soul. And it is important to remember that inner beauty is more important than physical beauty. True beauty

15、 comes from the inside; from your character and personality. 1. Be confident and outgoing. 2. Be positive and a good listener. 3. Be honest and kind to others. 4. Be a good student. Dont do dangerous/stupid things in order to become popular, such as smoking, drinking, drunk driving, or taking illega

16、l drugs. How to make yourselves more beautiful?Physical:Inner:1. Smile! 2. Stand up straightly!3. Take care of your hair!4. See to your skin!5. Get enough sleep!6. Do exercise!SummaryThere was no_ (consistence) view on beauty.The standards of Physical beauty changes all the time. In 19-th century Eu

17、rope,women wore corsets to achieve a body shape and men wore_(wool) shawls across there shoulders. Nowadays, people think _ former is _(health) and the latter is unattractive. In some countries, brides want to be slim _ in other countries, being a little overweight _(consider) more attractive.Nowadays, people pay more attention _ inner beauty, _ involves a wide range of personal qualities, eg. Kindness,warmth, a healthy con