Lesson1Whatisbeauty?KeyWords:DescribingBeautyastonishing,attractive,awesome,beautiful,brilliant,elegant,good-looking,handsome,leavemebreathless,lovely,arealmasterpiece,perfect,powerful,pretty,scenic,superb,superior,athingofgreatbeauty,unbelievablehandsome,good-looking,brilliantattractiveprettylovelygood-lookingbeautifulelegant,graceful,leavesmebreathless

unbelievable,

scenic,awesome,brilliantscenic,astonishing,attractivesuperiorarealmasterpieceperfectastonishing,surprisingelegant,beautiful,gracefulWhatisbeauty?貂蟬貴妃昭君西施ThefourbeautiesinChineseancienttime.HaveyoueverheardthisChinesepoem?——“楚王好細腰，宮中多餓死?！盇beautyshouldbeslim!InTangDynasty,abeautyshouldbefat!Traditionsandfashionschangewithtime.

Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder

“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.”Whichofthefollowingidiomisclosesttoitsmeaning?

A.Beautyisonlyskin-deep.B.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.C.Theeyesofloverareblind.CanyoufindoutanyChineseequivalentstotheexpression?

A.金玉其外,敗絮其中.B.情人眼里出西施.C.物以類聚,人以群分.Somenewwordsinthereadingcorsetshawlwool(l)enblanketwool(l)englovetattoophysicalbeautyclotheskindnessinnerbeautywoolenshawlsbodyshapepersonalqualitiescorsetsWarmthtattoo/bodyart11ahealthyconsciencebeauty1427589311610Fastreading:Physicalbeautyinnerbeautyclothescorsetswoolenshawlstattoo/bodyartbodyshapepersonalqualitieskindnesswarmthAhealthyconscienceBeautyCarefulreading:Readthetextcarefullyandfinishtheexercise.(Para1)HowdoesthewriterexplainMargaretWolfe’swords“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”?①____________________________________________________________________________②____________________________________________________________________________Therewasnoconsistentviewonbeauty.StandardsofbeautychangeacrosstimeandculturalgroupsStandardsofbeautychangeacrosstimeandculturalgroups.Keysentences(Para2)Ourideasofbeautychangewithtime:

inthepastnowWomenusedtowearcorsetstoachieveabodyshape.Menwouldwearwoolenshawlsacrosstheirshoulders.usedtattoosasanadditiontocostumestoshowfamilyrelationshiportomarkcriminals..ItisnolongerconsideredhealthyItisnotseenasattractiveItisaformofbodyartTraditionsandfashionschangewithtime.(Para3)Cultureinfluencesourideasofbeauty:

Example:insomecountries:____________________________________________________________________________inothercultures:____________________________________________________________________________Youngwomenfollowslimmingdietstolooseextrakilosinpreparationfortheirweddingday.Lookingthinforahusband-to-beisnotwhatamandesiresatall.Incontemporarysociety,cultureinfluencesthestandardsofbeautygreatly.whitening

Slimdark云南少數(shù)民族：以肥為美，以黑為貴。Incontemporarysociety,cultureinfluencesthestandardsofbeautygreatly..(Para4)Whydoesthewriterthinkthat“thehumanracewoulddieoutifweallsawphysicalbeautyinthesameway”?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thewriterbelievesthatifweallsawbeautyinthesameway,wewouldn’tbeabletofindmarriagepartnerssincepeoplealllookthesame.(Para5)Paraphrasetheunderlinewordsinthefollowingsentences.

①Physicalbeautymustalsobeaccompaniedbyanattractiontosomethingdeeperwithinaperson.②Judgingtheappealofaperson’sinnerbeautyismuchmoresubjective.判斷一個人的內(nèi)在美是否有感染力是頗為主觀的,③Ittakesmorethanacasualglancetoappreciateanditismuchmoreimportantthanphysicalbeauty.Togettogether外在美一定要靠內(nèi)在魅力來強化AttractionAquicklook,notseriously不似隨意一瞥就能欣賞到那樣容易.Theinnerbeautyismorecomplicatedandimportantthanphysicalbeauty.Pleaseuseonesentencetosummarizethewholetext:Weareinfluencedbyourculture,ourbiologyandourtimeinhistorytonoticephysicalbeautyquicklyandeasily,butitisinnerbeautythatrequiresustotrulysee.Canyouworkoutthemainstructureofthewholepassage?IntroductionArgumentationSummaryBeautyPhysicalbeautyInnerbeautychangeandadaptwithmuchmoreimportant(para5.)time(para2.)culture(para3.)noprecisecriteria

(para4.)Conclusion:Therewasnoconsistentviewonbeauty.(para1.)1.2.3.Beautyhasmorethanonedimension“Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder”.Beautyiscertainlyintheeyeofthebeholder.

(para6.)judging