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UNIT 1 Skin Deep
Using language
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Esmeralda
Quasimodo
Use some words to describe each of them.
Does a person’s appearance truly reflect his/her quality?
Do you think it is a stereotype that a person’s appearance matters a lot?
Skin deep
Listen to the speech. Choose the title that best describes the topic and give your reasons.
1 How to Hide Scars
2 Our True Self Lies Within
3 The Life Story of Dr Kleck
4 The Psychology of Sadness
3
The Scar Experiment
Basic facts
The researcher: Dr Robert Kleck
Year: 1 0
The procedure:
•2 0was drawn on each volunteer’s face using Hollywood-style make-up.
• Dr Kleck showed the scars to the volunteers.
• He 3 0the scars without the volunteers’ knowing it.
• The volunteers went outside and noted how people 4 .
•They thought that people were ruder to them, and less kind. They thought people 5 ____________the scars.
Findings
• The volunteers 6 others’ behaviour
towards them.
• Who we are is in our heads, not 7 .
• If people choose to feel 8 , they will actually feel that way.
1991
An ugly fake scar
removed
reacted to them
stared at
Learning to learn
Before listening, predict what can be put into the blanks based on the context, part of speech and so on.
Imagined / misunderstood
how we look on the outside
happy and positive
Hello,and thank you for coming. The subject of this speech is self-image,that is,your opinion of your own appearance,abilities, and personality. As we know, psychologists often perform experiments to learn more about human character and behaviour. Today, I’m going to talk about a psychological experiment from 1991. It’s called the Scar Experiment.
This experiment was created by a psychologist called Dr Robert Kleck. First,he found ten volunteers and put