Unit1 Face values Using language 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第三册

Unit 1 Using language Grammar: Subject clauses a … what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares? b “That my pictures aren’t hurting anyone is what I say, so who cares?” Activity 1: Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentences (a) and (c) are from the reading passage. c It’s true that inner beauty is very important ... d That inner beauty is very important is true ... 1. What is the role of the words in bold in each sentence? The subject of the sentence. 2. In sentence (a), what does “what” refer to? In sentence (a), “what” refers to the thing(s) that / which the speaker says. In sentence (c), “it” refers to “that inner beauty is very important”. 3. What does “it” refer to in sentence (c)? 4. Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (c) instead of sentences (b) and (d)? To place the focus on the end of the sentences, rather than the beginning. Activity 2: Read the passage and choose the correct words. Activity 3: Write an introduction to Ma Xu based on the profile. Use three or four subject clauses in your introduction. Ma Xu is a famous paratrooper. What impress me most are her courage, skill and determination. Though she applied to become a paratrooper in 1961, what made her first application fail was that there were no female paratroopers. What she learnt from this failure was to parachute by training hard in secret. Vocabulary building Activity 4: Read the descriptions and match them to the characters from literature. Appearance Personality Activity 5: Put the words in bold in Activity 9 into the boxes. Add any more you can think of. frightful monstrous small plain thin bookish tall strong … just, righteous, independent, determined, generous, timid, sensitive, courageous, tough, brave, loyal, funny, calm … Activity 6: Choose a character from literature and prepare a speech. Talk about the character’s appearance and personality. Work in pairs and make the speech to each other. Appearance Personality frightful monstrous small plain thin bookish tall strong … just, righteous, independent, determined, generous, timid, sensitive, courageous, tough, brave, loyal, funny, calm … Now give feedback and talk about whether you have used the words in this section properly in your speech. Listening and speaking Activity 6: 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 Skin deep Activity 7: Listen again and complete the fact sheet. 1961 An ugly fake scar stared at reacted to them removed imagined / misunderstood how we look on the outside happy and positive Now give a short introduction to the experiment using the information in the fact sheet. Activity 8: Complete the boxes with the expressions from the speech. Presenting ideas First / Next / Then … After that, … As you can see, ... To sum up, ... Today, I’m going to talk about … The subject of this speech is … Defining a topic Concluding Activity 9: Work in pairs and discuss the questions. What can you learn from the Scar Experiment? Does your appearance influence how you feel inside? Smart expressions: 例如 停止微笑 工作的属性 脸上笑嘻嘻 心里哭唧唧 猜想 申请做某事 体重37.5kg 创全国纪录 一辈子的积蓄 公共福利 变成不同的物品 公正而正义 for instance cease to have smiles cease to do sth the nature of their work laugh on the outside weep on the inside (wept; wept) make an assumption about; assume apply to do sth apply to sb for sth weigh 37.5 kg 主动表被动 set a national record her entire life savings public welfare transform into various objects (宾语/对象/目标) just and righteous Smart expressions: 14. 相貌普通 15. 坚守真我 16.外在形象 17. 表现勇敢 18. 一个勇敢的人 19. 强硬 20. 缺乏自信 14. one’s face is plain 15. remain true to oneself 16. the outward appearance 17. perform brave actions 18. a courageous individual 19. tough 20. lack confidence n. a lack of... $