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Unit 1 Face values
What do you know about Peking Opera masks?
How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned? What do they represent?
Activity 1: watch and answer
Six kinds of Peking Opera masks
honest and loyal
upright and brave
bold and rough
fierce
disloyal and clever
funny and entertaining
These masks with different colors make it easy for us to recognize the personalities of different figures.
As an old Chinese saying put it, the face is the index of the heart.(相由心生)
Does the appearance always reveal the true personality?
What does each picture tell you about the characters?
The Ugly Duckling
A rejected outsider who appears ugly can later transform into a beautiful/ successful person.
2. In me the tiger sniffs the rose.(心有猛虎,细嗅蔷薇)
Someone who appears fierce can be gentle and soft on the inside.
3. Someone who appears small and weak can have great ambitions.
Activity2: look and answer
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Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don’t decide upon something based just on its “face”.
Unit 1 Face values
Understanding ideas
1.Over _____ of people are fairly satisfied or completely satisfied with their appearance.
A.70% B. 50% C. 30%
2. ______ are almost as satisfied with their looks as older generations.
A.Teenagers B. Children C. Adults
3. ________ in terms of appearance.
A. Men are more satisfied than woman
B. Women are more satisfied than men
C. Men and women are almost equal satisfied
4. People in ______ are the happiest with their look.
A.Latin America B. China C. Russia
5. _______ are the most self-critical, with over one in ten “not at all satisfied”.
A. South Korean people B. Japanese C. Chinese
Complete the quiz and check P2 for answers
Lead in
Do you think one’s appearance is important?
Are you satisfied with your outside look?
Read the title and predict the content.
Pre-reading
my appearance
my personality
my thoughts on appearance
and inner beauty.
Genre:
The main idea(s):
While-reading
interview
“Me” means different things to different people.
People can learn to appreciate their own beauty.
Beauty is not just about looks — it’s about how you see yourself.
Three interviewee’s opinions
Dr Hart’s comments
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Read carefully and complete the diagram.
Statements:
• I want to 1_________________________.
• I have become 2 __________________________________________________
________________________________.
• The positive comments 3 ______________________.
Dr Hart’s comment:
4 ________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Jade
look good in my selfies
addicted to editing and posting my selfies, and checking my phone for comments
boost my confidence
Jade’s obsession with online photo editing shows her lack of confidence and need for other people’s attention, but the image she presents to obtain the praise of others is not the real one. People who pretend to be someone they are not tend to misjudge themselves
The real you is beautiful.
1.Are you obsessed with selfies? Why or why not?
2.Whose attitude towards selfies do you agree with, Jade, her father or Dr Hart? Why?
Think and share
Statements:
• I was surprised at 5____________________________________.
• I perceived that 6 _____________________________________.
Dr Hart’s comment:
7 ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Anthony
how good I looked after the makeover
external beauty isn’t totally worthless
External beauty shouldn’t be completely overlooked because making an effort with the image we present to the world can help us to make a positive first impression on others and boost our confidence
External beauty is also important.
How would you balance the equation of “100% beauty”? Why?
Think and share
___% inner beauty
___% external beauty
100% beauty
Statements:
• My attempts to lose weight brought me 8______________________.
• A plus-size model 9 _________________________________________
___________________________________.
• I realised that 10 ____________________________________________
_____________________.
Dr Hart’s comment:
11 _______________________________________________________.
Emma
pain and poor health
showed me that it is possible to be attractive and confident even if you are large
my health, mental and physical is the most important thing
Good health is beautiful and makes us happier and more confident
Being healthy is beautiful.
What do you think of the phenomenon of taking thinness as a symbol of beauty in society?
Think and share
1. To persuade people to edit their photos less.
2. To prove that external beauty is not the most important thing.
3. To show the true meaning of beauty.
4. To warn readers about the physical dangers of losing weight.
Choose the purpose of the passage.
Post-reading
The real you
is beautiful.
External beauty
is also important.
Being healthy
is beautiful.
Enjoy a short video about Eileen Gu’s opinion towards beauty.
In addition to those comments in the passage, what other ways do you think can make you become a better person?
Five Actions You Can Take to Become a Better Person
See yourself for who you are.
Accept responsibility.
Have respect for others and yourself.
Set realistic goals for yourself.
Recognize opportunities to grow and change.
1. boost one’s confidence ________________
2. a lack of confidence ________________
3. pretend to be ________________
4. tend to do sth ________________
5. external beauty ________________
增加自信心
缺乏自信
假装是
倾向于做某事
外在美
Important phrases
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6. make an effort __________________
7. leave a positive first impression __________________
8. stare at __________________
9. drive sb to do sth __________________
10. nothing but __________________
11. come across __________________
Important phrases
(偶然)遇到
作出努力
留下积极的第一印象
凝视
驱使某人做某事
只有
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