佛山一中邱宝芹What is beauty

Para. 5
Para. 6
The structure of the passage
Be influenced by No consistent view on beauty
(Introduction)
Time Society Culture No precise criteria Be accompanied by something deeper Has more than one dimension (conclusion)
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Step 3 Post-reading: writing (15 mins)
(group work) Aims:
1. Write a complete paragraph;
2. Practise using the skills of giving examples and making comparisons
Second reading (scanning) Fill in the blanks with missing information Women used to wear _______ corsets wollen shawls Men would wear ________ (Give examples) 1. now: a body art addition to 2. in the past: an _______ Tatto costumes, to show family associations or to mark ___________ criminals ________ Culture Follow _________ slimming diet (Give Bride overweight examples) Prefer to be ___________ Time
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Beauty is only skin-deep. Birds of a feather flock together. The eyes of love are bind
Step 2 While-reading (20 mins) (class work) First reading (skimming)
Teaching aids ★ a projector ★ a multi-media computer system
Teaching procedures ★ Pre-reading: lead-in
★ While-reading
1. first reading (skimming)
2. second reading (scanning)
Para. 1 Para. 2
There was no consistent view on beauty. Traditions and fashions, like society itself, change and adapt with time, so it is reasonable that our ideas of beauty change as well. Culture remains a major part in determining our ideas of beauty.
Teaching aims 1. Objectives for knowledge: ① ★ learn the new vocabulary ★ understand the passage and work out its structure ② ★ know the words “used to” and “would”
Unit 18 Lesson 1 What is beauty?
佛山一中 邱宝芹
Analysis of the teaching material Analysis of the students Teaching aims Teaching methods
Teaching procedures
Analysis of the teaching material ★ an abstract but interesting topic
Second reading (scanning) Aims:
1. Review the new words;
2. Understand the content of the text;
3. Understand the ways the author develops the paragraphs.
★ write a complete short passage
③ ★ language and grammar
Difficult points
★ work out the structure of the text
★ understand the content of the text
★ write a complete paragraph
Para. 3
Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para. 4
There are no precise criteria which can be used to judge what is beautiful. Physical beauty must also be accompanied by an attraction to something deeper within a person. Beauty, therefore, has more than one dimension.
★ a difficult passage
★ lots of new words
★ a clear structure
Analysis of the students ★ have learnt the strategies for working out the meaning of words through context ★ have had some ideas of how to write an English paragraph ★ may have difficulty in understanding the text
Write a complete paragraph based on the given topic using the following structure and writing skills. Give examples
Introduction
(a topic sentence) Make Comparisons used to & would Conclusion
Homework
Write a short passage with the topic sentence “Inner beauty outweighs physical beauty”.
Do you think these ladies are beautiful?
being pleasing to the mind – inner beauty
Do you think these ladies are beautiful?
Do you think these ladies are beautiful?
Conclusion
Summary
1. The main idea of the text: ★ The idea of beauty changes with time, culture and society. ★ Physical beauty must be accompanied by something deeper. ★ Beauty has more than one dimension. 2 .The method of writing a complete paragraph: Introduction – development – conclusion
Aims:
1. Understand the text as a whole;
2. Work out the structure of the passage.
First reading (skimming) Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Step 2 While-reading
Second reading (scanning) Fill in the blank with missing information No precise criteria (Make a comparison) Life long commitment __________ rely on Different Survival of society _________ criteria The human race die out would ________. A set of limited criteria
Something 1. Found in a wide _________ of range deeper personal qualities (Give an 2. Judging the appeal of one’s inner explanation) subjective beauty is _________.
Pretty boy – the boys who look like girls
Tomboys – the girls who look like boys
For example: The idea of beauty changes with time.
Give examples or make comparisons
Teaching aims 2. Objectives for ability:
★ working out the meaning of words through context
★ reading skills (skimming and scanning) ★ writing skill
Teaching aims 3. Objectives for moral:
★ learn to appreciate true beauty
★ understand that inner beauty is more important than physical beauty
Teaching methods ★ Student-centered teaching method ★ task-based teaching method
★ Post reading: writing
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Pre-reading (lead-in) (5 mins)
Aims:
1. To arouse the students’ interest in the topic;
2. To help students understand the abstract concepts; 3. To achieve the moral aim.
What is beauty? the qualities of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind
---- Oxford Dictionary
Do you think these ladies are beautiful?
being pleasing to the sense – physical beauty