Unit1 What is beauty

The real dangers of this obsession with look, both from eating disorder and from having cosmetic surgery.
People have done horrendous things to try to make themselves look more beautiful.
SL’s viewpoint:
In today’s world, it is important to look your best.
EC’s viewpoint:
Too much emphasis on appearance is bad.
Person
Supporting details
Sue Leslie
Millions of women alter their bodies by having operations.
Society still judges people on how they look, which forces them to worry about their appearance.
Whose views do you agree to, Sue’s or Elizabeth’s? Give some reasons.
What is your own understanding of beauty?
You should watch what your eat and keep yourself fit.
Cosmetics can change people’s way of life. People enjoy coming to Sue Leslie’s health studio.
Elizabeth Cade
Piercing noses (in India and Nepal)
Stretching lips (In Africa)
Listening: Para 1-4
Topic: beauty
People involved in the radio programme:
A host, Sue Leslie, and Elizabeth Cade
Being thin
(In Song Dynasty)
Being thin
(in modern society)
Different standards of beauty in different places
Stretching necks
(in some parts of South-East Asia)
Elizabeth is a __w_r_it_e_r__ and _l_e_c_tu_r_e_r__. She thinks that t_o_o_m__u_ch__e_m_p_h_a_s_is__o_n_a_p_p_e_a_ra_n_c_e
is bad. She has a more _b_a_la_n_c_e_d_ viewpoint.
From the passage we could learn that Sue Leslie now is a _b_u_s_i_n_e_s_s_w_o__m_a_n___ and owns _a__h_e_a_lt_h_s_t_u_d_i_o_.She holds the idea that _a_p__p_e_a_ra_n_c_e__ is important. So she may be trying to p_r_o_m__o_t_e_h_e_r_b_u__s_in_e_s_s__ in the programme.
Unit 1 Reading Suffering to be beautiful
Your understanding of beauty What is beautiful?
Different standards of beauty in different times
Being fat
(In Tang Dynasty)
The host has a _n_e_u_t_ra_l__ point of view and tries to __k_e_e_p_t_h_e_c_o_n__v_e_rs_a_t_io_n__g_o_i_n_g___.
Proverbs about beauty:
1. Don’t judge a book by its cover. 2. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (观看者). 3. Beauty is only skin-deep. 4. Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic. 5. Some people, no matter how old they get, never
lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.
Q and A
--Which proverb do you like best?
-- How do you understand it?
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Assignment : Writing