What is beauty? Unit18 Lesson1 陈缘缘

赵飞燕 Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?—— “楚王好细腰，宫中多饿死。”（汉朝） In the Han Dynasty, a beauty should be slim.

In the Tang Dynasty, a beauty should be overweight. 杨贵妃 在唐朝，体态丰腴代表家境富裕、营养丰富，意味着荣誉和财富。 杨玉环深得唐玄宗喜爱，天下女子争相效仿、以她为美。 In the Tang Dynasty, a beauty should be overweight.

小脚美人 三寸金莲——残忍的美 （南唐至清朝末期） In the past, a woman had to have a pair of small feet to be called a beauty three inch golden lotus

Indian beauty like heavy make up. 西方人的轮廓，亚洲人的温婉、含蓄，融贯东西方的女性美，让世人赏心悦目。 ——美丽，源至印度杰萨梅尔 Indian beauty like heavy make up.

泰国克伦族长脖子女人的 美与痛 In the eye of Karen people, beautiful women must have a very long neck.

Western people : Lv Yan is beautiful. Chinese people: Lv Yan is ugly. 国际名模——吕燕 吕燕，初出茅庐时，那让国人鄙夷的小眼睛、塌鼻子、厚唇、雀斑脸却被世界时尚大师称为“具有东方气质的极致之美”。她，一直是个在美与丑之间交替生存的特例！中国人认为她丑得可怕，外国人认为她美得惊人。 Western people : Lv Yan is beautiful. Chinese people: Lv Yan is ugly.

So we can conclude from these pictures that beauty is quite different in the eye of different people. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Ex.2 Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning? a) Beauty is only skin-deep. b) Birds of a feather flock together. c) The eyes of love are blind. 美是肤浅的。 人以群分，物以类聚。 爱情是盲目的。 ○

Ex. 3 Read the text quickly and find words and phrases which mean the following: 1 never changing (para. 1) 2 made of wool (para. 2) 3 fat (para. 3) 4 responsibility or promise (para. 4) 5 disappear or stop existing completely (para. 4) 6 go together with (para. 5) 7 a variety of (para. 5) 8 a personal view or opinion (para. 5) 9 part of a situation (para. 6) consistent wool(l)en overweight commitment die out accompany a (wide) range of subjective dimension

Fill in the blank according to the text: adapt with Example Supporting details Time Culture weight corsets to achieve a body shape In 19th century woollen shawls to be attractive tattoos or body art as an addition to costumes to show family associations to mark criminals In the past Young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos in preparation for wedding day In some countries Looking a little overweight is considered more attractive In other culturies

Please read the whole passage again and answer the questions. According to the writer, what three things influence people’s ideas of beauty? 2. What’s the relationship between physical beauty and inner beauty? 3. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?

Answers 1. According to the writer, what three things influence people’s ideas of beauty? According to the writer, time (history), society and culture influence people’s ideas of beauty. (para1. 2.) 2. What’s relationship between physical beauty and inner beauty? Physical beauty must be accompanied by a person’s inner beauty; Judging inner beauty is much more subjective and important than physical beauty. (para5.)

Answers 3. Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty? Because inner beauty is found in a wide range of personal qualities. Judging the appeal of a person’s inner beauty is much more subjective. (para5.)

Summary Beauty ________beauty ＿＿＿beauty change and ＿＿＿with time (para2.) culture (para3.) no precise＿＿＿ There was no_________ view on beauty. (para1.) “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Conclusion: Beauty has more than one________. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. (para6.) much more important (para5.) judging inner beauty is more________. be________＿＿by society(para4.) consistent physical adapt criteria accompanied inner subjective dimension

Discussion Give some examples of the true beauty around us. ● the beauty of nature ● the beauty of language ● the beauty of behavior ● the beauty of soul

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There is beauty everywhere; for us, we don’t lack beauty but lack discovery. Beauty refers to something or somebody that makes people feel happy and comfortable. It consists of inner beauty and physical beauty, including beauty of nature, beauty of language, beauty of behavior, and beauty of soul.

And it is important to remember that inner beauty is more important than physical beauty. True beauty comes from the inside; from your character and personality.

Discussion 2) As a student, how can you make the world and yourself become more beautiful? ＊To make the world a better place, students can design and carry out a plan to make the world a more beautiful place.  Ideas include cleaning up a park, planting flowers, and organizing a recycling effort. And kindness to one another is the key to a more beautiful world to live in.

Physical: Inner: 1. Smile! 2. Stand up straightly! ＊How to make yourselves more beautiful? Physical: 1. Smile! 2. Stand up straightly! 3. Take care of your hair! 4. See to your skin! 5. Get enough sleep! 6. Do exercise! Inner: 1. Be confident and outgoing. 2. Be positive and a good listener. 3. Be honest and kind to others. 4. Be a good student. Don’t do dangerous/stupid things in order to become popular, such as smoking, drinking, drunk driving, or taking illegal drugs.

Thanks for attending the class! Homework 1.Review 2.Exercise 8, Page35 3. Exercises 3 & 5, Page81 Thanks for attending the class!