Unit 1What is beauty?

Module 1 Happiness.

Teaching Aims and Purposes:Teaching Aims and Purposes:

Learn some new words and expressions in this unit

Learn the meanings of beauty in different ages

and places

Learn grammar: inversion

Learn the strategy of summarizing arguments

Reading

New words

former lecturer compliment

look one’s best keep fit

cosmetic surgery regardless of

emphasis obsession fit

current perspective

horrendous

ridiculous endure considerable

free (to do something)

point quaint alter

facelift set out issue

rib stretch tribe ear lobe

New lesson

tattoo

Tattooing is done byinjecting ink underthe skin.

nose-rings

ear-rings

pierce parts of the bodyto be morebeautiful andfashionable

Do you know any other ways in which people try to be more beautiful and fashionable?

powder

eye shadow

eye liner

lipstick

nail polish

cream

health club

exercise machines

keep fitlook better

wear curlers

wear high-heelshoes

sunbathing

yoga

whiten teeth

cosmetic surgery

What do you think of these?Stupid or reasonable? Why?

Scan the passage and answer the questions:

1. What is happening here? Where is this place?

2.Who is the presenter of the program?3.What are the names of SL, EC?4.What business does SL own?

About the text:

Para1: Present the topic.

What is the topic?

What are the jobs of them?

SL, a former top modelEC, a writer and lecturer

Beauty!

Para2: SL’s opinion:

There’s nothing wrong intrying to be beautiful!

How to look after your body:

Para3-6: EC’s opinion:

There will be dangers and it may cause great pain.

Para7-10: The argument.

Face-lifts

Breastimplants

hair transplants

eye operations

Para11: Take calls from listeners.

Can you make a call?Perform the dialogue with your desk-mate!

Let’s imagine you want to be moreattractive,so you use the products or the machines which the doctor recommend to you, but sth terrible happened….

All-white: it made your teeth gowhite,and your lips and tongue too.

Wonder-hair: it made your hair grow faster and then it all fell out.No-spot: it removed your spots and most of the skin on your face.

Thin-Tum exerciser: the elastic bandsbroke and went into your eye, andhurt your eye.

Language points

1. go to any length to do: make efforts to do 不遗余力做……

e.g. 1.They went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret.

他们为了保密尽其所能。

2. She even went to the length of driving me home.

他甚至不嫌麻烦开车把我送回家。

2. former adj. of a person who had a particular status or position in the past 以前的，从前的

e.g. Bill Clinton, the former president of the USA, was born in 1946.

former----latter （前者，后者）

3. start with …… 从… .. 开始• Let’s start with this lesson.• 开幕典礼从主席的演讲开始。• The opening ceremony started with the c

hairman’s speech.• to start with: in the first place 起初 , 首

先• The club had only six members to start w

ith.• 这个俱乐部起初只有六个成员。• begin with end in/with

4. compliment: (n.) admiration, praise

赞美

Compliment (v.) sb on sth.

compliment sb on his courage

e.g. One likes to hear compliments on his appearance.

After class the teacher expressed her compliments on my writing.

5. Look one’s best: to be the most attractive 看上去最美

e.g. She put on her finest clothes hoping to look her best at the ball.

6. cosmetic: (n.) 化妆品

cosmetics

(a.) cosmetic 化妆用的

cosmetic surgery 整容外科

= plastic surgery

e.g. Some educators are concerned that cosmetic surgery is becoming more and more popular among the youth.

7. It’s up to sb. to do sth.

应当由某人来做某事

A: Where shall we go this weekend?

B: It’s up to you.

由你来决定。

8. regardless of : paying no attention to

不管regardless of the wind or rain 不顾风雨regardless of the consequence 不记后

果无论多么困难，这个项目必须在下周一完成。Regardless of the difficulty, the project

must be finished by next Monday.

9. emphasis (n.) 强调

emphasis on sth.

Some schools put/ lay/ place great emphasis on language study.

有些学校极注重语言学习。他很注重独立学习。He puts great emphasis on independent learning.

(v.) emphasize:

stress, put emphasis on ……

e.g.

He emphasized the importance of careful driving.

10. obsession n. the state in which a person is completely filled with thoughts of sth or someone, and cannot think of anything else 痴迷 , 着魔

e.g. He used to have an obsession with computer games.

他过去痴迷于玩电脑游戏。v. obsess 使着迷

11. fit v. to match or be suitable for sth 符合

fit one’s actions to one’s words 言行一致Does the key fit the lock? 这把钥匙能开这把锁吗 ? The manager tried very hard to make sure

that each task fitted his employees’ abilities.

经理尽量做到人尽其才。 fit adj. 适合的

12. current: present, happening now

现行的 , 目前的

current issues / problems / prices

目前的议题 / 问题 / 价格

Watching TV news is an excellent way to keep informed of current affairs.

看电视新闻是了解时事的绝好途径。

13. perspective (n.) 远景 , 观点 , 看法

see the events in their historical perspective

用历史的观点看待这些事件。

After surviving the terrible accident, the man gained a new perspective towards life, finally understanding its value.

幸免于那次严重事故之后 , 那人对人生有了新的看法 , 终于领悟了人生的价值。

14. horrendous adj. extremely shocking; terrible 可怕的

After receiving a horrendous haircut, the woman decided to sue( 起诉 ) the hair salon.

horrendously adv. 可怕的

15. stretch v. to make sth longer, wider or looser, often by pulling it

拉长， 撑大• stretch one’s arms / legs • stretch ear lobes 拉耳垂• stretch the lips 拉嘴唇• neck-stretching 拉长脖子This kind of material is not easy to stretch.这种材料不容易拉伸。stretch n. 伸长，伸展stretcher n. 担架

16. ridiculous adj. very silly and unreasonable 荒谬的， 可笑的

It is ridiculous to wear a suit and a pair of trainers at the same time.

西服配运动鞋一起穿很可笑。

ridicule n. / v. 戏弄， 嘲笑

• 17. endure

• endure pain/suffering/hardship/cold

• ( 忍受痛苦 / 苦难 / 艰苦 / 寒冷 )

• 我不能容忍他的无理行为。• I cannot endure his unreasonable action.

• endurable adj. 可忍的，能持久的• endurance n. 忍耐 , 耐劳，忍耐力• enduring adj. 持久的， 耐久的

18. considerable adj. 相当多 ( 或大， 重要 ) 的 considerate adj. 考虑周全的 E.g. The farmers suffered a considerable lo

ss because of the stormy weather.

暴风雨天气使农民们蒙受了巨大损失。 你真是考虑周全把座位让给我。 It is considerate of you to give your seat to

me.

19. point n. purpose or aim (of sth) 意义 ,目的

There’s little (no) point in reciting gram

matical rules without understanding them. 不加理解的背诵语法规则根本没有意义。

point n. 分数，得分，小数点，尖端 v. 指出，指向

20. quaint adj. attractive and unusual, especially in an old-fashioned way 稀奇的， 古怪的，古色古香的

I am looking forward to taking a trip to Lijiang, a quaint and charming old town.

(奇特而迷人的古城 )

quaintly adv. 新奇有趣地，古色古香地quaintness n. 新奇有趣， 古色古香

21.alter

vt. 改变，改动This machine must be altered to meet

the new needs.

vi. 变样，改变Our village has greatly altered since li

beration.

alternation n.改变，改动alternative adj. 引起改变的 ,二择其一的

22. issue

n. 争议的问题，发行物The key issue they are concerned about is

whether students should wear school uniforms.

The latest issue of this magazine sells well.

v. 发行， 出版，颁布issue an order 发布命令issue a statement 发表声明

Language points:

1.In the studio today are beautiful women to help answer these questions!

In the studio 是表示地点的介词短语， 当置于句首时，且动词为不及物动词，要采用全部倒装。 即谓语动词位于主语前，

eg. ① In the forest lived a group of strange-looking people.

② At the corner stands a man selling newspapers.

③ Along the dusty road came a group of tourists.

注意： 当主语为代词时， 主谓不倒装

Behind the counter he stood.

链接高考链接高考

1.Just in front of our house ____ with a history of 1,000 years. (2006 上海春招）

A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands

B

2. On top of the books ____ the photo album you’re looking for. (2005 上海春招）

A. is B. are C. has D. have

A

Homework Practice and remember the new words in this part.