unit-one-what-is-beauty-1st-period

UnitOneWhatisbeauty?stretch/lipsandearlobesstretch/neckspierce/nosesandearsDiscussthequestionsbelow:1.Thesepeoplehavechangedtheirappearancetobebeautiful.Whatdoyouthinkoftheirappearance?Why?2.HowdidpeopleinancientChinachangetheirappearancetolookbeautiful?3.Whatdopeopledotochangetheirappearancenowadays?altered4-inch‘lotusfoot’(三寸金莲）wasconsideredasignofperfectbeautyinancientChinabodypiercingtattooingdentalworkcosmetic/plasticsurgerytanningsufferingtobebeautifulSkimmingLookatthepicturebelow,skimthetranscriptonthefollowingpage,andthenanswerthequestions.1Whatishappeninghere?Whatisthisplace?2Whentherearetwospeakersonaprogramme,whatcanyoupredictabouttheiropinions?3Lookatthetitle.Whatdoyouthinktheywillbetalkingabout?ScanningScanthetranscriptandcompletethesenotes.Inthepast:1removingyour____________(Europe)2stretchingyour___________(South-EastAsia)3stretchingyour____________or_________(Africa)Inthepresent:1watching______________2keepingyourself___________3having____________________Waysofbecoming‘beautiful’bottomribsnecksearlobeslipswhatyoueatfitcosmeticsurgeryRearrangethefollowingstatementsandmakeasynopsis(概要)oftheReadingpassage.Lines1-5:Lines6-9:Lines11-16:Lines19-25:Lines26-36:Lines37-38:Thehostintroducesthetopicandthetwoguests.SueLesliesaysthatthereisnothingwrongintryingtolookbeautiful.ElizabethCadesaysthatpeopleshouldbehappywithhowtheylook.ElizabethCadepointsoutthathistoricallywomenhavehadtoenduregreatsufferingtobebeautiful.Thetwospeakersarguefurtheraboutthetopic.Thehoststopsthisintroductorydiscussionandasksforcallsfromlisteners.Rearrangethefollowingstatementsandmakeasynopsis(概要)oftheReadingpassage.Lines1-5:Lines6-9:Lines11-16:Lines19-25:Lines26-36:Lines37-38:Thehostintroducesthetopicandthetwoguests.SueLesliesaysthatthereisnothingwrongintryingtolookbeautiful.ElizabethCadesaysthatpeopleshouldbehappywithhowtheylook.ElizabethCadepointsoutthathistoricallywomenhavehadtoenduregreatsufferingtobebeautiful.Thetwospeakersarguefurtheraboutthetopic.Thehoststopsthisintroductorydiscussionandasksforcallsfromlisteners.PersonViewpointSupportingfacts,examplesandreasonsSueLeslieElizabethCadePickoutthetwoexperts’viewpoints,togetherwiththefacts,examplesorreasonstheyusedtosupporttheirviewpoints.Fillinthetablebelow:Intoday’sworld,itisimportanttolookyourbest.Youshouldwatchwhatyoueatandkeepyourselffit.Cosmeticsurgerycanchangepeople’slives.PeopleenjoycomingtoSueLeslie’shealthstudio.Toomuchemphasisonappearanceisbad.Therearerealdangersofobsessionwithlooks,bothfromeatingdisordersandfromhavingcosmeticsurgery.Andmanypeoplefeelunhappy.Examplesofpeoplewhohavedonehorrendousthingstotrytomakethemselveslookmorebeautiful:removingribsinEurope,stretchingneckinsomepartsofSouth-EastAsia,stretchingearlobesorlipsinAfrica.Today,millionsofwomenaltertheirbodiesbyhavingeyeoperations,faceliftsandmanyotheroperations.terriblespendingtoomuchofone’stimethinkingaboutAnargumentisareasonorasetofreasonsthatsomeoneusestoshowthatsomethingistrueorcorrect.Inpractice,oftentheviewpointandthesetofreasonsforit—everythingtogether——isalsocalledanargument.Theviewpointitselfisbynaturejustanopinion,andthepointsinsupportoftheviewpointcouldincludebothfactsandopinions.However,thesetofreasonsfororagainstaviewpointisnotanopinion——itisanargument.Anopinionisyourfeelingsorthoughtsaboutsomeoneorsomething,ratherthanafact.One’sopinionaboutamatterneednothavegoodreasons,andthereasonsneednotbeexpressed.Incommonspeech,anopinionisoftennothingmorethanapreference,usuallyaboutsomethingwhichistrivial（不重要的）.(Argument:Capitalpunishmentshouldbeabolished,because...;Opinion:Redisprettierthanblue.)Theword‘opinion’hasnospecialtechnicalmeaningorusewhendescribingformaldiscourse,debatesordiscussions.SummarizingargumentsWhenyoureadapieceofwritingthatcontainsmanyarguments,itisimportanttobeabletounderstandthemquickly.Youshouldsummarizethemainpointsandexamplesgiveninshort,simplesentences.Forexample,inthetranscript,wecouldsummarizeoneargumentlikethis:ECbelievestoomuchemphasisonappearanceisbadbecause:•itcauseseatingdisorders;•gettingcosmeticsurgerycanbedangerous;•itmakespeopleunhappy.StrategyFindthefollowingargumentsfromthetranscriptandcompletethesummariesofthem.1‘Well,therearelotsofexamplesofsocietiesinwhichpeoplehavedonesomehorrendousthingstotrytomakethemselveslookmorebeautiful.Forinstance,someEuropeanwomenusedtohavetheirbottomribsremovedsothattheywouldhavethinwaists.NeckstretchingwasfashionableinsomepartsofSouth-EastAsia.InAfrica,thereweretribeswhichstretchedtheirearlobesorlips.’Beautyhascausedsufferinginmanyplaces,forexample:a.Europe;b.South-EastAsia;c.Africa.2‘Buttimeshavechanged.Nooneforcespeopletocometo‘Sue’sSalon’,myhealthstudio.They’refreetocome,andtheyenjoycomingbecauseafteracoursethere,theylookasiftheyweretenyearsyounger.SoIdon’tseeanyrealpointindiscussingallthesequaintoldcustoms.’Oldcustomsareirrelevant(不相干的）because:a.timeshavechanged;b.peoplenowhavefreechoice;c.peoplearenotforcedtogotobeautysalons.3‘Butthereisreallynodifferencebetweenthenandnow!Thatiswhytoday,millionsofwomenaltertheirbodies.Theyhave