fashion-and-beauty1.ppt
Lead-in Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 What is fashion? What is beauty?Fashion: the popular style of clothes, hair, behaviour etc. at a particular time thats likely to change.(Longman Dictionary)Beauty: a quality that a place or person has that makes them very attractive to look at.(Longman Dictionary)Text A Understanding Human Beauty Targets: 1 The theme: relate to reality 2 Follow the line of thought: the general structure of the text comprehension and language points 3 Critical thinking Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. 1. What do you think of the models in the first picture? 2. What do you think of Michael Jacksons cosmetic surgery (整形手术)?Task 2 Discuss the following questions. 1. In what way do you think you are beautiful? Cues: happy, confident 2. How do you define inner beauty?Cues: kind, helpful, cant see itPart A Text Understanding Human Beauty If someone were to walk right up to you and asked you to define beauty, what would you say? Would you start describing a cover girl you saw in one of the popular magazines, or colors of the rainbow? Or would you consider a soft piece of music or even a romantic poem from a lover? All these can be defined within the concept of beauty but one thing that is clear is, there is no definite definition of beauty. A popular definition of beauty is that it is a characteristic about something that gives a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. Therefore for beauty to be understood, it must cause the senses to feel a feeling of joy, pleasure and satisfaction. From this definition, the judge of whats beautiful is the person who receives or fails to receive the pleasure. How is this definition of physical beauty actually used among human beings? What makes one be considered beautiful and attractive? Is a person considered beautiful necessarily attractive? These are difficult questions which do not have a direct answer. The way the societies we live in view beauty is influenced by many things, for example, cultural factors. In the past, each culture had different criteria upon which they based beauty. There are those cultures that considered plump women to be beautiful. Others considered small feet to be beautiful. These have, however, changed a lot in modern times. With the development of technology and human interaction, the differences in cultural preferences have been reduced and we now almost have a standard way of viewing beauty. This is greatly influenced by top fashion houses. The images they push to the public, including the dress, walking style and physique, have increasingly become the trend that the rest of the world is expected to follow. But what about inner beauty? According to many researchers, physical beauty is always improved by a measure of inner beauty. A person may have all the necessary features to be physically beautiful but without inner warmth, the person will be seen as cold. While outer beauty and appearance is made up of factors like health, youth, skin, etc., defining what inner beauty is depends on characteristics like politeness, intelligence, elegance, personality, etc. Therefore, what we see on the catwalk is not necessarily the true representation of beauty. Human beauty is so rich in variety that we can have no set standards by which to define it and each individual is beautiful in her own way. (419 words)The theme The definition of human beauty: a popular definitionphysical beauty inner beauty no set standards to define human beautyThe Line of Thought Give a question: how to define beauty A popular definition of beauty Physical beauty Inner beauty ConclusionComprehension: 1 What is the writers definition of beauty?(scan para 1) 2 What is the popular definition of beauty?(para 2) 3 How is the definition of physical beauty actually used among human beings?(para 3) 4 What is inner beauty?(para 4)Language pointsv. to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase ise.g. Definitions should not be more difficult to understand than the words they define. 词语的定义不应比所解释的词语更难理解。 The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。n. a typical feature or quality that something/somebody hase.g. The two groups of children have quite different characteristics. 两个小组的孩子有相当不同的特点。 Ambition is a characteristic of all successful businessmen. 雄心勃勃是所有成功生意人的共同特点。v. to consider something in the mind; regard something (as something)e.g. How do you view your chances of success? 你认为你有多大把握获得成功? The attack on the ship was viewed as an act of war. 攻击那条船被视为战争行为 n. (pl. of criterion) standards or principles by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is madee.g. Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. 能挣钱并不一定是衡量人生成功与否的可靠标准。 What are the criteria for deciding who gets the prize? 评定获奖者的标准是什么?criteria to use something as grounds, evidence, etc. for something elsee.g. I base my hopes on the good news we had yesterday. 我把希望寄托在我们昨天得到的好消息上。 The novel is based on historical facts. 这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。 base upon (on) interaction n. the state or activity of working together to produce an effect on each othere.g. student-teacher interaction 师生互动 There should be a lot more interaction between the social services and local doctors. 社会公益服务机构和当地医生应该加强协作。 physique n. the size and shape of a persons bodye.g. The physique of these boys is steadily improving. 这些男孩的体质正在逐步增强。 He doesnt have the physique for such heavy work. 干这样的重活，他的体格不行。 be made up of be composed ofe.g. Clouds are made up of little drops of water. 云是由小水滴构成的。 The group is made up of members from all over the world. 这个小组是由来自世界各地的成员组成的。 Critical ThinkingHomework:Write an essay about how you view human beauty, at least 200 words.
