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Unit 1 Face values
Understanding ideas
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contents
Pre-reading
I
Language points
Ⅳ
Fast reading
II
Homework
Ⅴ
Intensive reading
III
VI
Post-reading
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
2. Which Peking Opera mask most suits your personality Why
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
There are six kinds of Peking Opera masks mentioned in the video.
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
A red mask represents a hero with positive
characteristics such as honesty and loyalty.
A black mask represents a bold but rough
character, who is serious, fair and selfless.
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
A blue mask represents a character who is
upright and brave in the face of challenges.
A yellow mask represents a fierce character.
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. How many kinds of Peking Opera masks are mentioned in the video What do they represent
A white mask represents a character who is
disloyal, clever and aims to do harm.
Xiaohualian, a black and white mask painted
on and round the actor’s nose, represents a
character who is funny and entertaining, and
who easily wins the audience’s affection.
Pre-reading
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the three pictures
2. What does each of the pictures tell you about the characters
3. What can you learn from the pictures
Pre-reading
1.What can you see in the three pictures
In the first picture, there are four yellow
ducklings standing together, one grey duckling standing alone and a swan flying in the sky.
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the three pictures
In the second picture, there is a tiger who is smelling a red flower.
In the third picture, there is a cat who is looking in the mirror and imagining itself as a lion.
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
2. What do the pictures tell you about the characters
In the first picture, the grey duckling may feel lonely and different, and unfairly left out by the other ducklings because of the way it looks. Perhaps it dreams of becoming a beautiful and graceful swan one day.
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
2. What do the pictures tell you about the characters
In the second picture, the tiger looks gentle, sweet and thoughtful, showing its delicate and vulnerable side.
In the third picture, even though the cat is small, it sees itself as being strong and powerful, like a lion.
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
3. What can you learn from the pictures
Don’t judge someone by their appearance, but look beyond it to find their inner beauty.
It’s okay to show your vulnerable side sometimes.
Don’t let the way you look stop you from achieving your dreams and ambitions.
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Read the facts about how satisfied people around the world are with their personal looks and answer the questions.
Over half of people are fairly satisfied or completely satisfied with their appearances.
Teenagers are almost as satisfied with their looks as older generations.
Men and women are almost equal in terms of how satisfied they are.
Pre-reading
Read the facts about how satisfied people around the world are with their personal looks and answer the questions.
People in Latin American countries are the happiest with their looks.
Japanese people are the most self-critical, with over one in ten “not at all satisfied”.
Pre-reading
1. Do you find any of the facts
surprising Why
2. Do you think one’s appearance is
important Why
Pre-reading
Read the facts about how satisfied people around the world are with their personal looks and answer the questions.
Ⅱ
Fast reading
Fast reading
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Jade, 24,
accounting manager
Anthony, 21,
college student
Emma,17,
senior high school student
Jade, 24,
accounting manager
Jade is too obsessed with selfie apps, editing and posting selfies for hours every day, which shows that she craves others’ attention to make up for her lack of confidence towards her look.
Fast reading
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Anthony, 21,
college student
Although Anthony used to not care about
his appearance, his attitude changed after a
makeover experience. He realised that there
is value in making an effort with the way you
present yourself.
Fast reading
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Emma had always been ashamed of being larger than other girls, until she came to realise that mental and physical health is more beautiful and important than being skinny and unhealthy, and that confidence itself is attractive.
Emma,17,
senior high
school student
Fast reading
Read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks.
Choose the purpose of the passage and give your reasons.
1. To persuade people to edit their photos less.
2. To prove that external beauty is not the most important thing.
3. To show the true meaning of beauty.
4. To warn readers about the physical dangers of losing weight.
Fast reading
We can judge the purpose of the passage from Dr Hart’s sayings about the interview:
About Jade, she says: “Obsessive online photo editing indicates a lack of self-confidence and a desire for attention.”
About Anthony, she says: “It’s true that inner beauty is very important, but external beauty shouldn’t be completely
overlooked.”
Fast reading
Choose the purpose of the passage and give your reasons.
About Emma, she says: “I completely agree with Emma — being healthy is beautiful, and we should wear that beauty with confidence.”
Fast reading
Choose the purpose of the passage and give your reasons.
III
Intensive reading
Statements
I want to 1. ______________________.
I have become 2. _____________________
___________________________________
___________________________________.
The positive comments 3. __________________.
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Jade, 24,
accounting manager
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
look good in my selfies
addicted to editing and posting my selfies, and checking my phone for comments
boost my confidence
Dr Hart’s comment
4. _____________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Jade, 24,
accounting manager
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Jade’s obsession with online photo editing shows her lack of confidence and need for other people’s attention, but the image she presents to obtain the praise of others is not the real one. People who pretend to be someone they are not tend to misjudge themselves.
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Statements
I was surprised at 5. _________________ ___________________________________.
I perceived that 6. ___________________
___________________________________.
Anthony, 21,
college student
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
how good I looked after the makeover.
external beauty isn’t totally worthless.
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Dr Hart’s comment
7. ___________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________.
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
External beauty is also important because
making an effort with the image we present to the world can help us to make a positive first impression on others and boost our confidence
Anthony, 21,
college student
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Emma, 17,
senior high
school student
Statements
My attempts to lose weight brought me 8. _____________________________________.
A plus-size model 9. ___________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________.
I realised that 10. _____________________
_____________________________________.
pain and poor health
showed me that it is possible to be attractive and confident even if you are large.
my health, mental and physical is the most important thing.
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Dr Hart’s comment
11. __________________________________
_____________________________________.
Intensive reading: Find detailed information
Good health is beautiful and makes us happier and more confident.
Emma,17,
senior high
school student
Organise information from the passage and complete the
diagram .
Ⅳ
Post-reading
Now talk about which story or comment makes the greatest impression on you and give your reasons.
Post-reading
1. Do you agree that “It’s a pretty person’s world” Why
2. Has your understanding of the importance of appearance changed after reading the passage Why
3. In addition to those methods mentioned in the passage, what other ways do you think can make you become a better person
4. Have you encountered any difficulties in understanding the main idea of this passage Share them with the class and ask for advice.
Post-reading: Think and share
Language points
Ⅴ
1. appreciate
Language points: Important words
① v 欣赏；赏识
② v 感谢；感激
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.
I don’t appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen.
他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。
我不愿被人当作二等公民。
appreciative adj 感激的
appreciation n 欣赏；感激
Language points: Important words
③ v 意识；领会到
We didn’t fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.
我们没有意识到他的病情很严重。
1. appreciate
2. addict
Language points: Important words
① n 瘾君子
② n 对……入迷的人
a drug addict 吸食毒品成瘾的人
a video game addict 游戏机迷
He’s addicted to playing computer games.
他迷上了打电脑游戏。
addicted adj 上瘾的
3. perceive
Language points: Important words
① v 注意到；意识到
② v 将……理解为； 将……视为
I perceived a change in his behaviour.
The discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
这一发现被视为一项重大突破。
我注意到他举止有些改变。
4. worthless
Language points: Important words
① adj 没用的；无价值的
② adj 品质坏的；不中用的
Critics say his paintings are worthless.
Constant rejections made him feel worthless.
不断的遭到拒绝使他觉得一无是处。
批评家说他的画毫无价值。
4. worthless
Language points: Important words
构词法：-less是表达“无……的；不……的；不会……的”的形容词后缀。类似的单词有：breathless / effortless / useless / countless
1. boost one’s confidence ________________
2. a lack of confidence ________________
3. pretend to be ________________
4. tend to do sth ________________
5. external beauty ________________
增加自信心
Language points: Important phrases
缺乏自信
假装是
倾向于做某事
外在美
6. make an effort __________________
7. leave a positive first impression __________________
8. stare at __________________
9. drive sb to do sth __________________
10. nothing but __________________
11. come across __________________
Language points: Important phrases
（偶然）遇到
作出努力
留下积极的第一印象
凝视
驱使某人做某事
只有
1. So, ever since I discovered selfie apps that could remove my freckles, enlarge my eyes and even slim my jawline, I have become addicted.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: So, when I found out there were selfie apps that could remove the brown spots on my face, make my eyes bigger and even make my jawline thinner, I have become so obsessed with them that I could not stop using them.
本句为主从复合句，即一个句子中含有两个或两个更多的主谓结构。Ever since 后的句子为时间状语从句，从句中的 that 引导定语从句，用来修饰 selfie app；I have become addicted 为句子的主句。
Language points: Important sentences
Language points: Important sentences
freckle n 雀斑；斑点；色斑 jawline n 下颌的轮廓
1. So, ever since I discovered selfie apps that could remove my freckles, enlarge my eyes and even slim my jawline, I have become addicted.
Language points: Important sentences
2. I spend hours every day editing my selfies, posting them and eagerly checking my phone a hundred times for comments.
Paraphrase: I devote a few hours every day to making improvements to my selfies, sharing the polished pictures on social media and then constantly checking my phone with great enthusiasm to see what people think of them.
Language points: Important sentences
edit v 编辑；编纂；校订
I think that this draft text will need to be edited.
2. I spend hours every day editing my selfies, posting them and eagerly checking my phone a hundred times for comments.
Language points: Important sentences
3. Dad thinks I’m a narcissist, but what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares
Paraphrase: Dad thinks I’m too obsessed with my own appearance, but why should I care what other people think
as long as my pictures aren’t causing harm to anyone
Language points: Important sentences
narcissist n 自我陶醉者；自我崇拜者；自恋狂
who cares 意为 “有谁在乎呢？”
例如：The bag is rather old, but who cares
3. Dad thinks I’m a narcissist, but what I say is that my pictures aren’t hurting anyone, so who cares
4. I didn’t like being reviewed from head to toe.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: I didn’t like others judging everything about me.
from head to toe 是固定搭配，也可以说 from head to foot，意为“从头到脚”。
例如：She was dressed in red from head to toe.
5. But I was surprised at how good I looked after the makeover!
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: But I had not expected to look so good after having my clothes and hair done.
本句为主从复合句，其中 how good I looked after the makeover 是宾语从句。
makeover n 打扮；装扮；翻新
6. Although she’s larger than most other models, she’s really attractive and has the confidence to be herself —even in an industry full of beauty stereotypes.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: Despite being larger than the majority of other models, she’s really attractive and has the confidence to be herself — even in the beauty industry where models are
expected to be slim.
Language points: Important sentences
本句为主从复合句，Although引导的为让步状语从句，主句为 she’s really attractive and has the confidence to be herself — even in an industry full of beauty stereotypes.
stereotype 意为“模式化的思想（或形象）”，本句中指代的是大众传统观念里的模特形象。
VI
Homework
Homework
Write a short passage about the true meaning of beauty.

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