（2021新教材）牛津译林版必修第一册英语Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good Integrated skills (II)ppt课件.pptx

1、Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good Integrated skills (II) Revision What are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic surgery? Advantages It is the easiest way to help people improve their _. It helps people _. physical appearance build self-confidence expensive health risks suffer health problems

2、teenagers Disadvantages It can be _. It carries serious _. Patients may _ after failed plastic surgery operations or even die during operations. The results of plastic surgery might be different from what people expect. This is especially true for _. Talk in pairs Are you for or against plastic surg

3、ery? Why? What examples can you think of to support your opinion? Voicing your opinion In general/On the whole, I think/believe/feel To be honest, Im against/for because Once again/As I said, Id support/oppose the idea of Ive changed my mind. I (dont) believe/agree/think that Examples A: What do you

4、 think of plastic surgery? B: On the whole, I think plastic surgery is a good idea. A: To be honest, I am against plastic surgery because Useful expressions Expressing your opinion about plastic surgery Presentation Present your talk in front of the whole class confidently and logically. Collect cre

5、ative ideas as many as possible. For: Against: Expressing your opinion about plastic surgery Reason 1: Reason 2: Reason 3: Reason 1: Reason 2: Reason 3: An argument essay The text type The structure The language An argument essay is a piece of writing in which you express an opinion and support that

6、 opinion with facts and examples. PRE structure: Main points Reasons Personal experiences or evidence A short but powerful summary Write in a formal and factual way. Quote an expert. Supporting paragraph(s): reasons; experiences; evidence Opening paragraph: main points Closing paragraph: summary A t

7、hesis statement is not merely a statement of a fact; instead, it sums up your views on the issue. Make it clear and concise. Put it at the end of the introductory paragraph. Reasoning Facts Quotes of experts Statistics Examples Relevant Reliable Sentence structures for showing opinion My view is tha

8、t In my opinion/view, we should As for me/As I see it, I I take/hold a negative/positive view of As far as I am concerned, I agree with the latter opinion to some extent. From my point of view, I am really/completely in favour of the policy. There is some truth in both arguments, but I think the dis

9、advantages of outweigh its advantages. Sentence structures for reasoning The reasons are as follows. Generally, the advantages can be listed as follows. There are several reasons for ., but in general, they come down to three major ones. There are many factors that may account for , but the followin

10、g are the most typical ones. Many ways can contribute to solving this problem, but the following ones may be most effective. Sentence structures for giving examples Here is one more example. Take for example. The same is true of This offers a typical instance of We may quote a common example of Just

11、 think of Sentence structures for drawing a conclusion From what has been discussed above/Taking into account all the factors/Judging from all the evidence offered, we may safely draw/come to/arrive at/reach the conclusion that All the evidence supports a sound conclusion that To sum up/draw a concl

12、usion, we find that. In short/brief/a word/conclusion/sum/, it is. Therefore/Thus/Then, it can be inferred/concluded/deduced that Writing You are going to write an argument essay expressing your opinion about plastic surgery. Pay attention to: Structure Language Handwriting Share your writing with u

13、s! Plastic surgery: beauty or beast? 【Para.1】 Plastic surgery is becoming more and more popular these days. Plastic surgery might help people feel good about themselves, but its negative consequences outweigh its benefits. I think people should never have plastic surgery. 【Para. 2】 First, people do

14、not always get satisfactory results from plastic surgery. Nowadays more and more people have to go back under the knife because the first surgery was not what they wanted. No one can make sure that the result of plastic surgery will be exactly what the patient expected. Possible version Main point R

15、eason 1 Evidence 【Para. 3】 In addition, plastic surgery can be dangerous. Some people suffer terrible pain and have serious health problems after surgery. People should not risk their health to change their physical appearance. The problem is often the negative self-image in their mind, rather than

16、anything wrong with their body. Instead of surgery, they should first try safer methods to improve their body image, such as having a healthier lifestyle. Possible version Reason 2 【Para. 4】Moreover, people may get addicted to plastic surgery. People have plastic surgery because they want to improve

17、 their appearance. However, there is no perfection. People undergo plastic surgery once tend to get more operations to change other parts of their body afterwards. 【Para. 5】For these reasons, people should never have plastic surgery. If they want to improve their confidence in their appearance, they should think of other methods that are less risky , such as exercise. Possible version Summary Reason 3 Check in terms of Grammar Punctuation Spelling Choice of words Style Structure Homework Rewrite your argument essay.