1、貂蝉貂蝉贵妃贵妃昭君昭君西施西施A beauty should be slim!Tang DynastyA beauty should be fat!Han Dynasty“环肥燕瘦环肥燕瘦”三寸金莲残忍的美（南唐至清朝末期）小脚美人小脚美人In the past,a woman had to have a pair of small feet to be called a beautythree inch golden lotus西方人的轮廓，亚洲人的温婉、含蓄，融贯东西方的女性美，让世人赏心悦目。美丽，源至印度杰萨梅尔Indian beauty like heavy make up.泰国克
2、伦族长脖子女人的 美与痛吕燕，初出茅庐时，那让国人鄙夷的小眼睛、塌鼻子、厚唇、雀斑脸却被世界时尚大师称为“具有东方气质的极致之美”。她，一直是个在美与丑之间交替生存的特例！中国人认为她丑得可怕，外国人认为她美得惊人。国际名模国际名模吕燕吕燕Western people:Lv Yan is beautiful.Chinese people:Lv Yan is ugly.Look at more pictures and think:To cows,what is beauty?A place with green grass is a beauty.So we can conclude from
3、 these pictures that beauty is quite different in the eye of different people.美是肤浅的。人以群分，物以类聚。爱情是盲目的。Match these words with their definition.1.Consistent2.Adapt3.Physical4.Inner5.Accompany6.Subjective7.Dimension8mitmenta.go together withb.responsibility or promisec.part of a situationd.a personal vi
4、ew or opinione.never changingf.involving the bodyg.a persons mind or soulh.become accustomed to a new situationTrue or False?1.Margaret Wolfe believed that the standard of beauty always keeps the same.2.Nowadays,if you wear corsets to achieve a body shape,it will be considered unhealthy.3.In all cul
5、tures,a beauty should be always slim.In 19th-century Europe,women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape.4.The human race would soon die out if we could only see beauty within a set of limited criteria.5.Nowadays,tattoos are used to mark criminals.In 19th-century Europe,women would wear woolen
6、 shawls across their shoulders.Nowadays,in the western world,one in every ten people has a tattoo or a form of body art.科科比比宋宋江江In the past,some cultures used tattoos to mark criminals so that they could easily be recognised.In 19th-century Europe,men would wear woollen shawls across their shoulders
7、.Read the text again and answer the questions.1.According to the writer,what three things influence peoples ideas of beauty?2.Describe one way that standards of beauty have changed with time.3.How are tattoos seen nowadays compared to the past?4.Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than p
8、hysical beauty?5.Why does the writer think that“the human race would die out if we all saw physical beauty in the same way”?1.According to the writer,what three things influence peoples ideas of beauty?History,society,and culture influence peoples ideas of beauty.2.Describe one way that standards of
9、 beauty have changed with time.Women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape that we now consider unhealthy.3.How are tattoos seen nowadays compared to the past?Tattoos are now generally accepted as a form of body art but in the past,they used to mark family associations and were even used to m
10、ark criminals4.Why is inner beauty more difficult to determine than physical beauty?Inner beauty is found in a wider range of personal qualities and depends on the personality and preferences of the person judging it.5.Why does the writer think that“the human race would die out if we all saw physica
11、l beauty in the same way”?_The writer believes that if we all saw beauty in the same way,we wouldnt be able to find marriage partners since people dont all look the same.new life There is beauty everywhere;for us,we dont lack beauty but lack discovery.Beauty refers to something or somebody that make
12、s people feel happy and comfortable.It consists of inner beauty and physical beauty,including beauty of nature,beauty of language,beauty of behavior,and beauty of soul.And it is important to remember that inner beauty is more important than physical beauty.True beauty comes from the inside;from your
13、 character and personality.1.Be confident and outgoing.2.Be positive and a good listener.3.Be honest and kind to others.4.Be a good student.Dont do dangerous/stupid things in order to become popular,such as smoking,drinking,drunk driving,or taking illegal drugs.How to make yourselves more beautiful?
14、Physical:Inner:1.Smile!2.Stand up straightly!3.Take care of your hair!4.See to your skin!5.Get enough sleep!6.Do exercise!Summary There was no_(consistence)view on beauty.The standards of Physical beauty changes all the time.In 19-th century Europe,women wore corsets to achieve a body shape and men
15、wore_(wool)shawls across there shoulders.Nowadays,people think _ former is _(health)and the latter is unattractive.In some countries,brides want to be slim _ in other countries,being a little overweight _(consider)more attractive.Nowadays,people pay more attention _ inner beauty,_ involves a wide ra
16、nge of personal qualities,eg.Kindness,warmth,a healthy conscience,etc._(judge)inner beauty is more subjective.Beauty has more than one dimension.It is inner beauty rather than physical beauty _allows us to truly see what a person is like.consistentwoollenunhealthythe whileis consideredtowhichJudgingthat Read and recite.
