1、Unit 4 Looking good,feeling goodIntegrated skills(II)RevisionWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic surgery?Advantages It is the easiest way to help people improve their _.It helps people _.physical appearancebuild self-confidenceexpensivehealth riskssuffer health problemsteenagersDisa
2、dvantages 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 pairsAre you for or against plastic surgery?Why?What example
3、s can you think of to support your opinion?Voicing your opinionIn 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 ExamplesA:What do you think of plastic surgery?B:On t
4、he whole,I think plastic surgery is a good idea.A:To be honest,I am against plastic surgery because Useful expressionsExpressing your opinion about plastic surgeryPresentationPresent your talk in front of the whole class confidently and logically.Collect creative ideas as many as possible.For:Agains
5、t:Expressing your opinion about plastic surgeryReason 1:Reason 2:Reason 3:Reason 1:Reason 2:Reason 3:An argument essayThe text type The structure The language An argument essay is a piece of writing in which you express an opinion and support that opinion with facts and examples.PRE structure:Main p
6、oints 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:summaryTip 1Give a clear thesis statement.Tip 2 Give a mix of evidence.Re
7、levantReliableTip 3 Use convincing language.My view is that 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
8、is some truth in both arguments,but I think the disadvantages of outweigh its advantages.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 f
9、ollowing are the most typical ones.Many ways can contribute to solving this problem,but the following ones may be most effective.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 think of From what has been discussed
10、 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 conclusion,we find that.In short/brief/a word/conclusion/sum/,it is.Therefore/Thus/Then,i
11、t can be inferred/concluded/deduced that WritingYou are going to write an argument essay expressing your opinion about plastic surgery.Pay attention to:StructureLanguageHandwritingShare your writing with us!Plastic surgery:beauty or beast?【Para.1】Plastic surgery is becoming more and more popular the
12、se 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 not always get satisfactory results from plastic surgery.Nowadays more and more people have to go back und
13、er 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 versionMain pointReason 1Evidence 【Para.3】In addition,plastic surgery can be dangerous.Some people suffer terrible pain and have
14、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 anything wrong with their body.Instead of surgery,they should first try safer methods to improve their body image,such
15、as having a healthier lifestyle.Possible versionReason 2 【Para.4】Moreover,people may get addicted to plastic surgery.People have plastic surgery because they want to improve their appearance.However,there is no perfection.People undergo plastic surgery once tend to get more operations to change othe
16、r 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 versionSummaryReason 3Check in terms ofGrammarPunctuationSpellingChoice of wordsStyleStructureHomeworkRewrite your argument essay.
