Unit+1+Face+values+Understanding+ideas+導(dǎo)學(xué)案 高中英語(yǔ)外研版（2019）選擇性必修第三冊(cè)

學(xué)科網(wǎng)（北京）股份有限公司

Understandingideas

It’sallaboutME!

“Me”.It’sasmallwordwithbigmeaning,andthatmeaningisasindividualtoeachofusasthewaywelook.Throughinterviews,Iwasabletodiscoverwhat“me”meanstootherpeople,andhowtheyhavelearnttoappreciatethebeautyinthemselves.

Psychologist,DrHart

Jade,24,accountingmanager

1AsasonginUglyBettyputsit,“It’saprettyperson’sworld”.Iunderstandthismorethanmost,asIhavealwaysbeenplain-looking.I’magirlwho’dlovetolookgood.Well,whowouldn’t?So,eversinceIdiscoveredselfieappsthatcouldremovemyfreckles,enlargemyeyesandevenslimmyjawline,Ihavebecomeaddicted.Ispendhourseverydayeditingmyselfies,postingthemandeagerlycheckingmyphoneahundredtimesforcomments.Each“l(fā)ike”boostsmyconfidence.DadthinksIamanarcissist,butwhatIsayisthatmypicturesaren’thurtinganyone,sowhocares?

DrHartsays:

2Obsessiveonlinephotoeditingindicatesalackofself-confidenceandadesireforattention.However,theimageJadepresentstoobtainthepraiseofothersisfalse.Peoplewhopretendtobesomeonetheyarenottendtomisjudgethemselves.

Anthony,21,collegestudent

3Ineverreallycaredaboutmyappearance.That’swhyIcouldneverunderstandmysister,whohas17lipsticksandcan’tdecidewhichonetouseeverymorning.Ionlyusedtohavefiveidenticalpairsoftrousersandfiveidenticalshirts.WhenIfirstmovedintomydormitoryatcollege,thismademyroommatesquiteconfusedastheysawmeinthesameclothesdayafterday.LastmonththeyregisteredmeforaTVprogramme,ANewYou.Itfeltbizarreatfirst.Ididn’tlikebeingreviewedfromheadtotoe.ButIwassurprisedathowgoodIlookedafterthemakeover!ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIsawmyselfasahandsomeandwell-presentedyoungman.Atthatmoment,Iperceivedthatexternalbeautyisn’ttotallyworthless.Itcanbeanexpressionofourpersonalities,helpingusmakeagoodandpositiveimpressiononothers.

DrHartsays:

4It’struethatinnerbeautyisveryimportant,butexternalbeautyshouldn’tbecompletelyoverlooked.Itplaysapartintheimagewepresenttotheworld,andmakinganeffortwithyourappearancecanleaveapositivefirstimpressiononothersandboostyourconfidence.

Emma,17,seniorhighschoolstudent

5EversinceIwaslittle,I’vebeenlargerthanothergirls.Foralongtime,thisreallybotheredme.PeoplewouldstareatmebecauseIwas“big”andIhatedthewayIlooked.Myanxietydrovemetotryeverymeanspossibletoloseweight,includingdietingandweightlosspills,butthisbroughtmenothingbutpainandpoorhealth.EverythingchangedwhenonedayIcameacrossthesuccessstoryofaplus-sizemodel,TessHolliday.Althoughshe’slargerthanmostothermodels,she’sreallyattractiveandhastheconfidencetobeherself–eveninanindustryfullofbeautystereotypes.Herstorychangedmyideasaboutwhatitmeanstobebeautiful.Irealisedthatmyhealth,mentalandphysical,isthemostimportantthing.Now

Iexerciseacoupleoftimesaweekbutjusttokeepfit.Imean,isn’titbetterthatI’mlargeandhappy,insteadofskinnyandunhealthy?

DrHartsays:

6IcompletelyagreewithEmma–beinghealthyisbeautiful,andweshouldwearthatbeautywithconfidence.WhatIreallyadmireisthewayshehasacknowledgedthatgoodhealthnotonlymakesusmorebeautiful,buthappier,too!

1Readthefactsabouthowsatisfiedpeoplearoundtheworldarewiththeirpersonallooksandanswerthequestions.

?Overhalfofpeoplearefairlysatisfiedorcompletelysatisfiedwiththeirappearances.

?Teenagersarealmostassatisfiedwiththeirlooksasoldergenerations.

?Menandwomenarealmostequalintermsofhowsatisfiedtheyare.

?PeopleinLatinAmericancountriesarethehappiestwiththeirlooks.

?Japanesepeoplearethemostself-critical,withoveroneinten“notatallsatisfied”.

1Doyoufindanyofthefactssurprising?Why?

2Doyouthinkone’sappearanceisimportant?Why?

2Readthepassageandfindoutwhatattitudeeachpersonhastowardstheirlooks.

3Choosethepurposeofthepassageandgiveyourreasons.

1Topersuadepeopletoedittheirphotosless.

2Toprovethatexternalbeautyisnotthemostimportantthing.

3Toshowthetruemeaningofbeauty.

4Towarnreadersaboutthephysicaldangersoflosingweight.

4Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.

Jade

Statements:

?Iwantto______________________.

?Ihavebecome____________________________________________________.

?Thepositivecomments___________________________________________.

DrHart’scomment:

______________________________________________________________________________________.

Anthony

Statements:

?Iwassurprisedat_________________________.

?Iperceivedthat___________________________.

DrHart’scomment:

______________________________________________________________________________________.

Emma

Statements:

?Myattemptstoloseweightbroughtme__________________________________.

?Aplus-sizemodel_______________________________.

?Irealisedthat10____________________________________.

DrHart’scomment:

______________________________________________________________________________________.

Nowtalkaboutwhichstoryorcommentmakesthegreatestimpressiononyouandgiveyourreasons.

Think&Share

1Doyouagreethat“It’saprettyperson’sworld”?Why?

2Hasyourunderstandingoftheimportanceofappearancech