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课件网) Understanding ideas —Reading comprehension It’s all about ME Unit 1 Face values By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. read for the main idea of the passage; 2. understand the structure of the passage; 3. read for details and figure out the author’s purposes; 4. learn to express opinions about external and inner beauty and form a right attitude to beauty. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV Pre-reading Are you satisfied with your appearance Why I’m satisfied with my physical appearance because I think I look better than most of other people. I don’t care the standardized beauty and I’m proud of my own appearance. I usually think negatively about how I look. I never care about my appearance at all. 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. 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”. Do you find any of the facts surprising Why Do you think one’s appearance is important Why Let’s read the passage and find out what attitude each person has towards their looks! While-reading Activity 1: Fast-reading for main ideas 1. What’s the main idea of the passage A．How to look at your appearance. B．Inner beauty is more important than external beauty. C．Health is more important than beauty. D．How to make yourself more beautiful. √ 2. Skim the text and match each part with its main idea. Part 1(Paras.1－2) A．Health is beauty. Part 2(Paras.3－4) B．Pay attention to your external beauty. Part 3(Paras.5－6) C．Have faith in your appearance. Let’s come to the interviews for detailed information! Statements: I want to_____. I have become _____ _____. The positive comments _____. Dr Hart’s comment: Jade’s obsession with online photo editing shows her lack of self-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. Jade look in my selfies addicted to editing and posting selfies, and checking my phone for comments boost my confidence Read Part 1(Paras.1－2) carefully and do the following exercises. 1. Organise information from the text and fill in the blanks. Activity 2: Careful-reading for details 2.Why does Jade’s father consider her a narcissist A. She treats herself as a pretty girl. B. She is addicted to editing her selfies. C. She likes commenting on online selfies. D. She uses selfie apps to look plain. 3.What is Dr Hart’s attitude towards obsessive online photo ... ...
