一、导读：

Read the magazine article on P53-54 about teenagers’ negative thoughts on their physical appearance and think about the main idea of each paragraph.

二、导思：

1.  Do you think physical appearance is important? Why?

2.  Have you been troubled with your physical appearance?

If your answer is yes, don’t worry. Negative thoughts about appearance is common among teenagers. Now, let’s know more about true beauty.

三、导学&导练：

Step 1 Brainstorming

Judging from the title, what type of writing(语篇) may it belong to?

Argumentation(议论文) Exposition (说明文) Narration (记叙文)

Logical arguments(有逻辑的论述) are used for supporting a theory, an action or an idea.

Step 2 Lead-in

How do you understand the title?

Don’t judge a _________ by his/her ____________ 不要以貌取人

Step 3 While reading

Para. ___1___Introduction

Para. __2-6____Body

Solution How to deal with them.                    (Paras. _4-6______)

Para. __7___ Conclusion

Step 4 Detailed Reading

In this article, the author mainly talks about these aspects of the issue. Read the article again and find out the answers.

1.  Who is easy to judge a book by its cover?

2.  What is the disadvantage of judging a book by its cover?

3.  Where do the negative thoughts come from?  

4.  How can people deal with the negative thoughts?

Step 5 Discussion

1.Can you think of other reasons and other ways of dealing with negative feelings?

Negative thoughts from medias and friends:

_______(外部的) reasons.    external

2.Can you think of some internal (内部的) reasons?

(1)  Internal reasons:

① Lack of confidence

② Care too much about others’ opinions

(2) Other possible solutions:

① Write down things that make them feel good about themselves.

② Stop comparing themselves with others.

③ Use positive statements and spend more time with supportive people.

Step 6 Some sayings about physical appearance

① Beautiful faces are all alike. 好看的皮囊千篇一律
② while an interesting mind is one in a million.有趣的灵魂万里挑一。

③Some Chinese sayings about physical appearance.

金玉其外败絮其中；人靠衣装马靠鞍；人不可貌相，海水不可斗量；华而不实。

四、 达标导练：（10分钟）

用正确的关系词填空 (按照所给格子填空)

1.John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _______are family members.

2.The books on the desk, __________ covers are shiny, are prizes for us.

3.The way _______ _______I worked out the problem was not the one ______ my teacher told me.

4.This is the museum_____________ we saw an exhibition the other day.

5.The town ________ we visited last month is the one _______ the famous painter was born.

6.The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.

7.Finally he reached a lonely island _________ was completely cut off from the outside world.

8.The college, ______ we visited its language lab last year, is famous in the world.

9.As a child, Jack studied in a village school, _________ is named after his grandfather.

10.A bank is the place______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

11.The days are gone __________ physical strength was all you needed to make a living.

12.We live in an age ______ more information is available with greater ease than ever before.

13.I still remember the day ________ we spent together.

14.I don’t know the reason _________ he didn’t turn to his good friend for help yesterday.

15.The reason ________ he pretended to sleep in class was quite different from the one ______

you explained to me.

16.He’s got into a situation _____________ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

17.Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, _____________ the audience can buy ice-cream.

18.I’ve reached the stage ____________ I just don’t care about anything any more.

19.Occasions are quite rare _____________ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

20.Scientists think calculating is a necessary skill _______ _______ they base their researches

五、 课后巩固练习：（30分钟）

限时练习

六、反思感悟：

1. 本文的写作目的是什么？

2. 本篇议论文的结构清楚了吗？

3. 如何引导学生学会自我欣赏，正确看待个人外貌，并以积极的人生态度完善自我，认同自我？

4. 如何写议论文？