Lesson 1 Dedication
Learning Objectives:
1. Describing people and identifying common factors。
2。 Defining words and discussing the connotations。
3。 Reading a text about a man with an obssion.
4。 Discussing body transformations。
Speaking
1. Work in pairs。 Look at the photos and discuss the questions。
1) What does each picture show？
2) How would you describe the people in the pictures？
3) What do you think they might have in common？
4) Do you think you are like any of the people? If so, in what way？
Vocabulary ： Talking about people
1. Look at the definitions. Can you guess the words？ In what way are the words different？ Do they have positive or negative connotations?
2。 Can you think of any other similar examples？
traditional — old-fashioned — conventional
3。 Look at the following words， which are all synonyms of determined。 Do the words have positive or negative connotations? Divide them into two groups， using a dictionary to help you。
Positive: resolute, unwavering, dedicated
Negative: 燕窝怎么形成的stubborn, wilful, obstinate, dogged
( single-minded, strong-willed and persistent are dependent on context.)
青春因奋斗而精彩4. Work in small groups and compare your ideas。U one of the words to describe someone you
know。
My 11—year—old daughter is really obstinate - nothing I say can persuade her to read a book, she just watches rubbish on TV all the time。
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5。 Read the short profiles below and decide which word in Exerci 3 best describes the person。 More than one word may be appropriate。
1) A politician who always gives her full support to her party leader, even when she does not agree with all the party’s policies unwavering
2） An employee who works day and night to get a promotion, even though it will probably be given to someone el. dogged/determined/persistent
3） A woman who has recovered from cancer three times strong-willed/resolute
4) A man who has failed his driving test ten times and is to take his test again next month.
determined/persistent
5） A child who refus to wear blue trours today。 stubborn/wilful
6） A president defending his club, which refus membership to women. obstinate
7) A girl who devotes all her free time to tennis practice and has no social life as a result。 single—minded
8） A single—parent father working， studying and bringing up two children。 resolute/determined
Speaking ＆ Reading： Lexical preparation妙手情真
（1） go by sth.： to be guided by sth.； to form an opinion from sth。
e。g。 That's a good rule to go by。
2） lo count （of sth。)： to forget the total of sth. before you have finished counting it
布拉格之恋 e.g. She had lost count of the number of times she’d told him to be careful.
Speaking ＆ Reading
1. Work in pairs. Make a list of the different ways that people typically choo to change their bodies。
万应膏2。 You are going to read an article about a man called Stalking Cat。 What changes do you think he has made to his body？
3。 Read the article and check your ideas。
4。 Read the text again and decide if the statements are true (T) of fal （F）。 If fal, explain why.
（1) Plastic surgery is still relatively unusual. F
It is now commonplace
2) Dennis Avner can't remember how many changes have been made to his body。 T
3) It is thought that a psychological illness may be the cau of Stalking Cat’s behaviour。 T
4) Becau of the changes to his body， Cat is in constant pain。 F
The procedures hurt at the time but there is no ongoing pain。
5) The procedures Cat has undergone have been carried out illegally. F
He has to have the surgery carried out by a body modification artist becau it would be illegal for a medical professional to alter appearance to this extent。
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6） Cat does not suffer any pain during the operations. F
He cannot have anaesthetic becau only qualified doctors can administer it， so the operations are very painful.
7) He does not particularly enjoy making the changes to his body。 T
8) He will probably not make any more changes to his body。 F
His goal is to become a perfect cross between a cat and a human, so it is likely he will continue。春课件
5。 Look again at the adjectives in Vocabulary, Exerci 3。 Which would you u to describe Stalking Cat？
