Global understanding

Global understanding of the contrast between men and women   

This passage centers on the difference between men and women in terms of how they perceive physical beauty.
Go through the passage and find out the contrast made by the author and complete the following table.

Detailed understanding

Read the passage again and answer the following questions.

1) How do you understand the sentence “No amount of rehearsal will    help you come up with the right answer” (Para.2)?

2) What causes women to be always dissatisfied with their looks?

3) What does the sentence“You could not imagine him saying to the others, ‘Is this accessory the right shade of violet for this outfit?’” (Para.6) imply?

4) Why is the supermodel Cindy Crawford mentioned in Paragraph 7?

5) What is the author’s attitude toward the claim that women care much  about their appearance due to pressure from men?

6) Why do women think that men are not qualified to judge whether a woman looks good or not?

Please summarize Text A: The confusing pursuit of beauty    

请完成下面这篇文章的阅读，并回答以下问题：

What is beauty? This is an eternal question for people in the world, what's your opinion? Please have a discussion with your friends and answer the following questions.

Watch the video and think about the following questions，you'll be required to share your answers at class time.

1) According to the video, how should women perceive their appearances?

2) Why do women care about their appearances critically and unconfidently?