Unit 3 Module 1 Dying to be thin…

Enjoy the following pictures and please our eyes!

What impressions have the above pictures left on you? They are good looking and healthy!

overweight

If you were a bit over-weight, would you lose weight?

ways to lose weight going on a diet working out in a gym receiving surgical treatment taking weight-loss pills eating less and healthier food exercising having an operation taking medicine wearing fat-burning belts equipment for losing weight

Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?

A slim figure is very important to most young women these days, especially to the actresses.

Amy

Pre-reading Read the title “Dying to be thin…” How do you understand the title ‘dying to be thin…’ and ‘what does ‘die’ and ‘…’ mean?

Skim the passage and find out the topic of each ？ Fast reading

Careful reading Read the three s one by one and find out the certain information of each .

1.Where does Amy come from? 2.What kind of pills did Amy take? 3. Why does Amy take those pills? She comes from Canada. She took weight-loss pills called Fat-Less. 1 A slim figure is very important to women in Canada. She is an actress. She is ashamed of her body. She is preparing to act in a new TV show.

1 T or F Exercises: 1. Amy used to go on a diet to keep slim. 2. Amy is trying to lose weight because she is ashamed of her body. 3. Most young women want a slim figure. 4. The weight-loss pills Amy took didn’t work. (F) work out in a gym to keep (T) feels bad about (T) (F) did body shape have effect exercise

WhereShe is _________ WhatShe is _________ from _______ WhyThe pills contain ____________________________ Who___________ insisted on ________________________ HowShe_____________________and __________ for at least half an hour a day and eats________ fruit and vegetables. in hospital. recoveringliver failure. a harmful chemical Her mother sending her to hospital. exercises 2 Complete the following form that caused her liver to fail. follows her doctor’s advice lots of

3 Multiple Choices: 1. Zhou Ling couldn’t read Amy’s two s until today because of _____. A. her computer problems B. her limited spare time C. her holiday D. her illness

2. Zhou Ling knows that the pressure to lose weight is greater to __________. A. students B. actresses C. teachers D. hostesses 3. Zhou Ling hopes that _____can learn from Amy’s story. A. Chinese people who are overweight B. Chinese people who go on a diet C. Chinese people who are not overweight D. Canadian actresses

Her mother’s opinions She keeps telling Amy not to take the pills because they are dangerous. Health is the most important thing. Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look. Nothing is more important than health.

Consolidation Amy is an actress and wants to have a slim _____. She feels ______ of her body. She used to go to the ______, but later she didn’t ______ _______ any more. Instead, she took some weight-loss pills. At first, these pills ________ quite well. She became ________________. A month later, however, Amy had to stay in hospital because of liver _________. She __________ taking those pills. Later she received good medical _______, and now is feeling better. gym workout figureashamed worked slimmer and slimmer failure regretted treatment

The ________ to stay slim is a problem, and some people who are not overweight at all are going on ________. Health is the most important thing in our lives. Don’t ________ our health just for looking good. It is not _________ it. We shouldn’t be __________ about our weight. pressure a diet damage worth embarrassed feel uncomfortable about Consolidation do harm to

1. Suppose you are Amy, you have just recovered from the liver failure, you have experienced life and death, you want to tell people nothing is more important than health. How to organize your points of view? 2. You are asked to give Amy some advice on healthy dieting. What advice would you give to Amy? Discussion

What is true beauty?

Beauty is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. Beauty is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions. Beauty is the freshness of the deep spring of life. soft 柔软的 energy 活力

Homework 1.Read the text fluently and learn the new words and expressions by heart. 2.Finish Part A1 and Part A2 on page 102.