Looking good, feeling good Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good

Reading Dying to be thin…

Lead-in &pre-reading Fast &careful reading Detailed-reading Discussion Contents Lead-in &pre-reading Fast &careful reading Detailed-reading Discussion Homework

Do they look good and feel good? Lead-in Do they look good and feel good?

Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why?

What’s the man trying to do?

Pair work 1. If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight?

Ways of losing weight

　work out in the gym exercise, do sports

go on a diet (eat less food)

receive a plastic surgery

take some medicine (take weight-loss pills)

2. Which method would you prefer 2. Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them? Ways of losing weight Advantages Disadvantages going on a diet exercising in the gym feel weak and tired lose weight keep fit; lose weight spend time and money

返回目录 Ways of losing weight Advantages Disadvantages receiving a plastic surgery taking weight- -loss ills spend money; unhealthy lose weight spend money; damage health lose weight 返回目录

Fast reading Read the three e-mails quickly and answer the following questions. 1. Where does Amy come from? Canada 2. What kind of pills did Amy take? Weight-loss pills (which are)called fat-less.

3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title? Amy wanted to be thin very much. b. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.

Careful Reading choose the best answer. 1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _______. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose weight C. who become ill D. who ate little

2. Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills? A. She was overweight. B. She was having health problems. C. Her clothes did not fit. D. She wanted to become slimmer.

3. The pills did great harm to Amy’s ______. A. heart B. lungs C. liver D. eyes

4. What does Amy do now in order to recover? A. She goes to the gym every day. B. She does exercise and eats healthy food. C. She stays in bed all day. D. She takes a lot of medicine.

5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, _______. A. did not want to read Amy’s emails B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s problem C. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks diets and weight-loss pills are necessary

6. Amy’s experience is _______. A. an interesting one B. caused by her family C. like that of some people in China D. a problem only actresses

Detailed reading Reread the three emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.

E-mail 1 1. Does Amy still go to the gym every day to stay slim? How does she lose weight now? No. Now she loses weight by taking pills. 2. Why does Amy want to lose weight? She is ashamed of her body.

3. How does she feel after taking the pills. 4 3. How does she feel after taking the pills? 4. What did Amy’s mother tell her? She is slimmer and slimmer, however she doesn’t feel so energetic. She told her not to take the pills because they were dangerous and health was priceless.

Try to retell email 1 according to some pictures.

Take weight-loss pills now Why? Used to go to the gym Take weight-loss pills The 1st E-mail dangerous … important 7 kg results Mum be ashamed of… doesn’t feel …

Read Email 2 and fill in the blanks

pills contain a harmful chemical The 2nd E-mail Fill in the blanks Where? What? Why? Doctor's advice Mother's words In hospital Recover from liver failure. pills contain a harmful chemical exercise and eat lots of fruit and vegetables we shouldn't be ashamed of the way we look

E-mail 3 Circle the words about Zhou Ling’s feelings and find out her advice sorry glad

To many Chinese people: Zhou’s advice To Amy: We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. Nothing is more important than health. To many Chinese people: They should learn from Amy’s story.

Subject Main point dying to be thin weight-loss pills Do Part C2 on page 44. and give the main idea of the text Subject Main point In order to lose weight, Amy takes ______ and becomes ______ dying to be thin weight-loss pills slimer and slimer

Amy is ________from liver ______ Subject Main point recovering failure

will value the importance of . Amy's Subject Main point Re: Recovering Zhou Ling is sorry to hear about problem and hopes that she as well as all the others who’d like to will value the importance of . Amy's lose weight health

Health is the most important thing for us. working out regularly can make you look good and feel good.

Reading strategy: ( however ,but ) The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite. We can use a comma (,) after “however”

however, but I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. _________, sometimes I feel tired and weak. I’m sorry to hear about your problems, ____ I’m glad you’re feeling better and recovering. However but

3. Learning the guitar isn’t difficult, _____ you have to practise. 4. So far I haven’t had any success, _______, I’ll keep trying. but however 返回目录

Discussion 1. what lessons can we learn from Amy's experience? 2.What do you think is the best way to keep healthy? Why? 返回目录

Homework 1.Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. If you are going to write a letter to her, what will you say to her? And what advice would you give to Amy? 2.Finish Part D1,D2,E on page 44 and page45.

thank you!