Unit 3 Reading Dying to be thin…

a little fat overweight slim attractive

1.Why do people become fat? Questions: 1.Why do people become fat? Genetic(遗传的) eating too much sleeping too much pressure

2.What can be done to lose weight? taking weight-loss pills Questions: 2.What can be done to lose weight? taking weight-loss pills working out surgical treatment going on a diet

Dying to be thin… Amy Zhou Ling

New words slim figure --- thin shape work out --- do exercise weight-loss --- lose weight energetic --- be full of life ashamed --- feel sorry for mistakes embarrassed recover ---become well again

1. According to Para 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress, _____. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who became 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.

Subject Main point Dying to be thin In order to lose weight, Amy takes _____________and becomes slimmer and slimmer. weight-loss pills

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

What does Amy do now in order to recover? A. She goes to 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.

Subject Main point Amy was recovering from ___________. Recover-ing liver failure

5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend _____. A. did not want to read Amy’s e-mails B. is sorry to hear about Amy’s problems 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 for actresses

Subject Main point Zhou Ling was ________ Amy’s problems and hoped that she and those in China who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health. sorry for Re: Recover-ing

take weight-loss pills The most important thing is health. Greetings Recent condition job reasons look good;slim figure be ashamed of take weight-loss pills measures hope become slimmer results feel less energetic pills---dangerous mother’s advice The most important thing is health.

Pills have bad effects on Amy. regret Pills have bad effects on Amy. in hospital liver failure a harmful chemical eat fruit and vegetables follow the doctor’s advice do exercise

take weight-loss pills reply Zhou’s attitudes feel sorry towards Amy feel glad be embarrassed about towards weight health: the most important go on a diet towards cases in China take weight-loss pills hope

Summary Zhou Ling and Amy are pen friends. Amy is a C_______ actress. She is p________ for a role in a TV play. Just like others, she wants an a________ and s___ figure, so she takes some w_________ pills. The pills really w____. However,they c_____ a harmful chemical which d_______ her liver. Thankfully, she is r_________ from the disease. Zhou Ling feels s_____for Amy’s experience. She says that we shouldn’t be e__________ about our weight and that nothing is more important than h_____. She also hopes that people who are going on a d___ can learn from Amy’s story. anadian reparing ttractive eight-loss lim ork ontain estroys ecovering orry mbarrassed ealth iet

Post-reading: Review the passage and take part in a group-competition. You should pay attention to the contents and the language points of the passage. A B C D

A T or F exercise If the sentence is a false statement, please correct it . Ready?

F F F F T Fat-less is a kind of pills that can treat liver failure. 1. Fat-less is a kind of pills that can treat liver failure. F 2. Amy feels energetic after taking weight-loss pills. F F 3. The only way to stay slim is to take pills. 4. Zhou Ling feels ashamed of Amy’s experience. F 5. Amy’s mother insists on sending her to hospital, where she gets good treatment. T

B language points Translate the following phrases into English Ready?

work out 锻炼；计算出 看起来苗条 对…感到羞愧 look slim 收到来信 节食 be ashamed of 渴望做某事 从…恢复 听从建议 work out look slim be ashamed of hear from go on a diet be dying to do recover from follow one’s advice

含有害物质 接受医学治疗 11.损害健康 12.感到精力充沛 13.对…尴尬 14.吃减肥药片 15.减肥 16.住院 contain a harmful chemical receive medical treatment damage health feel energetic be embarrased about take weight-loss pills lose weight be in hospital

C Retell the first paragragh of the second letter according to the phrases given. Ready?

Things change so quickly. key words and phrases in hospital recover from regret taking contain a harmful chemical destroy my liver insist on Things change so quickly. good treatment

D Put the statements given into right order. Ready?

answer: ③ ④ ① ② ⑤ Put the following statement into right order ① Amy is taking weight-loss pills and becoming slimmer but weaker. ② Amy is in hospital recovering from liver failure because the pills damage her health. ③ Amy used to go to the gym to work out. ④ Amy is preparing to act in a TV show and wants to be thin. ⑤ Amy is feeling better with a good treatment and she knows that health is the most important. answer: ③ ④ ① ② ⑤

Homework 1.Read the text given and try to write a summary of the passage. 2.Preview the text and underline some difficult phrases. 3.Collect as much as information about keeping healthy as possible by surfing the internet.

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