Unit 3 Dying to be thin...

What kind of person do you like better, the fat or the slim? If you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight?

Suggested answers Going on a diet Exercising in a gym or other places Receiving surgical treatment ( 外科 治疗 ) Taking weight-loss pills

Appreciation of a flash Many teenage girls feel the need to be as thin as they can be.

Nowadays weight-losing has become popular among young and middle-aged women. In order to make themselves pretty-looking, they try many different ways of losing weight—go on diets, take exercise and weight-loss pills, etc. Though some weight-losing methods soon take effect, it may cause some side effects. Let’s come to today’s Reading and find out the girl’s problem on weight-losing.

It’s time to have class!

gym stay slim figure weight ashamed since weight-loss exercise work n. 健身房 ; 体育馆 vi. 保持 adj. 苗条的, 纤细的 n. 体形, 身材 n. 体重 ; 重量 ; 杠铃片 adj. 惭愧的, 羞愧的 conj. 因为 ; 既然 adj. 减肥的, 瘦身的 vi. 锻炼, 运动 vi. 起作用, 起效果, 奏效 Words preview

priceless recover liver failure contain harmful chemical adj. 无价的, 珍贵的 vi. 痊愈, 恢复健康 vt. 重新获得, 恢复 n. 肝脏 n. 衰退, 衰竭 ; 故障, 失灵 vt. 包含 ; 容纳 adj. 有害的 n. 化学物质 ; 化学药品 adj. 化学的 Words preview

operation exact match follow advice seldom damage attractive n. 手术 adj. 精确的, 准确的 n. 相配的人或物, 配对物 vt. & vi. 匹配, 相称 vt. 遵循, 遵守, 依照 n. 建议, 忠告 adv. 很少, 不常, 难得 vt. & n. 损害, 伤害 adj. 有吸引力的, 有魅力的 Words preview

touching stranger embarrassed pressure actress overweight diet properly adj. 动人的, 感人的 n. 陌生人 adj. 尴尬的, 不好意思的, 难为情的 n. 压力 n. 女演员 adj. 肥胖的, 体重超标的 n. 节食 ; 日常饮食 vi. 节食, 控制饮食 adv. 适当地, 合适地, 合理地 Words preview

work out go on diets in secret 锻炼 节食 秘密地 Expressions preview

Skimming to get general ideas

What’s the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin…” 1. Amy wanted to be thin very much. 2. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.

Skimming Reading Comprehension I The reading material consists of _____ s written by _____ good friends. A. two; two B. three; two C. two; three D. three; three

Careful reading to solve difficult points

be dying to do sth. ( 口语 ) 很想做, 渴望做 她渴望见到你。 曾经一时许多年轻人渴望出国。 She is dying to see you. There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad. They are dying for a slim figure. People there are thirsty for freedom. He is eager for success. 渴望获得 ……

当是孩子的时候，我常去那条河边钓鱼。 过去在山顶有一座寺庙吗？ 你父亲曾经喝很多酒，是不是？ used to I used to go fishing in the river when I was a child. Used there to / Did there use to be a temple on top of the hill? Your father used to drink a lot, didn’t / usedn’t he? be used to doing sth./sth. 习惯于 get/become used to doing sth./sth. 逐渐习惯于 be used to do sth. 被用于做

work out ( 口语 ) “ 练习，锻炼 ” ，不及物动词短语。 Whatever the weather is like, my sister works out in the gym every day. 不论天气如何，我妹妹每天去体育馆锻炼。 Can you work out how much money it will cost? He worked out all the details of the plan. 你能计算出将花费多少钱吗？ 他详细拟定了那项计划。

I hope the new project will work out well. How did his suggestions work out? 1. 计算出, 解决 ( 问题 ); 2. 详细拟定 ( 计划, 方案等 ); 3. 被努力完成, 巧妙地处理 ; 4. ( 口语 )( 结果 ) 成为 我希望新项目能顺利完成。 他的提议结果怎样？

not any more=no more ( 次数上不再持续 ) not any longer=no longer ( 时间上不再持续 ) I can’t put up with the noise any more. =I can no more put up with the noise. 我再也不能忍受这噪音了。 People can’t close their eyes to the fact any longer. =People can no longer close their eyes to the fact. 人们再也不能对事实视而不见了。

regret doing… 后悔做了 …… [c.f.] regret, remember, forget 后接 to do 表 将要去做，不定式表示动作未发生；后接 doing 表示做过，动名词表示动作已经发 生。 I regret to have only one life to give my country. I regret wasting the time I should have spent on study. He regretted having been so rude to his mother.

Next, let’s get a further understanding about the Reading.

No.SubjectMain idea E- mail 1 Dying to be thin E- mail 2 Recovering E- mail 3 Re: Recovering What’s the main idea of each ? Amy was recovering from liver failure, thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her. Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health. To lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer.

Emotions of Amy Reasons for losing weight Results (successful/ unsuccessful happy frustrated hopeful prepare for a new role beauty is important be ashamed of her body have lost 7kg feel tired and weak become slimmer Reasons for frustration Reactions to illness liver failure be in hospital regret taking pills realize the importance of health Reasons for hope Lessons Amy has learnt find an exact match for her Li Dong’s donation of more than half of his liver to save her life Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. learn to be confident by taking pills

Zhou Ling’s reply to Amy: be sorry to hear about her problems; feel happy at her recovery; a really touching story; shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.

Scanning to get detail information

Scanning Reading Comprehension II 1. Where does Amy come from? 2. What kind of pills did Amy take? 3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail? Canada. Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less. The harmful chemicals contained in the weight-loss pills.

1.In Amy’s first to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose weight. 2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. 3. In Amy’s second , she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. taking weight- loss pills 7kg Scanning Reading Comprehension III

4. Li Dong is a man from Canada, and he donated his liver to save Amy’s life. 5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s in time because she has no computer. 6. In China, there are not many people who take weight-loss pills. many her computer was broken. China

Multiple choice 1. According to paragraph 2 in the first , Amy is an actress, ____. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who became ill D. who ate little Scanning Reading Comprehension IV

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

3. At the hospital, the doctor told Amy she would ____. A. live for seven days B. have to donate her liver C. die if she couldn’t get a new liver D. need her mother’s liver

4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, ____. A. saved Amy’s life by donating money to her B. saved Amy’s life by giving her part of his liver C. told Amy never to take weight- loss pills again D. once worked with Amy

5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, ____. A. did not want to read Amy’s s B. was 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. forgotten by her family C. like that of some people in China D. a problem only for actresses

1. In my opinion, life in the twenty- first century is much easier than ____. (2007 安徽 ) A. that used to beB. it is used to C. it was used toD. it used to be Quiz I: Multiple choice 2. We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite _______. (2007 陕西 ) A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out

3. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that, but it _____ very well. (2001 全 国 ) A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried out work out 此处的意思是 “( 结果 ) 怎样, 呈现 出 …… 样子 ”, 是不及物动词词组。解答 本题的关键信息词是 plan 。 try out: 试验 ; go on: 继续 ( 经营, 进展 ) 。

Will you give this message to Mr. White, please? --- Sorry, I can’t. He ______. (1990MET) A. doesn’t any more work here B. doesn’t any longer here work C. doesn’t work any longer here D. doesn’t work here any longer

You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. --- Well. Now I regret _____ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done 根据语意背景， “ 提出反对意见 ” 是已 经发生的事，所以用 regret doing 或 regret having done 。

1. Who is the __________ (slim) of the three girls? 2. What is your _________ (weigh)? 3. Friendship between us is _________ (price). 4. _______ (fail) is the mother of success. 5. The old man suffers from high blood ________ (press). Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to the words in the brackets. slimmest weight priceless Failure pressure

Quiz III: Translation 1. 看太多的电视对健康有害。 Watching too much TV __ _______ ___ _____ ______ ____ health. 2. 他的衣服的颜色和鞋不相配。 The color of his coat _______ _______ _____ ______ his shoes. 3. 此刻我感到尴尬。 I feel _____________ at this moment. is harmful to does harm to doesn’t match embarrassed / that of

4. 那个教授每天早上进行锻炼。 The professor ________ _______ every morning. 5. 你能解出这道难题吗？ Can you ______ _______ this problem? 6. 如果你想减肥就必须节食。 If you want to _____ _______, you must _____ _____ _____. lose weight works out work out be on diets

Some post-reading activities for you to choose from.

Appreciation of a video clip

Appreciation of another video clip

Which method would you prefer, if you are to lose weight? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Going on a diet Exercising in a gym Receiving surgical treatment Taking weight-loss pills

going on a diet advantagesdisadvantages lose weightweak tired

exercising in the gym advantagesdisadvantages fit lose weight waste time have to pay

receiving surgical treatment advantagesdisadvantages lose weightwaste money weak

taking weight-loss pills advantagesdisadvantages lose weightwaste money damage health