1. Whom do you like better, the left or the right? Why?

2. Yang Guifei—Tang Dynasty The model- Nowadays

3. Watch the video and answer questions

4. 1 、 What is the man trying to do ?(How) 2 、 Is it a wise choice? Questions From the video, we know that going on a diet is not a wise choice to lose weight No, he is going to descend into madness

5. If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight? Discussion

6. go on a diet ( eat less food )

7. work out in the gym (exercise, do sports)

8. receiving plastic surgery ( 整形手术 ) receiving plastic surgery ( 整形手术 ) taking weight-loss pills taking weight-loss pills

9. Which method would you prefer? What are their pros and cons? Discuss ！ go on a diet work out surgical treatment weight-loss pills

10. Ways of losing weight AdvantagesDisadvantages going on a diet exercising in the gym Receiving plastic surgery Taking weight- loss pills Try to fill in the form lose weight weak tired keep fit; lose weight cost too much time; Need persistence lose weight in a short time waste money; damage health lose weight in a short time waste money; feel weak damage health

11. Reading Dying to be thin

12. Prediction Read the title “Dying to be thin” and predict what might be talked about in the text. (e.g. who, what, why, ways to use, the results, etc.)

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

14. 3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title? Dying to be thin… be dying to do sth. 渴望做 …… （口语） be dying for… 渴望 …… be thirsty for… 渴望 …… be desperate for… 渴望 ….. be desperate to do sth. 渴望做 …… be eager to do sth. 渴望做 …… be anxious for 渴望 …… be anxious to do sth. 渴望做 ……

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

16. Find out the main idea/point of each of the three emails Key WordsMain Point 1 Dying to be thin 2 Recovering 3 Re: Recovering In order to lose weight, Amy takes weight- loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer Amy was recovering from liver failure because she received good medical treatment Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy's problems and hoped she as well as all the others wanting to lose weight to value the importance of health

17. Read the three emails again paying attention to some detailed information Detailed reading

18. Find the definition( 定义 ) of every word Task 1: Find the definition( 定义 ) of every word 1.work out (l. 4) 2.figure (l. 5) 3.priceless(l. 13) 4.recovering(l. 18) 5.attractive(l. 28) 6.embarrassed(l. 38) body shape becoming well again exercise very valuable or important ashamed beautiful or pleasant to look at

19. Fill in the charts about the three periods of Amy’s mood. What is her mood in each period? And what are the reasons and results?

20. Emotions of Amy Reasons for losing weightresults reasons for frustration( 挫折 ; 灰心 ) Reactions （反应） to illness Reasons for hope Lessons Amy has learnt prepare for is important by talking pills be ashamed of her failure be in hospital have lost 7kg ; feel become She received good She is feeling better don’t damage your for a and attractive figure. learn to be confident happy regretful hopeful regret realize the importance of a new TV show a slim figure body not so energetic slimmer liver taking pills health medical treatment healthslim

21. Zhou Ling’s reply （ 回复 ） to Amy be sorry to feel happy at Nothing is more important than shouldn’t be embarrassed about hear about her problems her recovery health our weight

22. Most young women want a slim 1._______in Canada. Amy was 2._________ of her body. Dying to be thin··· So she took weight-loss pills rather than 3.________ in a gym. Later she suffered from liver 4._________ because of the harmful 5.____________in those pills. Zhou Ling’s attitude: We shouldn’t be 10.___________ about our weight. Amy decided to 8._________________the doctor’s advice: take exercises and keep a balanced 9.___________. Amy’s mother insisted on 6.________ her to the hospital and she received good medical 7.___________ there. figure ashamed exercise failure chemicals embarrassed follow/take diet sending treatment

23. 1.Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( ) 2.The pills were going to completely destroy Amy’s liver if she continued taking them.( ) 3.Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( ) liver failure but seldom F F T 2.T or F Questions

24. 4. Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( ) 5. For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( ) can’t F T

25. Discussion 1.What do you think is the best way to keep healthy? Why?

26. Sample answers: ＊ eat healthy food ＊ have a balanced diet ＊ get enough sleep ＊ don’t drink or smoke ＊ have a good mood ＊ exercise regularly

27. Discussion: 2. Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy? Write down your suggestions and report to your classmates

28. What is the real beauty in your heart? Is looking good enough for you? Give some examples to express your viewpoint.