Unit3 Looking good, feeling good

1. Unit3 Looking good, feeling good 石门五中 制作：李 群

2. Do they look good and feel good?

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

4. What’s the man trying to do?

5. Discussion 1. If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight?

6. 2.Dicuss the ways of losing weight ? go on a diet take weight-loss pills/tea do an operation (fat extraction抽脂) go to the gym to do exercise Receive surgical treatment 手术

7. Reading Dying to be thin

8. Task 1:listening What does the title “Dying to be thin……” mean? She was going to ____because she had taken some weight-loss pills. die Amy wanted to _______very much. be thin

9. Skim the text 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. What caused Amy’s liver to fail? The chemicals (which are) contained in the weight-loss pills. Task 2: Skimming

10. Task 2: Scanning True or false • In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she says she is going on a diet. • 2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. • 3. In Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. • 4. Li Dong, who comes from Canada, has donated his liver to save Amy’s life.

11. 5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time because he has no computer. • 6. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight.

12. Task 2: Scanning True or false • In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she says she is going on a diet. • 2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. • 3. In Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. • 4. Li Dong, who comes from Canada, has donated his liver to save Amy’s life. F F T F

13. 5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time because he has no computer. • 6. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight. F F

14. Read the first two emails again carefully and then 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 some weight C. who become ill D. who ate little

15. 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.

16. 3. At the hospital, the doctor told Amy she would_______. A. live for seven days B. have to donate her liver C. die without a new liver D. need her mother’s liver

17. 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

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

19. 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 actresses

20. Task3 Reading strategy understanding sentences with ‘however’ or ‘but’ Question: What’s the difference in meaning between the sentences before and after‘however’ and ‘but’? The two sentences usually express something different and opposite.

21. Read the text again, find out the sentences using ‘however’ and ‘but’ and understand the differences in meaning. 1. I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. However, sometimes I feel tired and weak. (P 42.)

22. 2. She says health is priceless, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. (P42.) 3. I’m so sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. (P 43.)

23. 4. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health. (P 43. )

24. Post-reading Fill in the blanks according to the 3 e-mails. weight failure harmful donated broken problems

25. Match the subject with each e-mail. The 1st e-mail: The 2nd e-mail: The 3rd e-mail: • The reply to “recovering” • b. Dying to be thin • c. Recovering

26. Read again. Discuss with your partner to find out the main idea of each e-mail. 1st e-mail : Dying to be thin weight-loss In order to lose weight, Amy takes __________ pills and becomes___________________. slimmer and slimmer 2nd e-mail : Recovering liver failure Amy was recovering from___________. She regretted _______________________and wanted to thank Li Dong for__________________________. taking the weight-loss pills donating part of his liver to her 3rd e-mail : Reply to “recovering” Zhou Ling _________was sorry to hear about Amy’s problem and hoped______, as well as all the other’s who’d like to lose weight , would value________. Amy health

27. Consolidation slimmer; tired and weak joyful take Fat-less pills an actress; ashamed regretful be in hospital liver failure; dying; liver donation recovering hopeful • Health is priceless. • Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.

28. Zhou’s reply: sorry glad Nothing is more important than health. amazedtouched hoping

29. What is your opinion towards beauty and health? Being healthy is beauty.

30. Homework 1. Read the text again to get a better understanding. 2. Finish PartD1D2 on P44 and P45.

31. Thank you