1、 Content：M1U3 Reading 1Aims of this class:At the end of class, the students can :1.Fully understand the 3 letters written by two good friends and exchange their opinions about appearance and health.2.Improve reading ability(skimming, detailed reading, consolidation)Teaching important point:Get the m
2、ain points about the three emails Teaching difficult point:Enable the students to identify the main topic of each email and differentia “however” from “but”Before class:phrases.1. 保持苗条_ slim 2.节食_ 3.增加体重，发胖_ weight 4.对感到羞愧be _ of 5.be_about对.尴尬 6.听说关于hear _7.吃减肥药_weight-loss pills 8.以失败告终end in _9.从
3、中康复 _ 10.听从某人的建议_e _ 偶遇 12.work _ 锻炼身体13.be_doing值得一做 14.go for a _散步15.prefer. 宁愿而不愿 16. _ harm_对有害17为了in _ to 18.坚持做某事insist _doing sth19 收到某人的来信hear_ 20在之间流行，受欢迎be popular_21至少_ 22目前_the moment=at present23渴望做be_to do 24后悔做过某事_Step I Check homework Step II Fast Reading 1. General questions: PartA
4、 on page42 (1st reading)2. Careful reading（2nd reading）Reread the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.1st e-maila. Does Amy go to gym now to stay slim? How does she lose weight now?b. Why does Amy want to lose weight?c. How does she feel afte
5、r taking the pills?d. What did Amys mother tell her?2nd E-mail-T or F Questions1)Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )2)The pills were going to completely destroy Amys liver if she continued taking them. ( )3)Amy follows doctors advice and often goes to the gym. ( )4).Now Amy eats l
6、ots of fruit and vegetables. ( )5). For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( )Fill the blanks(每空只填一个词)ContentLettersOneTwoExerciseUsed to go to the _1 Stop working _2_ nowAt _3_half an hour a dayReasonsAshamed of fatnessWanting to 4 slimActing in a new TV show 5 from liver failu
7、reWay 6 weight-loss pillsReceiving good medicine _7 8 Not feeling so energeticGetting _9 than beforeConclusionHealth is more important than _10 Read the last email and answer the questions:(1) .Why didnt Zhou Ling write to Amy until today?(2) . Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amys story?3. Fu
8、rther reading(3rd reading)(1)Pair work:read the text again and finish partC2 on page44(2) Ex D1 D2 Detailed understanding and learning new words in the context.Step III:reading strategy:however, but The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite.We can use a co
9、mma after “however”(however 可以放句首，句中，句末。however后要用逗号隔开)Ive lost 7 kg in the last two months. _ ,sometimes I feel tired and weak.Learning the guitar isnt difficult, _ you have to practice. He said that it was so; he was mistaken, _.Step IV: Develop reading ability through usageEx E Complete the letter based on the text.Homework:1. Review the whole text2. Unit prevision: learn some language points
