1、Module 1 unit 3Period 1 主备人 李倩 单元：Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good板块：Welcome to the unitTeaching aims: After learning this part, the students will be able to describe peoples current situations and express their own opinions by comparing the importance of beauty and health. Their oral English will
2、be improved by talking about the pictures.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1. Let the students enjoy some pictures about some beauties and some handsome young men. Then activate students imagination by asking the following questions: Are these movie stars good-looking? Are they very famous? Are the
3、 young men very handsome? Where can you find them? Do you want to be as beautiful and attractive as them?2. Ask the students to say something about an unpleasant picture and answer this question: Do they look good and feel good? Why?3. Ask the students to answer the following two questions concernin
4、g themselves: Do you think appearance plays an important part in your life? Which do you think is more important, looking good or feeling good?Step 2 Picture talk and further discussionLet the students look at the following pictures in Warming Up and do as they are advised to.Imagine a situation tha
5、t fits the first one and try to make up a story with the following phrases:1. a high school student named Jane2. be admitted to the university3. hold a party to celebrate her success and achievements4. invite sb. to share sth.5. be at a loss about6. be worried about being too fat7. spend sometime se
6、lecting clothesA suggested version:Jane is a high school student and she is extremely happy, because she has been admitted to the university she wanted to go to. Tonight her parents will hold a party to celebrate her success and achievements. All her friends and relatives are invited to share her ha
7、ppiness. But now she is at a loss about the clothes she is going to wear tonight. She is confident about everything except her weight. She is constantly worried about being too fat. Now she has spent at least half an hour selecting clothes without success.Look at the second and third picture and dis
8、cuss the following questions: Do you think we can make ourselves more attractive by wearing different clothes? Why or why not? Do you usually go to a gym to do sport or exercise? Do you think doing sport regularly has a good effect on your health and your understanding of life? Why does the boy eat
9、so much fruit? Do you think that will work? Which do you think is more important, eating well or doing exercise? Why? What others can we do to keep ourselves looking good and feeling good? Complete the following dialogue according to the fourth picture:DDoctor GGirlD: Whats the matter?G: _1_D: What
10、did you do last night?G: _2_D: Why do you want to be so slim?G: _3_D: Then, have you ever taken any medicine?G: _4_D: I know the problem. You should stop taking the medicine and get enough sleep to stay healthy.Suggested answers:1. Im not feeling well, doctor. 2. I stayed up late to do exercise to k
11、eep slim.3. Its a fashion. All girls want to be slim. 4. Yes, I took the weight-loss pills.Step 3 ConclusionSum up the balance of how to look good and feel good after the discussion is finished and let the students have a further discussion about this topic: How can we both look good and feel good?S
12、ome suggested key words are as follows: Confident /Healthy Physically /Healthy mentally /Exercise regularly /Healthy diet Step 4 Advice Ask the students to work in groups to discuss the advice about how to keep fit. Some suggested measures for the students to stay healthy are as follows: Dont eat ju
13、nk food. Try and eat a healthy diet. Dont go to bed too late. Make sure you get sufficient sleep. Get regular exercise. Go to see the doctor if youre not feeling well. Dont spend too much time using computers or watching TV, as it is bad for your eyes.Step5 Homework1. Find more information about how
14、 to keep fit.2. Write a passage about “health and beauty” or “healthy eating and exercise”.Period Two主备人：李倩单元：Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good板块：Reading（I）Teaching aims:After learning this part, the students will be able to grasp the main topics of the three e-mailsAmys problems, how she dealt with
15、 them and Zhou Lings concerns and advice to Amy and the students interest will be stimulated in learning English by expressing their own opinions on the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy”.Through some practice, the students will improve their reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a cer
16、tain level.Teaching procedures:Step1 Lead-in1. Show the students some pictures and ask them to answer the following questions: Do they look good and feel good? Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why?2. Then show them a picture about a fat man exercising to lose weight which may make the s
17、tudents laugh and ask them this question: Whats the man trying to do? Step 2 Pre-reading1. Do some pair work to discuss this question?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 / Receiving surgical treatment /
18、 Taking weight-loss pills2. Talk about the ways to lose weight and discuss which methods they prefer, including the advantages and disadvantages. Finally fill in the form.Two questions for further discussion: Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?3.
19、 Ask the students to look at the title and predict what will be talked about in the text. (Who,what, how, why, the results)Step 3 Reading1. Fast reading Ask the students to read the text fast and answer the three questions on page 42. and try to guess the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin”Sugge
20、sted answers:1) The first is that Amy wanted to be thin very much.2) The second is that Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.2. Careful readingLet the students read the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.1) True
21、or false exercises:(1) In Amys 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 Amys second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. (4) Li Dong, who comes from Canada, has donated his liver to save Amys life.(5) Zhou Ling didn
22、t answer Amys e-mail in time because he has no computer.(6) In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight.Suggested answers:1. F 2.F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F2) Multiple choice questions:1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _.A. who often exercises B. who want
23、ed to lose some weightC. who become ill D. who ate little2. 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. has to do
24、nate her liverC. die without a new liver D. need her mothers liver4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, _.A. saved Amys life by donating money to her B. saved Amys life by giving her part of his liverC. told Amy never to take weight-loss pills againD. once worked with Amy5. Zhou Ling, Amys friend, _.A. did n
25、ot want to read Amys emails B. was sorry to hear about Amys problemsC. thinks Amy should lose weightD. thinks weight-loss pills are necessary6. Amys experience is _.A. an interesting one B. forgotten by her familyC. like that of some people in China D. a problem only actresses haveSuggested answers:
26、1-6 BDCBBC3. Detailed reading1) Fill in the charts about the three periods of Amys mood.What Amy didReasonsresultsAmys emotionstake Fat-less pillsan actress; ashamed of being fat.slimmer; tired and weakjoyfulregretful hopefulbe in hospitalliver failure; liver donationdying; recoveringMothers wordsHe
27、alth is priceless.Dont damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.2) Have a discussion about this question:Suppose you are Amys best friend. If you are going to write a letter to her, what will you say to her? And what advice would you give to Amy?3) Read the last email and pay attention to
28、 some detailed information and then finish some exercises.Questions and answers:(1) Why didnt Zhou Ling write to Amy until today?(2) Why does Zhou Ling feel touching when she knows Amys story?(3) Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amys story?Suggested answers:(1) Her computer was broken. (2)Beca
29、use a stranger donated part of his liver to Amy whom he doesnt even know. (3) Many people in China, some of whom are not over-weight at all.4 Do the pair work to finish Part C2 on page 44. and give the main idea of the text.Suggested answer of the main idea:We learn from Amys experience of losing we
30、ight that we should not be ashamed of our weight problems. Its important for us to learn to be confident and realize the value of good health. We should also follow the good example of Li Dong and be always ready to help others whenever possible.Step 4 Further Discussion Ask the Ss to work in groups
31、 to discuss the following questions.1. What lessons has Amy learnt from her experience?2. What kinds of advice would you give to Amy? Step 5 Reading strategy1. Explain the differences in meaning between the sentences with “however” and “but”.2. Find out in the text the sentences containing “however”
32、 and “but”.3. Practice (Fill in the blanks with “however” and “but”)1) Learning the guitar isnt difficult, _ you have to practise. 2) Rick was very successful. _ , the last few years of his life were not happy ones.3) My neighbors like loud pop music, _ I dont like. 4) So far I havent had any success, _, Ill keep trying.Suggested answers: 1. but 2. However 3. but 4. howeverStep 6 Homework1. Read the text again to get a better understanding.2. Finish Part A1, A2 on page 94.
