1、Unit 3 Looking good,feeling gooda good lookI amthin.a slim figureQuestions:2.If you are very fat,how will you lose weight?1.Do you like to be fat?Why?work out in the gymexercise,do sportsgo on a diet(eat less food )have an operation(take weight-loss pills)take some medicine Proper ways Improper ways
2、Problems:work out in the gymhealthy dietstake weight-loss pillshave an operationdamage your healthfeel weak and tired（恰当的）thin*Someone was going to die because he/she wanted to be thin.*Someone wanted to be thin very much.Reading:Dying to be thinDate:From:To:Subject:2 May 20132 June 20134 June 2013A
3、myAmyZhou LingZhou LingZhou LingAmyDying to be thinRecovering(Becoming well again)Re:Recovering(reply)Task 1:SkimmingDying to be thinAmy wanted to be thin very muchAmy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills3.Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title?Fast reading:Rea
4、d the three e-mails quickly and answer the following questions:1.Where does Amy come from?2.What kind of pills does Amy take?Canada.The weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.Re:RecoveringRecoveringDying to be thinMain pointIn order to lose weight,Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimm
5、er.Amy was recovering from liver failure because she received good medical treatment.Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amys problems and hoped that she and other people could value the importance of health.Match the main point with the right subject.Detail reading1.According to paragraph 2 in the fi
6、rst e-mail,Amy is an actress,_.2.A.who often exercises3.B.who wanted to lose some weight4.C.who became ill5.D.who ate littleB2 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.DSubjectWho?Why?How?What
7、 result?Dying to be thin.AmyTo stay slim By taking pills.Lost 7 KGTired and weakThe first e-mail3 The pills did great harm to Amys_.A.heart B.lungs C.liver D.eyesC4 What does Amy do now in order to recover,_.A.She goes to the gym every day.B.She does exercise and eats healthy food.C.She stays in bed
8、 all day.D.She takes a lot of medicine.BSubjectFrom what?How?What result?RecoveringLiver failureReceived good medical treatmentFeeling betterThe second e-mail5 Zhou Ling,Amys friend _.A.did not want to read Amys e-mails B.was sorry to hear about Amys problems C.thinks Amy should lose weight D.thinks
9、 diets and weight-loss pills are necessary6 Amys experience is _.A.an interesting one B.caused by her family C.like that of some people in China D.a problem only for actresses7kgUsed to go to the gymnowTake weight-loss pillsWhy?be ashamed ofHow?Feel MumdangerouspricelessD1(P44)1 them(L12)2 that(L19)
10、3 problem(L33)the weight-loss pillsa harmful chemicalliver failure and being in hospital D1(P44)4 they(L40)many people in China who are going on diets or taking weight-loss pills.Listen to the text carefully and fill in the blanks.In order to lose w_,Amy took weight-loss p_ and she lost 7 kg in t_ m
11、onths.However,the pills contained something that caused liver f_,so she had to go to the h_ and receive good medical t_ to save her life.Zhou Ling was s_ to hear about Amys problems and hoped that she as w_ as all the others who had like to l_ weight could value the importance of h_.eightillswoailur
12、eospitalreatmentorryelloseealthDiscussion:Suppose you are Amys best friend.What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?Reading strategy:(however,but)1.Ive lost 7 kg in the last two months._,sometimes I feel tired and weak.2.Im sorry to hear about your problems,_ Im glad youre feeling better and
13、 recovering.3.The patient was near to death,_ the doctors didnt give up on him.4.It is important that new machines are developed._,it takes a long time to develop them.HoweverbutbutHowever the good way to help you understand them:the feelings expressed before“however”and“but”and the feeling after th
14、em are usually opposite.Task 5:Further discussion:Do you think beauty only means a good-looking face?What do you want to do to make you more beautiful?uIn your opinion,what kind of person is a charming(有魅力的)and attractive one?l a pretty lazy lady l a good-looking person who shouts in publicl a kind-
15、hearted person who is ready to help othersl a learned(博学)personl a well-dressed person in poor health Offer your seats to the old or the weakPick up the rubbishReturn the things to the ownersDonate moneyDonate bloodYou cant choose the appearance,but you can spread your smiling.你不能选择容貌，但你可以展现微笑。Healt
16、h is much more important.Appearance is not the only thing to make us charming.beautiful and kind-heartedBeauty is but skin deep.Health is important.Inner beauty(personality)is more important.D2(P45)slim(L5)a feeling bad about oneselfashamed(L6)b becoming well againenergetic(L11)c thin and attractiverecover(L18)d active and full of livetreatment(L22)e something that is done to make a patient feel betterembarrassed(L34)f ashamedcadbefE(P45)(1)embarrassed (2)overweight(3)work out (4)liver (5)failure (6)attractive(7)Figure (8)damage Thank you!
