1、Teaching aims: 1 Enable the students to learn about the three letters2 Train the students reading ability：skimming, detailed reading, consolidationTeaching Important and difficult points:1 Find the main points in the three letters and express them.2 Understanding the text.Teaching methods:Cooperativ
2、e learning, task-based learningTeaching procedure:Step 1 Lead-in(1) Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.(2) Discuss ways of losing weight.a) going on a diet b) exercising in the gymc) receiving surgical treatment d) taking weight-loss pills(3
3、) Talk about the advantages, disadvantages & examples of the ways of losing ways.Step 2 Reading1.Fast reading Read the text fast and answer the three questions on page 42. and the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin”1) The first is that Amy wanted to be thin very much.2) The second is that Amy wa
4、s going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.2. Careful reading1) True or false2) Multiple choices on page 44 C13) Discuss the main point of each letter and the whole passageStep 3 Reading strategyfind out in the text the sentences using “however” and “but”.Step 4 Consolidation and Expansion 1 What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?2 Do you think pictures of film stars and models cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not?Step 5 Homework1. Read the text again to get a better understanding.2. Underline the important phrases and sentences
