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Welcome to my class!. Unit 3 looking good, feeling good. Lead in. What are they like?. overweight. a slim figure. overweight. importance of health. Lead in. She has managed to lose weight. overweight. a slim figure. Pair work.
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Welcome to my class! Unit 3 looking good, feeling good
Lead in What are they like? overweight a slim figure
overweight importanceofhealth.
Lead in She has managed to lose weight. overweight a slim figure
Pair work If you are a bit overweight, how would you lose weight ?
work out in the gym exercise, do sports
go on a diet ( eat less food )
take some medicine ( take weight-loss pills )
ways to lose weight going on a diet receiving surgical treatment/ plastic surgery working out in a gym taking weight-loss pills
Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?
going on a diet lose weight weak; tired;
exercising in the gym keep fit; lose weight waste time; have to pay
receiving surgical treatment waste money; feel weak lose weight
taking weight-loss pills waste money; damage health lose weight
Reading Dying to be thin…
Fast reading Read the three e-mails quickly and answer the following questions. 1.Where does Amy come from? 2. What kind of method did Amy take to lose weight? 3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title? Canada Taking weight-loss pills
The title has two meanings: died Amy _______ to be thin very much. wanted Amy nearly ____ because she wanted to lose weight
skimming Dying to be thin Amy Zhou Ling Recovering Amy Zhou Ling (Becoming well again) Re:Recovering Amy Zhou Ling (reply)
Skimming C2 (P44) In order to______________, Amy takes______________ and becomes___________________. loseweight weight-losspills slimmerandslimmer liverfailure Amy is recovering from__________ importanceofhealth. and she realizes the __________ Zhou is sorry to hear about Amy’s problem and hopes that the others who’d like to lose weight could learn from her story.
Careful reading 1. Listen to the first email carefully and decide which sentences below are true (T) and which ones are false (F).
1st e-mail True or false 1. Amy used to go on a diet to keep slim. ( ) 2. Amy is trying to lose weight because she is ashamed of her body.( ) 3. The weight-loss pills Amy took didn’t work .( ) 4. Amy’s mother is for her taking weight- loss pills to stay slim.( ) go to the gym F T did F against F
7 kg E-mail 1 now Why? Used to go to the gym Take weight-loss pills dangerous … priceless Result? Mum be ashamed of… don’t feel …
Careful reading 2. Listen to the second email carefully and then fill in the blanks.
E-mail 2 Complete the following form in hospital. liver failure. recovering a harmful chemical Her mother follows her doctor’s advice exercises fruit and vegetables
Fill in the charts about the three periods of Amy’s mood. What is her mood in each period? And what are the reasons and results?
an actress; ashamed of being fat. slimmer; tired and weak happy take Fat-less pills regretful be in hospital liver failure; dying; medical treatment recovering hopeful
Careful reading 3. Read the third e-mail carefully and answer the questions. • (1)What did Zhou Ling feel when she read Amy's e-mails? • (2)What does Zhou Ling think of Amy? • (3)Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amy's story?
E-mail 3 • (1)What did Zhou Ling feel when she read Amy’s • e-mails? • (2)What does Zhou Ling think of Amy? • (3)Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amy's story? sorry glad She looks great and she is a wonderful person. Many people in China, some of whom are not over-weight at all should learn from Amy’s story.
Task-based reading Read the whole text carefully again and fill in the blanks.
work attractive figure popular energetic ashamed contain way embarrassed health
conclusion Nothing is more important than health. value health, value life
Discussion Suppose you are Amy’s best friend, what advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?
Homework Suppose you are Amy’s best friend, write a reply letter to Amy to give your suggestions.
Homework Writing 小伟减肥以后,感到身体疲倦、虚弱,不知如何是好, 于是他写了一封电子邮件向健康专家求教。 请根据下面内容,以小伟的名义写一封邮件。词数100左右。 原因:觉得自己太胖,体重不断增加,担心形象不美,有同学骂他。 过程: 1.去健身房,两三次就放弃了,感觉太累也没时间。 2.节食,坚持了大约一个星期,经常饿得不能继续他的学习。 3.悄悄服用减肥药,一开始有效果,体重迅速下降,但减肥 药对他产生副作用。