M1 Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Reading

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Dying to be thin…
Reading
Do they look good and feel good
Think and talk
Whom do you like better, the left or the right Why
What’s the man trying to do
If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight
Pair work
　work out in the gym
exercise, do sports
go on a diet
( eat less food )
have an operation
( take weight-loss pills )
take some medicine
Fast reading
Read the three e-mails quickly and answer the following questions.
1. Where does Amy come from
Canada.
2. What kind of pills did Amy take
Weight-loss pills called fat-less.
3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title
The title has two meanings:
Amy wanted to _______very much.
Amy nearly ____because she wanted to lose weight
be thin
died
Reread the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.
Careful reading
1st e-mail
1. Does Amy go to gym now to stay slim How does she lose weight now
No. Now she loses weight by taking pills.
2. Why does Amy want to lose weight
She is ashamed of her body.
3. How does she feel after taking the pills
4. What did Amy’s mother tell her
She told her not to take the pills because they were dangerous and health was priceless.
She is slimmer and slimmer, however she doesn’t feel so energetic.
7 kg
Used to go to the gym
now
Take weight-loss pills
Why
be ashamed of…
How
Mum
dangerous
…
priceless
The 1st E-mail
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2nd E-mail----T or F Questions
Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )
The pills were going to completely destroy Amy’s liver if she continued taking them.( )
Amy follows doctor’s advice
and often goes to the gym. ( )
liver failure
but seldom
F
F
T
4. Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( )
T
sorry
glad
Zhou’s advice
To Amy:
To many Chinese people:
We shouldn’t be embarrassed about out weight.
Nothing is more important than health.
They should learn from Amy’s story.
1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _______.
A. who often exercises
B. who wanted to lose weight
C. who become ill
D. who ate little
Read the first three emails again carefully and then choose the best answer.
2. Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills
A. She was overweight.
B. She was having health problems.
C. Her clothes did not fit.
D. She wanted to become slimmer.
3. The pills did great harm to Amy’s ______.
A. heart
B. lungs
C. liver
D. eyes
4. 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 all day.
D. She takes a lot of medicine.
5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, _______.
A. did not want to read Amy’s emails
B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s
problem
C. thinks Amy should lose weight
D. thinks diets and weight-loss pills
are necessary
6. Amy’s experience is _______.
A. an interesting one
B. caused by her family
C. like that of some people in China
D. a problem only actresses
What’s the main idea of this text
We learn from Amy’s experience of losing weight that we should not be ashamed of our weight problems. It’s important for us to learn to be confident and realize the value of good health.
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You can’t choose the appearance,
but you can spread your smiling.
　 你不能选择容貌，　
但你可以展现微笑。
Health is much more important.
What lessons has Amy learnt from her experience
What kinds of advice would you give to Amy
Discussion