Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good reading课件

课件42张PPT。Reading (I)
Unit3Dying to be thinDo they look good and feel good?Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why?What’s the man trying to do?
1. If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight? Pair workDiscussiongoing on a dietexercising in a gymreceiving surgical
treatmenttaking weight-loss
pills2. Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?going on a dietlose weight
weak;
tired;
exercising in the gym keep fit;
lose weight
waste time;
have to pay
receiving surgical treatment lose weight
waste money;
feel weak
taking weight-loss pills lose weight
waste money;
damage healthPredictionRead the title “Dying to be thin” and predict what might be talked about in the text.
(e.g. who, what, why, ways to use, the results, etc.)Fast readingRead 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 (which are)
called fat-less.3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail?
The chemicals (which are) contained in the weight-loss pills.
4. What’s the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin…”
Amy wanted to be thin very much.
b.Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.Read the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.Careful readingTrue or falseIn Amy’s 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 Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills.
4. Li Dong, who comes from Canada, has donated his liver to save Amy’s life.
FFTF5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time because he has no computer.
6. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight.FF1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _______.
A. who often exercises
B. who wanted to lose some weight
C. who become ill
D. who ate littleRead the first two 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 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. have to donate her liver
C. die without a new liver
D. need her mother’s liver4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, _______.
A. saved Amy’s life by donating
money to her
B. saved Amy’s life by giving her part
of his liver
C. told Amy never to take weight-loss
pills again
D. once worked with Amy5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, _______.
A. did not want to read Amy’s emails
B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s
problems
C. thinks Amy should lose weight
D. thinks weight-loss pills are necessary6. Amy’s experience is _______.
A. an interesting one
B. forgotten by her family
C. like that of some people in China
D. a problem only actresses haveDetailed readingFill 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? take Fat-less pillsbe in hospitalan actress; ashamed of being fat.slimmer; tired and weakliver failure; dying;joyfulHealth is priceless. liver donation recovering regretfulhopefulDon’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. Suppose you are Amy’s 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?Read the last email and pay attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.Careful reading1. Why didn’t Zhou Ling write to Amy until today?

2. Why does Zhou Ling feel touching when she knows Amy’s story?Her computer was broken.Because a stranger donated part of his liver to Amy whom he doesn't even know.3. Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amy’s story?Many people in China, some of whom are not over-weight at all.1. What’s the main point of each e-mail in the text? Finish Part C2 on page 44.Pair workDiscussionAmy was recovering from liver failure thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her.
Zhou was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped that she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health.Zhou’s reply:Nothing is more important than health.sorrygladamazed2. 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. We should also follow the good example of Li Dong and be always ready to help others whenever possible.What lessons has Amy learnt from her experience?
What kinds of advice would you give to Amy? Further Discussionunderstanding sentences with ‘however’ or ‘but’What’s the difference in meaning between the sentences before and after‘however’ and ‘but’?
The two sentences usually express something different and opposite.Reading strategyRead the text again, find out the sentences
containing ‘however’ and ‘but’ and try to
understand the differences in meaning.Practice1. I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months.
However, sometimes I feel tired and weak. (P 42.) 2. She says health is priceless, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. (P42.)
3. I’m so sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. (P 43.)Learning the guitar isn’t difficult, ______ you have to practise.
Rick was very successful. ________ , the last few years of his life were not happy ones.
My neighbors like loud pop music, ______ I don’t like.
So far I haven’t had any success, _______, I’ll keep trying. butHoweverbuthowever1. Read the text again to get a better understanding.
2. Finish Part A1, A2 on page 94.HomeworkThank you!