(共17张PPT)
Unit 4 Reading
Teen faints after skipping meals
Lead in
Compare the two pictures, which figure(身材) do you prefer
What’s the problem of the man
What do you think he needs to do
Lose weight
Overweight
Brainstorming
Lose Weight
Less junk food
Do more exercise
Weight-loss pills
Skip meals
Have plastic surgery
If you are overweight, what will you do
Activity 1 prediction
Teen faints after skipping meals
Who
What
Why
Para.1-3
more details about the event
Activity 2 Scanning
Who
What
Why
Symptom
Outcome
When
Where
How
fainted
a teenager Jennifer Jones
skip her meals
passed out
low blood sugar levels
yesterday morning
Stonechester High School
out of danger, recover soon
Read Para.4 and answer the following questions.
1. Who are interviewed in this news report
2. What did they say
3. Why Jennifer skip meals
“She has struggled with _____________ for a long time”.
classmates
Laura Williams
“She has not eaten _______ for the last few months. I warned her that skipping meals was_______, but she _____________.
eating problems
breakfast
unhealthy
wouldn't listen”
Activity 3
“Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to_____________________.”
reach her target weight
Activity 4 Read Para.5 to grasp the author’s opinions.
The author’ s opinion
1. What does the author think of Jennifer's case
This event is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes.
Activity 4 Read Para.5 to grasp the author’s opinions.
2. Can you find some numbers
To support opinion
3. What’re the function
Activity 5 Read Para 6-7 and find out what advice the expert give
① It is important to ___________________________.
② What’s more, they should _______________________
________________________________________________
advice for teenagers from an expert
have a healthy balanced diet
keep regular hours
and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit .
Activity 6 Gap-filling about the summary of news report
Jennifer __________ in her morning PE lesson and _________to hospital. She was found to have dangerous___________________ because of _______ meals quite often. Many teenagers like Jennifer are using extreme methods ___________ quickly. Experts are increasing their _________ to educate teenagers about the side effects and dangerous it is to lose weight blindly. They point out that it is important to have a healthy ____________ to take enough food and take regular exercise to get into shape.
passed out
was rush
low blood sugar levels
skipping
to slim down
efforts
balanced diet
Activity 7 Deep thinking
“In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly.”
What can we infer from this sentence
Teens need to try their best to lose weight to keep themselves beautiful.
Standards of beauty in the society can have a big influence on teenagers.
What is beauty
Pretty face
Fancy clothes
Attractive figure
Stylish hair
Is that all
Activity 8 Discussion
Beauty
beauty outside
beauty inside
fancy clothes
pretty face
positive attitude
good behaviors
Never judge a book by its cover
Two days later, Jennifer came back to school, if you are her classmate, Jack. Please write an email to give some advice to her. (No less than 120 words)
Homework
Thank you!