unit 2 growing pains reading

课件19张PPT。DYING TO BE Thin…By W.X.FUNIT 3toREADINGWear suitable clothesEat in a balanced dietDoing exerciseFace-paintingReceive surgical treatment Take pillslosing weightREVISIONWays of losing weightgoing on a diet
exercising in the gym
receiving surgical treatment
taking weight-loss pills , our main character, is a pretty girl, but she wants to lose weight too. Let’s look at her story. And then answer some questions.Amy
Where does Amy come from?What kind of pills did Amy take?What caused Amy’s liver to fail?She comes from Canada.She is taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.The weight-loss pills which contain a harmful chemical caused her liver to fail. First readingExercises(P44-45)Read the three e-mails again carefully and then choose the best answers.1. According to Para 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress, _____.

A. who often exercises
B. who wanted to lose some weight
C. who became ill
D. who ate little2. 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 doctors
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
e-mails
B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s
problems
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. forgotten by her family
C. like that of some people in China
D. a problem only for actressesFurther Reading Read the three e-mails for the third time and find the main points. In order to lose weight,
Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer
and slimmer.Amy was recovering from
liver failure thanks to Li
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Zhou Ling was sorry to hear
about Amy’s problems
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Expansion --- GROUP DISCUSSION Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy? HOMEWORKDo you think pictures of film stars and models cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not?
What do think is the best way to keep healthy? Why?Choose one of the questions and have a discussion with a partner.SEE YOU!