课件29张PPT。Unit 3 Looking good, feeling goodReading Dying to be thinDo you think pictures of actors and sports stars cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not? Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.eating/drinking/sleeping too muchcertain medicine激 素genetic(遗传的) I am a bit over-weight. I would like to lose weight. Could you give me some advice on how to lose weight. taking weight-loss pills
going on a diet
exercising in the gym
receiving surgical treatment
going on a diet:lose weight
weak;
tired;
exercising in the gym: fit;
lose weight
waste time;
have to pay money
receiving surgical(外科的) treatment :lose weight
waste money;
weak
taking weight-loss pills: lose weight
waste money;
damage healthListen to the three e-mails and then answer following questions:1. Where does Amy come from?2. What kind of pills did Amy take?3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail?weight-loss pills called Fat-less. the weight-loss pills. Canada. Can you guess the meaning of the title of the article “Dying to be thin…”*Amy wanted to be thin very much *Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills Reading comprehension:Read the three e-mails 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 littleB2 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.D3 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 liverC4 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 AmyB5 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 necessaryB6 According to Para 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress, _____.
A. an interesting one
B. forgotten by her family
C. like that of some people in China
D. a problem only for actressesCWhen you write an article, a letter or an e-mail, there is usually at least one main point that you want to talk about. Can you find the main point of each of the three e-mails? Write one or two sentences in each box to describe the main point of each e-mail. In order to lose weight,
Amy takes weight-loss pills
and becomes slimmer
and slimmer.
recovering
Amy was recovering from
liver failure thanks to Li
Dong, who donated part
of his liver to her.Re:
recoveringZhou Ling was sorry to hear
about Amy’s problems
and hoped that she as well
as all the others who
like to lose weight could
value the importance
of health.liver failure
be in hospitalhave lost 7kg ; feel tired and weak; become slimmerfind an exact match for her
Li Dong's donation of more than half of his liver to save her life
don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. learn to be confidenthappyfrustratedhopefulregret taking pills
realize the importance of health
be sorry to hear about her problems;
feel happy at her recovery;
a really touching story;
shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weightReading strategy:
Understanding sentences with “however" or “but”I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more.
I’ve lost 7kg in the last two months. However , sometimes I feel tired and weak
I am so sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering.
I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: noting is more important than health. The feeling expressed before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite.We can use a comma after “however”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. butbuthoweverhoweverDiscussion:Suppose one of your friends wants to be an astronaut in the future, can you give him some advice on how to have a strong body?Writing:
You want to write an article for your school newspaper about your friend Liangliang. He used to be overweight and didn’t like to be active. After exercising and going on a diet, he now looks like a different boy. Write your article according to the following pictures. The end退出