课件29张PPT。Dying to be thinskinnySome people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.Eating/drinking/sleeping too much.certain medicines/foodoriginal chunky(矮胖的) genetic(遗传的) Like father, like son.
AndySammislim figure(shape) attractiveoverweight(fat)Suppose you are a bit overweight like Sammi, do you want to lose weight to look more attractive?
How many ways can you think of to lose weight?Questionnaire 1:go on a dietdo an operation (fat extraction抽脂)take weight-loss pills/teago to the gym to do exercise//wok out?Andy Questionnaire 2:If you were an actor or actress, would you take weight-loss pills to keep slim? Why?
(give me your reasons)Michael Jordan :
I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying !Match these new words from the text with their meanings.)1.work out
2.figure
3.priceless
4.recovering
5.attractive
6.embarrassed
body shape
becoming well again
exercise
very valuable or important
ashamed
beautiful or pleasant to look at
1.Where does Amy come from?
2.What kind of pills did Amy take?
3.What caused Amy’s liver to fail?
Guess what “Dying to be thin…”means.
ListeningCanada.Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.
The weight-loss pills.What does the title “Dying to be thin……” mean?Amy wanted to _______very much.She was going to ____because she had taken some weight-loss pills. be thindie 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 littleFinish exercise C1 on Page44Scanning2 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 liver
4 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 Amy 5 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 actressesRead again. Discuss with your partner to find out the main idea of each e-mail. 1st e-mail : Dying to be thin2nd e-mail : RecoveringAmy was recovering from___________. She regretted ________________________and wanted to thank Li Dong for______________________________.In order to lose weight, Amy takes __________ pills and becomes___________________.3rd e-mail : Reply to “recovering”_________was sorry to hear about Amy’s problem and hoped______, as well as all the other’s who’d like to lose weight , would value________.weight-lossslimmer and slimmerliver failuretaking the weight-loss pillsdonating part of his liver to herZhou LingAmyhealthused to go to the gymnowtake weight-loss pillsWhy?an actress; ashamed; prepare for a new role How?slimmer; feel tired and weakMumIt is dangerous. Health is priceless.The 1st e-mailIn hospitalSuffer from liver failurePills contain a harmful chemical.Li Dong donated more than half of his liver to her.The 2nd E-mailFill in the blanks
Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )
Li Dong donated part of his liver to save Amy’s life. ( )
Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( )
Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( )
For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( )
liver failure , but seldomcan’tFFFTTT or FsorrygladamazedZhou’s adviceTo Amy:To many Chinese people:We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.They should learn from Amy’s story.The 3rd E-mailNothing is more important than health.
Summing-up The 1st & 2nd e-mails ___________(write) by Amy, who is an actress in Canada, ________(tell) her own story of ________(lose) weight and the result. From the two e-mails, we can see the change of Amy’s opinion about beauty and health. The 3rd e-mail ,which is written by Zhou Ling, ______(reply) to the first two, can___________ (regard) as a conclusion of the whole passage--Nothing is more important than health.
are writtentellinglosingbe regardedreplyingWhat is your opinion towards beauty and health?Being healthy is beauty.
DiscussionWhat do you think is the best way to keep healthy? Why?
Work out, every day!Looking good, feeling good!An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope, everything.
After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
Proverb(谚语)一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。饭后百步走，活到九十九。身体好就有希望，有希望就有一切。Assignment
Write a short report about :
Amy’s experience of losing weight(120 words)
Thank you!
