课件48张PPT。Learning Aims
1. To understand the text completely.
2. To talk about the causes of gaining weight and the ways of losing weight.
3. To understand sentences with “however” or “but”.
4. To discuss advantages and
disadvantages of losing weight.
牛津译林版Unit 3 Looking good ,feeling good What problems are they facing?
fat / overweight
Like father, like son. discussionWhy are so many people getting over weight nowadays?Possible answers
1. overeat
2. eat lots of junk food
3. sleep much
4. drink much beer
5. seldom work out
6. genetic
7. ……
What are the people who are
overweight dying to do?
They are dying to
lose weight and become slimmer
A story of Amy’s losing weightReading strategy: ( however ,but )
I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. ___________, sometimes I feel tired and weak.
I’m sorry to hear about your problems, ____ I’m glad you’re feeling better and recovering.HoweverbutThe feeling 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. butbuthoweverhoweverpracticereadingRead the three E-mails for three minutes and then finish the following tasks.Skimming1. Where does Amy come from?
2. What kind of pills did Amy
take?
3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail?
Canadaweight-loss pills called fat-lessThe chemicals contained in the
weight-loss pills.Task 1 Answer the questions 1.In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose weight.
2.In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg.
3.In Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. FFTtaking weight-loss pills7kgTask 2 True or False Questions4. Li Dong is a man from Canada ,
and he donated his liver to
save Amy’s life.
5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s
e-mail in time because she has
no computer.
6. In China, there are not people
who take weight-loss pills.FFFmanyhercomputer was brokenChinaTask 3 Multiple choice1. According to paragraph 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
slimmer3. 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 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 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–
lose 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 for actressesScanning From the first e-mail, we can
learn that ________.
A. Amy used to go to the gym
three times a day
B. Amy has lost at least 10 kg in
the last two months
C. every woman wants to be slim
these days, especially in
Canada
D. Zhou Ling is an actressTask 1 choose the best answers2. Which of the following is TRUE
according to the second e-mail?
A. Amy often goes to the gym
B. Amy exercises for at least
an hour every day
C. Amy eats lots of fruit and
vegetables
D. Amy is still ashamed of her
figure3. Which of the following CANNOT
describe Zhou Ling’s feelings
after she reads Amy’s e-mails?
A. Sorry B. Ashamed
C. Amazed D. Moved4. We can infer from the text that______.
A. Amy’s experience is exactly like
that of some people in China.
B. Amy will value her health more
than before.
C. Li Dong saved Amy’s life by giving
her half of his liver.
D. Amy will stop taking weight-loss
pills and begin to take exercise
again.factfactfactSth inferred is sth that can not be found in the textTask 2 questions (e-mail 1)
Did Amy use to work out in the gym?
How many times a week?
2. Dose she work out now?
3. How does Amy think now?
4. Why does Amy want to lose weight?
Yes. Three timesNo. She thinks that looking good is important and wants to stay slim.Because she is ashamed of her body and she is preparing to act in a new play.5. What’s the name of weight-loss pills?
6. Did the pills work?
7. What’s the result?
8. What did her mother do and say?
Fat-LessYes.She feels tired and weak. (because her liver failed.)Her mother kept telling her not to take weight-loss pills and said that health was priceless. Questions (e-mail 2)1. Where is Amy now? How about her?
2. What caused her liver to fail?
3. What did the doctor say?
4. Who donated liver to Amy?
5. What advice did the doctor give Amy?
In the hospital. She regretted but she is recovering from liver failure.A harmful chemical in the pillsThe doctor told her she would die if she couldn’t get a new liver.Li DongThe doctor advised her to exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat more fruit and vegetables.Questions e-mail 31. What made Zhou Ling amazed?
2. How did Zhou Ling think?
3. What are many people in China doing
now?
4. what’s Zhou Ling’s hope?
Zhou Ling is amazed that in China someone’s liver matched Amy’s.He thought that was a touching story and people shouldn’t be embarrassed about their weight.They are going on diets or taking weight-loss pills.He hope they learn from Amy’s story.Task 3
fill in the blanks according to the texttaking
p___emotions
of AmyeightegretfulillsshamedesultsealizeailureatchonationttractiveonfidentecoveryouchingmbarrassedlimmerTask 4 the main idea of each e-mailAmy was recovering from liver failure, thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to herZhou 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 healthTo lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer. Fill in the blanks according to the textAmy and Zhou Ling are friends. Amy used to go to the g______, but later she didn’t _____ _____ any more. Every woman wants to have a slim f_____. Since Amy felt a_______ of her body, she took some w___________ pills. At first, these pills w______ quite well. Though she felt tired and w_____ sometimes, she was happy because she looked slim at that moment.ymwork out igureshamedeight-lossorkedeakA month later, however, Amy had to stay in hospital because of liver f________. She r___________ taking those pills. She was told if she couldn’t get a new liver, she would die. Amy was very lucky because Li Dong in China was an exact m_______ for her. He d_________ more than half of his liver to save Amy’s life. Amy is better now.ailureegrettedatchonatedThe p_______ to stay slim is a big problem, and some people who are not overweight at all are going on d________. Health is the most important thing in our lives. Don’t risk our h_____ just for looking good. It is not w________ it. We shouldn’t be e_________ about our weight.
ressureietseathorthmabrassedused to go to the gymnowtake weight-loss pillswhy?be ashamed of…Mumdangerous
…
pricelessheart failureresult
Try to retell the story
according to these
pictures
discussionHow to lose weight??receiving surgical treatmenttake weight-loss pills / teago to the gym to do exercisemy mealsgo on a dietsDiscussionWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of losing weight?going on a diet exercising in a gymreceiving surgical treatmenttaking weight-loss pillsgoing on a dietsexercising in the gymreceiving surgical treatment taking weight-loss pillsThe title has two meanings:Amy wanted to ________very much.Amy nearly ______ because she wanted to lose weight be thindiedWhich is more important ,
looking good or feeling good?Some advice for youVSLooking good is more important. BecauseFeeling good is more important. Because If you are confident of yourself, you are beautiful. Both body health and
mental health are
important to make you
attractive. RememberA person’s ability is not only
judged by his appearance.Thank you!
Health is above wealth.
Health is happiness.
Health is priceless.
Homework
1. Recite the new words we have
learned today.
2. Write a composition.