江苏省高邮市送桥中学高中英语 Unit3 Looking good feeling good Reading Dying to be thin导学案（无答案）牛津译林版必修1.doc

period 3 reading dying to be thinlearning aims（学习目标）：1. to grasp the main topics of the three letters written by two good friends-amys problems, how she dealt with it and zhou lings concerns and advice to amy.2. to improve reading ability.3. to develop our interest in learning english by talking about their own opinions when itcomes to the topic “to be beautiful or to be healthy ”.important and difficult points（重点难点）：1. find the main points in the three letters and express them.2. understanding the text. 预习导航1. show the students some pictures and ask them to answer the following questions: do they look good and feel good? whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? why?2. then show them a picture about a fat man exercising to lose weight which may make the students laugh and ask them this question: whats the man trying to do?1 合作探究a. lead-in1. do some pair work to discuss this question?if you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight? 2. talk about the ways to lose weight and discuss which methods they prefer, including the advantages and disadvantages. finally fill in the form.two questions for further discussion: which method would you prefer? what are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?3. ask the students to look at the title and predict what will be talked about in the text. b. fast reading ask the students to read the text fast and answer the three questions on page 42 and try to guess the meaning of the title “dying to be thin ”1) 2) .c. careful readinglet the students read the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.1). true or false exercises:(1) in amys first e-mail to zhou ling, she says she is going on a diet. （ ）(2) in the last two months amy has lost 10kg. （ ）(3) in amys second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. （ ）(4) zhou ling didnt answer amys e-mail in time because he has no computer. （ ）(5) in china, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight. （ ） 2). multiple choice questions:1. according to paragraph 2 in the first email, amy is an actress, _.a. who often exercises b. who wanted to lose some weightc. 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. the pills did great harm to amys _.a. heart b. lungs c. liver d. eyes4. what does amy do now in order to recover?a. she goes to the gym every day.b. she does exercise and eats healthy food.c. she stays in bed all day.d. she takes a lot of medicine.5. zhou ling, amys friend, _.a. did not want to read amys e-mails b. was sorry to hear about amys problemc. thinks amy should lose weightd. thinks diets and weight-loss pills are necessary6. amys experience is _.a. an interesting one b. caused by her familyc. like that of some people in china d. a problem only for actresses d. detailed reading1). fill in the charts about the three periods of amys mood.what amy didreasonsresultsamys emotionstake fat-less pills.be in hospitalmothers words2). read the last email and pay attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.questions and answers:(1) why didnt zhou ling write to amy until today?(2) who does zhou ling think should learn from amys story?suggested answers:(1) . (2) .e. further discussion ask the ss to work in groups to discuss the following questions.1. what lessons has amy learnt from her experience?2. what kinds of advice would you give to amy? 巩固拓展having got the main ideas and points of the three e-mails, we can do the following exercise to reinforce what we have read. emotions of amyreasons for losing weightresults(successful/unsuccessful)happyfrustratedhopefulprepare for a new r_beauty is i_by t_pillsbe a _of her bodyhave l_ 7kgfeel tired and w_ become s_reasons for frustrationreactions to illnessliver f_be in hospitalr_ taking pillsrealize the i_ of healthreasons for hopelessons amy has learntfind an e_ match for herli dongs donation of more than half of his liver to s_ her lifedont d_ your health for a slim and attractive f_.learn to be c_zhou lings reply to amy: be sorry to hear about her problems; feel happy at her recovery; a really touching story; shouldnt be e_ about our weight.课堂训练summary: do the pair work to finish part c2 on page 44. and give the main idea of the text.we learn from amys experience of l_ w_ that we should not be a_ of our weight problems. its important for us to learn