Unit 3 reading 1 教学设计.doc

Unit 3 reading 1 教学设计科目English年级One备课时间年 月 日课题Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Reading教学目标to grasp the main topics of the three e-mailsAmys problems， how she dealt with them and Zhou Lings concerns and advice to Amy and the students interest will be stimulated in learning English by expressing their own opinions on the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy”.To improve their reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a certain level.教材分析to grasp the main topics of the three e-mailsAmys problems， how she dealt with them and Zhou Lings concerns and advice to Amy and the students interest will be stimulated in learning English by expressing their own opinions on the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy”.To improve their reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a certain level实施教学过程设计Step1 Lead-in1.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？ Step 2 Pre-reading1. Do some pair work to discuss this question？If you are the person who is a little over-weight， how would you lose weight？ Suggested answers:Going on a diet / Doing exercise / Receiving surgical treatment / Taking weight-loss pills2.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. (Who， what， how， why， the results)Step 3 Reading1. 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 ”Suggested answers:1) The first is that Amy wanted to be thin very much.2) The second is that Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.2. 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.Suggested answers:1. F 2.F 3. T 4. F 5. F2)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. lungsC. 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 Suggested answers:1-6 BDCBBC3. Detailed reading1) Fill in the charts about the three periods of Amys mood.What Amy didReasonsresultsAmys emotionstake Fat-less pillsan actress； ashamed of being fat.slimmer； tired and weakjoyfulregretful hopefulbe in hospitalliver failure； good medical treatmentdying； recoveringMothers wordsHealth is the most important thing.Dont damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.2) Have a discussion about this question:Suppose you are Amys best friend. If you are going to write a letter to her， what will you say to her？ And what advice would you give to Amy？3)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) Her computer was broken. (2) Many people in China， some of whom are not over-weight at all.4. Do the pair work to finish Part C2 on page 44. and give the main idea of the text.Suggested answer of the main idea:We learn from Amys experience of losing weight that we should not be ashamed of our weight problems. Its important for us to learn to be confident and realize the value of good health. Step 4 Further Discussion Ask the students 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？ Step 5 Reading strategy1. Explain the differences in meaning between the sentences with “however” and “but”.2. Find out in the text the sentences containing “however” and “but”.3. Practice (Fill in the blanks with “however” and “but”)1) Learning the guitar isnt difficult， _ you have to practice. 2) Rick was very successful. _， the last few years of his life we