Book1_U3_Reading.doc

M1U3 Reading 单元：Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good内 容：ReadingPart 1 The analysis of the teaching material:The material of this class is a reading material, which consists of three emails. Two are written by one person and the third by another. It is of educational importance. What it is about is closely related to students life. By studying this text, students can have a better understanding of what health really means. There are some important phrases in the text, and more importantly, the text contains several non-restrictive attributive sentences, which is the grammar of unit 3.Teaching key points: depth reading; reading strategyTeaching difficult points: debate(students are shy and lack vocabulary)Part 2 Teaching aims: Enable the students to grasp the main topics of the three e-mailsImprove the students reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a certain levelStimulate their interest in learning English by expressing their own opinionsImprove their speaking abilityGet familiar with some phrasesGet them to know how to write the type of articles of two opposite opinionsPart 3 Teaching methods:Question-and-answer activity teaching methodFree discussion methodPair work or individual work methodTeaching aids: The multimedia The blackboardPart 4 Teaching procedures: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? Purpose: Stimulate their interest, and lead them to the topic “losing weight”Step 2 Pre-reading1. Do some pair work to discuss this question:If you are the person in the picture who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight? Suggested answers: (write them on the blackboard)Going on a diet / Doing exercise / Receiving surgical treatment / Taking weight-loss pills2. Ask the students to look at the title and predict what will be talked about in the text. (Who, what, how, why, the results)Purpose: Arouse their interest and curiosityStep 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 ”Purpose: Improve their scanning ability2. Careful readingLet the students read the 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.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 Answers:1-6 BDCBBCPurpose: Improve their ability of finding details3. Depth reading1) How dose Amys mood change? Fill in the blanks about the three periods of Amys mood._ _ _Answer: joyful regretful hopeful2) What are the topics of the three e-mails? ( Part C2 on page 44)Answers:Amy is recovering from liver failure.Zhou Ling is sorry to hear about Amys problem and hopes that she as well as all the others whod like to lose weight will value the importance of health.3) What lesson can we learn?(main idea)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. Purpose: Train their ability to grasp the main idea of a whole text and help them get the right attitude towards health.Step 4 Reading strategy1. Study “reading strategy” and find out in the text the sentences containing “however” and “but”.2. Practice (Fill in the blanks with “however” and “but”)1) Learning the guitar isnt difficult, _ you have to practise. 2) Rick was very successful. _, the last few years of his life were not happy ones.Answers: 1. but 2. However3) Choose the right meaning of the word in bold.Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl. But her sister was quite sedate.A. pretty B. calm C. protective D. energetic4) Guess the meaning of the word in bold.Our maths professor claims that all the problems he gives us are simple ones，however，we feel that they are intricate and hard to solveIn the past the world seemed to run in an orderly way. Now, however, everything seems to be in a state of turmoil. Purpose: Learn to judge when to choose “however” or “but” Learn to make use of the opposite meaningStep 5 Underline some important phrases and read them aloud to recite1. work out 2. stay slim 3. lose weight 4. be ashamed of 5. take weight-loss pills 6. be popular among 7. feel energetic 8. recover from liver failure 9. contain a harmful chemical 10. cause my liver to fail11. insist on doing sth 12. receive a good medical treatment 13. follow ones advice14. damage your health for a slim and attractive figure 15. be embarrassed about 16. as you are 17. Nothing is more important than health 18. go on a dietStep 6 Debate on the topic “Should we pay attention to our weight?”1.