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Teaching plan for U3 Reading -Dying to be thin. Teaching aims:1. Enable the students to learn about the three letters2. Train the students reading ability(skimming, detailed reading, consolidation)3. Enable the students to know the importance of keeping healthy. Teaching important points: Get the main points about the three emails . Teaching difficult points: Enable the students to identify the main topic of each email and understand sentences with “however” and “but”. Teaching methods:Cooperative learning, task-based learning. Teaching aids: A computer, a blackboard, a tape-recorderTeaching Procedures:Step1(3) Lead-in (8:35-8:38)Boys and girls ,at the beginning of the class, lets enjoy a flash ,shall we? Please watch it carefully, after watching it , I ll ask you two questions.(1) What does the girl want to do in the flash? The girl wants to lose weight. (2)What ways of losing weight are shown in the flash?One is going on a diet, the other is exercising . (3) You see, Im so fat and I also want to lose weight. But Im busy and lazy.I have no time to work out. Do you know any other ways of losing weight? Receiving surgical treatment and taking weight-loss pills.(放幻灯). Are they useful ? Yes, Maybe these ways can make us lose weight at once , but they will surely be harmful to our health. Do you think so?Step 2(6) .Fast reading.(8:38-8:44)(A ) Today , well read a story “Dying to be thin”. First , please tell me how to understand the title .(学生会有不同答案，不给出正确答案。)This story is about a girl named Amy , who wanted to be thin very much and she was going to die because she lost weight. What s her way of losing weight? What happened to her?(B ) Please skim the story quickly and try to find out the main idea of each e-mail. After reading each e-mail , try to sum up. E-mail 1 In order to lose weight, Amy took weight-loss pills and became slimmer and slimmer. E-mail 2 Weight loss pills caused Amys liver to fail. Li Dong donated more than half of his liver to her and she was saved. E-mail 3 Zhou Ling expressed different feelings towards Amys experience and she thinks that health is the most important.(C) Next , Id like you to scan the text for the answers to these questions. 1.Where does Amy come from? 2.What kind of pills did Amy take? 3.What caused Amys liver to fail?Have you finished? Ok , Let me check your answers.Step 3(12) .Careful reading.(8:44-8:56)(1) For more information , please read the first e-mail carefully and choose the best answers. (3) (8:47)1.According to paragraph 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress,_.A. who often exercisesB. who wanted to lose some weightC. who became illD. who ate little2.Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills?A. She was overweightB. She was having problemsC. Her clothes did not fitD. She wanted to become slimmer3.How does Amy feel?A Energetic B Tired and weakC Strong D Comfortable(2) In E-mail 2, Amy experienced different feelings(3) (8:50)（3）Till now , we know that Amy wrote two e-mails to Zhou Ling , Whats Zhou Lings attitude ?Please read the third e-mail and pick out the words that the mail used to describe Zhou Lings feelings (3) (8:53) Sorry to hear about Amys problems. Glad to learn Amy is feeling better and is recovering Amazed to learn in China someones liver matches Amys.Touched to learn a stranger donates part of his liver to a girl he doesnt even know! Hopeful that people can learn from Amys story.(4)Ok, youve done a good job. In this story , different people hold different opinions towards appearance and health. Lets find out their different opinions from the text. (8:56)Amys At first, After the operation,Amys mothersHealth is priceless.Dont damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isnt worth it.Zhoulings Nothing is more important than health.(3) now I think youre familiar with the story, right? Lets go back to this question-How to understand the title “Dying to be thin”Yes, youre right, the first meaning is right. Because “be dying to do sth =want very much to do sth . But I think in this story the other meaning is also right. Do you think so ?(8:56)Step 4 .In-class activities.(1) So far ,please tell me what Amy can learn from her own experience ? (8:57)S：(2)(12)Suppose Amy wants to share her experience with others , and Amy is invited to talk about her experiences on the “Channel Young” . Work in pairs, make a dialogue for Amy and the hostess. The beginning and the ending of the dialogue are provided. Several minutes later, Ill ask some of you to act it out. (8:57-9:09)Host: Were here with our guest Amy, Shes going to tell us about her experience. Amy, first tell us Amy: Host: Host: I hope her example can help others. Thank you for attending our show . Amy.First , lets discuss together, If you were the host , what kind of questions would you ask?For example:(1) Why did you want to lose weight?(2)What kind of pills did you take?(3)How did you feel after you took the pills?(4)Do you regret taking those pills?(5)What caused your liver to fail?(6)Who donated more than half of his liver to you?(7)What can you learn from your own experience?Please start your work now.Ss :Discussion Ok， time is up. Id like some of you to come to the front and act it out. Any volunteers？ The others should listen carefully, then you are asked to tell me which pair acted better or best according to their pronunciation, their acting, their questions, that is , you should tell me the reason. (Do you think they have done a good job? (two or three pairs)(In my opinion , the first group did better because they spoke more fluently. The second group did well in their pronunciation /acting/.The third group did well because of their clever questions.)Step 5(10) Consolidation(9:19)Boys and girls .This class , have you learnt a lot from Amys story? We have realized the importance of health, right? Recently I have received a letter from one of my dear friends. Here is the letter. Lets read the letter silently. Ss:-ReadDear Sandy, Havent seen you for ages. I am not feeling good now. I am getting fatter and fatter. I know I like to eat, but I cant resist (抗拒) the delicious food. Now, I cant wear beautiful clothes and I am not confident. Everything goes wrong. I know you have a good figure. How do you keep slim? Please tell me, I need your help! I hope to hear from you soon. Love, JaneWhat advice can you give her? Lets have a discussion in groups of four and different ideas are welcome!S:-DiscussionNow, Well, you really had a heated discussion. its time to report your advice .Ss:_Now I will summarize your points.A: Dont eat junk food. Dont eat too much rich food. Have more fruit and vegetables. Dont smoke or drink Have a healthy diet. B: Make sure you get enough sleep. Early to bed and early to rise. Never go to bed too late. Good sleep C: Go to see a doctor if you dont feel well Dont spend too much time using computers and watching TV. Take regular exercise. Good habitsT:Of so much advice, which one do you think is the most important?Do you want to know my opinion? I think keeping a good state of mind is the most important. How can we keep a good state of mind? I think we sh