Reading(1)：Dyingtobethin…

Unit3 Looking good,feeling good-Reading导学案Dying to be thin Learning aims:1. To train the students reading ability by reading the three e-mails about dying to be thin 2. To help Ss understand the usage of “however” or “but” in the text. 3.To improve students health consciousness.Important and difficult points:1. To know the main idea of the text 2. To master the reading skills Teaching and learning procedures:Task one:Lead-in(1)Show Ss some pictures to arouse their interest and have a discussion If you are a bit over-weight, how would you do to lose weight? Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?going on a dietexercising in the gym Receiving surgicaltreatment taking weight-loss pills advantagesdisadvantages(2) PredictionRead the title “Dying to be thin” and predict what might be talked about in the text. (e.g. who, what, why, ways to use, the results, etc.)Self-studyTask two：Fast-readingRead the three emails quickly and try to find answers to the questions 1.Where does Amy come from?2.What kind of pills did Amy take? 3.What caused Amy s liver to fail ?4.Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title?Task three：Careful-readingRead the passage carefully, and then finish the following exercises (1)True or false1.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. Li Dong, who comes from Canada, has donated his liver to save Amys life.5. Zhou Ling didnt answer Amys e-mail in time because he has no computer.6. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight.(2) Read the first two emails again carefully and then choose the best answer.1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first e-mail, 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. At the hospital, the doctor told Amy she would_.A. live for seven days B. have to donate her liverC. die without a new liver D. need her mothers liver4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, _.A. saved Amys life by donating money to her B. saved Amys life by giving her part of his liverC. told Amy never to take weight-loss pills againD. once worked with Amy5. Zhou Ling, Amys friend, _.A. did not want to read Amys emails B. was sorry to hear about Amys problemsC. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks weight-loss pills are necessary6. Amys experience is _.A. an interesting one B. forgotten by her familyC. like that of some people in China D. a problem only actresses haveGroup-study Task four:Discussion1. Whats the main point of each e-mail in the textSubjectMain pointDying to be thinRecoveringRe: Recovering2.Whats the main idea of this text?-Task five Fill in the charts about the three periods of Amys mood. What is her mood in each period? And what are the reasons and resultsWhat Amy didReasonsResultsAmys emotions Mothers wordsTask six: Reading strategyGo through the reading strategy and use it to understand sentences in the text with “however” or “but” .Whats the difference in meaning between the sentences before and afterhowever and but? (The two sentences usually express something different and opposite.)Read the text again, find out the sentences containing however and but and try tounderstand the differences in meaning.1. Ive lost 7 kg in the last two months. However, sometimes I feel tired and weak. (P 42.) 2. She says health is priceless, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. (P42.)3. Im so sorry to hear about your problems, but Im glad youre feeling better and are recovering. (P 43.)Practice: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.3.My neighbors like loud pop music, _ I dont like it.4.So far I havent had any success, _, Ill keep trying. Self-testTask seven: ConsolidationFill in the blanks with proper words.Amy thought looking good is important to women._, in Canada, every woman wants a slim _.Im_of my body so Im trying to _ weight. And Im taking weight-loss pills_ Fat-less, which are quite popular _ young women there. The pills really _ . _ , sometimes I feel_ and weak. My mother, whom you met last year, keeps _ me not to take them because they are _. She says hea