M1U3 Dying to be thin牛津高中英语模块一

1、Unit 3,Reading,Dying to be thin,Learning aims: After learning this part, the students will be able to ： grasp（理解） the main topics of the three e-mails Amys problems, how she dealt with them and Zhou Lings concerns（担心） and advice to Amy. express their own opinions on the topic “to be beautiful or to

2、be healthy”. improve their reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a certain level.,The biggest loser,?,Can you give them some advice on how to lose weight,Free talk,Ways to lose weight,go on a diet,receive surgical treatment (外科手术),work out in a gym,take weight-loss pills,The title has two me

3、anings:,Amy wanted to _very much.,Amy nearly_because what she did to become thin caused great harm to her health.,be thin,died,Prediction,Dying to be thin,Fast Reading,Skim the text and then answer the following questions: 1.Where does Amy come from? 2.What kind of pills did Amy take? 3.What was the

4、 result of taking these pills?,She comes from Canada.,She took weight-loss pills.,She was ill in hospital.,1. Amy used to go on a diet to keep slim. 2. Amy is trying to lose weight because she is ashamed of her body. 3. Most young women want a slim figure. 4. The weight-loss pills Amy took didnt wor

5、k. 5. Sometimes Amy feels so energetic.,1. Amy used to go on a diet to keep slim. 2. Amy is trying to lose weight because she is ashamed of her body. 3. Most young women want a slim figure. 4. The weight-loss pills Amy took didnt work. 5. Sometimes Amy feels so energetic.,(F),(T),(F),did,E-mail 1 Tr

6、ue or False,(F),work out in a gym to keep,doesnt feel,(T),E-mail 2 Complete the form,hospital,recovering,failure,chemical,insisted,follows,exercises,fruit,vegetables,E-mail 3 Multiple Choices: 1. Zhou Ling couldnt read Amys two e-mails until today because of _. A. her computer problems C. her holida

7、y B. her limited spare time D. her illness 2. Zhou Ling knows that the pressure to lose weight is greater to _. A. students B. actresses C. teachers D. hostesses 3. Zhou Ling thinks that _. A. Some Chinese people are overweight B. Chinese people should go on a diet C. Some Chinese people who are not

8、 overweight are always going on a diet. D. Actresses knows better how to lose weight,Which group is the best?,Levels,Exercises,A,A,A,B,B,B,1 (1),2 (2),3 (3),C,C,C,Further Discussion,What is true beauty?,Offer seats to the old or the weak,Pick up the rubbish,Return the things to the owners,Donate mon

9、ey,Donate blood,We can not judge a person only by his appearance . Beauty is from our soul. Only a person who has a beautiful soul is really beautiful.,You cant choose the appearance, but you can spread your smiling. 你不能选择容貌， 但你可以展现微笑。,Homework,Retell the three e-mails. Prepare for the language poin

10、ts.,What does “them” refer to in Line 12?,the weight-loss pills,What does “they” refer to in Line 40?,many people in China who are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills.,Understanding sentences with however or but.,Ive lost 7 kg in the last two months. _, sometimes I dont feel so energe

11、tic. Im sorry to hear about your problem, _ Im glad youre feeling better and are recovering.,We can use a comma after “however”,The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite.,The sentences before and after however or but usually express something different and

12、 opposite.,However,but,We can infer from the text that_. A. Amys experience is just the same as that of some people in China. B. Amy will value her health more than before. C. Amy is now recovering in hospital. D. Amy will follow the doctors advice and start to take exercises again.,fact,fact,fact,S

13、th inferred is sth that can not be found in the text,Translate the sentence into Chinese.,Its the same in China-many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on a diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous.,这种情况在中国也存在-许多人，其实有一些根本不超重，一直在节食或者吃减肥药，这些做法往往是危险的。,ha

14、ppy,regretful,hopeful,moods of Amy,Use three adjectives to describe what the moods of Amy are according to the E-mails?,Slim Not energetic,Used to go to the gym,now,Take weight-loss pills,Why?,be ashamed of,How?,Mum,dangerous important,Retell the 1st e-mail,Whats the main idea of the second e-mail?,Amy is in hospital recovering from