M1U3Reading.ppt

1、Dying to be thin,M1 U3 Reading,Learning objectives,1. Read three e-mails,Title discussion,Title: Dying to be thin,Guess: What does the title mean ? A.She wants to be thin badly B. She is dying for being too thin,What she did to be thin caused great harm to her health.,If you are a bit over-weight, h

2、ow would you lose weight? First, we can go on a diet. We shouldnt eat too much dessert or fried food. (油炸食品) Second, we can exercise in the gym.,Warm up,Take weight-loss pills,Receive plastic surgery.,Fast reading,thin and attractive,slim,Amy is recovering from liver failure.,Zhou Ling is glad that

3、Amy is recovering and he hopes other people can also value health most.,recover,become well again,Q&A: 1. Why are Amy dying to be thin? Because she beauty is important and shes ashamed of her body. Whats more, shes preparing for a new role. (Email 1: L4-7) 2. Why did weight-loss pills cause Amys liv

4、er to fail? Because they contain a harmful chemical that caused her liver to fail. (Email 2: L19) 3. What is the most important thing in zhou Lings eyes? Health. (Email 3: L36-37),Fast reading,2. Retell the Email,Careful reading Email-1,Email-1,used tobut,now,another way,why,be ashamed of,become,dan

5、gerous health,Careful reading Email-2,1. Amy is now recovering from a headache in hospital. 2. The weight-loss pills would completely destroy Amys liver if she continued taking them. 3. Amy follows her doctors advice and often goes to the gym. 4. Amys mother insisted on sending her to the hospital.

6、5. We should be ashamed of the way we look, especially when we are fat.,( F ),( T ),( F ),( T ),( F ),Careful reading Email-3,sorry,glad,hopeful,3. Give advice to Amy,Post-reading activity,Role play: Amy (retell your experience) Amys friend (give her comfort and give your own opinion on true beauty),What is true beauty?,A good fame is better than a