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1、U3 Looking good, feeling good,Unit,3,Reading (I) Dying to be thin,Do they look good and feel good?,Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why?,Whats the man trying to do?,1.If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight?,Lead-in,going on a diet,exercising in the gym,receiving surgica

2、l treatment,taking weight-loss pills,2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these ways?,lose weight,feel weak and tired,keep fit; lose weight,spend time and money,lose weight,spend money; damage health,lose weight,spend money; feel weak; take the pain,Fast reading,Read the three e-mails qui

3、ckly and answer the following questions. 1. Where does Amy come from? Canada. 2. What kind of pills did Amy take? Weight-loss pills called Fat-less.,3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title? Amy wanted to be thin very much. b. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-los

4、s pills to become slim.,Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which ones are false.,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 Lin

5、g didnt answer Amys e-mail in time because he has no computer. 5. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight.,F,F,T,Careful reading,F,F,1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose weight C. who became ill D. wh

6、o ate little,Read the three emails again carefully and then choose the best answer.,2. 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 _. heart B. lungs C

7、. liver D. eyes,4. 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 emails B. was sorry to hear about Amys pr

8、oblem C. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks diets and weight-loss pills are necessary,6. Amys experience is _. A. an interesting one B. caused by her family C. like that of some people in China D. a problem only for actresses,Detailed reading,Read the first two emails and fill in the charts abo

9、ut the three periods of Amys emotions. What is her emotion in each period? What are the reasons and results? Whats her mothers opinion?,take Fat-less pills to lose weight,be in hospital,an actress; be ashamed of her body,slimmer; dont feel energetic,liver failure;,dying;,happy,Health is the most imp

10、ortant thing.,receive medical treatment,feeling better,regretful,hopeful,Dont damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.,1. Why didnt Zhou Ling write to Amy until today? 2. Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amys story?,Her computer was broken.,Many people in China, some of whom are no

11、t overweight at all.,Read the last email and answer the following questions.,3. Zhou Lings reply to Amy : She is sorry _. She is glad _. She is amazed(震惊)_. Zhou Lings advice to Amy: 1) _ _ 2) _,We shouldnt be embarrassed about our weight. Nothing is more important than health.,Fill in the blanks.,C

12、onsolidation,Finish the “Task-based reading” in the newspaper.,1.Canadian2.Cause 3.atress4.slim 5.liver6.destroy 7.Chinese8.advice 9.weight10.health,Keys:,Whats the main point of each e-mail in the text? Finish Part C2 on page 44.,Pair work,Amy is recovering from liver failure.,Zhou Ling is sorry to

13、 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.,What kinds of advice would you give to Amy? What can we learn from Amys experience?,Further Discussion,1. Read the text again to get a better understanding. 2. Finish t

14、he relevant exercises in the newspaper.,Homework,Understanding sentences 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.,Reading strategy,Read the text again, find out the

15、sentences containing however and but and try to understand the differences in meaning.,Practice,1. Ive lost 7 kg in the last two months. However, sometimes I dont feel so energetic. (P 42.),2. She says health is the most important ting, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. (P42.) 3. Im so sorry to hear about your problem, but Im glad youre feeling better and are recovering. (P 43.),Learning the guitar isnt difficult,