1. Dying to be
thin …

2. VS
slim
fat

3. VS
thin
fat

4. Lose weight … Healthy Dangerous Work out (go to the gym)
Eat lots of fruit and
vegetables
Go on a diet
Take weight-loss pills
Receive surgical treatment（liposuction 抽脂）
Healthy
Dangerous

5. Pun（双关） Want to be thin very much;
What’s the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin…” ?
Want to be thin very much;
2. Be going to die because of losing weight.
Pun（双关）

6. Fast-reading

7. From: To: Subject: 1St e-mail 2nd 3rd Amy Zhou Ling Dying to be thin
（sender）
To:
（receiver）
Subject:
1St
2nd
3rd
Amy
Zhou Ling
Dying to be thin
Recovering
Amy
Zhou Ling
(Becoming well again)
Re: Recovering
Zhou Ling
Amy
(reply)

8. Subject Main point 1st e-mail Dying to be thin 2nd e-mail Recovering
3rd
Re: Recovering
A. Weight –loss pills caused Amy’s liver to fail. Luckily, she was sent to a very good hospital and is now recovering.
B. Zhou Ling replies to Amy and is sorry to hear Amy’s problems.
C. Amy wants to be thin very much and after taking weight-loss pills, she is slimmer and slimmer.

9. Further reading

10. Reasons for her losing weight
1: Dying to be thin
Past: Going to the _______ to _____ out.
gym
work
Solutions to losing weight
weight-loss
Now: Taking _________ pills called Fat-less.
figure
1. She wants a slim _______ .
Reasons for her losing weight
2. She is ________ of her body.
ashamed
3. She is making ___________ for a TV show.
preparations
1.The pills _____. She is slimmer and slimmer.
work
Results
of losing weight
2. She has lost 7 kilograms.
3. She doesn’t feel so ________ .
energetic

11. E-mail 2: Recovering What has happened to Amy ?
Why did it happen?
3. What does she do now?
She is now in hospital recovering from liver failure.
Because she had taken those weight-loss pills which contained a harmful chemical that caused her liver to fail.
She exercises for at least half an hour everyday and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

12. E-mail 2: Recovering Nothing is more important than health !
4. What have you learnt from her experience ?
Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.
Nothing is more important than health !

13. E-mail 3: Re-Recovering
What does Zhou Ling say in her letter ???
To Amy :
To Chinese :
1. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.
They should learn from Amy’s experience.
2. You look great as you are.

14. Summary:
Task-based reading

15. Amy’s painful 2.__________ of losing weight (态度) towards losing weight
regretful
Feelings of Amy
Hopeful--joyful→ 1._________________--- painful---better
Amy’s painful 2.__________ of losing weight
★3.__________for her losing weight
·---Looking good is important , especially in Canada.
·---She feels 4._______________about her body.
·---She is about to act in a TV show.
★5.________ of losing weight
·---She isn’t so full of 6._______ as before.
·---The chemical in the weight-loss pills does 7.________ to her liver. --
Correct attitudes
(态度) towards losing weight
★Amy’s
·She shouldn’t take the risk of 8.______ her health for a slim and attractive figure.
★Mum’s
·Nothing is more important than a
9. _________body
★Zhou Lin’s
· Don’t be embarrassed about our weight.
· We look great 10.______ we are.
Reasons
embarrassed
experience
Results
energy
harm
damaging
healthy as

16. Writing a letter:
Supposing you are one of Amy’s friends, what do you want to say to Amy after knowing of her situation?
(your letter can center on the following 2 aspects.)
1. how to keep fit (至少两方面)
2. what is true beauty （一句话概括）

17. Last but not least, ________________________.
Dear Amy:
I’m sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering.
It is understandable for you to pay more attention to your figure and appearance as an actress. But I still have some suggestions for you to keep fit. On the one hand, ____________
__________________________________. On the other hand, _________________________________________.
Last but not least, ________________________.
____________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Yours
XXX

18. On the one hand, you are supposed to insist on eating healthy food such as vegetables and fruits, which is rich in fibers and vitamins. Meanwhile, Keep away from too much sugar or fat.

19. On the other hand, it is necessary to develop a good habit of working out regularly. Besides, enough sleep also matters a lot. Last but not least, most people nowadays are under great pressure and often stay up. It’s high time that you took action to keep a balance between work and relaxation.

20. As for your desire to become more attractive, I believe that true beauty doesn’t merely refers to one’s appearance but means we should have a good character and many good qualities.

21. Thanks for listening