1. DYING TO BE Thin… By W.X.F UNIT 3 to READING

2. Looking good Wear suitable clothes Eat in a balanced diet Doing exercise Face-painting Receive surgical treatment Take pills losing weight

3. Ways of losing weight going on a diet exercising in the gym receiving surgical treatment taking weight-loss pills

4. , our main character, is a pretty girl, but she wants to lose weight too. Let’s look at her story. And then answer some questions. Amy

5. Where does Amy come from? What kind of pills did Amy take? What caused Amy ’ s liver to fail? She comes from Canada. She is taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less. The weight-loss pills which contain a harmful chemical caused her liver to fail. First reading

6. Exercises(P44-45) Read the three e-mails again carefully and then choose the best answers.

7. 1. According to Para 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress, _____. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who became ill D. who ate little

8. 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.

9. 3. At the hospital, the doctors told Amy she would ______. A. live for seven days B. have to donate her liver C. die without a new liver D. need her mother’s liver

10. 4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, _____. A. saved Amy’s life by donating money to her B. saved Amy’s life by giving her part of his liver C. told Amy never to take weight-loss pills again D. once worked with Amy

11. 5. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend _____. A. did not want to read Amy’s e-mails B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems C. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks diets and weight-loss pills are necessary

12. 6. Amy’s experience is ______. A. an interesting one B. forgotten by her family C. like that of some people in China D. a problem only for actresses

13. Further Reading Read the three e-mails for the third time and find the main points.

14. Subject Main point Dying to be thin In order to lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer.

15. Subject Main point Amy was recovering from liver failure thanks to Li Dong, who donated part of his liver to her. RECOVERINGRECOVERING

16. Subject Main point Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy ’ s problems and hoped that she as well as all the others who like to lose weight could value the importance of health. R E : C O V E R I N G

17. Expansion --- GROUP DISCUSSION Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?

18. HOMEWORK Do you think pictures of film stars and models cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not? What do think is the best way to keep healthy? Why? Choose one of the questions and have a discussion with a partner.