1. Dying to be thin
高一 卫芬

7. Discussion
If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight?

8. go on a diet
( eat less food )

9. 　work out in the gym
exercise, do sports

10. have an operation

11. take some medicine
( take weight-loss pills )

12. Which method would you prefer
Which method would you prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?

13. feel weak and tired lose weight keep fit; spend time lose weight
Ways of losing weight
Advantages
Disadvantages
going on a diet
exercising in the gym
feel weak and
tired
lose weight
keep fit;
lose weight
spend time
and money

14. Advantages spend money; feel weak lose weight spend money;
Ways of losing weight
Advantages
Disadvantages
receiving surgical treatment
taking weight- -loss pills
spend money;
feel weak
lose weight
spend money;
damage health
lose weight

15. Reading:
Dying to be thin…

16. E-mail 1 1.Where does Amy come from? 2.What does Amy do?
Canada
She is an actress.
3.What kind of pills did Amy take?
weight-loss pills

17. E-mail 2 Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )
T or F Exercise
Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )
Li Dong donated part of his liver to save Amy’s life. ( )
Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( )
Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( )
liver failure F T
but seldom F T

18. 1. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, ______ didn’t want to read Amy’s e-mails. B
1. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, ______
didn’t want to read Amy’s s.
was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems
thinks weight-loss pills are necessary.
thinks Amy should lose weight

19. C
2. Amy’s experience is ______
A. an interesting story
B. forgotten by her family
C. like that of some people in China
D. a problem only actresses have

20. an actress; ashamed of being fat. slimmer; tired and weak joyful
Summary
What Amy did
Reasons
Results
Amy’s emotions
Mother’s words
an actress; ashamed of being fat.
slimmer; tired and weak
joyful
take weight-less pills
regretful
be in hospital
liver failure;
dying;
liver donation
recovering
hopeful
Health is priceless.
Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.

21. Language Points
hear from 收到来信
hear of / about 听说
2.be okay with sb 很顺利
3.work out 锻炼,算出,制定出
stay slim 保持苗条
a slim figure 苗条的身材
lose weight 减肥
put on weight 增加体重
be ashamed of 对…感到难为情

22. 9. take weight-loss pills 服减肥药
10.be popular with/among 流行/受欢迎
11.follow one’s example 学习…榜样
the instructions 遵从指示
as follows 如下
12.recover from 从…恢复
13.liver failure 肝脏衰竭
14.harmful chemical 有害化学物质
15.damage one’s health 毁坏健康
16.a touching story 感人故事
17.be embarrassed about 对…感到尴尬
18.go on a diet/diets 节食

23. Activity
Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. If you are going to meet her, what will you say to her? And what advice would you give to Amy?

24. Homework:
Finish the exercise on page
in your workbook

25. Thanks a lot