1. Word spelling: 1.Why not take more exercise to improve your f______? 2. Did you feel a_________when telling a lie? 3. She soon r________herself from her illness. 4. He is a f______as an artist, but a success as a teacher. 5.The book which is meant for children c_______much information. 6. Tell me the e______date of the event. 7.None of us can m_______him in playing tennis. 8. Too much p_______from teachers and parents is harmful. 9. Zhang Ziyi, who is the leading a________ in the film, has a slim figure. 10. Cambridge is very a_______to top students in the world. 11. She soon recovered after several successful o_________. 12.Don’t leave your messages to s________on the Internet. 13.The building was completely d_______during the fire. igure shamed ecovered ailure ontains xact atch ressure ctress ttractive perations trangers amaged igure shamed ecovered ailure ontains xact atch ressure ctress ttractive perations trangers amaged

2. 1.Can you find a shirt to m_______the tie? 2.A little caffeine is probably not h________to you. 3.His plan ended in f______, so as a writer, he was a complete f______. 4. You have to be very e_____in your design, because a small mistake can make a big difference. 5. A c_______change takes place in any matter when it burns. 6. The o_______he did on the woman was a failure. 7. As we know, spring f_______winter. 8. He s______has lunch at home, does he? 9. The village suffered a lot of d_______from the earthquake. 10. Children are required not to talk to s_________. 11. He stood there with an e___________look. He felt very e__________ when he heard the e____________problem. 12. This is the best way to make your advertisement as a_____________ as possible. atch armful ailure xact hemical peration ollows eldom amage mbarrassed mbarrassing ttractive

3. Lead-in Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find what makes people fat. Eating/drinking/sleeping too much. Overeating/overdrinking/oversleeping

4. Certain medicines/food Original Chunky ( 结实的，矮重的

5. genetic factor ( 基因） Like father, like son.

6. Ways to lose weight: do more exercise do more exercise take weight-loss pills take weight-loss pills eat less junk food (that is easy and quick eat less junk food (that is easy and quick but harmful) but harmful) receive surgical operation receive surgical operation wear special equipment (such as a wear special equipment (such as a fat-burning belt, a special kind of shoes) fat-burning belt, a special kind of shoes) go on a diet go on a diet 健妮健瘦鞋 健妮健瘦鞋

7. Guess: Dying to be thin…

8. She has a strong wish to be thin. She would rather die than be fat. Be dying=have a strong desire to …

9. Fast reading: Fast reading: Which way did Amy choose to lose weight? Which way did Amy choose to lose weight? Why did she want to lose weight? Why did she want to lose weight? What was the result? What was the result? 1st email: 1st email: 2nd email: 2nd email: Where is Amy and why? Who saved the girl and how? Who saved the girl and how?

10. What (Amy did) reasonresult Amy’s feeling 1st ema il 2nd ema il take weight- take weight- loss pills loss pills called … called … 1.an actress 2.ashamed 3.looking good is more important slimmer slimmer tired & tired & weak weak joyful joyful (happy) (happy) regretful regretful hopeful hopeful be in be in hospital hospital liver failure liver failure liver donation liver donation dying dying recovering recovering Retelling: Mother ’ s attitude: her opinion : her opinion : Health is priceless. Health is priceless. Don ’ t damage your health Don ’ t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. for a slim and attractive figure.

11. 3rd email: What ’ s Amy ’ s friend Zhou Ling ’ s advice? What ’ s Amy ’ s friend Zhou Ling ’ s advice? Zhou ’ s reply: Zhou ’ s reply: sorry sorry glad glad amazed amazed & touched touched hoping hoping Zhou Ling ’ s opinion: Zhou Ling ’ s opinion: Nothing is more important than health. than health.

12. Read for main idea: Read for main idea: subject Main point Dying to be thin In order to lose weight, Amy took weight-loss pills and became slimmer and slimmer Recovering Amy was recovering from liver failure thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her. Re: recovering Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health.

13. Amy used to go to the gym three times a week, but she no longer _____out. In Canada, looking good is important to women. She’s trying to lose weight because she’s so_______ of her body. Now she’s taking__________ pills called Fat-Less, which are popular ______ young women. The pills really work! She’s becoming ________ and_______.________, she feels tired and weak. Her mother, _____ Zhou Ling met last year, keeps_____ her not to take dangerous pills.She shares her mother’s view that health is _________, but she looks so_____ at present. Now Amy’s in hospital_________ from liver failure.She regrets taking those pills that_______ a harmful chemical that ______ her liver to fail. works works ashamed ashamed weight-loss weight-loss slimmer slimmer among among slimmer slimmer However However whom whom telling telling priceless priceless slim slim recovering recovering contain contain caused caused

14. Then the doctor found one,_____ name is Li Dong, was an exact _____ for her.He________ more than half of his liver to save her life. Zhou Ling knows that the _________ to stay slim is a problem, _________ for an actress. However, Amy’s mother knows best: _______ is more important than health. It’s the same in China, many people, some of _______ aren’t overweight, are always going on _____ or taking weight-loss pills,______ are danger- ous. She hopes people can ______ from Amy’s story. whose whose match match donated donated especially especially pressure pressure Nothing Nothing whom whom diets diets which which learn learn

15. A news conference Amy is giving a news conference after her Amy is giving a news conference after her recovery. The newspaper reporters will ask recovery. The newspaper reporters will ask about her… about her… past experiences opinions about looking good and feeling good her plans for the future

16. 1. 收到某人的来信 2. 去健身房 3. 另一种保持苗条的方法 4. 减肥 5. 对某人的体形感到羞愧 6. 服减肥药 7. 受某人欢迎 8. 此刻 9. 从肝衰竭中恢复 10. 含有一种有害的 化学物质 11. 导致 … 做 … 1.hear from sb. 2.go to the gym 3.another way to stay slim 4.lose weight 5.be ashamed of one’s body 6.take weight-loss pills 7.be popular among/ with… 8.at the moment 9.recover from liver failure 10.contain a harmful chemical 11.cause…to…

17. 12. 年龄太大了经不起这么 长时间的手术 13. 对 … 完全匹配 14. 捐献某人一半以上 的肝脏 15. 听从某人的建议 16. 损害某人的健康求得 苗条吸引人的身材 17. 某物出故障了 18. 某人感到吃惊 19. 与 … 匹配 20 一个动人的故事 21. 节食 22. 从某人的故事中 吸取教训 12.too old for such a long operation 13.an exact match for 14.donate more than half of one’s liver 15.take/follow one’s advice 16.damage one’s health for a slim and attractive figure 17.sth. Be broken 18.sb. Be amazed 19.match… 20.a touching story 21.go on diets 22.learn from one’s story

18. 试比较： exact exactly 1.I forgot the ________number. 2.He returned very late, to be more _____, in the early morning. 3.Parents can’t read what’s on their children’s mind _______. 4.The child looks _______like his father. 5.The doctor told him not to smoke, but he did _the opposite. 1. There are many stone figures on the mountain. 2. I could see a tall figure near the door. 3. She takes exercise every day to improve her figure. 4. The little boy had difficulty in writing the figures. 5. I figure the manager will be back soon. 6.We can not figure out the total number. 7. I don’t know how to figure out the problem. exact exactly 塑像 隐约可见的人影 体形 / 身材 数字 估计 算出，解决 算出，解决

19. Failure 1.Failure is the mother of success. 2. He is a failure as a writer, but a success as a teacher. 1.The accident happened because of the engine failure. 2.His plan ended in____ failure, so as a young man, he was _______ complete failure. A. the; / B. /; a C. / ; the D. the; a Fill in the blanks with a proper article if necessary. 1.Gary was _____failure as a professor at Cambridge. 2.The design turned out to be ____ failure. The design ended in ______failure. 失败（不可数） 失败的事或失败的人（可数） B a a /