1. Dying to be thin… Unit 3 授课老师：胡君 授课班级： 300 班 2013.10.31

2. Important words and phrases 1. adj. 惭愧的，羞愧的 2. n. 千克，公斤 3. adj. 精力充沛的，充满活力的 4. n. 化学物质 adj. 化学的 5. vt. &n. 损害；伤害 6. adj. 有吸引力的，有魅力的 7. adj. 尴尬的，不好意思的，难 为情的 8. n. 压力 9. n. 节食；日常饮食 vi. 节食，控 制饮食 10. vt.&vi. 受苦；遭受（磨难） ashamed kilogram energetic chemical damage attractive embarrassed pressure diet suffer

3. 1.work 锻炼；设计；解决 2.at the 目前，此刻，此时 3.be of 感到羞愧 4.lose 减肥 5.not …any 不再 6.insist 坚持 7. secret 秘密地 8.go on a 节食 9. effect 副作用 10.as you 像你现在的样子 out moment ashamed weight more on in diet side are

4. Lead-in: What problems are they facing?

5. What problems are they facing? fat / overweight

6. Can you give them some advice on how to lose weight ？ Pair Work

8. work out in the gym exercise, do sports

9. go on a diet ( eat less food )

10. have an operation

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

12. Read the first two e-mails quickly and answer the following questions.

13. The 1st e-mail 1. Where does Amy come from? Canada. 2. Why did Amy want to lose weight ? Because she was ashamed of her body. 3.What kind of pills did Amy take? Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.

14. 7 kg Used to go to the gym now Take weight- loss pills Why? be ashamed of… result don’t feel … Mum dangerou s … priceless The 1 st E-mail

15. The 2nd E-mail----T or F Questions 1.Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( ) 2.The pills were going to completely destroy Amy’s liver if she continued taking them.( ) 3.Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( ) liver failure but seldom F F T

16. 4. Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( ) 5. For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( ) can’t F T

17. 2.Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. If you are going to write a letter to her, what will you say to her? And what advice would you give to Amy?

18. sorry glad Zhou’s advice To Amy: To many Chinese people: We shouldn’t be embarrassed about out weight. Nothing is more important than health. They should learn from Amy’s story. The 3rd e-mail

19. Read the three e-mails again carefully and then choose the best answers.

20. 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 become ill D. who ate little

21. 2. The pills did great harm to Amy’s ______. A. heart B. lungs C. liver D. eyes

22. 3. 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.

23. 4. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, _______. A. did not want to read Amy’s emails B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s problem C. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks diets and weight-loss pills are necessary

24. 5. Amy’s 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

25. 6. From the passage, we know “Dying to be thin” means _______. A. Amy died. B. Amy wanted to be thin very much C. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills D. Both B and C

26. The title has two meanings: Amy wanted to _______very much. Amy nearly____ because she wanted to lose weight. be thin died

27. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks.

28. 1.______ actress called Amy is 2.________to be thin. In her letter to Zhou Ling, Amy said that she didn’t work 3.______in the gym as usual. She was taking weight-loss pills for a role in a new TV show. The pills worked, 4._____her mother warned her not to take them. She refused. Soon, she was in hospital, recovering 5._____liver failure. She realized that 6.______ wasn’t worth damaging her health for a slim and attractive figure. Zhou Ling replied that Amy looked great 7.______ she was and 8.______was no need to be embarrassed about weight. Nothing is more important than health. Andying out but it as there from

29. What lessons can we learn from Amy’s story?

30. Health is the most important thing. (Nothing is more important than health.) Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look.

31. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。 4. Clothes don’t make the man. 1. Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。 2. Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。 3. He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope, has everything. 身体好就有希望，有希望就有一切。 Sayings( 谚 语 )

32. 1. Read the text again to get a better understanding. 2. Finish D1, D2, E on P45. Homework