1. According to Paragraph 1 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _______. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who become ill D. who ate little
Task 1:Skimming 1.Where does Amy come from?
Canada
2.What caused Amy’s liver to fail?
The weight-loss pills.
3.What does the title “Dying to be thin……” mean?
授课人： 授课人： 黄婧
Yesterday once more
Karen Carpenter
I want a slim figure Pity
Take weight-loss pills
Died … age of 32 Lack of appetite(厌食症） 厌食症） 厌食症
Pair work
Tips: There is a comma after “however”
Practice
1.Learning the guitar isn’t difficult, but ______ you have to practise. however 2.Rick was very successful, ________ , the last few years of his life were not happy ones. 3.My neighbors like loud pop music, but ______ I don’t like. 4.So far I haven’t had any success, however I’ll keep trying. _______,
What’s the main idea of the first two e-mails? Amy want to be slim →take weight-loss pills →liver failure →sent to the hospital → recovering → realize: nothing is more important than health What’s the main idea of the last email? Zhou Ling feel happy about Amy’s recovering→ Zhou Ling thinks many people in China should learn from Amy’s story.
VS Girls
three 1.Amy used to go to the gym twice a week. F times 2.Amy’s mother keeps telling her not to take weight-loss pills because they are dangerous.
Reading strategy:
understanding sentences with ‘however’ or ‘but’
Question:
What’s the difference in meaning between the sentences before and after‘however’ and ‘but’?
Her computer was broken.
2. Zhou Ling thinks who should learn from Amy’s story?
Many people in China, some of whom are not overweight at all.
3. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, _______. A. did not want to read Amy’s emails B. was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems C. thinks Amy should lose weight D. thinks and weight-loss pills
Summary
1.Three e-mails: Amy want to be slim →take weight-loss pills →liver failure →sent to the hospital → recovering → realize: nothing is more important than health→ Zhou Ling thinks many people in China, some of whom are not over-weight at all should learn from Amy’s story. 2. Understanding sentences with ‘however’ or ‘but’ 1)The two sentences usually express something different and opposite. 2)The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite
Homework
Write a short report about : Amy’s experience of losing weight(120 words)
3. What does Amy do in order to recover? A. She goes to the gym every day. B. She does exercise and eat healthy food. C. She stays in bed all day. D. She takes a lot of medicine.
The passage can be divided into two parts. (Amy’s e-mails; Zhou Ling’s email) Reread the first two emails, paying attention to some details and then finish some exercises.
Discussion
If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight?
going on a diet
exercising in a gym
taking weight-loss pills
receiving surgical treatment
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.
Read the text again, find out the sentences using ‘however’ and ‘but’ and understand the differences in meaning.
1. I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. However, sometimes I feel tired and weak. (P 42.) 2. She says health is the most important thing, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment. (P42.)
The title has two meann _______very much.
Amy nearly died ____because she wanted to lose weight
Task 2: Scanning:
1 Scan the text to get detailed information 2 Compete: Boys
1)The two sentences usually express something different and opposite. 2)The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite
Reread the last email : Paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.
Reading comprehension
1. Why didn't Zhou Ling write to Amy until today?
3. I’m so sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. (P 43.) 4. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health. (P 43. )
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3.The weight-loss pills contain a harmful chemical that caused Amy’s heart to fail. F liver