Unit 3 Dying to be thin....

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1 Unit 3 Dying to be thin...

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3 What kind of person do you like better, the fat or the slim?
If you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight?

4 Suggested answers Going on a diet Exercising in a gym or other places
Receiving surgical treatment (外科治疗) Taking weight-loss pills

5 Appreciation of a flash
Many teenage girls feel the need to be as thin as they can be.

6 Nowadays weight-losing has become popular among young and middle-aged women. In order to make themselves pretty-looking, they try many different ways of losing weight—go on diets, take exercise and weight-loss pills, etc. Though some weight-losing methods soon take effect, it may cause some side effects. Let’s come to today’s Reading and find out the girl’s problem on weight-losing.

7 It’s time to have class!

8 Words preview gym stay slim figure weight ashamed since weight-loss exercise work n. 健身房;体育馆 vi. 保持 adj. 苗条的,纤细的 n. 体形,身材 n. 体重;重量;杠铃片 adj. 惭愧的,羞愧的 conj. 因为;既然 adj. 减肥的,瘦身的 vi. 锻炼,运动 vi. 起作用,起效果,奏效

9 Words preview priceless adj. 无价的,珍贵的 recover vi. 痊愈,恢复健康 vt. 重新获得,恢复
liver failure contain harmful chemical adj. 无价的,珍贵的 vi. 痊愈,恢复健康 vt. 重新获得,恢复 n. 肝脏 n. 衰退,衰竭;故障,失灵 vt. 包含;容纳 adj. 有害的 n. 化学物质;化学药品 adj. 化学的

10 Words preview operation exact match follow advice seldom damage attractive n. 手术 adj. 精确的,准确的 n. 相配的人或物,配对物 vt. & vi. 匹配,相称 vt. 遵循,遵守,依照 n. 建议,忠告 adv. 很少,不常,难得 vt. & n. 损害,伤害 adj. 有吸引力的,有魅力的

11 Words preview touching stranger embarrassed pressure actress overweight diet properly adj. 动人的,感人的 n. 陌生人 adj. 尴尬的,不好意思的, 难为情的 n. 压力 n. 女演员 adj. 肥胖的,体重超标的 n. 节食;日常饮食 vi. 节食,控制饮食 adv. 适当地,合适地,合理地

12 Expressions preview work out go on diets in secret 锻炼 节食 秘密地

13 Skimming to get general ideas

14 Amy wanted to be thin very much.
What’s the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin…” Amy wanted to be thin very much. 2. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.

15 Reading Comprehension I
Skimming Reading Comprehension I The reading material consists of _____ s written by _____ good friends. A. two; two B. three; two C. two; three D. three; three

16 Careful reading to solve
difficult points

17 be dying to do sth. (口语) 很想做,渴望做 她渴望见到你。 曾经一时许多年轻人渴望出国。 She is dying to see you. There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad. They are dying for a slim figure. People there are thirsty for freedom. He is eager for success. 渴望获得……

18 used to 当是孩子的时候，我常去那条河边钓鱼。 过去在山顶有一座寺庙吗？ 你父亲曾经喝很多酒，是不是？ I used to go fishing in the river when I was a child. Used there to / Did there use to be a temple on top of the hill? Your father used to drink a lot, didn’t / usedn’t he? be used to doing sth./sth. 习惯于 get/become used to doing sth./sth. 逐渐习惯于 be used to do sth. 被用于做

19 work out (口语) “练习，锻炼”，不及物动词短语。 Whatever the weather is like, my sister works out in the gym every day. 不论天气如何，我妹妹每天去体育馆锻炼。 Guess their meanings Can you work out how much money it will cost? He worked out all the details of the plan. 你能计算出将花费多少钱吗？ 他详细拟定了那项计划。

20 I hope the new project will work out well.
How did his suggestions work out? 我希望新项目能顺利完成。 他的提议结果怎样？ 计算出,解决(问题); 2. 详细拟定(计划,方案等); 3. 被努力完成,巧妙地处理;　 4. (口语)(结果)成为

21 not any more=no more (次数上不再持续)
not any longer=no longer (时间上不再持续) I can’t put up with the noise any more. =I can no more put up with the noise. 我再也不能忍受这噪音了。 People can’t close their eyes to the fact any longer. =People can no longer close their eyes to the fact. 人们再也不能对事实视而不见了。

22 regret doing… 后悔做了…… [c.f.] regret, remember, forget后接to do表将要去做，不定式表示动作未发生；后接doing表示做过，动名词表示动作已经发生。 I regret to have only one life to give my country. I regret wasting the time I should have spent on study. He regretted having been so rude to his mother.

23 Next, let’s get a further understanding about the Reading.

24 What’s the main idea of each e-mail?
No. Subject Main idea 1 Dying to be thin 2 Recovering 3 Re: Recovering To lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer. Amy was recovering from liver failure, thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her. 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.

25 happy frustrated hopeful
Emotions of Amy Reasons for losing weight Results (successful/ unsuccessful happy frustrated hopeful prepare for a new role beauty is important be ashamed of her body have lost 7kg feel tired and weak become slimmer Reasons for frustration Reactions to illness liver failure be in hospital regret taking pills realize the importance of health Reasons for hope Lessons Amy has learnt find an exact match for her Li Dong’s donation of more than half of his liver to save her life Don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. learn to be confident by taking pills

26 Zhou Ling’s reply to Amy:
be sorry to hear about her problems; feel happy at her recovery; a really touching story; shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.

27 Scanning to get detail information

28 Reading Comprehension II
Scanning Reading Comprehension II 1. Where does Amy come from? 2. What kind of pills did Amy take? 3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail? Canada. Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less. The harmful chemicals contained in the weight-loss pills.

29 Reading Comprehension III
Scanning Reading Comprehension III In Amy’s first to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose weight. 2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. 3. In Amy’s second , she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. taking weight-loss pills 7kg

30 4. Li Dong is a man from Canada, and he donated his liver to save Amy’s life. 5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s in time because she has no computer. 6. In China, there are not many people who take weight-loss pills. China her computer was broken. many

31 Reading Comprehension IV
Scanning Reading Comprehension IV Multiple choice 1. According to paragraph 2 in the first , Amy is an actress, ____. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who became ill D. who ate little

32 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.

33 3. At the hospital, the doctor
told Amy she would ____. A. live for seven days B. have to donate her liver C. die if she couldn’t get a new liver D. need her mother’s liver

34 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

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

36 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

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38 Quiz I: Multiple choice
1. In my opinion, life in the twenty- first century is much easier than ____. (2007安徽) A. that used to be B. it is used to C. it was used to D. it used to be 2. We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite _______. (2007陕西) A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out

39 3. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like
that, but it _____ very well. (2001全 国) A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried out work out此处的意思是“(结果)怎样,呈现出……样子”,是不及物动词词组。解答本题的关键信息词是plan。try out: 试验; go on: 继续(经营,进展)。

40 4. --- Will you give this message to Mr.
White, please? --- Sorry, I can’t. He ______. (1990MET) A. doesn’t any more work here B. doesn’t any longer here work C. doesn’t work any longer here D. doesn’t work here any longer

41 5. --- You were brave enough to raise
objections at the meeting. --- Well. Now I regret _____ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done 根据语意背景，“提出反对意见”是已经发生的事，所以用regret doing 或regret having done。

42 Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to
the words in the brackets. 1. Who is the __________ (slim) of the three girls? 2. What is your _________ (weigh)? 3. Friendship between us is _________ (price). 4. _______ (fail) is the mother of success. 5. The old man suffers from high blood ________ (press). slimmest weight priceless Failure pressure

43 Quiz III: Translation 1. 看太多的电视对健康有害。 Watching too much TV __ _______ ___ _____ ______ ____ health. 2. 他的衣服的颜色和鞋不相配。 The color of his coat _______ _______ _____ ______ his shoes. 3. 此刻我感到尴尬。 I feel _____________ at this moment. is harmful to does harm to / doesn’t match that of embarrassed

44 4. 那个教授每天早上进行锻炼。 The professor ________ _______ every morning. 5. 你能解出这道难题吗？ Can you ______ _______ this problem? 6. 如果你想减肥就必须节食。 If you want to _____ _______, you must _____ _____ _____. works out work out lose weight be on diets

45 Some post-reading activities for you to choose from.

46 Appreciation of a video clip

47 Appreciation of another
video clip

48 Which method would you prefer, if you are to lose weight
Which method would you prefer, if you are to lose weight? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Going on a diet Exercising in a gym Receiving surgical treatment Taking weight-loss pills

49 going on a diet advantages disadvantages lose weight weak tired

50 exercising in the gym advantages disadvantages fit lose weight
waste time have to pay

51 receiving surgical treatment
advantages disadvantages lose weight waste money weak

52 taking weight-loss pills
advantages disadvantages lose weight waste money damage health

53 Language learning

54 Thank you!