岳阳县二中 易 凤
Learning aims:
1. To learn and master some important phrases.
2. To comprehend the reading passage and complete all the relevant exercises in groups.
3. Try to understand the real meaning of looking good and feeling good.
(课前预习)
(A 短语识记) Underline the following phrases in your textbooks (P42-43)and try to remember their meanings：
1． be dying to do sth. 渴望做某事
2． used to do sth. 过去常常做
3． work out 锻炼
4． stay slim 保持苗条
5． lose weight 减肥
6. be ashamed of 对…感到羞愧 7.take weight-loss pills 吃减肥药 8.recover from liver failure
从肝衰竭中恢复
9. regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事 10.insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事 11.follow one’s advice
遵循某人的建议
12.damage one’s health for…
为…损害健康
13.be worth +N/V-ing 值得做…
14.be sorry to do sth. 很遗憾做某事 15.be embarrassed about sth.
对…感到尴尬
16.go on a diet/go on diets 节食
（课中学习）
Step1 Lead-in
Enjoy some pictures about people who are overweight, and try to give them some advice on how to lose weight.
Advice:
(B 整体把握) Step 2 Fast-reading
Task1 Skimming
Date From: To: Subject:
2 June
2 July
4 July
Task 2 Scanning
1. Where does Amy come from?
2. What kind of pills did Amy take?
3. Why did Amy want to lose weight?
(C 细节理解) Step 3 Careful-reading
Task3 Reread the three emails, paying attention to some detailed information, then finish some exercises.
The 1st e-mail----T or F Questions
1. Amy used to go on a diet to keep slim. ( )
2. Amy is trying to lose weight because she is ashamed of her body.（ ）
3. Most young women want a slim figure. （ ）
4. The weight-loss pills Amy took didn’t work. （ ）
5. Sometimes Amy feels so energetic. （ ）
The 2nd E-mail-----Complete the form
_1.________ She is in hospital．
What She is _2._______________ from liver failure．
Why The pills contain a _3_________ chemical that caused her liver to fail.
Who Her mother _4_________ on sending her to the hospital.
How She _5__________ the doctor’s advice and works out for at least half an hour a day and eats a lot of fruit and vegetables.
The 3rd email-----Multiple Choices:
1. Zhou Ling couldn’t read Amy’s two e-mails until today because of ___.
A. her computer problems B. her limited spare time
C. her holiday D. her illness
2. 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
3. Zhou Ling hopes that _____can learn from Amy’s story.
A. Chinese people who are overweight
B. Chinese people who go on a diet
C. Chinese people who are not overweight
D. Canadian actresses
Task 4 Summary
What lessons can we learn from Amy’s story？
(Use sentences from the passage)
(D 学以致用) Step 4 Group work-----Amy at a news conference
One student acts as Amy, the other students act as reporters. Please try to ask questions about Amy’s experiences in losing weight.
Questions:
(E 情感升华) Step 5 Further discussion
Do you think beauty only means a good-looking face? What can you do to make yourself more beautiful? What is true beauty?
(课后巩固)
Step 6 Homework
1. Read the passage again and again, then finish the exercises on P44-45.
2. Try to remember the important phrases learnt in this period.