岳陽縣二中 易 鳳

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.

(課前預習)

(A 短語識記) 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. 過去常常做

3． work out 鍛煉

4． stay slim 保持苗條

5． lose weight 減肥

6. be ashamed of 對…感到羞愧 7.take weight-loss pills 吃減肥藥 8.recover from liver failure

從肝衰竭中恢復

9. regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事 10.insist on doing sth. 堅持做某事 11.follow one’s advice

遵循某人的建議

12.damage one’s health for…

為…損害健康

13.be worth +N/V-ing 值得做…

14.be sorry to do sth. 很遺憾做某事 15.be embarrassed about sth.

對…感到尷尬

16.go on a diet/go on diets 節食

（課中學習）

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 整體把握) 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 細節理解) 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 學以致用) 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 情感升華) 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?

(課后鞏固)

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.