Don’t lose weight without thinking (P2) 福建福州十一中 张永锋

Don’t lose weight without thinking

(P2)福建福州十一中 张永锋E-mail: baun@tom.com

Curriculum focusCurriculum focus• Health awareness: learning to lose weight in

healthy ways

• Language skills: writing to persuade people to give

up bad habits

Pre-readingPre-reading• Do you know anything

about dieting?• What’s your attitude

towards diet pills?• What’s your opinion of

beauty?

While readingWhile readingSkimming:1. How do youngsters lose weight?

2. What’s the result of eating diet pills?By eating diet pills or by eating nothing.

It stunts growth or makes people gain more weight than before after stopping the pills.

While readingWhile readingScanning: Read the passage again for further

understanding and decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

( ) 1. Many girls are attracted by the advertisements for diet pills on TV.

( ) 2. Using diet pills is very effective.

T

F

( ) 3. Diet pills haven’t any side effects.

( ) 4. Looking slim means

praise from others for youngsters.

( ) 5. Doing more exercise can help you keep healthy.

F

T

T

Choose the best answer:Choose the best answer: ( ) 1. According to the passage, what’s

the right way to keep healthy? A. Eat as many diet pills as possible. B. Only eat one meal a day. C. Skip rope or do other exercises. D. Eat as much as possible.

C

( ) 2. What are the side effects of diet pills? A. They stunt youngsters’ growth. B. They make youngsters’ even heavier

than before. C. Youngsters may become

anorexic or bulimic. D. All of above.

D

Language focusLanguage focus

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Post-readingPost-reading Discussion:

1. Which way do you think is the best to keep healthy?

2. Why are you attracted by advertisements for diet pills?