Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good

Reading I Dying to be thin…

江苏省宝应中学高一 （ 7 ） 班

陈淑男

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Because you know I'm all about that bass, 因为你知道我拥有一副天赋般的低沉嗓音

'Bout that bass, no treble能够唱出美妙绝伦的低音 ,而不是刺耳欲聋的高音

I'm all 'bout that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble我热爱自然的低音 ,讨厌矫揉造作而唱出的高音I'm all 'bout that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble

就像我喜爱与生俱来的丰满身材 ,不会盲目追求苗条I'm all 'bout that bass, 'bout that bass...

我就是胖胖的、拥有一副低沉嗓音的女孩子 ...Yeah it's pretty clear, I ain't no size 2

Yeah 显而易见的 ,我绝对没有纤细身材But I can shake it, shake it like I'm supposed to do

但我依然可以摇摆 ,就像其他人一样尽情摇摆身躯的每一部分

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'Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase因为我拥有所有男孩都梦寐以求的火辣节奏

All the right junk in all the right places每一下舞动都恰到好处

I see the magazines working that Photoshop眼见所有杂志封面上刊登的美女 ,都有用 Photoshop修饰过照片

We know that shit ain't real我们彼此心知肚明 ,这些全都是假的

Come on now, make it stop够了 !让这一切都停止

If you got beauty beauty just raise 'em up倘若你从心深处觉得自己美丽 ,那就展现出来啊 !

'Cause every inch of you is perfect因为你身上的每一寸均是完美无瑕

From the bottom to the top从头到脚都是如此

Learning Aims

1.Work out the main ideas of the three e-mails2.Improve the reading abilities of skimming and

scanning and learn to understand sentences with “however” or “but”

3.Express your own opinions on weight-loss4.Form a positive attitude when it comes to the topic

“to be beautiful or to be healthy”

What problem are they facing?

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Can you give them some advice on weight-loss?

go on a diet / diet

take weight-loss pills

eat healthy food

work out

Fast reading1.Where does Amy come from?

2. What kind of pills did Amy take?

3. Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title?

Canada. Line 6

Weight-loss pills called Fat-less. Line 7

1). Amy really wants to be thin.2). What Amy did to become thin caused great harm to her health.

dying : adj. 垂死的，临终的

be dying for/ to do: 极想，渴望

e.g. I'm dying for something to eat. 我极想吃点东西 . She's dying to know where you've been. 她极想知道你到哪儿去了 .

General ReadingTrue or False 1.In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she says she is going on a diet.2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. 3. Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital.

4. In Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. 5. Amy follows her doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. 6. Zhou Ling, Amy’s friend, did not want to read Amy’s e-mails.

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导学案： Part II 、 Part IV

Reading Comprehension1. Amy decided to lose weight because ________. A. she was ashamed of her body B. she was going to act in a TV play C. she wanted to be slimmer D. all of the above

2. The reason why Amy’s mother told her not to take the pills may be that ________. A. she knew Amy would suffer liver failure B. she thought it was unnecessary for Amy to do so C. she was afraid the pills would damage her daughter’s health D. she didn’t know her daughter would act in a TV play

3. From the three e-mails we can conclude （结论） that ________. A. for an actress, the thinner, the better B. health is more important than anything else C. women shouldn’t lose weight D. fruit and vegetables are helpful to young women

1.I used to go to the gym three times a week, _____I don’t work out any more. (lines 3-4)

2.I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. __________, sometimes I feel tired and weak. (lines 10-11)

3. She says health is the most important, and I agree, _____ then I look so slim at the moment. (lines 12-13)

4.I’m sorry to hear about your problems, ____ I’m glad you’re feeling better and recovering. (lines 32-33)

5. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. __________, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health. (lines 35-37)

but

but

but

However

However

The feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite.

However VS But

两者都做“但是，然而”讲，而且都引出并列句。1.从语义上看， but 所表示的是非常明显的对比，转折的意味较 however要强。2.从语序上看， but总是位于所引出的分句之首，而 however却可位于句首、句中和句末，同时从标点符号上看， but之后一般不得使用逗号，而however则必须用逗号与句子其它部分分开。尤其是在句中时，其前后都要用逗号。

Careful ReadingTry to work out the main idea of each e-

mail.Subject Main idea

1. Dying to be thin

In order to ___________, Amy ___________________ and becomes slimmer and slimmer.

2. Recovering

Weight –loss pills cause ______________ but now she is ______________liver failure.

3. Re: Recovering

Zhou Ling is _________________Amy’s problems and she thinks that __________________________ .

lose weighttakes weight-loss pills

Amy’s liver to fail recovering from

sorry to hear about

health is the most important

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Task-based reading

1. Reasons 2. ashamed3. popular4. Results5. fail6. Opinions7. damaging8. figure9. priceless10. diets

Discussion1. What do you think of beauty and health, which is more important?2. Do you think it is necessary to lose weight?3. In your opinion, how can a person both look good and feel good?

Each group chooses one topic and talk with each other, then make an oral presentation.

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Remember!

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Try to write down your opinions on the relationships between beauty and health.

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Thank you!

Thank you!