Do they look good and feel good?Do they look good and feel good?

Whom do you like better, the thin or the

fat? Why?

Whom do you like better, the thin or the

fat? Why?

What’s the man trying to do?What’s the man trying to do?

1. If you are a bit over-weight, how would

you lose weight?

Pair workPair workDiscussion

going on a dietgoing on a diet Doing exerciseDoing exercise

receiving surgical treatmentreceiving surgical treatment

taking weight-loss pillstaking weight-loss pills

What are the advantages and

disadvantages of each of them?

Discuss

advantages disadvantages

going on a diet

exercising in

the gym receiving surgical

treatment

taking weight-loss pills

lose weightweaktired

keep fit;lose weight

waste timehave to pay

lose weightwaste moneyfeel weak

lose weightwaste moneydamage health

Which method would you

prefer?

Reading (I)

UnitUnit

33

Dying to be thin

Guess the meaning of the title

Possible answers:

1. What’s the main point of each e-mail

in the text? Finish Part C2 on page

44.

Pair workSkimming

Subject Main point

Amy is recovering from liver failure.

Recovering

Re: Recovering

Zhou Ling is sorry to hear about Amy’s problem and hopes that she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight will value the importance of health.

Read the three emails then finish

Part C1 on page 44

Careful reading

1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first

email, Amy is an actress, _______.

A. who often exercises

B. who wanted to lose weight

C. who became ill

D. who ate little

Read the first two emails again carefully

and then choose the best answer.

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.

3. The pills did great harm to Amy’s

_______.

A.heart B. lungs

C. liver D. eyes

4. What does Amy do now in order to

recover?

A. She goes to the gym every day.

B. She does exercise and eats healthy

food.

C. She stays in bed all day.

D. She takes a lot of medicine.

5. 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

6. Amy’s experience is _______.

A. an interesting one

B. caused by her family

C. like that of some people in China

D. a problem only for actresses

Read the text again, find out the sentences

containing ‘however’ and ‘but’ and try to

understand the differences in meaning.

Practice

1. I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months.

However, sometimes I don’t feel so

energetic. (L10-11P 42.) 2. She says health is the most important

ting, and I agree, but then I look so

slim at the moment. (L11-12 P42.)

3. I’m so sorry to hear about your

problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling

better and are recovering. (L32-33 P

43.)

Understanding sentences with ‘however’

or ‘but’.What’s the difference in meaning between the sentences before and after‘however’ and ‘but’? The two sentences usually express something different and opposite.

Reading strategy

1. Learning the guitar isn’t difficult, ______ you have to practise.

2. Rick was very successful. ________, the last few years of his life were not happy ones.

3. My neighbors like loud pop music, ______ I don’t like.

4. So far I haven’t had any success, _______, I’ll keep trying.

but

However

but

however

The title “Dying to be thin” means: What she did to become thin cause

d great harm to her health.

1) 她渴望见到你。

2) 现在许多年轻人渴望出国。

We are dying to be thin.We are dying for a slim figure.

be dying to do

She is dying to see you.

Many young people are dying to go abroad now.

1. Read the text again to get a better un

derstanding.

2. Finish Part D1,D2 and E on page45

3. Exercise & on page73-74Ⅰ Ⅱ 《学案》

4. 要点讲练 page75-80 《学案》

Homework

Reading (II)

UnitUnit

33

Dying to be thin

Revision

Discussion What do you think is the best way for teenagers to keep healthy?

● going on a diet ● taking exercise regularly

● enough sleep ● healthy diet

● receiving surgical treatment

● taking weight-loss pills

● be confident …

Ⅰ Complete the following spelling:1. It is well-known that smoking h_____

our health.2. He tried his best to explain, but he

f_____ to make his parents believe him.3. It’s a s _____ that the youths nowadays

don’t give seats to those in need.

arms

ailedhame

Practice

4. He is an e_______ tennis player and always

performs well.

5. Could you tell me e_____ what the teacher

has said?

6. The girl climbed the tree an hid in the ____

___ ( 枝杈 ).

7. ________ ( 化学 ) labs are available to stud

ents in our school.

xactly

Chemistry

nergetic

branches

8. I am ______ ( 建议 ) to turn to the policem

an for help.

9. The Great Wall ______ ( 吸引 ) many fore

igners every year.

10. Children are asked to behave _______

( 合适地 ) in public. 

advised

attracts

properly

1. We should take regular _______ and eat

healthy food to keep fit.

2. We _____ awake all night in order to see the

sunrise the next morning.

3. Have you _________ this maths problem

yet?

exercise

stayed

worked out

II. Fill in the blanks with the right forms: stay, recover, exercise, treatment, diet, contain,

damage, work, suffer, work out 

4. The alarm clock didn’t _____ so I was

late for school this morning.

5. This book ________ all the information

you need.

6. The woman was surprised at the

________ of her stolen jewels.

7. Many companies are ________ from a

shortage of skilled workers.

work

contains

sufferingrecovery

8. He is on a ____ to reduce some weight.

9. He is receiving _________ for liver

failure.

10. The flood did a lot of ________ to the

crops.

diet

treatment

damage

III. Translate the following into English:

1. 我了解很多关于香港的事，我真想去看一看。

I heard a lot about Hong Kong, I’m dying to see it.

2. 我们小时候每年冬天都去滑冰。 When we were children we used to/would go sk

ating every winter.

3. 我经常努力锻炼身体以保持健康。 I work out regularly to keep fit.

4. 那个网站上的图片值得看一看。

5. 你应当对你自己的愚蠢行为感到羞耻。

6. 听我的忠告让其维持原状好了。

The pictures on the website are worth a look.

You should be ashamed of your foolish behavior.

Take my advice and leave it as it is.

Enjoy some proverbs:• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

• Health is better than wealth.

• Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

• Health is not valued until sickness comes.

1. Finish Part A1, A2 on page 94.

2. Recite the new words and phrases of R

eading.

3. Exercise on page74Ⅲ 《学案》4. 基础知识整理 on page780-81 《学

案》

Homework

Suppose you are

Amy’s best friend. If

you are going to

write a letter to her,

what will you say to

her? And what

advice would you

give to Amy?

Fast readingRead the three e-mails quickly and

answer the following questions.

1. Where does Amy come from?

Canada.2. What kind of pills did Amy take?

Weight-loss pills (which are) called fat-less.