牛津 必修1 unit 3 reading1 （16PPT）.pptVIP

receiving surgical treatment take weight-loss pills / tea go to the gym to do exercise How to lose weight ? go on a diet Dying to be thin The title has two meanings: Amy wanted to _______very much. Amy nearly ____ because what she did to become thin caused great harm to her health. be thin died Prediction Dying to be thin Check your understanding Dying to be thin… Where does Amy come from? Which way did Amy choose to lose weight, exercise or taking pills? Why did she want to lose weight? What was the result? What is the most important in Zhou Ling’s eyes? the 1st e-mail the 2nd e-mail the 3rd e-mail In order to lose weight, Amy took weight-loss pills and became slimmer and slimmer. Match the main idea of each e-mail. Skimming Amy was recovering from liver failure. Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped that she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health. E-mail 1 Feel … 7 kg Used to go to the gym now Take weight-loss pills Why? Be ashamed of… How? Mum dangerous … priceless Listen and retell 1.Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( ) 2.Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( ) 3.Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( ) 4.For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( ) liver failure seldom Can’t F F F T E-mail 2 Skim the 2nd e-mail and do TF questions. sorry glad Zhou’s advice To Amy: To many Chinese people: We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. Nothing is more important than health. They should learn from Amy’s story. Email 3: Zhou Ling’s feelings Most young women want a slim 1._______in Canada. Amy was 2._________ of her body. Dying to be thin··· So she took weight-loss pills rather than 3.________ in a gym. Later she suffered from liver 4._________ because of the harmful 5.____________in those pills. Amy’s mother insisted on 6.________ her to the hospital and she received good medical 7.___________ ther