牛津英语 阅读 U3 Dying to be thin.ppt

Skimming take pills How can we both look good and feel good? Lorraine’s letter asking for advice Dear students, I am a teacher and mother of a four-month-old girl. I have a problem. I am much fatter than before, so I am dying to be thin. Although I tried to do something, I still find it hard to lose weight. I do want to stay healthy and have a slim figure, but I don’t know how. I would be very grateful if you could give me some advice. Yours sincerely, Lorraine Write a letter of advice to Lorraine Dear Lorraine, I am sorry you are having trouble in losing weight. However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you. Firstly, ________________________________________ ______________________________________________. Secondly, ______________________________________ ______________________________________________. Thirdly, ________________________________________ _______________________________________________. I hope you will find these ideas useful. Yours sincerely, Your name. Summary Today we’ve learnt a lesson from Amy’s story that health is much more important than anything. We need to do more exercise and have a healthy diet in order to keep fit. I am also very grateful to you for your helping me with my problem. I will follow your advice and try to be healthier. Homework Finish C1,C2 and E Finish your letter of advice to Lorraine on how to lose weight in a healthy way in 150 words. Task-based reading * Who do you think looks good? The fat girl or the thin one? What kind of figure do you prefer? a slim figure I am thin. work out in the gym (exercise , do sports) take weight –loss pills go on a diet (eat less food) have an operation Ways of losing weight Reading:   Dying to be thin… Re: Recovering Recovering Dying to be thin Main point Subject In order to lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer. Amy is recovering from liver failure. Zhou Ling is sorry to hear about Amy’s pr