牛津高中-英语m1u3dying_to_be_thin阅读-课件.ppt

Do they look good and feel good? Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why? Ways of losing weight Task 1 Skimming Where does Amy come from? Canada What kind of pills did Amy take? Weight-loss pills called Fat-less Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title? The title has two meanings: Task 2 Scanning (True or False) 1.Amy used to go to the gym twice a week. 2.Amy’s mother keeps telling her not to take weight-loss pills because they are dangerous. 3.In Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. 4.The weight-loss pills contain a harmful chemical that caused Amy’s heart to fail. 5.Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time because she has no computer. 6. In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight. Task 3 Detailed reading Part 1: Read three e-mails carefully and fill in the charts about three periods of Amy’s mood and Zhou Ling’s feelings. E-mail 1 E-mail 2 Chart 1 E-mail 2 Chart 2 E-mail 3 Zhou Ling’s feelings Task 3 Detailed reading Part 2 Reading comprehension 1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, Amy is an actress, _______. A. who often exercises B. who wants to lose weight C. who becomes ill D. who eats little 2.Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills? A She was overweight B She was having health 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. 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 Task 4 Main point What’s the main point of each e-mail in the passage? Match the main point with the right subject. 1.What do you learn from Amy’s stor