Unit 3 Module 1
Dying to
be thin…
Enjoy the
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Lead in
Do you agree that taking
weight-loss pills is a good
way of losing weight? Why?
A
Story
of
Amy’s
losing
weight
Reading strategy: ( however ,but )
1.I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months.
___________, sometimes I feel tired and
However
weak.
2.I’m sorry to hear about your problems,
____
but I’m glad you’re feeling better and
recovering.
The feeling before “however” or ”but”
and the feeling after them are usually
opposite.
We can use a comma after “however”
practice
1.Learning the guitar isn’t difficult,
but you have to practise.
______
however ,
2.Rick was very successful, _________
the last few years of his life were
not happy ones.
3.My neighbors like loud pop music,
but I don’t like.
______
4.So far I haven’t had any success,
however
___________,
I’ll keep trying.
reading
Skimming
Read the three E-mails
quickly and then finish
the tasks below.
Task 1

Answer the questions
1. Where does Amy come from?
Canada.

2. 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 could mean that she really wants to
be thin, or it could mean that what she did to
become thin caused great harm to her health.
Task 2 True or False Questions
1.In
she is
is taking
going on a
1.In Amy’s
F
Amy’s first
first e-mail
e-mail to
to Zhou
Zhou Ling,
Ling, she
diet to losepills
weight.
weight-loss
to lose weight.
F
7kg.
2.In
the last two months Amy has lost 10kg.
3.In
Amy’s second e-mail, she regrets taking those
T
weight-loss pills.
F Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time
4.
because she
no computer.
her has
computer
was broken.
F
5. In China, there are not
many
people
who
take
5.
people
who
take
weight-loss
weight-loss pills.
pills.
Task 3
Multiple choice
1. According to paragraph 2 in
the first e-mail, Amy is an
actress,____.
A. who often exercises
B. who wanted to lose some
weight
C. who became ill
D. who ate little
2. Why did Amy decide to take
weight-loss pills?
A.
B.
C.
D.
She was overweight
She was having problems
Her clothes did not fit
She wanted to become
slimmer
3. The pills did great harm to
Amy’s _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
heart
lungs
liver
eyes
4. What does Amy do now in
order to recover?
A. She goes to the gym every
day.
B. She does exercises 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
e-mails
B. was sorry to hear about
Amy’s problems
C. thinks Amy should lose
weight
D. thinks diets and weight–
lose pills are necessary
6. Amy’s experience is ____.
A. an interesting one
B. forgotten by her family
C. like that of some people in
China
D. a problem only for actresses
Task 4 The main idea of each
e-mail
The 1st E-mail
Why?
now
Used to go
to the gym
Take weightloss pills
dangerous
…
priceless
Mum
How?
7
kg
Feel tired
and weak
be ashamed of…
Subject
Dying
to
be
thin
Main point
To lose weight,
Amy takes
weight-loss pills
and becomes
slimmer and
slimmer.
The 2nd E-mail
Complete the following form
Where
in hospital.
She is _________
What
failure.
recovering from liver
She is _________
_______
a harmful chemical
The pills contain_______________
that caused her liver to fail.
____________________________
Li Dong
___________
donated
________________________
his liver to save my life
Why
Who
How
follows her doctor’s advice
She_____________________and
__________
exercises for at least half an
hour a day and eats________
lots of fruit
and vegetables.
Subject
RECOVERING
Main
Amy is
recovering
from liver
failure.
point
The 3rd E-mail
Zhou’s
feelings
sorry
glad
amazed
To Amy:
Zhou’s
advice
We shouldn’t be embarrassed
about our weight.
Nothing is more important than
health.
To many Chinese people:
They should learn from Amy’s
story.
Subject
R R
E E
: C
O
V
E
R
I
N
G
Main
point
Zhou Ling is sorry to hear
about Amy’s problems
and hopes that she as well
as all the others who’d
like to lose weight could
value the importance of
health
No.
Subject
Main idea
E-mail Dying to be
thin
1
To lose weight, Amy takes
weight-loss pills and
becomes slimmer and
slimmer.
E-mail
Recovering
2
Amy is recovering from
liver failure
Zhou Ling is sorry to hear
about Amy’s problems and
E-mail
Re:
hopes that she as well as
3
Recovering all the others who’d like to
lose weight could value the
importance of health
Consolidation
Amy is an actress and wants to have a
figure She feels ashamed
slim _____.
______ of her body.
gym
She used to go to the ______,
but later
work _______
out
she didn’t ______
any more.
Instead, she took some weight-loss pills. At
worked quite well. She
first, these pills ________
slimmer and slimmer A month later,
became ________________.
however, Amy had to stay in hospital
failure
because of liver _________.
She
regretted taking those pills. Later she
__________
received good medical treatment, and now is
better
feeling _______.
Consolidation
do harm to
The pressure to stay slim is a problem,
overweight
and some people who are not __________
a diet
at all are going on ________.
Health is
the most important thing in our lives.
damage our health just for
Don’t ________
worth
looking good. It is not _________
it. We
shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.
feel uncomfortable about
Suppose you are Amy’s best
friend and asked to write back
to her after hearing about her
problems. What kinds of advice
or suggestions would you give
to Amy?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Often drink cabbage soup, need not have
doctor prescribed.
Drink 6-8 glasses each day.
work out in the gym
Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy.
Laughter is the best medicine.
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk
a mile.
书面表达
小伟减肥以后，感到身体疲倦、虚弱，不知如何是好，于是他写了一
封电子邮件向健康专家求教。请根据下面内容，以小伟的名义写一封邮
件。词数100左右。
原因：觉得自己太胖，体重不断增加，担心形象不美，有同学骂他。
过程:1.去健身房，两三次就放弃了，感觉太累也没时间。
2.节食，坚持了大约一个星期，经常饿得不能继续他的学习。
3.悄悄服用减肥药，一开始有效果，体重迅速下降，但减肥药
对他产生副作用。