Questions:

2. If you are very fat, how will you lose weight?

1. Do you like to be fat? Why ?

Do more exercise in the gym

Take weight-loss pills

Receive surgical treatmentReceive surgical treatment

Reading Reading

Task 1:SkimmingWhy did Amy want to lose Why did Amy want to lose

weight?weight?

How did she lose weight?How did she lose weight?

How about the result?How about the result?

She is ashamed of her body.

She took weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.

The pills caused her liver to fail, and nearly died.

Read the three e-mails again and finish the Exercise C1 on page 44

Task 2: Scanning

What can we learn from the text?

A. We shouldn't try to lose weight unless we are fat.

B. Taking weight-loss pills called Fat-less certainly leads to liver failure.

C. Amy’s experience shows us that nothing is more important than health.

D. Eating lots of fruit and vegetables can keep us a slim and attractive figure.

Cause (Cause ( 起因起因 ) ) EffectEffect （（结果） 结果） E-mail E-mail 11

Amy wants to lose______ Amy wants to lose______ and takes weight-lose and takes weight-lose pills. pills.

She becomes She becomes slimmer and slimmer and slimmer.slimmer.

E-mail E-mail 22

Those weight-loss pills Those weight-loss pills contain a ______chemicalcontain a ______chemical

Amy suffers Amy suffers from liver_____.from liver_____.

A stranger from China A stranger from China ________ more than half ________ more than half of his liver to Amyof his liver to Amy

Amy is feeling Amy is feeling better and better and recovering.recovering.

E-mail E-mail 33

Zhou Ling’s computer Zhou Ling’s computer was_______.was_______.

She couldn't read She couldn't read Amy’s two e-mails Amy’s two e-mails and didn't know and didn't know her_________.her_________.

weight

failure

problems

brokenbroken

harmfulharmful

donateddonated

Task 3

Fill in the blanks according to the 3 e-mails

Task 4: Retelling My name is Amy. I am not happy with my figure, so…

take weight-loss pills / have lost 7 kg / feel tired and weak / become slimmer

weight-loss pills / a harmful chemical / weight-loss pills / a harmful chemical / cause my liver to fail / be going to die / cause my liver to fail / be going to die / a stranger from China / donate part of his a stranger from China / donate part of his liver/ save my life liver/ save my life

feel better nowfeel better now

Task 5:Further discussion:

Do you think beauty only means a good-looking face?

What do you want to do to make you more beautiful?

Offer your seats to the old or the weak

Pick up the rubbish

Return the things to the owners

Donate money

Donate blood

HomeworkHomework

1. Do a good thing for our school to 1. Do a good thing for our school to make yourself beautiful.make yourself beautiful.

2. Finish the exercises on P45.2. Finish the exercises on P45.