Unit 3

Dying to be thin...

• What kind of person do you like better, the fat or the slim?

• If you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight?

Suggested answers

• Going on a diet

• Exercising in a gym or other places

• Receiving surgical treatment ( 外科治疗 )

• Taking weight-loss pills

Appreciation of a flash

Many teenage girls feel the need to be as thin as they can be.

Nowadays weight-losing has become popular among young and middle-aged women. In order to make themselves pretty-looking, they try many different ways of losing weight—go on diets, take exercise and weight-loss pills, etc. Though some weight-losing methods soon take effect, it may cause some side effects. Let’s come to today’s Reading and find out the girl’s problem on weight-losing.

It’s time to have class!

gymstayslim

figureweight

ashamedsince

weight-lossexercise

work

n. 健身房 ; 体育馆vi. 保持adj. 苗条的 , 纤细的n. 体形 , 身材n. 体重 ; 重量 ; 杠铃片adj. 惭愧的 , 羞愧的conj. 因为 ; 既然adj. 减肥的 , 瘦身的vi. 锻炼 , 运动vi. 起作用 , 起效果 , 奏效

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pricelessrecover

liverfailure

containharmful

chemical

adj. 无价的 , 珍贵的vi. 痊愈 , 恢复健康 vt. 重新获得 , 恢复n. 肝脏n. 衰退 , 衰竭 ; 故障 , 失灵vt. 包含 ; 容纳adj. 有害的n. 化学物质 ; 化学药品adj. 化学的

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operationexact

match

followadvice

seldomdamage

attractive

n. 手术adj. 精确的 , 准确的n. 相配的人或物 , 配对物vt. & vi. 匹配 , 相称 vt. 遵循 , 遵守 , 依照n. 建议 , 忠告adv. 很少 , 不常 , 难得vt. & n. 损害 , 伤害 adj. 有吸引力的 , 有魅力的

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touchingstranger

embarrassed

pressureactress

overweightdiet

properly

adj. 动人的 , 感人的n. 陌生人adj. 尴尬的 , 不好意思的 ,难为情的n. 压力n. 女演员adj. 肥胖的 , 体重超标的n. 节食 ; 日常饮食vi. 节食 , 控制饮食adv. 适当地 , 合适地 , 合理地

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work out

go on diets

in secret

锻炼节食秘密地

Expressions preview

Skimming

to get

general ideas

What’s the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin…”

1. Amy wanted to be thin very much.2. Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.

Skimming

Reading Comprehension I

The reading material consists of _____ e-mails written by _____ good friends.A. two; twoB. three; twoC. two; threeD. three; three

Careful reading to

solve

difficult points

be dying to do sth. ( 口语 ) 很想做 , 渴望做她渴望见到你。

曾经一时许多年轻人渴望出国。 She is dying to see you.

There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad.

They are dying for a slim figure.People there are thirsty for freedom.He is eager for success.

渴望获得……

当是孩子的时候，我常去那条河边钓鱼。

过去在山顶有一座寺庙吗？

你父亲曾经喝很多酒，是不是？

used to

I used to go fishing in the river when I was a child.

Used there to / Did there use to be a temple on top of the hill?

Your father used to drink a lot, didn’t / usedn’t he?

be used to doing sth./sth. 习惯于get/become used to doing sth./sth. 逐渐习惯于be used to do sth. 被用于做

work out ( 口语 ) “ 练习，锻炼”，不及物动词短语。 Whatever the weather is like, my sister works out in the gym every day.

不论天气如何，我妹妹每天去体育馆锻炼。

Can you work out how much money it will cost?

He worked out all the details of the plan.

你能计算出将花费多少钱吗？

他详细拟定了那项计划。

I hope the new project will work out well.

How did his suggestions work out?

1. 计算出 , 解决 ( 问题 ); 2. 详细拟定 ( 计划 , 方案等 ); 3. 被努力完成 , 巧妙地处理 ; 　4. ( 口语 )( 结果 ) 成为

我希望新项目能顺利完成。

他的提议结果怎样？

not any more=no more ( 次数上不再持续 )not any longer=no longer ( 时间上不再持续 )

I can’t put up with the noise any more.=I can no more put up with the noise.我再也不能忍受这噪音了。People can’t close their eyes to the fact any longer.=People can no longer close their eyes to the fact.人们再也不能对事实视而不见了。

regret doing… ……后悔做了[c.f.] regret, remember, forget后接 to do表将要去做，不定式表示动作未发生；后接 doing表示做过，动名词表示动作已经发生。I regret to have only one life to give my country.I regret wasting the time I should have spent on study.He regretted having been so rude to his mother.

Next, let’s get a

further understanding

about the Reading.

No. Subject Main idea

E-mail 1

Dying to be thin

E-mail 2

Recovering

E-mail 3

Re: Recovering

What’s the main idea of each e-mail?

Amy was recovering from liver failure, thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her.Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight could value the importance of health.

To lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer.

Emotions of Amy

Reasons for losing weight Results (successful/ unsuccessful

happy

frustrated

hopeful

prepare for a new role

beauty is important

be ashamed of her body

have lost 7kg

feel tired and weak

become slimmer

Reasons for frustration Reactions to illness

liver failure

be in hospital

regret taking pills

realize the importance

of health

Reasons for hope Lessons Amy has learnt

find an exact match for her

Li Dong’s donation of more

than half of his liver to save

her life

Don’t damage your

health for a slim and

attractive figure.

learn to be confident

by taking pills

Zhou Ling’s reply to Amy: be sorry to hear about her problems; feel happy at her recovery; a really touching story; shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.

Scanning

to get

detail information

Scanning

Reading Comprehension II

1. Where does Amy come from?

2. What kind of pills did Amy take?

3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail?

Canada.

Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.

The harmful chemicals contained in the weight-loss pills.

1. In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose

weight.2. In the last two months Amy has

lost 10kg.3. In Amy’s second e-mail, she

regrets taking those weight-loss pills.

taking weight-loss pills

7kg

Scanning Reading Comprehension III

4. Li Dong is a man from Canada, and he donated his liver to save Amy’s life.

5. Zhou Ling didn’t answer Amy’s e-mail in time because she has no computer.

6. In China, there are not many people who take weight-loss pills.

many

her computerwas broken.

China

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

Scanning Reading Comprehension IV

2. Why did Amy decide to take

weight-loss pills?

A. She was overweight.

B. She was having problems.

C. Her clothes did not fit.

D. She wanted to become slimmer.

3. At the hospital, the doctor

told Amy she would ____.

A. live for seven days

B. have to donate her liver

C. die if she couldn’t get a new liver

D. need her mother’s liver

4. Li Dong, a young Chinese, ____.

A. saved Amy’s life by donating money to her

B. saved Amy’s life by giving her part of his liver

C. told Amy never to take weight- loss pills again

D. once worked with Amy

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–loss 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

1. In my opinion, life in the twenty- first century is much easier than ____. (2007 安徽 ) A. that used to be B. it is used to C. it was used to D. it used to be

Quiz I: Multiple choice

2. We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite _______. (2007 陕西 ) A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out

3. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that, but it _____ very well. (2001 全 国 )A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried out

work out 此处的意思是“ ( 结果 ) 怎样 ,呈现出……样子” , 是不及物动词词组。解答本题的关键信息词是 plan 。 try out: 试验 ; go on: 继续 ( 经营 , 进展 ) 。

4. --- Will you give this message to Mr. White, please? --- Sorry, I can’t. He ______. (1990MET)A. doesn’t any more work here B. doesn’t any longer here workC. doesn’t work any longer here D. doesn’t work here any longer

5. --- You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. --- Well. Now I regret _____ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done

根据语意背景，“提出反对意见”是已经发生的事，所以用 regret doing 或 regret having done 。

1. Who is the __________ (slim) of the three girls? 2. What is your _________ (weigh)?3. Friendship between us is _________ (price).4. _______ (fail) is the mother of success. 5. The old man suffers from high blood ________ (press).

Quiz II: Fill in the blanks according to the words in the brackets.

slimmest

weight

priceless

Failure

pressure

Quiz III: Translation

1. 看太多的电视对健康有害。 Watching too much TV __ _______ ___ _____ ______ ____ health.2. 他的衣服的颜色和鞋不相配。 The color of his coat _______ _______ _____ ______ his shoes.3. 此刻我感到尴尬。 I feel _____________ at this moment.

is harmful todoes harm to

doesn’t match

embarrassed

/

that of

4. 那个教授每天早上进行锻炼。 The professor ________ _______ every morning.5. 你能解出这道难题吗？ Can you ______ _______ this problem?6. 如果你想减肥就必须节食。 If you want to _____ _______, you must _____ _____ _____.

lose weight

works out

work out

be on diets

Some post-reading activities for you to choose from.

Appreciation of a video clip

Appreciation of another video clip

Which method would you prefer, if you are to lose weight? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Going on a diet

Exercising in a gym

Receiving surgical treatment

Taking weight-loss pills

going on a diet

advantages disadvantages

lose weight weak

tired

exercising in the gym

advantages disadvantages

fit

lose weight

waste time

have to pay

receiving surgical treatment

advantages disadvantages

lose weight waste money

weak

taking weight-loss pills

advantages disadvantages

lose weight waste money

damage health