文档介绍：Unit3 READING
Period One
Dying to be thin
Do you think pictures of actors and actresses cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not?
Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.
eating/drinking/sleeping too much
certain medicine
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I am a bit over-weight. I would like to lose weight. Could you give me some advice on how to lose weight ? Are there any advantages or disadvantages?
taking weight-loss pills
going on a diet
exercising in the gym
receiving surgical treatment
... ...
ways of losing weight
advantage
disadvantage
going on a diet
doing exercise
Receiving surgical treatment
taking weight-loss pills
lose weight
be slim
attractive
weak, hungry
tired, a waste of time, money
a waste of money, weak,dangerous
waste money
damage health
1. Where does e from?
2. What kind of pills did Amy take?
3. What caused Amy’s liver to fail?
weight-loss pills called Fat-less.
the weight-loss pills.
Canada.
Task 1:Listening
Can you guess the meaning of the title of the article “Dying to be thin…”
*Amy wanted to be thin very much
*Amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills
Date:
From:
To:
Subject:
2 May 2003
2 June 2003
4 June 2003
Amy
Amy
Zhou Ling
Zhou Ling
Zhou Ling
Amy
Dying to be thin
Recovering
(ing well again)
Re: Recovering
(reply)
Task 2:Skimming