合作探究

A. Lead-in

1. Do some pair work to discuss this question?

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

2. Talk about the ways to lose weight and discuss which methods they prefer, including the advantages and disadvantages. Finally fill in the form.

Two questions for further discussion:

● Which method would you prefer?

● What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of them?

3. Ask the students to look at the title and predict what will be talked about in the text.

B. Fast reading

　Ask the students to read the text fast and answer the three questions on page 42 and try to guess the meaning of the title "Dying to be thin ..."

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C. Careful reading

　　Let the students read the first two emails paying attention to some detailed information and then finish some exercises.

1). True or false exercises:

(1) In Amy's first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she says she is going on a diet. （ ）

(2) In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. （ ）

(3) In Amy's second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills. （ ）

(4) Zhou Ling didn't answer Amy's e-mail in time because he has no computer. （ ）

(5) In China, people seldom take weight-loss pills to lose weight. （ ）

2). Multiple choice questions:

1. According to Paragraph 2 in the first email, 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. She was overweight B. She was having 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. Zhou Ling, Amy's friend, _______.

A. did not want to read Amy's e-mails

B. was sorry to hear about Amy's problem

C. thinks Amy should lose weight