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Dying to be thin... Read the e-mails and pay attention to the new words and phrases. Finish the Part D E on Page 45 * Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Reading(1) beautiful healthy Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why? If you are a bit over-weight, what will you do ? Pair work work out in the gym go on a diet receive surgical treatment take some medicine Reading What’s the meaning of the title Dying to be thin… ? Fast reading: The title has two meanings: Amy wanted to _______very much. Amy nearly ____because she wanted to lose weight very much. be thin died 4July 2 July 2 June Subject: To: From: Date: Amy Amy Amy Zhou Ling Zhou Ling Zhou Ling Dying to be thin Recovering Re: Recovering Scanning: 3. Re: recovering 2. recovering 1. dying to be thin Main point/gist Subject In order to lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer Amy is recovering from liver failure Zhou ling is sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped that she as well as all the others who’d like to lose weight will value the importance of health. Skimming: The 1st E-mail Amy’s ways to lose weight: Reasons to lose weight: Situation now: Take weight-loss pills Be ashamed of her body Become slimmer and slimmer Used to go to the gym 3times a week Prepare to act in a new TV play In the past: Now: Careful reading: How Why What Where She is in hospital. She is recovering from liver failure. Pills contain a harmful chemical. She follows her doctor`s advice andexercise at least half an hour a day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. The 2nd E-mail T or F Exercise Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( ) Amy follows doctor’s advice and often goes to the gym. ( ) Now Amy eats lots of fruit and vegetables. ( ) For a slim and attractive figure, we can damage our health. ( ) liver failure can’t F T F T sorry glad amazed The 3rd E-mail How do Zhou ling’ feelings change after he read Amy’ two letters? Zhou’s