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Reading: Dying to be thin …

Reading: Dying to be thin …. 2nd period. Read the whole text and get prepared for my language check. Check the language usage in the text:. I _________ go to the gym three times a week, but I didn’t ________ any more. I know another way ___________. used to. work out. to stay slim.

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Reading: Dying to be thin …

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  1. Reading: Dying to be thin… 2nd period

  2. Read the whole text and get prepared for my language check.

  3. Check the language usage in the text: • I _________ go to the gym three times a week, but I didn’t ________ any more. I know another way ___________. used to work out to stay slim

  4. Every woman wants a slim ______these days, especially here in Canada. • I take two pills a day and don’t need to exercise. The pills really _______. figure work

  5. recovering taking • I’m now in hospital __________ from liver failure. I regret ______ those weight-loss pills. They ______ a harmful chemical that _______ my liver to fail. contain caused cause recover contain take

  6. Pay attention to the tense: • My mother is too old for such a long operation. I thought I __________ die. • My computer ____ broken so I _______ read your two e-mails until today. was going to was couldn’t

  7. don’t • My mother is right: ______ damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. • I’m so sorry to hear about your problems, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and ____________. are recovering

  8. ashamed • I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so _______ of my body. • I’m ______that in China someone’s liver matched yours! This is really a _______ story. • We shouldn’t be ___________ about our weight. amazed touching embarrassed embarrass shame touch amaze

  9. Non-restrictive attributive clauses: • Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV play, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-less, _____ are quite popular among young women here. which

  10. whom • My mother, _____ you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous.

  11. whose • Then the doctor found that someone in your country, ____ name is Li Dong, was an exact match for me.

  12. whom • It’s the same in China---many people, some of _____ are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, _____ are often dangerous. which

  13. Understanding ‘however/but’: • I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. _______, sometimes I feel tired and weak. • She says health is priceless, and I agree, _____ then I look so slim at the moment. However but

  14. Understanding ‘however/but’: but • I’m so sorry to hear about your problems, ____ I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering. however adv. but conj. The feelings expressed before and after “however/but” are opposite.

  15. Question tags: • Looking good is important to women, ________? • He donated more than half of his liver to save my life. I was very lucky, _______? isn’t it wasn’t I

  16. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, __________? should we

  17. Language points: 1 I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. (L3-4) • I _______ go to the cinema a lot, but I never get the time now. • It __________________ that the Earth was flat, but now everyone knows it is round. used to used to be thought 过去被认为 used to do sth 过去常常做…

  18. Dr Ma used to work in a children’s hospital in Nanjing, ____________ he? • She doesn’t work here now, but she ________. • She isn’t a singer now, but she _________. usedn’t /didn’t used to used to be used to be There _________no TV or papers in my village.

  19. be/get used to n. /doing sth. 习惯于某事/习惯于做某事 • I’m not used to the life here. • Are you used to living here? • I never got used to going to bed so late.

  20. use sth. to do…be used to do… (被用来做...) • Computers are used to do a lot of work in many companies. • Now we use electricity to give light.

  21. 2 I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more. (L3-4) • Many famous actors keep fit by __________ in the gym every day. • The room smelled wonderful but they could not ________ where the smell was from. working out work out

  22. 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. I hope the new project will work out well. How did his suggestions work out? 你能计算出将花费多少钱吗? 他详细拟定了那项计划。 我希望新项目能顺利完成。 他的提议结果怎样? 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

  23. 高考试题赏析(NMET 2001) We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that, but it _____ very well. 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)。

  24. 3 I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body.(L6) • She looks a bit thinner. Is she losing weight? • He’sput on a lot of weight over the years. lose weight–become thinner put onweight—become fatter

  25. 4 I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body.(L6) • be ashamed of sb./sth./doing... • be ashamed to do... • be ashamed that… feeling uncomfortable because of something one has done

  26. Are you ashamed of yourself for talking like that to your mum? • He felt ashamed that he had done so little compared with others in the same group. • I’m quite ashamed to have troubled you so many times.

  27. 5Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV play, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-less, which are quite popular among young women here.(L6-8) Since you have a three-day holiday, why not go to the countryside to enjoy the quiet life there? since 说话者和对方都明确 知道的原因

  28. since • She has had no time to travel around _______ she started her new job. (conj.) • _________have you been studying English? (prep.) • She has been in London for two weeks and hasn’t phoned us ______. (adv.) Since when since since: from a past time / event until now

  29. h 6 They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. • To keep fit, we should always avoid food __________too much fat. • The price _________ the postage charges. containing 含 包括 includes contain: have within itself or as a part include: have as a part in addition to other parts

  30. included • Is service _________in the bill? • He found a wallet ________ $ 1,000. containing

  31. contain vt. 包含,容纳 那个盒子里装着旧信. 这些食物里脂肪含量都太高了. 这本书里包含十幅地图,其中包括一张中国地图. That box contains old letters. The food contains too much fat. The book contains ten maps, including a map of china.

  32. What caused the traffic accident? 7 They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. My pet dog has caused me a lot of trouble. What caused him to fall off his horse? cause sb sth cause sb to do sth 引起的事情往往不好

  33. 8 Then the doctor found that someone in your country, whose name is Li Dong, was an exactmatch for me. Your hat is a perfect match for your shoes. The shoe matches the one found at the crime scene. a football match a box of matches

  34. 9This is really a touching story-a stranger who donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know! (L36-37) • The son and his parents are parting at the station with tears in their eyes. What a ________ scene! touching I was very ______ to receive your kind help. touched

  35. touching; exciting; moving; disappointing, interesting… (arouse the feeling…) • touched; excited; moved; disappointed, interested… (be made to feel…)

  36. excited • The _______ children were opening their Christmas presents. (excite) • She got deeply moved when she watched the ______ film. (move) moving

  37. Consolidation: • Read the text and find the sentences containing the language usage we have just learned.

  38. Homework: Language practice (1) A1/A2(P102) (2) B1/B2(P103) (3) Learn the new words by heart.

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