Unit 2 Reading Dying to be thin …

1. Unit 2 ReadingDying to bethin…

2. Amy’s letter • Write down all the adjectives and • phrases concerning Amy’s feelings. • 2. Try to find where does Amy get • great pressure.

3. Dying to be thin Recovering Re: Recovering

4. Dying to be thin Amy was recovering thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donate part of his liver to her. Zhou Ling was sorry to hear about Amy’s problems and hoped that people could value the importance of health. Recovering In order to lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and become slimmer and slimmer. Re: Recovering

5. Where does Amy come from? • What kind of pills did Amy take? • Which part of Amy’s body did the pills do harm to? --- Canada --- Weight-loss pills called Fat-less ---Liver

6. Multiple choice • According to Paragraph 2 in the first e-mail, Amy is an actress, _________. • who often exercises • who wanted to lose weight • who became ill • who ate little B

7. Multiple choice 2. Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills? ______________ • She was overweight. • She was having health problems • Her clothes did not fit. • She wanted to become slimmer. D

8. Multiple choice 3. What does Amy do now in order to recover? • She goes to the gym every day. • She does exercise and eats healthy food. • She stays in bed all day. • She takes a lot of medicine. B

9. T or F • Zhou Ling read Amy’s two e-mails on • 2 July. • 2. It is easy for an actress to stay slim • 3. People, who are not overweight at all, are • always going on a diet. • 4. Zhou Ling knows best: nothing is more • important than health.

11. Debate Pro side: Feeling good is more important than looking good. Con side: Looking good is more important than feeling good.

12. 陈述 质疑 （不） 赞同

13. Thank You!