1、Unit 3 Looking good, feeling goodPeriod 1 Welcome to the unit and Reading一【設(shè)計(jì)思想】通過(guò)圖片和開(kāi)放性問(wèn)題讓學(xué)生針對(duì)生活現(xiàn)狀談?wù)撽P(guān)于如何顯得美麗和保持健康。充分培養(yǎng)學(xué)生運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言交際的能力和自主學(xué)習(xí)能力，調(diào)動(dòng)他們學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的積極性和創(chuàng)造性。進(jìn)而引出本單元的話題氣色好，感覺(jué)好。通過(guò)問(wèn)題的設(shè)置檢驗(yàn)學(xué)生對(duì)文章細(xì)節(jié)以及文中各角色的觀點(diǎn)行為的理解，通過(guò)小組活動(dòng)要求學(xué)生就某一問(wèn)題提出看法并展開(kāi)討論，然后仿照范例進(jìn)行會(huì)話練習(xí)。二【教學(xué)目標(biāo)】By the end of this class, the students will be abl

2、e to1.describe peoples current situations and express their own opinions by comparing the importance of beauty and health.2. grasp the main topics of the three e-mails.3. show more interest in learning English by expressing their own opinions on the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy”.4. improv

3、e the students reading abilities of skimming and scanning to a certain level.三【教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)】To form a positive attitude when it comes to the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy”.四【教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)】【課堂導(dǎo)入】1. Enjoy some pictures about some beauties and some handsome young men and answer the following questions: Do th

4、ey look good and feel good? Whom do you like better, the thin or the fat? Why?2. Look at another picture and answer this question: Whats the man trying to do? 3. Do some pair work to discuss this question?If you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight? And why?【預(yù)習(xí)檢查】Rea

5、ding strategy1. Get the differences in meaning between the sentences with “however” and “but”.2. Find out in the text the sentences containing “however” and “but”.3. Practice (Fill in the blanks with “however” and “but”)1) Learning the guitar isnt difficult, _ you have to practise. 2) Rick was very

6、successful. _, the last few years of his life were not happy ones.3) My neighbors like loud pop music, _ I dont like. 4) So far I havent had any success, _, Ill keep trying.【課堂教與學(xué)】Step1 Fast reading 1. Look at the title and predict what will be talked about in the text. (Who, what, how, why, the res

7、ults)2. Try to guess the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin ”Step 2 ScanningTrue or False1. In Amys first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she says she is going on a diet. ( )2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10 kg. ( )3. Amy is now recovering from a bad cold in hospital. ( )4. In Amys second e-mail, s

8、he regrets taking those weight-loss pills. ( )5. Amy follows doctors advice and often goes to the gym. ( )6. Zhou Ling, Amys friend, did not want to read Amys e-mails. ( )Step 3 Task-based reading（Read the text and fill in each blank with a proper word） Title: Dying to be thinAmys experience of losi

9、ng weight(1)_Looking (2)_is important to women, especially in Canada.She feels (3)_of her body.She is preparing to act in a new play.WaysShe used to go to the gym to work out three times a week.She has been taking weight-loss pills (4)_among young women there. (5)_She has lost 7 kg in the last two m

10、onths. But she feels tired and week sometimes. The harmful chemical in the pill causes her liver to (6)_.Luckily, she received good medical treatment and feels better now.Opinions about losing weightAmys opinion after operationMum is right. It is not (7)_ damaging health for a slim and attractive (8

11、)_.MumsThe pills are harmful to Amys health.Health is (9)_.Zhou LingsNothing is more important than health.Its often dangerous to take weight-loss pills or go on (10)_.Step 4 Reading Comprehension1. Amy decided to lose weight because _.A. she was ashamed of her bodyB. she was going to act in a TV pl

12、ayC. she wanted to be slimmerD. all of the above2. The reason why Amys mother told her not to take the pills may be that _.A. she knew Amy would suffer liver failureB. she thought it was unnecessary for Amy to do soC. she was afraid the pills would damage her daughters healthD. she didnt know her da

13、ughter would act in a TV play3. From the three e-mails we can conclude（結(jié)論）that _. A. for an actress, the thinner, the betterB. health is more important than anything elseC. women shouldnt lose weightD. fruit and vegetables are helpful to young women【課堂鞏固】I. Fill in each blank with a proper word and

14、then enjoy the following sentences.1. I _（過(guò)去常常）go to the gym three times a week, _, I dont _（鍛煉）any more now. 2. _（既然） Im preparing to act in a new TV show, Im taking weight-loss pills _（被稱(chēng)為） Fat-less, _are quite popular _ young women here.3. I _（后悔服用）those weight-loss pills _(包括）a harmful chemical

15、_ caused my liver_fail.4. We shouldnt _（對(duì)感到羞愧） the way _ we look, _? 5. Its the same in Chinamany people, _（其中一些）are not overweight at all, are always _（節(jié)食）or taking weight-loss pills, _ are often dangerous. 【知識(shí)小結(jié)】從課文結(jié)構(gòu)入手，對(duì)文章的理解不能僅停于表層?！咎嵘c拓展】Who are the most beautiful women in the world? Looking at

16、 the records, people might think Venezuelan women are. They win the Miss Latin America, Miss Universe, and Miss World contests more frequently than women from any other country. In Venezuela, the term “Miss” as in “Miss Universe” is an honored title（稱(chēng)號(hào)）.These days, people in some cultures consider b

17、eauty contests to be silly. They have tried to stop these contests, saying the contests treat women as objects and place too much importance on womens looks. But in Latin America, beauty contests are a source of pride. And in Venezuela, they are almost a national obsession（狂熱）.Are Venezuelan women r

18、eally more beautiful than other women? “They are not really more beautiful here,” says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. “Its just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else.” Preparing for a contest is a full-time job that includes sixteen-hour days for six months. Ma

19、ny of the women take a leave of absence from their jobs during the training period. “If you dont take this seriously, you dont have a chance.” Selena says.The preparation takes many hours a day. The contestants stretch their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeche

20、s and practice answering questions such as, “Whom do you admire most in the world?” They starve to stay slim. They take classes to learn how to style their hair and apply makeup. Most of them grow their hair long and diet to lose at least 10 pounds. Many of them have their teeth straightened or have

21、 plastic surgery（整形外科手術(shù)）to straighten or fix other body parts.It isnt easy, and the contestants give up a lot for the contest. One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest. She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat. The cost is high as well. The

22、 training for the Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe contests can cost up to $ 60,000. Fortunately the television station that sponsors（贊助）the contest pays the costs of training the finalists. Yet most of the contestants say its worth the effort. A former Miss Universe is now a mayor of a district in

23、a large city. Although she had no political experience before that, she has been asked to run for higher political office.Another winner has her own television show. Winners have an advantage they could not get anywhere else. “Its the only chance you have to make it.” says one contestant. “You cant get these chances any other way.”1. From the above passage we can infer that Venezuela is probably _ . A. a place where contestan