1、第 1 页 共 13 页 Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Task Step 1 Skills building 1: finding information1. Two guidelines to help you find information quickly:1) Read the questions _ _ _ _ before you begin.2) Skim the passage, and look for _ _ and _ _.2. Practice: Read the following letter and underline th
2、e main points and circle the keywords.Dear Dr HealthI am very overweight. since people often laugh at me behind my back when I ride the the Underground or go for a walk, I am embarrased and do not like going out any more. Certainly, I do not feel comfortable going to the gym to work out. Instead, I
3、prefer to exercise at home, and it seems that I am always going on a diet. However, no matter what I do, my efforts to lose weight always end in failure.In truth, my friends say that I am an attractive girl just the way I am, and that I should not worry at all about my waist or my figure. However, I
4、 do worry that my weight might damage my health. Im not sure whether I should take weight-loss pills. there is news about a Canadian actress who suffered liver failure because of taking those pills.What do you think I should do?Best wishesGuo XilinStep 1: recommending a gym to a friend(1)One of your
5、 friends is thinking of joining a gym. He is trying to find a gymmembership he can afford. You have found an advertisement and a web pageabout a gym.Underline the main points and circle the key words for him.第 2 页 共 13 页 Advertisement 1Main points: Key words:Advertisement 2Main points:Key words:B. N
6、ow use what you have found in Part A to fill in as much information as possiblein the notes below.Some questions about the above two pictures: 1. Membership cost:_ _2.Number of branches in the city:1._ 2._ 3._What do you get for free if you join now? _7. Can you get advice about exercise?Yes_ No_9.
7、How can you find out more?_C. Listen to the radio advertisement for Better Body Gym. Complete the rest of thenote above. （5）In which roads are the branches? 第 3 页 共 13 页 5. How big is each branch?6. Is there a health cafe at the gym?Yes _ No _8. Do you need to be 18 to join?Yes _ No _Discuss: Why sh
8、ould Wu Dong join the gym?I think Wu Tong should join the gym because:1. .2. .3. .4. Skills building 2: note taking1. Guess the meanings: Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat SunJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec A Q ABC (1) (2) (3) （4）If you need to write down information quickly, it is importan
9、t that you make your notes as brief as possible. There are three ways to do it.1) use abbreviations and contractions:第 4 页 共 13 页 m = metres Id = i would/ I hadkm = kilometres shes = she is/ she hasmin. = minutes isnt = is nothrs. = hours No. = numberwk. = week pop. = population2) Write down only th
10、e key words. We can omit “it is, adjectives, adverbsor something unimportant“E.g. Gym memberships can sometimes be very expensive.= Gym can be expensive Lets try:1) Eating fruit every day is good for you. - 2) It is more important to have enough energy to finish the race, rather than to runvery fast
11、. - 3) Use symbolsBy swimming regularly, jogging, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, I can be healthier.- swimming + jogging + water + sleep healthierLets try:1) If you work hard, use proper methods and have a good attitude, you will beSuccessful.= 2) The usual training is swimming,
12、 bike riding and running, four times a weekusual training = 16 Listen to the recording and write down the information you hear, using the skillsyou just learnt.1) 2) 3) 第 5 页 共 13 页 4) 5) Step 2: interviewing a person about exercise and training1. A reporter is interviewing Lucy about her training p
13、rogramme for taking part in amarathon.Listen to the interview, and complete the notes below.Note: A marathon is a running race of 26.22 miles, or 42.195 Kilometres Each marathon = (1) _ _ (time needed) Tue = 800 m 8 (fast) 10 miles 3 days /wk (slow) (2)_ _ (marathon speed) Sun = 18 miles (3)_ _ = re
14、st Runs (4) _ _ miles/wk2. Interview your partnerAsk your partner questions about how he/she keeps fit.Take notes about the answers using the note-taking skills.what basketball/dancing/football /gym / running / swimmingwhy fit / fun / healthy / strongwhen often/sometimes/ seldom /neverwhom classmate
15、s / family /friendsYou may begin like this:S1: What do you do to keep fit?S2: I play basketball. It makes me stronger and helps me run faster. Besides, teamwork is very important. What about you?S1: I like swimming. It keeps me _.You may take notes like this:S2: play basketball; run第 6 页 共 13 页 3. T
16、ell your class what exercise your partner does referring to your notes.Skills building 3: using punctuation1. Do you know these punctuation marks?, . ? ! : ; - 2. Functions of them, Comma - separate phrases or clauses. Full stop - end a statement? Question mark - end a question ! Exclamation marks-
17、end a sentence expressing surprise, joy, anger, fear or otherstrong emotions: Colon - before a clause that gives more information about the main clause or introduce a list of items; Semi-colon - in formal writing to separate two main clauses that aregrammatically independent, but have closely relate
18、d meanings. Quotation marks - show what somebody said Apostrophe - show that letters or figures have been omitted or show possession - Hyphen - form a compound word Dash - show that what follows is a summary or a conclusion 3. Lets try:If you lose weight too quickly you will probably become fat agai
19、n soon.Are heart operations dangerous Its so dangerous I do three kinds of sports: basketball swimming and badminton.Im taking weight-loss pills called Fat less she said.4. Correct Dear Health Expert:Please help me! I am a fat teenager. My classmates laught at a lot, I dont do sport, and my favourit
20、e meal is a hamburger; chips and soft drinks. Is this really such a problem? I dont enjoy exercise; it makes me tired. Also. Im hungry all the time and love to eat fast food. What should I do! Do you think I should take some weightloss pills? What about exercise and food? Please 第 7 页 共 13 页 dont te
21、ll me to stop eating:Best wishes.Hu Bo! Step 3: writing an e-mail encouraging a friendRead the e-mail on Part A, Page 57 to see how to encourage a friend who has a problem, and then write an e-mail encouraging your friend who has weight problems.You may want to mention:fast food healthy eating weigh
22、t-loss pills membershipexercise equipment dieting safety feeling goodfees sports gyms looking goodSample：Dear _I was so sad to learn that some people laughted at you just for being a little overweight. I think you look great as you are and you are wonderful. I understand that, like anyone else, you
23、want to be healthy and strong and you are worried that you would become too overweight. I think the best way to become healthy and strong is to take exercise regularly.At the beginning of this year, for some time I couldnt sleep well at night. I then began to run about twenty minutes after school ev
24、ery day and to go swimming twice a week. I have done like this for nearly a year. Now Im feeling quite well.Why not run with you? Or, lets go swimming. I know you want to learn swim. We can do this together.Please write back and tell me what you think about my plan.Best wishes_Homework:Write down th
25、e e-mail encouraging a friend.第 8 页 共 13 页 Preview Project Part. Keys：Step 1 Skills building 1: finding information1. Two guidelines to help you find information quickly:1) Read the questions _carefully_ _before_ before you begin.2) Skim the passage, and look for _main points_ and _key words_.3. Pra
26、ctice: Read the following letter and underline the main points and circle the keywords.Main points: The writer is overweight and feels embarrassed when others laugh at her. She worries that overweight might damage her health, and wants to lose weight.Key words:Overweight; exercise; going on diets; l
27、ose weight; healthStep 1: recommending a gym to a friendAdvertisement 1Main points: Build the body youve always wanted!Get fit! Get healthy!Key words:第 9 页 共 13 页 Special offer; 1 month free membership; 35 classes every week, including tennis and swimming;Two branches in the city-one downtown and on
28、e by the freeway;Open from 10 a.m. to midnight, 365 days a year;Call 5555 4567 for more information.Advertisement 2Main points:Build the body youre always wanted!Get fit! Get healthy!Key words:Have some of the best equipment of any gym in the world;Wonderful advice about getting into shapeB. Now use
29、 what you have found in Part A to fill in as much information as possiblein the notes below.Some questions about the above two pictures: 1. Membership cost:_500 per year for students (first month free)_2.Number of branches in the city:1._ 2._R_ 3._4. What do you get for free if you join now? a T-shi
30、rt, 2 free personal training sessions, 1 month free membership7. Can you get advice about exercise?Yes_ No_9. How can you find out more?Call 5555 4567.C. Listen to the radio advertisement for Better Body Gym. Complete the rest of thenote above. （6）In which roads are the branches? 第 10 页 共 13 页 One i
31、s in Jinshan Road, and the other one is in Hubei Road.（7）How big is each branch?3,000 square metres.6. Is there a health cafe at the gym?Yes _ No _8. Do you need to be 18 to join?Yes _ No _Discuss: Why should Wu Dong join the gym?I think Wu Tong should join the gym because:1. The membership cost is
32、cheap.2. The gym is close by.3. He can do exercise and get fit.4. He can receive advice on how to become strong.Skills building 2: note taking1. Guess the meanings: Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat SunJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec more than nearly / less than increase decreaseA answer Q
33、questionABC (1) all the letters from A to Z(2) simplest facts(3)American Broadcasting Company（5）If you need to write down information quickly, it is important that you make your notes as brief as possible. There are three ways to do it.第 11 页 共 13 页 3) Write down only the key words. We can omit “it
34、is, adjectives, adverbsor something unimportant“E.g. Gym memberships can sometimes be very expensive.= Gym can be expensive Lets try:1) Eating fruit every day is good for you. - Fruit good2) It is more important to have enough energy to finish the race, rather than to runvery fast. -More important t
35、o have energy to finish race than run fast.3) Use symbolsBy swimming regularly, jogging, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, I can be healthier.- swimming + jogging + water + sleep healthierLets try:2) If you work hard, use proper methods and have a good attitude, you will beSuccessf
36、ul.= hard work + proper methods + good attitude success 2) The usual training is swimming, bike riding and running, four times a weekusual training = (swimming + bike riding + running) 4/wk17 Listen to the recording and write down the information you hear, using the skillsyou just learnt.1) morning,
37、 he swims 2,500 m 4/wk2) afternoons, she rides bike 40 km 3/wk3) its raining, I ran 15 min4) city pop. 20%5) Sh. -I dont do sport, and my favourite meal is a hamburger,Also. -Also, What should I do! - What should I do?Do you think I should take some weightloss pills? -Do you think I should take some
38、 weight-loss pills?Please dont tell me to stop eating:- Please dont tell me to stop eating!Best wishes.-Best wishesHu Bo! -Hu BoStep 3: writing an e-mail encouraging a friend第 13 页 共 13 页 Read the e-mail on Part A, Page 57 to see how to encourage a friend who has a problem, and then write an e-mail
39、encouraging your friend who has weight problems.You may want to mention:fast food healthy eating weight-loss pills membershipexercise equipment dieting safety feeling goodfees sports gyms looking goodSample：Dear _I was so sad to learn that some people laughted at you just for being a little overweig
40、ht. I think you look great as you are and you are wonderful. I understand that, like anyone else, you want to be healthy and strong and you are worried that you would become too overweight. I think the best way to become healthy and strong is to take exercise regularly.At the beginning of this year,
41、 for some time I couldnt sleep well at night. I then began to run about twenty minutes after school every day and to go swimming twice a week. I have done like this for nearly a year. Now Im feeling quite well.Why not run with you? Or, lets go swimming. I know you want to learn swim. We can do this together.Please write back and tell me what you think about my plan.Best wishes_
