1、Unit 3 Dying to be thin.,What kind of person do you like better, the fat or the slim? If you are the person who is a little over-weight, how would you lose weight? (Watch a flash and guess, please.),Suggested answers,Going on a diet Exercising in a gym or other places Receiving surgical treatment (外
2、科治疗) Taking weight-loss pills,Skimming,Listen to the three e-mails quickly and answer the following questions on the screen. 1.Where does Amy come from?2.What kind of pills did Amy take?3.What caused Amys liver to fail?,Canada,weight-loss pills called fat-less,The chemicals contained in the weight-l
3、oss pills.,Read the e-mails and do some exercises,TRUE OR FALSE 1. In Amys first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose weight. 2. In the last two months Amy has lost 10kg. 3. In Amys second e-mail, she regrets taking those weight-loss pills.,F,F,T,taking weight-loss pills,7kg,4. Li Don
4、g is a man from Canada, and he donated his liver to save Amys life. 5. Zhou Ling didnt answer Amys e-mail in time Because she has no computer. 6. In China, there are not people who take weight-loss pills.,F,F,F,many,her computer,was broken,China,Multiple choice,1. According to paragraph 2 in the fir
5、st e-mail, Amy is an actress, _. A. who often exercises B. who wanted to lose some weight C. who became ill D. who ate little,2. Why did Amy decide to take weight-loss pills? A. She was overweight B. She was having problems C. Her clothes did not fit D. She wanted to become slimmer,3. At the hospita
6、l, the doctor told Amy she would_. A. Live for seven days B. Have to donate her liver C. Die without a new liver D. Need her mothers liver,4. Li dong, a young Chinese, _. A. Saved Amys life by donating B. Saved Amys life by giving her part of his liver C. Told Amy never to take weight-loss pills aga
7、in D. Once worked with Amy,5. Zhou ling, Amys friend_. A. Did not want to read Amys e-mails B. Was sorry to hear about Amys problems C. Thinks Amy should lose weight D. Thinks diets and weightlose pills are necessary,6. Amys experience is _. A. An interesting one B. Forgotten by her family C. Like t
8、hat of some people in China D. A problem only for actresses,Whats the main idea of each e-mail?,Amy was recovering from liver failure, thanks to Li Dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her.,Zhou was sorry to hear about Amys problems and hoped that she as well as all the others whod like
9、 to lose weight could value the importance of health.,To lose weight, Amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer.,Whats the meaning of the title “Dying to be thin”,1. Amy wanted to be thin very much.,2. Amy was going to die because she had take some weight-loss pills.,by taking pill
10、s,Discussion,Which method would you prefer, if you are to lose weight? What are the advantages and disadvantages?,Going on a diet,Exercising in a gym,Receiving surgical treatment,Taking weight-loss pills,going on a diet,exercising in the gym,receiving surgical treatment,taking weight-loss pills,Lang
11、uage points,be dying to do sth.,(口语) 很想做，渴望做,她渴望见到你。曾经一时许多年轻人渴望出国。,She is dying to see you.,There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad.,They are dying for a slim figure. People there are thirsty for freedom. He is eager for success.,渴望获得,当是孩子的时候，我常去那条河边钓鱼。过去在山顶有一座寺庙吗？你父亲曾经喝很多酒，是
12、不是？,used to,I used to go fishing in the river when I was a child.,Used there to /Did there use to be a temple on top of the hill?,Your father used to drink a lot, didnt / usednt he?,be used to doing sth./sth. 习惯于 get/become used to doing sth./sth. 逐渐习惯于 be used to do sth. 被用于做,1. In my opinion, life
13、 in the twenty-first century is much easier than _. (2007安徽）A. that used to be B. it is used to C. it was used to D. it used to be,典型题例 When he was there, he _ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.A. would B. should C. had better D. might,would可以表示过去经常发生的动作或过去规律性的动作,现在或许还有这样的习惯。
14、,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
15、？,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,We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didnt quite _. （2007陕西）find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out,高考链接 We didnt plan our art exhibition like that, but it _ very well.（2001全国）A. worked out B.
16、 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）。,not any more =no more (次数上不再持续) not any longer=no longer (时间上不再持续),I cant put up with the noise any more. =I can no more put up with the noise. 我再也不能忍受这噪音了。 People cant close thei
17、r eyes to the fact any longer. =people can no longer close their eyes to the fact. 人们再也不能对事实视而不见了。,高考链接 -Will you give this message to Mr. White, please? -Sorry, I cant. He _. (1990MET)A. doesnt any more work here B. doesnt any longer here workC. doesnt work any longer here D. doesnt work here any l
18、onger,stay “保持，继续，维持状态”，作连系动词，后接形容词做表语。,He stayed single all his life.Please stay seated！I stayed awake throughout the night.,他终身单身。,请坐在原位别动！,我整夜没有合眼。,这几天天气都一直很冷。,The weather has stayed very cold these days.,Emergency line operators must always _ calm and make sure that they get all the information
19、they need to send help. （2007湖北）A. row B. appearC. become D. stay,Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It will _ fresh for several days.（2003全国）A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed,lose weight 减肥，消瘦 put on weight 增加体重,发福,发胖 be overweight 肥胖,过重 weight-loss pills 减肥药,be ashamed of 对感到
20、羞愧，因而难为情。,He is ashamed of his failure. =He is ashamed of having failed. =He is ashamed that he had failed.,他对自己的失败感到惭愧。,be ashamed that be ashamed to do,他很惭愧他撒了谎。我不好意思告诉他我考试不及格。,He is ashamed that he has lied.,I am too ashamed to tell him that I have failed the exam.,recover vt & vi 恢复(健康)挽回，弥补(损失等
21、),手术后，他恢复了视力。经理从那次打击中恢复过来了吗？We soon rearranged our plan and recovered our losses.,He recovered his sight after the operation.,Has the manager recovered from the shock yet?,我们不久就重新制定计划并挽回了损失。,recovery n 恢复，痊愈,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 lette
22、rs.,The food contains too much fat.,The book contains ten maps, including a map of china.,match n 相配者，相称的；配对 a good/ perfect match for 搭配得好/极为相配v. 和调和，相配（go with）,The curtains and the carpets are a perfect match.这条领带和你的西装搭配得很好。我需要一条领带来配这套西服。,This tie is a good match for your suit.,那窗帘和地毯极为相配。,I need
23、 a tie to match/go with this suit.,damage n. & v.损害，毁坏 (cause / do damage to 对造成损害),吸烟会损害你的健康。雨水太多对农作物造成了严重的损害。人类活动正严重损害着地球。,Too much rain caused heavy damage to the crops.,Human activities are doing great damage to the earth.,Smoking can damage your health.,harm指身心健康的伤害。,worth adj. 值得, 值(多少钱) be wo
24、rth doing 值得做,这本字典值得买.你谈到的那首歌很值得一听.那本书值二十块钱.,The dictionary is worth buying.,The song you talked about is well worth listening to.,The book is worth twenty yuan.,be embarrassed about 对感到难为情/困窘不安 feel / get / become embarrassed about 因感到/变得难为情 他为那个愚蠢的错误而难为情。不要因为你在公共场合的与众不同而发窘。,He was embarrassed abou
25、t that stupid mistake.,Dont feel embarrassed about being different from others in public.,相关链接： embarrass vt.使窘迫，使人不好意思 embarrassing adj.令人局促不安的,I think you look great as you are. 我觉得你这样就挺好。,as you are 是as引导的方式状语从句。意思是“照你现状，照你原样”。,Every one of the students also put a finger in their mouths just as t
26、he teacher did.不必改变自己你这样就很好。,就像老师那样，每个学生把一根手指放在他们的嘴里。,You dont have to change yourselfyou are fine just as you are.,diet n. 饮食（可数或不可数）指习惯上吃的食物，又指规定的食物，特指维持健康的定质或定量的食物。,food 是一般用语，指任何能吃的且具有营养的东西。强调种类时可用复数。,The Chinese diet contains lots of fruit and green vegetables, while the western diet contains too much sugar and fat. 中国的饮食富含有水果和蔬菜，而西方 的饮食却含有太多的糖和脂肪。,put sb. on a diet 限制某人的饮食 be / go on a diet 在节食, 吃规定的食物,我不能吃巧克力我在节食。 I mustnt have chocolateIm on a diet. 我想节食,但父母禁止我这样做。 I want to go on a diet, but my parents forbid me to do so.,Thank you!,
