高一牛津英語必修1全冊教案
‘dying to be thin…’here has two meanings. the first is that amy wanted to be thin very much. the second is that amy was going to die because she had taken some weight-loss pills.
2. dealing with c1, c2 and d1
now reread the three e-mails and complete parts c1 and c2. in part c1, you should pay attention to some of the detailed information. in part c2, you should notice the fact that there is usually at least one main point you want to talk about in an e-mail or a short article. try to find out subjects and main points in the three e-mails.
c1. 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. c;
c2: main point of “recovering”: amy was recovering from liver failure thanks to li dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her.
main point of “re: recovering”: zhou ling was sorry to hear about amy’s problems and hoped she as well as all the others wanting to lose weight to value the importance of health.
d1: 1.the weight-loss pills 2.a harmful chemical 3. liver failure, the operation and being in hospital 4. your liver 5. a stranger 6. many people in china who are going on diets or taking weight-loss pills
what’s the main idea of each e-mail?
no. subject main idea
e-mail 1 dying to be thin to lose weight, amy takes weight-loss pills and becomes slimmer and slimmer.
e-mail 2 recovering amy was recovering from liver failure thanks to li dong, who selflessly donated part of his liver to her.
e-mail 3 re: recovering zhou was sorry to hear about amy’s problems and hoped that she as well as all the others who’d like lose weight could value the importance of health.
3. having got the main ideas and points of the three e-mails, we can do the following exercise to reinforce what we have read.
emotions
of amy reasons for losing weight results(successful/unsuccessful)
happy
frustrated
hopeful prepare for a new role
beauty is important by taking pills
be ashamed of her body have lost 7kg
feel tired and weak
become slimmer
reasons for frustration reactions to illness
liver failure
be in hospital regret taking pills
realize the importance of health
reasons for hope lessons amy has learnt
find an exact match for her
li dong’s donation of more than half of his liver to save her life don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure.
learn to be confident
zhou ling’s reply to amy: be sorry to hear about her problems; feel happy at her recovery; a really touching story; shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight.