學習目標：1. To understand and retell Amy’s weight-loss experience；
2. To find different opinions about heath & beauty by reading the text carefully;
3. To discuss and show your own ideas about health and beauty.
技能訓練：1. To practise reading skills by finding certain information and reading for gist;
2. To practise speaking skills by discussing and presenting opinions;
3. To practise communicating skills by cooperating in groups to finish the tasks;
4. To practise writing skills by summing up some ideas for the writing task.
重點難點：1. Retell Amy’s weight-loss experience after reading the text;
2. Present different opinions about heath and beauty;
3. Write to give advice on how to keep looking good and feeling good.
自主預習任務提示：
1. 識記課本單詞表中與本課文相關的詞匯和短語。
2. 理解本課中的閱讀策略提示，即關注帶有however和but的句子，其前后表達的意思和情感都是相反的。在讀課文時把帶有however或but的句子都標注出來，仔細理解和體會。
3. 通讀P42---43課文，并獨立完成文前A部分和文后C1、C2部分的練習。與小組內同學討論交流，以核對練習答案的準確性。
4. 與班內或組內同學交流，積累一些和課文中提到的相似或相反的事例，并就“美與健康”這一話題思考得出自己的結論，組織語言，為課內的活動做準備。
學習過程：
Step 1. Warm up (熱身)
Music or daily report or other regular tasks to warm up for English class.
Step 2. Revision (復習)
Homework checking. Or review what we’ve learned in last period.
Step 3. Presentation(導入)
Topics: 1. Do you want to look more attractive? What to do?
2. Are you worried about your weight or your figure?
3. Have you tried any weight-loss pills? Why or why not?
Here our text introduces a girl named Amy who has tried some weight-loss pills, let’s read and see what happened to her.
Step 4. Reading(閱讀)
1. Reading for gist:
Read the text & find answers to the following questions as quickly as possible:
Why does Amy take the weight-loss pills?______________________________________
Does her mom agree with her? ______________________________________________
What does her mom say?__________________________________________________
Do the weight-loss pills help her to lose weight?_________________________________
Do the weight-loss pills get her in trouble? What happens?_________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Who has helped her a lot when she is in trouble? And how? _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Reading for details:
Read again more carefully and fill in the blanks to finish the table below.
Amy’s weight-loss experience Reasons 1. ___________ is important to women, esp. in Canada.
2. She feels __________ of her body.
3. She is preparing to act ________________________.
Ways 1. She used to ___________ to ________ 3 times a week.
2. She has been taking ______________ and her goal is to lose at least _____ kg.
Results 1st mail 1. She has lost ____kg in the last ____ months.
2. She feels _____ and _____ sometimes.
2nd mail 1. The harmful __________ in the pills causes her ____ to fail. So she needs an operation to live.
2. luckily, a man is willing to __________________ to Amy to save her life.
Opinions towards weight-loss Mum’s 1. The pills are ____________ to Amy’s health.
2. Health is ________ .
Zhou Ling’s 1. Nothing is more important than ________ .
2. It’s often dangerous to take weight-loss pills or _______.
Amy’s (after operation) Mum is right. It’s not worth __________________ for a __________________ figure.
After you finish filling the blanks, discuss with your partners about the answers.
Step 5. Consolidation (鞏固)
Suppose you’re Zhou Ling, can you tell us the story of your friend Amy’s weight-loss experience?
(If you feel the task challenging, use the form you’ve just finished to help you, or find useful sentences from the text to help you retell the story.)
Step 6. Extension (拓展)
Group discussion work: Which is more important, beauty or health? Why?
Give examples to support your idea and try to persuade others to agree with you.
Step 7. Assignment(作業)
Work in groups of four to make up a talk show and present it in next period of class.:
The characters(角色): Amy, Zhou Ling, Amy’s mom, George (host of the talk show). Topic: “Health and Beauty”.
You’ll have to mention:
1. Amy’s weight-loss experience
2. Different opinions on which is more important, health or beauty,
3. Give advice to the young girls how to keep beautiful as well as healthy.
自主復習內容建議：
1. 認真完成布置的表演任務，通過小組交流，把每個角色的臺詞斟酌商定好，背誦下來，以備下一節課上表演。
2. 將自己或組內同學關于如何對待減肥問題以及如何保持健康等相關的想法整理下來，在日記中嘗試表述。