1、Unit 4 Reading Teen faints after skipping meal Important words and phrases 晕倒，失去意识晕倒，失去意识 不吃饭不吃饭 立刻，马上立刻，马上 集中注意力集中注意力 提示提示 超重超重 减肥减肥 极端的方法极端的方法 担忧担忧 警告警告 快速减肥法快速减肥法 faint /pass out skip meals immediately concentrate reminder overweight weight-loss/ lose weight extreme methods be concerned about war
2、n sb against sth quick-fix method Lead in Compare the three pictures, which figure(身材身材) do you prefer? Why? Health is beauty. If you are overweight, what will you do ?（work in pairs) 1 Lose weight Do more exercise, such as jogging, swimming Skip meals? Eat healthy food Take weight- loss medicine？ B
3、rainstorming What do you pay attention to first when reading a news report? Activity 1 prediction Teen faints after skipping meals A teenager faints because of skipping meals. Who is the teen? When/ Where/ How did the teen fainted? Why did the teen Skip meals? Teen faints after skipping meals Can yo
4、u conclude some features(特点特点) of a news title?(group work) 1 short attractive sum up the report About the genre A news report is usually made up of headline（标（标 题）题）, lead（导语）（导语）, body（正文）（正文）, and tail （结尾）（结尾）. The lead: It gives the most important information about an event. The body part: It g
5、ives more detailed information The Tail : It gives supporting information about the event. Activity 2 Read for the structure (work in groups) 1 Part 1 To give a _ description of the event. Part 2 To give some _ of the event through the onlookers(旁观旁观 者者) eyes. Part 3 The _ of the author. A _ shows e
6、xtreme ways to lose weight. general details opinions Para 1 Para 2-Para 4 Para5 general statement Specific statement Part4 Some _from the experts. Para6-7 advice survey Activity 3 Read Para.2- Para.4 and answer the following questions. 1. Who are interviewed in this news report? 2. Underline what th
7、ey say. Classmates : They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time. Friend Laura: “Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight,” ; “She has not eaten breakfast for the last few months. She told me she had trouble concentrating in class
8、. I warned her that skipping meals was unhealthy, but she wouldnt listen.” Jennifers classmates, including her friend Laura. 3. Why are these people interviewed for a news report?(work in pairs) 2 People who know Jennifer well provide exact information about her which can be reliable（可靠的）（可靠的） sourc
9、es for this news report. Thus, it will make the news report more convincing(令人信服令人信服 的）的） and dependable（可靠的）（可靠的）. 4. Can you come up with other methods which can make a news report reliable？ (group work) 1 Sources from publications(出版物）出版物）, records（录音录音） or documents（文档），（文档），surveys. Such as the
10、 survey mentioned in Para.5. Activity 4 Listen to the recording of Para.5 to grasp the authors opinions. This event is a(n) 1._ of the dangers of the unhealthy 2._ habits that have become common among teenagers. Being 3. _ is seen as being beautiful in society. Teenagers sometimes turn to extreme 4.
11、 _to slim down quickly. The author s opinion weight-loss reminder thin methods Activity 5 Read Para 6-7 and circle the tips offered by the experts. Then fill in the blanks. These so-called “quick-fix methods” is _to teenagers. They should lose weight _. It is important to have a healthy 8._diet What
12、s more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of _ Tips for teenagers from an expert properly harmful balanced exercise Activity 6 Appreciation and Deep thinking. In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly.
13、 Para. 5 1. 此处为关系副词此处为关系副词where引导的定语从句修饰引导的定语从句修饰society。 What can we infer from this sentence? What should be responsible for the teenagers extreme behaviors? Why?(group work) 2 The society negatively effects teenagers attitudes to the world, life and values. Also, teenagers lack necessary guidance
14、. 2.句中“句中“turn to” 意为“求助于”。意为“求助于”。 She doesnt know whom she could turn to. Activity 7 Write a letter of advice 3 Suppose you are a friend of Jennifer, you are planning to write a letter to her to show your concern and give advice. Dear Jennifer , Im so sorry to hear what have happened to you. First
15、 of all / To start with , . Whats more/ moreover, . Last but not least, . I hope that you will fully recover as soon as possible. Best wishes, Gather some useful expressions from Para.6Gather some useful expressions from Para.6- -7 7 It is very important that they try to lose weight properly. It is
16、important to have a healthy balanced diet since teenagers are still growing and their bodies need a lot of nutrition to function well. Whats more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit. In my opinion, youd better/should. Remember one of the best ways to
17、solve the problems is to. I suggest that you should, which can help you . 句式句式 Summary 1. A news report is made up of headline（标题）（标题）, lead（导语）（导语） and body（正文）（正文）. 2. When reading a news report, we should pay much attention to the headline and the lead to grasp the main idea quickly. 3. We learnt to give advice on how to keep fit.
