1、Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Lead - in 1. The love for beauty is a nature of all human beings. / The love for beauty is a part of human nature. 爱美之心人皆有之。爱美之心人皆有之。 2. Beauty without virtues is a rose without fragrance /frerns/ (芬芳芬芳). 美人无德，犹如玫瑰没有芳香。美人无德，犹如玫瑰没有芳香
2、。 What is beauty? beautiful clothes good looking slim figure . Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself on the inside and out. Audrey Hepburn 美是从内到外做最好的自己。美是从内到外做最好的自己。 奥黛丽奥黛丽 赫本赫本 1. Whats the outside? 2. Whats the inside? Physical appearance Individuality (个性个性) Virtue (美德美德) Values (
3、价值观价值观) Achievements (成就成就) . appearance: looking good 1. be more attractive/ charming make a good impression when you first meet someone 2. be more likely to find a better job like actor or actress 3. have more opportunities in life, such as joining in a beauty contest being handsome / beautiful /
4、slim / athletic(体格健壮的体格健壮的) / have a strong body / big eyes / long hair . Inner beauty: feeling good being confident / humorous / outgoing/ optimistic (乐观的乐观的) / energetic (精力充沛精力充沛)/ helpful / warm-hearted (热心的热心的) /hardworking / selfless (无私的无私的) / generous (慷慨大方的慷慨大方的) / curious (好奇的好奇的) 1. It is
5、 a virtue (美德美德). 2. It is a personal charm (魅力魅力). 3. It will not change as time goes on. 4. You can make more true friends. 5. It can help you to earn others respect. Which do you think is more important, looking good or feeling good? In fact, all of us want to feel good and look good. How? By eat
6、ing well and doing exercise. Eating well Make ourselves energetic Keep us in good condition Get doctors away Keep a nice figure Doing exercise Build a strong body Keep your body at a proper weight Give you a good mood Improve your will power(意志力意志力) and physical strength(体力体力) Carol goes to sleep at
7、 10 p.m. and gets up at 6: 30 a.m. often skips breakfast likes eating fruit and vegetables likes drinking milk tea does not like outdoor activities P43 Carol and Tom are two senior high school students who have very different lifestyles. Read: What good habits do Carol and Tom have? Tom stays up unt
8、il 11:30 p.m. and gets up at 6:30 a.m. has breakfast every day likes eating hamburgers likes drinking fresh juice and yogurt enjoys playing sport in his spare time Predicting What will be talked about in the news report? Analysing the structure Whats the genre of the text? News report Whats the stru
9、cture of the text? The lead Detailed information Background information Reading strategy A news report usually starts with a lead. It gives the most important information about an event. Then the following paragraphs give more detailed information about the event. Some news reports go on to provide
10、background or supporting information. 24 5 67 The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital. A survey shows many teenagers are using extreme methods to lose weight. The experts gives advice on how to lose weight properly. The inverted pyramid The structure where the most impo
11、rtant information is presented first. The who, what, when, where and why appear at the start of a story, followed by supporting details and background information. The lead The body The tail Para. 1 Paras. 24 Paras. 57 Why does a news story follow the structure of an inverted pyramid? Helps readers
12、get the key information quickly Helps editors when they need to cut a piece at a certain length to fit a publication Close reading Part 1 (Para. 1) What is the function of the first paragraph? Part 2 (Paras. 24) Detailed information Jennifer has struggled with eating problems for a long time. She ha
13、s not eaten breakfast for the last few months and had trouble concentrating in class. Jennifer missed breakfast that day and hardly touched her dinner the night before. Jennifer said she was feeling unwell. Jennifer passed out and was rushed to hospital. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low bl
14、ood sugar levels and was treated immediately. Jennifer is out of danger and will recover in one or two days. 1. What is the relationship between the first and the second paragraph? The second paragraph further illustrates the lead. 2. Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital? Because she fainted in her m
15、orning PE lesson. 3. Can you paraphrase “They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time.”? She has been trying for a long time to lose weight through skipping meals. 4. What did Laura do when she found out Jennifer was skipping meals? She warned Jennifer that it was unhealthy.
16、Part 3 (Paras. 57) 1. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? Skipping meals, over-exercising and taking weight-loss medicine. 2. What numbers are given in para. 5? Whats the purpose of giving these numbers? Almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals, one in ten
17、over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine. Giving these numbers can help support the topic sentence of the paragraph. 3. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? Having a healthy balanced diet, keeping regular hours and getting plenty of exercise. Critical reading Do you think t
18、he title is attractive enough? Do you have a better version? Why do some teenagers care so much about their weight? What are the possible causes? If you were Jennifers classmate, how would you persuade her not to skip meals? Thinking and sharing If you were an expert on health and were invited to gi
19、ve a lecture on losing weight, what would you present to your audience? Prepare with your group members to deliver a speech. Homework Continue the news report within 150 words. When Jennifer came back to her class, all the classmates were very glad to see her back. _ _ _ Jennifers mom was delighted that Jennifer could recover so quickly. _ _ _
