1、Unit 4 ReadingTeen faints after skipping meal,1,Important words and phrases,晕倒,失去意识不吃饭立刻,马上集中注意力提示超重减肥极端的方法担忧警告快速减肥法,faint/pass out skip meals immediately concentrate reminder overweight weight-loss/lose weight extreme methods be concerned about warn sb against sth quick-fix method,2,Lead in,Compare
2、 the three pictures,which figure(身材)do you prefer?Why?,Health is beauty.,3,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?,Brainstorming,4,What do you pay attention to first when rea
3、ding a news report?,titles?Pictures?.,5,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?,6,Teen faints after skipping meals,Can you conclude some features(特点)of a new
4、s title?(group work)1,short,attractive,sum up the report,7,About the genre,A news report is usually made up of headline(标题),lead(导语),body(正文),and tail(结尾).The lead:It gives the most important information about an event.The body part:It gives more detailed information The Tail:It gives supporting inf
5、ormation about the event.,8,Activity 2 Read for the structure(work in groups)1,general,details,opinions,Para 1,Para 2-Para 4,Para5,general statement,Specific statement,Para6-7,advice,survey,9,Activity 3 Read Para.2-Para.4 and answer the following questions.,1.Who are interviewed in this news report?
6、,2.Underline what they 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 concentra
7、ting in class.Iwarned herthat skipping meals was unhealthy,but she wouldnt listen.”,Jennifers classmates,including her friend Laura.,10,3.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)so
8、urces for this news report.Thus,it will make the news report more convincing(令人信服的)and dependable(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),records(录音)or documents(文档),surveys.Such as the survey mentioned in Para.5.,
9、11,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._to slim down quickly.,The aut
10、hor s opinion,weight-loss,reminder,thin,methods,12,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._dietWhats more,they should keep regular ho
11、urs and get plenty of _,Tips for teenagers from an expert,properly,harmful,balanced,exercise,13,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.Para.5,1.此处为关系副词where引导的定语从句修饰soc
12、iety。,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.,2.句中“turn to”意为“求助于”。She doesnt know whom she could turn
13、 to.,14,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 of all/To start with,.Whats more/moreover,.Last but not least,.I hope t
14、hat you will fully recover as soon as possible.Best wishes,Gather some useful expressions from Para.6-7,15,It is very important that they try to lose weight properly.It is important to have a healthy balanced diet since teenagers are still growing and their bodies need a lot of nutrition to function
15、 well.Whatsmore,they shouldkeep regular hours andget plenty of exercise to stay energeticand fit.,In my opinion,youd better/should.Remember one of the best ways to solve the problems is to.I suggest that you should,which can help you.,句式,16,Show time!,17,Summary,A news report is made up of headline(标题),lead(导语)and body(正文).When reading a news report,we should pay much attention to the headline and the lead to grasp the main idea quickly.We learnt to give advice on how to keep fit.,18,
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