Period 2

　　Reading(1)

　　Teaching aims:

　　(1) Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three letters written by two good friends---Amy’s problems, how she dealt with it and Zhou Ling’s concerns and advice to Amy.

　　(2) Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it

　　comes to the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy ”.

　　Important points & difficult points:

　　(1)Find the main points in the three letters and express them.

　　(2)Understanding the text.

　　Procedure:

　　Step 1 Lead-in

　　(1) Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.

　　(2) Discuss ways of losing weight.

　　a)going on a diet             b)  exercising in the gym

　　c)  receiving surgical treatment   d)  taking weight-loss pills

　　(3) Talk about the advantages, disadvantages & examples of the ways of losing ways.

　　Step 2 Reading comprehension

　　(1)  General questions:  (1st reading)

　　Where does Amy come from?

　　What kind of pills did Amy take?

　　What caused Amy’s liver to fall?

　　(3)Ex C1 Choose the best answers. (2nd reading)

　　Questions:  1-6

　　Step 3 Further reading

　　(1) Ex C2   Find the main points in the three letters (3rd reading)

　　(2) Ex D1 D2 Detailed understanding and learning new words in the context.

　　Step 4 Develop reading ability through usage

　　(1) Ex E Complete the letter based on the text.

　　Step 5 Consolidation and Expansion (Choose one of the following.)

　　(1) Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?

　　(2) Do you think pictures of film stars and models cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not?

　　(3) What do you think is the best way to keep healthy? Why?

　　Step 6 Homework

　　1. Read the whole text (1) to know what Amy had to stay slim and how she recovered.

　　(2) to learn some language usages

　　2. Unit revision: The second period.