Welcometounit3readingThetitlehastwomeanings:Amywantedtobe_______verymuch.thindiedAmynearly(几乎)____inordertoloseweight.Dyingtobethin1.WheredoesAmycomefrom?(nomorethan4words)2.HowdidAmyloseweight?(nomorethan4words)3.WhydidthepillscauseAmy’slivertofail?(nomorethan6words)ShecomesfromCanada./Canada.Bytakingweight-losspills.Becausetheycontainedaharmfulchemical.Fastreading5.WhydidAmydecidetotakeweighe--losspills?Weight--losspillscalledFat--less.BecausesheispreparingtoactinanewTVshow.4.WhatkindofpillsdidAmytake?LearningpaperTask2Languagepoints1.bedyingtodosth.渴望做……forsth.渴望获得……Sheisdyingtoseeyou.Peopletherearedyingforfreedom.die-died–died-dyingdie(vi.)-dead(adj.)-death(n.)2.hearfromsb.receivealetterfromsb.收到某人的来信3.usedtodosth.过去常常做某事(现在不做了)beusedtodoingsth.习惯于某事beusetodosth.被用来做某事•1.当是孩子的时候,我常去那条河边钓鱼•IgofishingintheriverwhenIwasachild.•你父亲曾经喝很多酒,是不是?•Yourfatherdrinkalot,didn’the?•我习惯一个人呆着•Istayingalone.•小刀被用来切东西•Knifecutthings.•比较:Nowheisusedtogettingupearly.•Heusedtogetupearly.isusedtousedtousedtoamusedto4.workout(vi)①锻炼②(情况等)发展,结果…(vt)③制订出,想出④算出,解决①Heworksoutregularlytokeepfit.②Thingsworkedoutquitewell.③我们制定出了一个学习计划。Weworkedoutaplanofstudy.Ihaveworkedoutanewwayofdoingit.④Iwillgiveyou5minutestoworkouttheproblem.锻炼(情况等)发展,结果…(算出,解决)(想出)5.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.①(link-v.)保持,仍然是+adj./n.stayslim/youngYoumustgetenoughsleeptostayhealthy.Theystayedfriendsforyears.②(vi)待,停留stayathome6.figuren①体形、身材;②数字;③人物、名人;④画像、雕像、图形Mostwomenhavetowatchtheirfigure.大多数女性不得不注意保持身材。Thecentralfigureinthepaintingistheartist’sdaughter.figureout弄明白,理解;计算出7.ashamedadj惭愧的,羞愧的beashamedof(oneself)beashamedthat…beashamedtodosth.shamen.羞愧;可耻的人或物,可惜的事,vt使感到羞愧Whatashame!多可惜!真遗憾!真丢脸!Itisashamethat…Hewasashamedofhavingfailedtheexam.他对考试不及格感到羞耻Youshouldbeashamedofyourselffortellinglies.你应该为说谎而对自己感到羞愧真遗憾…为…感到羞愧因惭愧而不情愿做某事感到羞愧8.SinceI’mpreparing…,I’mtaking…(1)prep.+时间,自从…以来He’sbeenworkinginabanksinceleavingschool.她毕业以后以后一直在银行工作。(2)conj.+句子①自从…以来;Maryhasn’tphonedsinceshewenttoJapan.②因为,既然,由于(=nowthat)既然大家都到齐了,我们开始吧。Sinceeverybodyishere,let’sbegin.9.Thepillsreallywork!①vi起作用,有效果,奏效,行得通;工作Themedicineworkedandthepainwentaway.Youneedtofindwhichmethodworksforyou.你需要找出哪种方法对你最有效。②vt./vi.使运转,运转Standthereandworkthemachine.Thewatchdoesn’twork.Choosethebestanswers.1.AccordingtoParagraph2inthefirste-mail,Amyisanactress,_______.A.whooftenexercisesB.whowantedtoloseweightC.whobecameillD.whoatelittleCarefulreading2.WhydidAmydecidetotakeweight-losspills?A.Shewasoverweight.B.Shewashavinghealthproblems.C.Herclothesdidnotfit.D.Shewantedtobecomeslimmer.1.Iusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,_____Idon’tworkoutanymore.1.I’velost7kginthelasttwomonths.___________,sometimesIfeeltiredandweak.2.Shesayshealthisthemostimportant,andIagree,_____thenIlooksoslimatthemoment.(P42.)3.I’msorrytohearaboutyourproblems,____I’mgladyou’refeelingbetterandrecovering.4.Iknowthatthepressuretostayslimisaproblem,especiallyforanactress.__________,yourmotherknowsbest:nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.(P43.)HoweverbutThefeelingbefore“however”or”but”andthefeelingafterthemareusuallyopposite.Wecanuseacommaafter“however”butHoweverbut共同点:however和but都表转折,but转折意味更强。“但是,然而”,而且都引出并列句。不同点:however作副词用时,表示“然而,但是”,可以位于句首、句中、句尾。位于句首时,要用逗号与句子其它部分隔开;位于句中时,其前后都要用逗号;位于句尾时,其前用逗号分开。1.Learningtheguitarisn’tdifficult,______youhavetopractise.1.Rickwasverysuccessful,_________,thelastfewyearsofhislifewerenothappyones.2.Myneighborslikeloudpopmusic,______Idon’tlike.3.SofarIhaven’thadanysuccess,___________,I’llkeeptrying.butbuthoweverhoweverpractice