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Dantu Senior High Chenxue
Unit 4
Reading 1
Teen faints after skipping meals
Enjoy a short video.
Why do many girls lose confidence?
1. Do you think senior high school students should pay much attention to their weight? Why or why not?
Pre-reading
2. What do you think are healthy ways of losing weight?
Healthy ways of losing weight
eat healthily
drink more water
sleep well
exercise regularly
reduce stress
track progress
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Pre-reading
1. What do you pay attention to first when reading a news report and why?
News report
the headline and the illustration
Headline is the title of a newspaper report, which is printed in large letters above the report to sum up the news report and attract readers' attention.
News report
A girl passed out because she did not eat breakfast regularly and was sent to an emergency ward for treatment.
2. According to the headline and the illustration, what is covered in this news report?
1. What is the outline of the news report?
Part 1
The lead Para. 1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals.
Part 2
More detailed information
about the event
Part 3
Background or supporting information
Para. _____: The girl skipped meals to get ____. She is now ________ in hospital.
Para.___: A survey shows that many teenagers are using ________ methods to lose weight.
Para. ____: The expert gives ________ on how to lose weight ________.
While-reading
2-4
slim
recovering
5
extreme
advice
properly
6-7
Appreciation
Lead
Body
Tail
Lead is an introductory paragraph and provides essential information for your communication to be successful (key messages, who, what, when, where, why and how).
Body contains additional information that helps readers to understand but is not essential.
Tail focuses on the least important information that is interesting or nice for readers to have.
the inverted pyramid structure
Jennifer Jones, 15, fainted in her morning PE lesson yesterday after ________ (skip) meals. She __________ (