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Unit4
Looking good, feeling good
Welcome to the unit
What is beauty?
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Careful reading
Read paras.2-4
Why was she rushed to hospital?
What’s the matter with her? Is she out of danger?And what does the doctor say?
Why did Jennifer skip the meals?
She has dangerously low blood sugar levels.
Yes, she is out of danger.
She will make a full recovery in a day or two.
Because she thought that skipping meals would be the a simple way to reach her target weight.
Because she passed out in her morning PE lesson.
Jennifer's case is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes. In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. According to a recent survey of senior high school students' lifestyles, almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine. Health experts are concerned about these figures. They are increasing their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of losing weight too quickly. They have also warned them against using such extreme methods.
Careful reading
Read para 5
1.Is Jennifer's case common among teenagers?
2.What extreme(极端的) methods do teenagers use to slim down quickly?
3.Why do teenagers use extreme methods to lose weight?
Yes , it is.
There are skip meals, over-exercise and take weight-loss medicine.
Because in our society , being thin is often seen as being beautiful.
What advice did an expert give on losing weight?
These so-called “quick-fix methods” are _________ to teenagers.
Slightly overweight __________ overweight
It is _________for teenagers.
There is no ___________ for teenagers to worry . It is important to have a healthy __________diet.What’s more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of ___________ to stay energetic and fit.
normal
harmful
balanced
exercise
need/reason
Dangerously
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