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Unit 4 Looking good, feeling good
Welcome to the unit
& Reading (I)
Lead-in
Do you think senior high school students should pay much attention to their weight? Why or why not?
1. If you are a bit over-weight, how would you lose weight? By going on a diet, exercising in the gym, receiving surgical treatment or taking weight-loss pills?
2. What do you think are healthy ways of losing weight?
Having a healthy balanced diet.
Keeping regular exercise.
What good habits do Carol and Tom have?
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What advice can you give to Carol and Tom to help them improve their lifestyles?
For Carol, she should eat breakfast every day, drink less milk tea and spend more time playing sports. Tom should go to sleep earlier and eat less junk food.
1. What kind of writing is the passage?
2.What will be probably covered in the article?
A news report.
How the teenager fainted and why it happened.
Predict
Read the top paragraph to check prediction.
An effective lead tells the reader the most important information about an event, like who, what, when, where and why. Remember to use as few words as possible in a lead.
The top paragraph is called Lead.
News-Lead
新闻导语
Headline
A
It provides essential information including who, what, when, where, why and how.
Tail
D
It focuses on the least important information that is interesting or nice for readers.
Body
C
It contains additional information that helps
readers understand detailed information such as background and supporting information.
Lead
B
It sums up the report and catches the reader's attention.
What information can readers learn from an effective lead?
Tell the most important information at first glance;
2. Help readers to grasp
the information they want;
3. Present the key element of
the event in brevity.
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Fast reading
Watch the video and answer the following questions.
1. Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital?
2. What did Laura do when she found out Jennifer was skipping meals?
3. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight?
4. What lifestyle tips did the expert give?
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1.Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital?
Fast reading
2. What did Laura do when she found out Jennifer was skipping meals?
She warned Jennifer that it was unhealthy.
Because she fainted in her morning PE lesson.
Fast reading
Having a healthy balanced diet, keeping regular hours and getting plenty of exercise.
Skipping meals, over-exercising and taking weight-loss medicine.
3. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight?
4. What lifestyle tips did the expert give?
2–4
5
6–7
The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital.
A survey shows
many teenagers are using extreme methods
to lose weight.
The experts gives
advice on how to lose weight properly.
The inverted pyramid
The structure where the most important information is presented first. The who, what, when, where and why appear at the start of a story, followed by supporting details and background information.
The lead
The body
The tail
Para. 1
Paras. 2–4
Paras. 5–7
Listen to the recording of Para.5 to grasp the author’s opinions.
The author’ s opinion
1. What does the author think of Jennifer's case?
This event is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes.
2. What are some of the extreme methods teenagers use to lose weight?
Skipping meals, over-exercising and taking weight-loss medicine
Read Para 6-7 and find out what lifestyle tips the expert give
① It is important to ___________________________.
② What’s more, they should _______________________
________________________________________________
Tips for teenagers from an expert
have a healthy balanced diet
keep regular hours
and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit
What can we learn from Jennifer's case? How can we lose weight in a proper way?
Discussion
Tips for losing weight
Match the lifestyle with the corresponding proverbs.
eating
sleeping
ways of relaxation
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
What is your lifestyle like?
How can you improve it?
What you will mention must include some information regarding sleeping, eating and ways of relaxation.
Discussion
Thinking and sharing
If you were an expert on health and were invited to give a lecture on losing weight, what would you present to your audience? Prepare with your group members to deliver a speech.
Homework
Continue the news report within 150 words.
When Jennifer came back to her class, all the classmates were very glad to see her back. ________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jennifer’s mom was delighted that Jennifer could recover so quickly. _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
language points
Welcome & Reading (II)
emo是一种具有摇滚风格的音乐,全称为Emotional Hardcore(情绪硬核化说唱), 强调情绪的表达。
后来,在emo音乐流行许久后,emo变得和“不开心、抑郁、痛苦”有了联系,所以“我emo了”所要表达的真正意思就是“我不开心了、我抑郁了、我很痛苦”...
low spirits就是“无精打采;沮丧,忧郁”。所以,我们就可以用sb be in low spirits来表示“某人无精打采,情绪低落;意志消沉”。
举一反三,如果说lift sb's spirits,就是“提高(某人)的兴致”。
翻译句子
With the College Entrance Examination around the corner, I am very nervous and in low spirits because I am afraid of letting my parents down.
高考即将来临,因为害怕让父母失望,我非常紧张,情绪低落。
He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits.
他以不可思议的幽默感鼓舞了我的士气。
I'm just not in the mood for a party tonight.
我今晚就是没心情参加聚会。
拓展
with one's head and shoulders hanging down
指某人头低下和肩膀垂下的动作。这一动作常用来形容“(因失败或不顺利)而垂头丧气、萎靡不振”。
The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down.
小男孩垂头丧气地走出了学校。
unhappy 不开心的,不愉快的
sad 难过的,悲伤的,最常用词,泛指一切形式的悲伤,着重暂时的不幸或感觉的忧伤。
depressed 沮丧的;消沉的;郁闷;情绪低落的。已经到了将近抑郁的程度了
blue 非正式用词,语气较随便,指较强烈的忧郁或沮丧。
网红咖啡店(Internet-famous café)
不要以貌取人
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
对…产生消极影响
have negative effects on
对…产生大的影响
have a big influence on/upon
达到这些标准
live up to these standards
影响你看待...的方式
influence the way you view....
很有时尚品味
have a great fashion sense
生活在他们的阴影中
live in their shadow
数字时代
digital age
use the phrases to describe Internet-famous spot:
在网上发无休止的照片
post a never-ending series of photos online
这些外部影响
these external influences
盲从流行的审美标准
follow popular beauty standards blindly
达不到;够不到;超出能力范围
out of reach/beyond reach
帮助你树立自信
help you build your confidence
模仿他们最喜爱的明显的外表
copy the looks of their favourite stars
语言点回顾
Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself on the inside and out.
1. Teen faints after skipping meals
青少年不吃饭后晕倒
skip vt. 不做(应做的事情等);跳过
skip breakfast 不吃早饭
skip school/ class 逃学/逃课
e.g. He skipped school again.
She skipped the problems she couldn’t do.
skip vi. 蹦蹦跳跳地走;略过
skip a grade
skip over the fence
skip over the details
skip happily along behind sb
2. She then passed out in her morning PE
lesson and was rushed to hospital.
然后她在早上的体育课上晕倒了,被迅速送往医院。
pass out 昏迷,失去知觉
to become unconscious
e.g. He felt sick and dizzy and then passed out.
pass away 去世
pass by 经过
pass down 传给后人;把……往下传
pass…on to 把……传递给
3. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low
blood sugar levels and was treated immediately.
珍妮弗被发现血糖水平低得很危险,并立即接受了治疗。
immediately adv. 立即,马上 =without delay
e.g. The telephone rang, and he answered it immediately.
immediately conj. 一……就……
as soon as
e.g. Immediately you begin to speak, he gives
you his full attention.
4. Health experts are concerned about these
figures.
健康专家对这些数字表示担忧。
concerned adj. 担心的,忧虑的;关注的, 关切的
【归纳】
be concerned about / for 对……担忧/担心
be concerned with… 与……有关;涉及……
be concerned in sth. 牵涉进某事
as far as … be concerned 就……而言/来说
【拓展】
concern n. 担心(的事)
vt. 使关心;使担忧;牵涉
concerning prep. 关于
It concerns me that… ……让我担心
What concerns me is… 让我担心的是……
show/ express concern for / about sb.关心某人
concern
As far as I am concerned
【语境应用】
1) Many parents ____________ (concern) that some TV programs will have a bad effect on the development of their children.
2) The public have shown great ________ about the food safety, because it _________ (concern) the people's health.
are concerned
concerns
concern
3) 就我而言,只有努力学习才能最终获得成功。
_______________________, only by studying hard can you succeed in time.
4) 让我担心的是,我们对事态的发展缺乏准备。
_________________ is our lack of preparation for the change.
As far as I am concerned
What concerns me
5. These so-called ‘quick-fix methods’ prove to be harmful .....
这些所谓的‘速效法’被证明对青少年有害。
prove linking v. 后来被发现是
e.g. The design proved to be a success.
prove vt. 证明,证实
e.g. You're wrong, and I can prove it.
【归纳】
用法
prove oneself (to be) 证明自己是
prove sth. to sb. 向某人证明某事
拓展
prove
It is proved that…
据证明……,据证实……
prove (to be)+n./ adj. 原来是,证明是
There’s (no) proof that…
(没)有证据证明……
proof n. 证据;证明
【语境应用】单句填空。
1) The difficulty was how he could prove his
ideas ______ other scientists.
困难在于他如何向其他科学家证明自己的
观点。
2) The boy tried to prove himself _________
(be) a good student and he really proved best.
这个男孩努力证明自己是一个好学生,他确实
被证明是最棒的。
to
to be
【拓展】take短语
take away 拿走,使离开
take down 拿下,记下;拆除
take on 雇佣;呈现
take off 起飞,脱下,(事业)成功
take over 接管,取代
take up 占据;开始做,从事
take place 发生
take
【语境应用】用take适当的短语填空。
1) The flight for Dublin ________ on time.
2) Our hotel is full, and we can't ________ any more guests.
3) The police _________ his answers to their questions.
4) He ________ swimming as he felt he had to lose some weight.
5) Rainforests can ________ heat from the sun and adjust the climate.
took off
take in
took down
took up
take in
7. …living well is the safest and most effective way to get into shape.
……健康的生活是最安全、最有效的塑身 方式。
get into shape强身健体
e.g. More often than not, she gets into shape by running.
out of shape 变形;走样;健康状况不好
in the shape of… 呈……形状的
in good shape 状态很好
take shape 成形
be shaped like… 形状是……
shape
8. I was very frightened when I woke up in
hospital last Thursday.
上周四我在医院醒来的时候非常害怕。
fright n. 害怕,惊吓
frighten vt. 使惊吓;使惊恐
frightening adj. 令人害怕的
be frightened to do sth.不敢做某事
be frightened to death 吓得要死
【语境应用】用fright的适当形式填空。
1) Don't stand so near the edge! You're __________ me.
2) _____________children were calling for their mothers.
3) It is _____________to think what might happen if she left him.
4) You gave me quite a ________suddenly coming in here like that.
frightening
Frightened
frightening
fright
1. Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight.
詹妮弗认为不吃饭是达到目标体重的简单方法。
不定式作后置定语
a way to do sth. 做某事的方法,也可以表
达为a way of doing sth.
Key sentence patterns
way作“方式,方法”讲,后接定语从句:
关系词在从句中作状语时,关系词用that, in which或省略关系词。
关系词在从句中作主语或宾语时,关系词用that或which(作宾语时关系词可省略)。
2. In a society where being thin is often seen
as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes
turn to extreme methods to slim down
quickly.
在一个以瘦为美的社会里,青少年有时会
借助极端的方法来快速减肥。
where定语从句修饰抽象名词。
当point, stage, situation, case, scene, activity, position, job, degree, news, fact, atmosphere等抽象名词作先行词,关系词引导定语从句时,或在定语从句中作地点状语,应由where引导定语从句。
e.g. The teacher is trying to create an easy atmosphere where his students enjoy their study.
如果以上先行词在从句中作主语宾语表语,则用which/ that。有些具体指物的名词如picture, book等,如果有地点的意义,且作状语,也用where。
e.g. I bought a nice book where there are some illustrations.
3. 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.
根据最近一项关于高中生生活方式的调查,
近五分之一的青少年经常不吃饭,十分之
一的青少年过度锻炼,百分之四的人甚至
服用减肥药。
主谓一致
“分数或百分数+of+名词”结构,谓语的数与名词一致。
e.g. Three-fourths of the surface of the earth is sea.
About 20 percent of the students are from the city.
“one in+数词+复数名词”或“one out of +数词+复数名词”结构后的谓语动词通常用单数。
e.g. Only one in ten students has passed the
examination.
One out of twelve bottles was broken.
Apparently one in ten people/one person in
ten has problems with reading.
但是,有时也用复数谓语。
e.g. Nationwide, one in five adults are illiterate.
【语境应用】翻译下列句子。
1) 地球表面四分之三为水所覆盖。
Three fourths of the surface of the earth is
covered with water.
2) 我们学校百分之五十的学生是女生。
Fifty percent of the students in our school are girls.
3) 只有十分之一的学生通过了考试。
Only one in ten students has/have passed the examination.
4. It is normal for teenagers to be slightly overweight and there is no reason why they should be worried.
青少年轻微超重是正常的,他们没有理由担心。
It is + adj. + (for sb.) to do sth.句型
it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定
式短语;在这个句型中,常用作表语的形
容词有:necessary, impossible, natural,
important等。有时也可用名词作表语;
介词有时也可用of 表示人的特征。
e.g. It is meaningful for us to help those poor children.
It is really unlucky for us to camp in such a bad weather.
【of】 It is +adj+of sb+to do sth.
此句型中的形容词是描述人的品质。(good, kind, nice, polite, clever, foolish, stupid, lazy, careful, careless, brave, cruel, honest, naughty, rude ...)。
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) 你能够帮助我,真是太善良了。
It is kind of you to help me.
2) 当我们有问题时,我们有必要跟父母交流。
It's necessary for us to talk to our parents
when we have problems.
3) 怪我粗心忘了关门。
It was careless of me to leave the door open.
There is no reason why句型
why引导的从句作定语,修饰reason。此处“There is no reason why…”相当于 “There is no reason to do sth.”.
reason why +定语从句+is/ was that+表语从句
e.g. The only reason why scientists have not
created thousands of identical clones is
that they have not yet learnt how to do this.
重点句型
In s society where being thin is seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly.
2. I warned her that skipping meals was unhealthy, but she wouldn’t listen.
3. It is normal for teenagers to be slightly overweight and there is no reason why they should be worried.
4. however, for those who are dangerously overweight, it is very important that they (should) try to lose weight properly.
5. She pointed out that it is important to have a healthy balanced diet since teenagers are still growing and their bodies need a lot of nutrition to function well.
6. We strongly encourage all teenagers to follow these lifestyles tips , because living well is the safest and most effective way to get into shape.
First of all, be careful not to follow popular beauty standards blindly.
Another tip is to remind that you are unique.
Finally, it is a good idea to try to direct your attention away from
negative thoughts.
If you can learn to see the good things about yourself---your
Individuality , your value to others, your achievements---you will begin
to love yourself just the way you are.
Consolidation
Dear Diary,
I was very frightened when I woke up in hospital last Thursday. Then my mom told me what happened. She said I(1)_________ (faint) in my PE class because of low blood sugar levels. Fortunately, I was rushed to hospital (2) __________(immediate). The doctor helped me and I made a full (3) ________ (recover)within two days. My experience proves what a bad idea it is to try to lose weight by (4)________(skip) meals.Now I know this extreme weight-loss method has serious (5) __________ _ (副作用).I also understand that being healthy and (6) ________(energy)is more important than being slim. From now on, I’ll pay more attention to my health rather than my weight. I’ll eat a(7) _______(balance)diet to make sure I have enough nutrition. Exercising (8)_________ (regular) is also an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. My doctor tells me that it’ll help me concentrate(9) _________ (good) in class. So, I’ll play sport with my friends every other day after school. I hope these lifestyle changes can help me (10) ______________(强身健体).
fainted
immediately
recovery
skipping
side effects
energetic
balanced
regularly
better
get into shape
weight
v. + weight
n.+ weight
weight +n.
adj.+weight.
lose weight
target weight
low weight
weight loss
gain weight
maintain weight
put on weight
net weight
standard weight
weight control
weight problem
weight gain
weight training
extra weight
maximum weight
average weight
proper weight
gross weight
“Weight” appears in the news report as part of different collocations. Read the examples below and add more collections.
1. 昏迷,失去知觉
2. 变苗条
3. 副作用
4. 摄入,吸收
5. 强身健体
6. 求助于
7. 被迅速送往医院
8. 低血糖
9. 脱离危险
pass out
slim down
side effect
take in
get into shape
turn to
be rushed to hospital
low blood sugar levels
out of danger
10. 完全康复
11. 一两天内
12. 达到目标体重
13. 加大努力
14. 警告某人不做某事
15. 对……有害
16. 进行健康均衡的饮食
17. 更有甚者, 更重要的是
18. 作息有规律
make a full recovery
in a day or two
reach one’s target weight
increase one’s efforts
warn sb. against doing sth.
be harmful to
have a healthy balanced diet
what’s more
keep regular hours
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