Teaching Aims1. To understand sentences with “however” or “but”. 2. To talk about the ways of losing weight. 3. To get the main idea of the reading passage and finish the exercises in Part A, C1 and C2.Who do you like better?Who do you like better?Who do you like better?Who do you like better?Who do you like better?Who do you like better?Lead inSuppose you are a bit overweight. How would you lose weight? receiving surgical treatmenttake weight-loss pills / teago to the gym to do exercisemy mealsgo on a diet A Story of Amy’s losing weightReading strategy: ( however ,but )1.I’ve lost 7 kg in the last two months. ___________, sometimes I feel tired and weak.2.I’m sorry to hear about your problems, ____ I’m glad you’re feeling better and recovering.HoweverbutThe feeling before “however” or ”but” and the feeling after them are usually opposite.We can use a comma after “however”1.Learning the guitar isn’t difficult, ______ you have to practise. 2.Rick was very successful, _________ , the last few years of his life were not happy ones.3.My neighbors like loud pop music, ______ I don’t like. 4.So far I haven’t had any success, ___________, I’ll keep trying. butbuthoweverhoweverpracticereadingRead the three E-mails quickly and then finish the questions in Part A.Skimming• 1. Where does Amy come from?• 2. What kind of pills did Amy take?• Can you guess the two possible meanings of the title?Canada.Weight-loss pills called Fat-Less.The title could mean that she really wants to be thin, or it could mean that what she did to become thin caused great harm to her health.Task 1 Answer the questions 1.In Amy’s first e-mail to Zhou Ling, she is going on a diet to lose weight.2.In t...
