Unit 3 A Healthy Life

--Warming up and Reading--Warming up and Reading

Which things are important in your life?

housemoney/ wealth

car

job/ occupation familylove

Health““He who has health has hope, and he whHe who has health has hope, and he wh

o has hope has everything! ”o has hope has everything! ”

Warming up

A truly healthy person is someone who is healthy in both _____( 身体 ) and _____( 精神 ). body mind

What does “health” mean?

→A healthy life should include p_______

and m______ health.

hysical

ental

smokecigarettes( 香烟 )

drink alcohol( 酒精 ) abuse drug滥用毒品lay too much stress

( 压力 ) on…

suffer from ____________

Do you have any unhealthy habits?

overeat

These habits have a bad effect on physical fitness( 健康 ).

obesity( 肥胖症 )

It may be due to( 由于 ) the following reasons:

adolescents( 青少年 )

In order to _________ study _____, they _____________smoking.

get rid of stressget addicted to

get rid of( 摆脱 ), stress, get addicted to( 上瘾 )

Thinking smoking is a _______ and in order to ____________, they _______________ smoking.

fashion,attract attention, get accustomed to ( 习惯于 )

get accustomed to

attract attentionfashion

Thinking it’s _____ for the stars to smoke, the adolescents ______ them ____________.

coolautomaticallyimitate

cool, imitate( 模仿 ), automatically( 无意识地 )

lungs( 肺 )

The adolescent don’t know smoking __________________ .

has a bad effect on lungs

lungs( 肺 ),have a bad effect on

DiscussionCan you give them advice to quit smoking?

Let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports, playing music, reading, playing chess and so on.

ReadinReadingg Advice from Grandad

James

Because James became addicted to smoking and finds it tough ( 困难的 ) to quit smoking.

scanning ( 跳读 ): Why did grandad write to James?

What can you predict the grandad said in his letter?

Maybe the grandad said…… why people started smoking

the harmful effects of smoking

how to quit smoking

Reading skill 1: Learn to Predict( 预测 )

预测是指读者在阅读之前，根据文章的各种线索，结合已有经验，对文章预先进行的推测和判断。 预测可以激发和调动读者已有的知识，使新信息更易被理解和吸收，同时还会对所读文章产生某种期待。当读者带着这种期待去阅读时，就会努力为他们的猜想寻找证据，投入更多的注意力。因此积极主动地进行预测是提高阅读效率的重要手段。

Advice from Granddad

a letter from__________________to _______ to help______ quit _________.

a page on the Internet: about some______ on quitting ________.

James’ grandfatherJames

advice

smokingJames

smoking

Structure( 结构 ): How many parts does the reading text consist of ?

Part 1:

Part 2:

Grandad’s_______ life.

Para2

Advice fromGrandad

Reading skill 2: Make full use of the key sentences.

healthy

smoking

Advice

Part 1Skimming ( 略读 ): Main idea of each paragraph.

James’s problem of ________

Three ways of ___ _______ __ smoking

The ______ _____of smoking

______ on how to quit smoking

Para1

Para3

Para4

Para5

being addicted to

harmful effects

Three ways

__________addicted to nicotine

Become addicted through_________

________ addicted

habits

Mentally

Physically

Para 3:Reading skill 2: Pay attention to the transitional words( 连接词 ).

Para 4: Why did grandad want to quit smoking?

the harmful effects of smoking include:

Para 4:

3. baby may be smaller and abnormal

4.affect the health of non-smokers

5.smell terrible and have yellow fingers

2. have difficulty in becoming pregnant

1. do damage to heart and lungs

Why did grandad want to quit smoking?

the harmful effects of smoking include:

6. become breathless quickly and unfit

advice on quitting smoking

Part 2

advice on quitting smoking• Prepare yourself.

• Be determined.

• Break the habit.

• Relax.

• Get help if you need it.

• Keep trying.

Decide on… , make a list of… , throw away…

Feel like…, remind …that…, reread …Instead of …, keep …busy

When feeling stressed, try… and do…

When feeling desperate, talk to…

Don’t be … or feel …, try…, eventually

Part 2

1. Mary has an interview tomorrow, so she plans to quit smoking today in order to get the job.

2.Tim makes a list of the harmful effects of smoking and put them on the wall to remind himself.

3.John has tried to quit smoking for many times without any success, so he is ashamed to tell anyone about it.

4.Every time Ann wants to smoke cigarettes, she eats an apple instead.

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(F)

(T)

(F)

1. What kind of person do you think the grandfather is?

He is fit and energetic.He leads a positive life.He cares about his grandson and is strict

with him.He is determined because he quit smoking.He is knowledgeable and fashionable bec

ause he surfs the Internet.

Post-reading

2. Retell( 复述课文 )

Jame’s grandfather wrote to help James q___ smoking because he once in the flesh became a_______ to cigarettes in three ways. His body was a__________ to having nicotine in it. And gradually he began to do it a___________ and became ________(mental) addicted. But he finally managed to stop when realizing the harmful e_____ of it. He also told James that smoking did damage to heart and l_____ and it was more tough for smoking couples to become p_______. So he gave James some advice and encouraged him not to be____________ (disappoint) or _______ (shame). If he kept trying, he would succeed eventually.

uitddicted

ccustomed

utomatically mentally

ffectsungs

regnant

ashameddisappointed

If your father is a smoker,how will you persuade himto quit smoking?

Useful expressions

What should I do?Could you tell me what to do?Can you give me some advice?

You’d better…I think you ought to..Perhaps you should…I suggest that you…

How to ask for advice:

How to give advice:

Son:Dad, I think you should ...Dad:I want to. But I have been smoking for … years. How can I …?Son:First you should…second…the most important thing is ….Dad:It is easier to say than to do! Can you…?Son: Sure, you can list the benefits( 好处 ) from quitting smoking. For example, it is good for…and you will save … money. Then you can buy me…Dad:Ha ha, OK, I will have a try.

Son:Dad, I think you should quit smoking.Dad:I want to.But I have been smoking for 30 years. How can I stop smoking?Son:First you should be determined. Second you can do some other things to forget the cigarettes. The most important thing is to keep trying.Dad:It is easier to say than to do! Can you give some advice?Son:Sure, you can list the benefits from quitting smoking. For example, it is good for your health and you will save a lot of money.Then you can buy me a football.Dad:Ha ha, OK, I will have a try.

Summary( 小结 )

1.The bad effects of smoking and how to quit smoking.

2.We should live a healthy life.

3.Some reading skills.

Homework

1. 熟读课文 ( 复述 ) ，关注词句。

2. 书 P 20 1, 2

3. 作业本 P 32 2 ， P 33 1