Unite 3 A Healthy Life 主讲教师 : 符春燕

What kind of person can be regarded as a healthy person? A truly healthy person is someone who is healthy in both body and mind. healthy

How can we keep healthy?

Can you tell which activity is healthy and which is unhealthy?

We are dancing. We are singing.

We are running.

Drinking alcohol I’m addicted to overeating.

Smoking cigarettes I’ve become addicted to smoking cigarettes.

A waste of_______ money

Smoking may cause ______.fire Smoking may cause ______. fire

Smoking may cause ___________. air pollution

Smoking is not good for ___________ smokers. secondhand 南方日报 Secondhandsmoker

health Smoking is not good for our________. health

Please glance through the text as fast as you can and try to find out: A grandfather wrote the letter to his grandson James. This letter aims to explain how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why he should give up. Two parts. The first part is a letter and the second part is an internet page. 1. How many parts does the reading text consist of? 2. Who wrote the letter to whom? 3. What is the purpose of the letter?

Match the topic sentence of each paragraph: A Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 B a.Granddad talks about James’ problem of smoking. b.The harmful effects of smoking. c.Granddad tells about the life he is living and the importance of healthy life. d.Granddad's hope for James and his advice on stopping smoking. e.The three different ways of becoming addicted.

Fill in the chart with information from the letter. Information from the reading passage Three ways people can become addicted to cigarettes Harmful physical effects for smokers Effects that a person’s smoking can have on other people Effects that smoking can have on sporting performance 1. ________ addicted to nicotine 2. addicted through _____ 3. ________ addicted 1.do terrible damage _________________ 2.have difficulty ____________________ 3.can not _______ be unable to __________ 1. other people ________________ 2. The cigarette smoke may do harm to _____________ ___________ physically habits mentally to heart and lungs in becoming pregnant run fast dislike the smell other people near the smoker. enjoy sports

Read the second part of the text and the following question: What suggestions does it give for smokers to quit smoking? Prepare yourself. Be determined. Break the habit. Relax. Get help if you need. Keep trying. How can I stop smoking?

A: One of B’s family members or friends or classmates, etc. B: Someone who gets addicted to smoking. A tries to gives B some helpful advice and persuade him/her to give up smoking. How to ask for advice What should I do? Could you tell me what to do? Can you give me some advise? How to give advice You’d better… I think you ought to.. Perhaps you should… I suggest that you…

Daughter :Dad, I think you should stop smoking. Dad: I want to.But I have been smoking for 30 years. What should I do? Daughter :First you should make up your mind.Then 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! Daughter :Then you can list the benefits from stopping 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.

Please work in your groups to make a poster to warn people not to smoke. You should Draw the picture. Write the warnings against smoking. Present the poster to the class.

physical, mental, overeating, drinking, alcohol, cigarette smoking, addicted, quit Useful words & Expressions: Reading Skills: Skimming & Scanning About the topic “A Healthy Life”: The description of a healthy person Healthy and unhealthy activities The harmful effects of smoking Suggestions given to smokers to quit smoking

Homework:  Read the passage many times and understand it better.  Underline the difficult words, phrases and sentences which you can’t understand.