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Unit 3 A healthy life He who has health has hope, and he
who has hope has everything .
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Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?
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Suppose some of them realized the harm of smoking and wanted to stop it.
What advice would you give to them? My advice is that let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports, playing music, reading, playing chess and so on.
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Reading: After your discussion, let’s go through the passage on page 18 to see what the author’s opinions are and what are the similarities and differences between yours and his.
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Reading Advice from Grandad
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Then answer the following questions .
Fast reading 1.Who wrote the letter and to whom ? 2.What is the purpose of the letter? 3. How are the two reading passages related ? 4. What kind of site might the second text come from? A grandfather wrote to his grandson . To explain how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why and how he should give up. James’ grandfather attached/added the internet page to his letter . It could possibly be a government site that has been set up to advise people on living a healthy lifestyle.
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How are these pictures connected with the text?
1 2 3
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1.James is addicted to smoking and couldn’t give it up.
Careful reading True or false choice: 1.James is addicted to smoking and couldn’t give it up. 2.James’ grandad is also addicted to cigarettes. 3.Smoking doesn’t affect the health of non-smokers. 4.Grandad quitted smoking at last. 5.If you can break the habit, you can stop smoking. T F F T F
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1. The first sentence of the letter shows James’ grandad .
lives a healthy life is addicted to sitting in the garden has nothing to do at home is tired when returning from a long bike trip 2. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking? Using scientific theory. His failure in love. His sports activity. His own experience.
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3.According to the letter, James’ grandad .
didn’t give up smoking used to be a member of the school football team is lonely wrote down the advice from his experience forced James’ grandad to give up smoking. That he ran too slow That he was taken off the school football team His girlfriend D. His parents
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Summarize the main idea of each Para in the letter
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Para1: the writer tells about the _______ he is leading and the importance of _____________ .
Para2: the writer is talking about James’ problem of __________ . Para3: it introduces the _______ different ways of becoming addicted. Para4: it is about the _______________ of smoking Para5: it is about the writer’s _______ for his grandson. life healthy life smoking three harmful effects hope
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comprehending 1. What kind of person do you think James’ grandfather is? He is fit and healthy and leads an active life. He takes an interest in his grandson’s well-being. He is knowledgeable. He reads the internet. He appears to love his grandson. 2.Fill in the chart with information from the reading passage.
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be unable to enjoy sport
Information from the reading passage Different 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.physically addicted to nicotine 2.addicted through habits 3.mentally addicted 1.do terrible damage to heart and lungs have difficulty in becoming pregnant. 3.can not run fast 1.Other people dislike the smell 2.The cigarette smoke may do harm to other people near the smoker. be unable to enjoy sport
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Read the second part of the text and the following question:
What suggestions does it give for smokers to quit smoking? How can I stop smoking? Prepare yourself. Be determined. Break the habit. Relax. Get help if you need. Keep trying.
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Summarize the article: How can I stop smoking
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stressful Choose a day that is not _________to quit smoking. Make a list of all the _________ you will get from stopping smoking. __________ all your cigarettes at the end of the day before you plan to ______ . ________ the list of benefits you wrote when you _________ smoking. Develop some other habits like walking, drinking some water, cleaning the house and so on to_________________ . benefits Throw away Reread quit feel like keep yourself busy
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If you feel ________ or _________ , try to do some relaxation exercises like deep breathing. You can stop smoking with a friend or_____________. If you feel really bad, ask a doctor or _________for help. The most important thing is to ____ _____. Don’t feel __________ if you weaken because some people have to try many times before they finally quit smoking. Never give up and you will succeed. nervous stressed join a group chemist keep trying ashamed
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difficult sentences You can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. 你变得身体上依赖尼古丁--- 烟里所含上百种化学物质中的一种. which 引导的非限制性定语从句修饰nicotine
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difficult sentences This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it and when the drug leaves your body, you feel sick, bad-tempered, or even in pain. 这就意味着一段时间后,你的身体变得习惯于吸食尼古丁,并且这种毒素一旦离开你的身体,你就会感觉不适,易怒.甚至疼痛. mean that 后面引导了两个由and连接的并列的宾语从句,在后一个宾语从句中又有一个时间状语从句.
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difficult sentences I didn’t know it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant. 我不知道吸烟会对心脏和肺造成如此大的危害,还有吸烟的夫妇很难怀孕. 谓语动词didn’t know后跟了两个由or连接的宾语从句.
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difficult sentences When I was taken off the school football team because I was too slow, I knew it was time to quit smoking. 当我因速度太慢而被赶出学校足球队时,我知道我戒烟的时候到了. 由when引导的时间状语从句中含有一个because引导的原因状语从句, 主句I knew 后有一个宾语从句.
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difficult sentences For a person to become infected, blood or sexual fluids that carry the virus have to get inside the body through broken skin, or injection. 对于受感染的人来说,携带病毒的血液或体液一定通过破损的皮肤或注射而进入身体的内部. 句子中有一个that引导的定语从句来修饰blood or sexual fluids.
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After-reading Role play A: Someone who gets addicted to smoking.
B: One of A’s family members or friends or classmates, etc. B tries to gives A some helpful advice and persuade him/her to give up smoking. How to give advice You’d better… I think you ought to.. Perhaps you should… I suggest that you… How to ask for advice What should I do? Could you tell me what to do? Can you give me some advise?
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Sum Up Useful words & Expressions: Reading Skills: Skimming & Scanning
physical, mental, shadowboxing, overeating, drinking, alcohol, cigarette smoking, stress, addicted, quit, adolescents 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
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Homework: Read the passage many times and understand it better.
Underline the difficult words, phrases and sentences which you can’t understand.
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