1. on health Proverbs 1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
2. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a
man healthy, wealthy and wise.
3. A light heart lives long.
4. Good health is over wealth.
5. Health is happiness.

2. Unit 3 A Healthy Life Warming up Pre-reading While-reading Skimming
Scanning
After-reading
Sum up
Assignment

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

4. Is he a healthy person?

5. We’re suffering too much stress.

6. How can we keep healthy?

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

8. We are doing shadowboxing.

9. Drinking alcohol

10. I’m addicted to overeating.

11. I’ve become addicted to smoking cigarettes.

12. Pre-reading

13. Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?
Group Discussion
Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?

14. Scanning for detailed information
While-reading
Advice from Grandad
Skimming for main idea
Scanning for detailed information

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

16. be unable to enjoy sports
Fill in the chart with information from the reading passage.
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
2. 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 sports

17. 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.

18. How are these pictures connected with the text?1 2 3

19. Discussion After-reading
1. Can you give some other helpful suggestions?
2. What kind of person do you
think James’ grandfather is?

20. 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?

21. 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

22. Assignment
Make a summary of the advise on how to stop smoking. Be sure to use your own words and no more than five sentences.
Read the reading text aloud for some times until you can read it aloud fluently.
Find out the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn by yourself.

23. Thank you !