Unit 3 A healthy lifeUnit 3 A healthy life

He who has health He who has health has hope, and he has hope, and he who has hope has who has hope has everything .everything .

revision

Why do you think some adolescents start

smoking?

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.

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.

Reading

Then answer the following questions .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.

Fast reading

How are these pictures connected with the text?

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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.

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Careful reading

1. The first sentence of the letter shows James’ grandad .A.lives a healthy lifeB.is addicted to sitting in the gardenC.has nothing to do at homeD.is tired when returning from a long bike trip2. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking?A.Using scientific theory.B.His failure in love.C.His sports activity.D.His own experience.

3.According to the letter, James’ grandad .

A.didn’t give up smokingB.used to be a member of the school football

teamC. is lonelyD.wrote down the advice from his experience4. forced James’ grandad to give up smo

king.A.That he ran too slowB.That he was taken off the school football te

amC.His girlfriend D. His parents

Summarize the main idea of

each Para in the letter

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

comprehending1. 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.

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 nicotine2.addicted through habits3.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 smell2.The cigarette smoke may do harm

to other people near the smoker.

be unable to enjoy sport

Read the second part of the text and the following question:

Prepare yourself.

Be determined.

Break the habit.

Relax.

Get help if you need.

Keep trying.

How can I stop smoking?

What suggestions does it give for smokers to quit smoking?

Summarize the article: How can I stop smoking

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_________________ .

stressful

benefitsThrow away

quit Rereadfeel like

keep yourself busy

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

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

difficult sentencesThis 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 .

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 .

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 .

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.

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 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…

After-reading

physical, mental, shadowboxing, overeating, drinking,

alcohol, cigarette smoking, stress, addicted, quit,

adolescents

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: 1. Read the passage many times and

understand it better.2. Underline the difficult words, phrases

and sentences which you can’t understand.