Unit 3 A healthy life A healthy life should include ________ and ______ health. physicalmental

Why do you think some adolescents start smoking? feel lonely and boring release their pressure friends around can smoke for making friendship

Fast reading 1.What is the problem James has? 2. What advice did he give James on?

1. What kind of life does granddad live at present ? Why ? A long and active life. Because he is leading a healthy life. 2.What is the reason to write such a letter? To persuade his grandson to give up smoking 3. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking? Why? By his own experience. To make his advice more convincing. Paragraph 1&2

Paragraph 3 Information from the reading passage Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes 1. ___________ addicted to nicotine. 2. _____________addicted through _______ 3. __________ addicted Physically Automatically habit Mentally So it is _______ to stop smoking tough

The harmful effects of smoking 1. Do terrible damage to your heart and lungs. Paragraph 4

2. It was more difficult to become pregnant. 3. The babies may have a smaller weight or even be abnormal in some way. Paragraph 4

4.Affect the health of non-smokers. 5.Breath and clothes smelt. The ends of your fingers become yellow. 6.Become breathless quickly. 7.Not enjoying sports. Paragraph 4

Other effects The smoke ________ the air. The end of cigarette may_________. pollutes cause fire

What does the last paragraph talk about ? A. Introducing some different ways of becoming addicted. B. The writer leads to the topic of the letter by talking about James’ problem of smoking. C. Telling the writer’s hope for his grandson and advice on stopping smoking. D. Telling the harmful effects of smoking. Paragraph 5

Advice on quitting smoking Prepare yourself. Be determined. Break the habit. Keep trying. Relax. Get help if you need it.

My dear grandson, I really know how hard to quit smoking, but you must have ______. First, once you make up your mind,_______a day that is not _______ to quit smoking. It is a good idea to make a list of all the ________of stopping smoking. I suggest you __________ all your cigarettes Most importantly,you should be___________.______ the list of benefits and develop some______ instead of smoking like walking, brushing the teeth,doing some housework to keep your ________busy. stressful throw away benefits Reread confidence decide on determined habits hands

If you feel nervous or stressed, try to do some __________ exercises like deep breathing. moreover,why not join a __________group, and stop with a friend. If you feel really bad, ask a doctor or _________ for help. What really matters is to keep trying. Don't feel ________ if you _________ and have a cigarette. My dear grandson, never give up and I firmly believe that you will succeed at last. chemist ashamed weaken relaxation stop-smoking

Post-reading Post-reading 1. Think of some adjectives to describe granddad determined thoughtful energetic knowledgeable active healthy… 2. Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Granddad’s health life The purpose of writing the letter Three causes to become addicted to cigarettes The harmful effects of smoking More advice and granddad’s wishes

Writing Suppose your father or your relative is a smoker, how will you persuade him to quit smoking? Requirement: Be sure to use as many new words as possible and no more than 80 words. Think: How to organize your passage?