Module 1 Our Body and Healthy Habits

Write a paragraph about a small health problem

Health problems Get flu(流感) Catch a cold Get a fever

Have a headache Have a migraine(偏头疼) Have a cough

Have a sore throat Have a toothache Have a stomachache

What does the doctor do? Examine Have an x-ray(拍X光片) Ask questions about the symptoms(症状) Write a prescription(处方) Give an injection(注射) Give some medicine

You are expected to Learn how to write a paragraph about a small health problem of your partner Learn how to prevent (预防) small health problems to keep healthy in daily life

Put these sentences in the right order to make a paragraph about a small health problem. He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine(偏头痛). I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms(症状). For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great! I am a sixteen-year-old boy. So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. 6 3 5 2 8 1 7 4

Find out the organization of the paragraph —match each part with its main idea I am a sixteen-year-old boy. What the problem was For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. What the ending was Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms(症状).He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine(偏头痛).So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. Who the person is And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great! What he did and what happened

More to learn from the paragraph -- the tense(时态) We often use the past tense to tell a story in the past. I am a sixteen-year-old boy. For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms(症状).He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine(偏头痛). So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great!

More to learn from the paragraph -- the transition words(过渡词) Transition words(过渡词) can make the paragraph more logical (有逻辑的) and smooth (流畅的). I am a sixteen-year-old boy. For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms(症状).He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine(偏头痛). So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great!

More to learn from the paragraph -- the purpose(目的) The purpose of the writing is to give advice on how to prevent a migraine. I am a sixteen-year-old boy. For three years, I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. I see lights in front of my eyes and I have to sleep in a dark room. Two months ago I went to see a doctor about my headaches. He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms(症状).He said that chocolate and cheese can often give you migraine(偏头痛). So I stopped eating chocolate and cheese. And now I don’t get migraines any more. I feel great!

Interview your partner for Information about a small health problem Who the person is _____ is a ________ boy/girl. What the problem was ___ ago, he/she had/caught/got___________. What he/she did He/She ________________. What happened The doctor ______________. So he/she ______________. What the ending was Now ___________________. What his/her advice is He/She thinks we had better (not) ___________________.

Write a paragraph about a small health problem With the information you have got about your partner: With about 100 words In less than 15 minutes Useful sentences: In his opinion we must (not) … . He thinks we had better eat less/fewer …/do more … . He suggests we should not …in the rain/sun/dark. It is good/bad for us to … . Pay attention to your hand-writing.

Let’s check! Has he/she written down all the information? Has he/she used the right tense? Has he/she used some transition words(过渡词)? 1.Who the person is 4.What happened 2.What the problem was 5.What the ending was 3.What he/she did 6.What his/her advice is We often use the past tense to tell a story in the past. Transition words can make the paragraph more logical (有逻辑的) and smooth (流畅的).

Showtime Let me show you my writing~~

Summary What to tell in a paragraph about a small health problem? What to do to prevent(预防) small health problems? 1.Who the person is 4.What happened 2.What the problem was 5.What the ending was 3.What he/she did 6.What his/her advice is Does: Keep a healthy diet Eat more fruit and vegetables Drink plenty of water Do more exercise Don'ts Don’t eat junk food Don’t eat too much fat Don’t have a shower immediately after doing exercises Don’t play in the rain

Homework Think of ten pieces of does and don’ts to prevent small health problems. And give advice to your friends and family members.