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.

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

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?

Is he a healthy person?

We’re suffering too much stress.

How can we keep healthy?

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

We are doing shadowboxing.

Drinking alcohol

I’m addicted to overeating.

I’ve become addicted to smoking cigarettes.

Pre-reading

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

Thank you !