高中进阶 (2309 期 ) 4 版 How to Break a Bad Habit

What bad habits do you have? When and why did you form these bad habits? What bad habits do you have? When and why did you form these bad habits? What are your New Year resolutions? Do you plan to break any bad habits this year? If so, what are you going to do to break these bad habits? What are your New Year resolutions? Do you plan to break any bad habits this year? If so, what are you going to do to break these bad habits? 2 Pre-reading

The following are some of the most common bad habits among teenagers. Do you have these bad habits? If so, why do you keep them? What harm have they done to you? What would you do to break these habits? 3 LOOK AND TALK Pre-reading Nose/mouth pickingStaying up late Snacking, even if not hungryLying constantly Wearing headphones for long hours Nail biting

4 Bad habits interrupt your life and prevent you from accomplishing your goals. They do harm to your health and waste your time and energy.... how can you delete your bad habits and stick to good ones instead? While reading interrupt v. 打扰 stick to 坚持 WORD BANK delete v. 删除，消除 do harm to... 给 …… 造成伤害

5..., which you can then substitute in place of your bad habits. In other words, bad habits address certain needs in your lives, so it could be difficult to simply eliminate them. While reading WORD BANK substitute v. 代替，取代 address v. 对付，处理 in other words 换言之 eliminate v. 消除

6 Breaking bad habits takes time and effort, but mostly it takes perseverance. People who end up breaking their bad habits often try and fail multiple times before they make it work. While reading WORD BANK perseverance n. 毅力 multiple adj. 多的 end up 最后做成某事，终于 …… work v. 奏效

7 1. They ___________ that something was wrong. 2. By any standards, the _________________ of the past year are extraordinary. 3. I managed to work for ten hours without ____________. 4. There have been some ___________ from this text. 5. She ___________ in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends. Choose an appropriate word for each sentence and fill in the blank with its proper form. realized accomplishments interruption deletion persevered interrupt delete realizable perseverance accomplish VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

8 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 你最好还是坚持最初的想法。 (stick to) 2. 如果不解决一下，这个问题只会越来越糟糕。 (address v.) 3. 你未经他允许就骑走了他的自行车。也就是说，你偷了 他的自行车。 (in other words) You might as well stick to your original ideas. The problem will only get worse and worse if it is not addressed. You rode his bike away without his permission. In other words, you stole his bike. VOCABULARY EXERCISES While reading

9 1. According to the article, what harm do bad habits do to us? ① Ruining our friendships. ② Distracting our attention. ③ Wasting our time and energy. ④ Damaging our health. A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④ Choose the best answer. COMPREHENSION While reading O

10 2. According to the author, what should we do to break bad habits? ① Return to the old us. ② Simplify our goals. ③ Make fewer friends. ④ Cut out the triggers. A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④ COMPREHENSION While reading O Choose the best answer.

11 3. According to the author, breaking bad habits takes ______. ① time ② effort ③ perseverance ④ courage A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②④ COMPREHENSION While reading O Choose the best answer.

1. According to the author, what is the first step in breaking a bad habit? To recognize the causes of the bad habits. 12 Answer the following question. While reading COMPREHENSION

2. Why does the author think it is less realizable to simply eliminate bad habits? 13 Answer the following question. While reading COMPREHENSION Because all bad habits are in our lives for a reason. They address certain needs in our lives.

The truth is that you probably used to live without this or that bad habit years ago, which means you can most definitely return to the old you. ☞ Some relative clauses refer to a whole clause, a whole sentence, or a longer stretch of language. We always use which to introduce these clauses. We often use these clauses in informal speaking to express an opinion or evaluation. e.g. Pollution is becoming a serious problem around the world, which has drawn worldwide attention to it. 14 Language study GRAMMAR TIP

15 YOUR TURN Language study Translate the following sentences into English using “which.” 1. 他上课老是迟到，让老师很是生气。 2. 我们没赶上火车，可能要迟到了。 3. 他在那场比赛中夺得了第一名，令他的父母很高兴。 He is always late for school, which annoys his teachers. We’ve missed our train, which means we may be late. He won (the) first prize in that competition, which made his parents very happy.

Apart from the advice given by the author in the article, do you have any other good ideas on how to break bad habits? Share them with your classmates. 16 Question for further discussion: After reading Yes, of course. One good idea is to find one of your good friends who has the same bad habits and pair up with him or her in breaking the habits. The two of you can urge and motivate each other, and when you both succeed, you can also celebrate the success together. Hints