Unit 3 A Healthy Life Period 1 Reading Advice from Grandad

Learning aims: 1. Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills.

2. Get to know the effects of smoking and advice on stopping smoking.

Important point: Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills.

Difficult point: Learn the effects of smoking and advice on stopping smoking

【使用说明及学法指导】泛读一遍第18页课文完成预习案。(25mins)

预习案Previewing Case

Task 1 Skimming Answer the following questions.

1. Who wrote the letter to whom? ____________________________________________________________

2. What is the purpose of the letter? __________________________________________________________

Task 2 The reading text consists of two parts. The first part is ____________ and the second part is ________________. Now choose the main idea for each paragraph of the first part.

Para. 1 A. Grandad talks about James’ problem of smoking.

Para. 2 B. The harmful effects of smoking.

Para. 3 C. Grandad tells about the life he is living and the importance of healthy life.

Para. 4 D. Grandad’s hope for James and his advice on stopping smoking.

Para. 5 E. The three different ways of becoming addicted.

Task 3 Careful reading

⑴People can be addicted to cigarettes in three different ways. Read paragraph 3 carefully and find out what they are.

(1) You can become ____________ ____________ ____________;

(2) You can also become ____________ _____________ _____________;

(3) You can become ____________ ____________.

⑵Read paragraph 4 carefully and find out the harmful effects of smoking.

⑶Read the advice on page 19 think about what suggestions it gives for smokers to quit smoking?

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Task 4 True or false

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. Unless you break the habit, you can’t stop smoking. ( )

探究案Exploring Case

探究一 Choose the best answer.

1. The first sentence of the letter shows James’ grandad .

A. lives a healthy life B. is addicted to sitting in the garden

C. has nothing to do at home D. is tired when returning from a long bike trip

2. Which is NOT the effect of smoking?

A. Causing terrible damage to heart and lungs. B. Affecting the health of non-smokers.

C. Having the clothes turn yellow. D. Not enjoying sport.

3. According to the letter, James’ grandad __________.

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

C. is lonely D. is not living a healthy life

4. 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.

5. forced James’ grandad to give up smoking.

A. That he ran too slow B. That he was taken off the school football team

C. His girlfriend D. His parents

6. What is NOT included in the advice about stop smoking on the internet?

A. Relax. B. Determination. C. Courage. D. Get help from others.

探究二 Sentence focus Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. (Line 3)

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2. I think my long ad active life must be due to the healthy life I live. (Line 5)

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3. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. (Line 22)

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4. When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking. (Line 27)

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探究三 Summary Summarize the text in about 30 words. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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训练案 Exercise 语法填空

Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. By the way, did you know that this is 1________ you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, 2________ is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to 3_______ (have) nicotine in it. So when the drug 4_______ (leave) your body，you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bad tempered and sometimes even 5 _____ pain. Secondly，you become addicted through habits. As you know，if you do the same thing over and over again，you begin to do 6________ automatically. Lastly，you can become 7________(mental) addicted. I believed I was happier and 8 ________ (relax) after having a cigarette，so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways，9 _______it was very difficult to quit. But I 10 _______ finally manage.