1、 Unit 3 A healthy life Warming Up, Pre-reading and Reading Content analyze:本单元以健康话题为主题,听说读写等活动主要围绕如何健身,怎样成为健 康人展开,其中涉及许多社会热点问题,如抽烟,吸毒,艾滋病,学习与工作压力等影响健 康的棘手问题。本单元引导学生讨论这些问题,目的在于让他们远离有损健康的活动,并养 成良好的习惯。 课型设计与课时分配 1stperiod 2nd period 3rdperiod 4th period 5th period 6th pe
2、riod 7th Reading Language Extensive word Grammar Speaking&writing listening study reading Integrating skills The 1st period Teaching Aims: Enable the Ss to learn how to give advice on stopping smoking. Difficulty and importance Learn the bad effects of smoking and how to b
3、ive advice on stopping smoking.Learn in what ways people get addicted to cigarettes. Teaching methods: Discussion,cooperative learning and oral practice. Teaching aids A computer and a projector Teaching Procedures & ways StepⅠ Warming A healthy life A report ----Health China,2005,w
4、hich is about ten issues concerning Chinese people the most in the year 2005.According to your understanding ,what a healthy life is like? Can you guess what the ten issues are? A health life should include two aspects A sample list : health issues AIDS and infections ,parenting, relationships, fo
5、od and nutrition, family issues, environmental health, domestic violence(家庭暴力), air pollution, cancer, anxiety, birth control, dental health, divorce, medical emergency treatment。 Look at the issues listed in the textbook on page 17.Which issue do you think is the most important one? Why?Work in gr
6、oups and have a discussion. Drug taking Drug taking is particularly important .it does great harm to people’s health; it will gradually kill a person if he gets addicted to it. Buying drug costs a lot of money, many families break up in this way. Our government has to spend much money on drug ad
7、dicts’ treatment. Parenting is important Because many issues arise as a result of bad parenting or lack of care and love. If children grow up in happy and healthy families ,they will form good habits and keep away from bad habits. Smoking is important Smoking does great harm to people’s health
8、 it causes damage to people’s lung and heart,smoking shortens people’s lifespan(寿命)。Smoking not only does harm to people who smoke, but also affect the people around them. All these issues are important and need to be concerned. I am wondering if any of you smoke?...We know some adolescents(
9、青少年) started smoking at very early years. Why do you think they smoke? Some realized the harm of smoking and wanted to stop it, do you know any scientific ways of stopping smoking? StepⅡ Text analysis listen to the tape Summarize the main ideal of each paragraph. In 1st : in 2nd: In 3rd: I
10、n 4th: In 5th: How about the writing style and purpose of the text? The text is in the form of _, the purpose is to explain how people get addicted to cigarettes and affects people’s health. It also How can I stop smoking? How can I stop smoking? 1Choose a day that is not stressful
11、 2Make a list of all the benefits 3Throw away all your cigarettes 4Develop some other habits 5if you feel bad, ask a doctor StepⅢ Reading I: ask the students to read the passage for five minutes then answer the following questions: 1. What kind of person do you think James’ grandfather is
12、 Possible answer: He is fit and healthy and leads an active life. He takes an interest in his daughter’s and grandson’s well-being. He is knowledgeable. He reads the internet. He appears to love his grandson. 2. What are the suggestions James’ grandfather gives to quit smoking? Possible Sugge
13、stions to quit smoking: Prepare yourself Be determined Break the habit Relax Get help if you need it Keep trying…… 3. Do you think the information and advice on the internet page that James’ grandfather sent is useful for someone who is trying to give up smoking? Possible answer: It’s a
14、good summary but a person wanting to give up should probably look for more information than what is presented here. 4. What else could have been included? 5. What information could have been left out? II: Fill in the chart on the next page with information from the reading passage.
15、 Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes Harmful physical effects for smokers Effects a person’s smoking can have on other people Effects smoking can have on sporting performance III: Make a summary on how to stop smoking. IV: Reading and comprehending A
16、letter from granddad to James, he gives James some advice on stopping smoking. After reading the letter, what kind of person do you think the granddad is? From his words ,I think he is very _and .He doesn’t give advice on stopping smoking.Instead,first he tells James and ;Then he to h
17、is similar experience as a teenager. So I think he is very careful about_ talking to his grandson about . Suppose you were his grandson, would you love to take his advice? P20 2 Information from the reading passage 1Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes 2Harmful physical effec
18、ts for smokers StepⅣHomework Make sentences with the six words and phrases Due to , addicted to ,accustomed to ,mentally, manage ,quit Search on the Internet or other sources for information about how to stop smoking. Unit3 A healthy life Listening, Speaking and Writing Listening Tea
19、ching goals Enable the students to listen for details and catch the specific information as much as possible. Learning ability goals Enable the students to predict some important information in the process of listening and encourage the students to talk about the situations according
20、 to the listening materials. Teaching important and difficult points How to make sure the answers of listening material. Teaching aids A recorder and cassette tapes, a projector, and a computer Teaching procedures Step 1 Warming up 1. Are there any discos, karaoke bars or nightclubs in your
21、 district for young people to g o to? 2. Have you ever been to places like these? 3. Do you ever go to parties with your friends? 4. Do you think it is OK for alcohol to be available at places where young people meet? Step 2 Pre-listening The listening is a conversation between Tina and Sara
22、 about going to a disco. Let’s predict: What kind of advise will Tina give to Sara? Step 3 Listening 1)Listen to the tape and tick the things Sara is worried about. 1. drugs 2. smoking 3. alcohol 4. dancing 2)Listen to the tape again and complete Tina’s sentences. 1. Just say no. You do
23、n’t have to do anything you don’t want to. 2. It is ok to drink orange juice or something instead. 3. It would be a good idea to have something to eat before you go out, like rice or noo dles. 4. If someone offers you a cigarette, don’t take it. 5. Well, you’ll have to learn. Let’s get my
24、CD player and I’ll teach you. Step 4 Listening on page 58 1) Listen to the tape and fill in the chart below Medical chart Name: Li Yue Age: 18 Occupation: student Today’s date: Symptoms: headaches, tired all the time, not sleeping and eating well Possible problem: stress Proposed acti
25、on: 1. Do some tests to make sure there is nothing seriously wrong 2. Discuss ways to relax Step 5 Listening task 1) Read the questions below and then listen to the tape to find the answers. 1. What is the topic of Li Yue’s talk? 2. Summarize Li Yue’s talk in one sentence. 2) Listen to Li
26、Yue’s talk again and complete these sentences. 1. It’s OK to . 2. Be careful of _. 3. You also a balance in your life. 4. If you to relax and enjoy yourself, you can become . 5. You your study time with rest times. 6. You need to . You friends and to .
27、keep in touch with 7. So, my advice to you today is to th as well as your schoolwork. your physical and mental heal 8. Just _ . a day to 9. Take occasionally to film, in the country or hiking. Keys: 1. worry a little 2. worrying too much 3. have
28、to keep 4. don’t take time out; stressed and stress leads to ill health 5. have to balance 6. have some sun; need to; get some exercise 7. think carefully about 8.take 30 minutes; get some fresh air, do a little exercise or meet with friends 9. time out; go to a; take a bike ride; go 3) List
29、en once more and then answer these questions. 1. How long ago did Li Yue leave school? Two years. 2. What is she doing now? She is studying at university. 3. Why did Li Yue say to the students “I can see by your faces that youare all doing ve ry well at school and that none of you are worried a
30、bout the coming exams?” (Sample answer) Li Yue is making a joke to entertain the audience and keep them interes ted in her talk. 4. Why is Li Yue a good person to give this talk to the students? Give at least two reas ons. Li Yue suffered stress herself so she knows what can cause stress and
31、 she knows how to prevent it. She is not much older than the students so she is a good role model. 5. What does Li Yue say could happen if you study all the time without a break? You could become stressed, which often leads to ill health. 6. List five things Li Yue suggests students could do to re
32、lax. Take 30 minutes a day to get some fresh air; get some exercise; meet with friends; go to a film occasionally; take a bike ride in the country; go hiking. Step 6 Homework Read the listening materials and pay attention to some key points. Speaking and writing Teaching material NSEFC Boo
33、k 6 —— Unit 3 Teaching Aims Enable the students to give advice on quitting smoking. Teaching Important & Difficult Points How to help the students to write a letter of giving advice on quitting smoking. Teaching aids A computer and a projector Teaching Procedure Step1 Letter rea
34、ding T: Read this letter and imagine you are the adviser who deals with students’ problems. List some helpful advice to give Xiao lei. Slide show Li Xiaolei 203 Thames Street Oxford, OX41LF 203 Thames Street Oxford, OX41LF Friday 11 Nov. Class 2 Grade 2 GZ …Middle School, GZ
35、 GD, China 518036 Dear students in Class 20 Grade 2, Can you help me, please? I have tried to stop smoking several times. I am OK for two days and then I feel really sick and irritable and I have to start smoking again. I know smoking is a bad habit, but I just can’t seem to give it up. Do y
36、ou have any useful tips? Yours sincerely Li Xiaolei Step 2 Discussion T: Discuss with your partner and make a list of the tips to quit smoking. Slide show Tips on how to quit smoking Write down why you want to quit (the benefits of quitting): live longer, feel better, for your family, save mon
37、ey, smell better, find a mate more easily, etc. You know what's bad about smoking and you know what you'll get by quitting. Put it on paper and read it daily. Set a quit date. Decide what day you will extinguish your cigarettes forever. Write it dow n. Plan for it. Ask your family and friends to
38、support your decision to quit. Talk with your doctor about quitting. Begin an exercise program. Do some deep breathing each day for 3 to 5 minutes. Cut back on cigarettes gradually. Drink lots of water. Find something to hold in your hand and mouth, to replace cigarettes. Whenever you have a cr
39、aving for a cigarette, instead of lighting up, writedown your feeli ngs or whatever is on your mind. Believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit. T: Choose 3 pieces of most useful advice and write 2 or 3 sentences to explain how to do it. Step3 Writing T: Write a letter to
40、 give Xiao lei some helpful advice. You can refer to the structure and useful expressions below. Slide show structure beginning of the letter : show your sympathy for him and encourage him body of the letter: list the advice on how to quit smoking end of the letter: express your wish and encour
41、age him Useful expressions How to advise people about what to do Do… You should… Don't forget to… It would be a good idea to… It’s OK/ all right to… How to advise people about what not to do Don’t… You don’t have to… There is no need to… It’s not necessary to… Sample Letter Dear Li Xiaolei, I
42、 am sorry you have had so much trouble to stop smoking, but I am glad you are still trying. I hope the tips below will help you. First of all, don’t give up. The more often you try the more likely you are to eventually succeed. When you feel irritable, don’t automatically reach for a cigarette to
43、 makeyou feel better. T ake a few moments to relax. Start by breathing deeply and lifting your arms out to the side and over your head. It is a good idea to drink lots of water and eat lots of fruit when you are quitting smoking. This will help to remove the nicotine from your body faster and you
44、won’t feel so sick. It is normal to feel a little stressed when you first give up smoking, but try to remember that it will only last a few days and then you will begin to feel much better. Keep up the good work, Li Xiaolei ,and remind yourself how much healthier you will be when you finally
45、 quit. Good luck and best wishes, Sun Gao Step 4 Homework Revise the unit and prepare for an exam. Unit 3 A Health Life Vocabulary and Useful Expressions Step one: Explanation 1.adolescent.青少年 e.g. adolescents between 13 and 18 and the problems they face 13 至 18 岁的青少年以及他们面临的问题 2.due t
46、o 归因于,归功于。 e.g. 1.The accident is due to your careless driving. 那意外事故归因于你驾驶不小心。 2. Her worldwide fame is due to his support. 她名扬四海应归功于他的支持。 表示因果关系的词和短语 because 从属连词,接从句,表示所叙述的理由是本句的重点 as\since 从属连词,接从句,表示理由是已知的,而理由以外才是叙述的重点 for 并列连词,不用于句首,至于第一分句之后,补充说明理由;第一分句表示推测时,用 for 说明推测的依据。
47、 because of 介词,意思是“因为”,较口语化 owing to 介词,意思是“因为”,较正式 thanks to 介词,意思是 “多亏了” as a result of 介词,意思是“因为” 3. addicted 形容词,“对某某上瘾”,“沉湎于某某” e.g. My children have become hopelessly addicted to television. 我的几个孩子都成了电视迷,简直不可救药了。 addict 名词,沉湎与不良嗜好的人,由指吸毒者。 addiction 名词,沉湎、成瘾 addictive 形容词,使人上瘾的
48、 4.accustom 动词,使人习惯于、养成习惯 e.g. She found it necessary to accustom her child to getting up early. 她觉得有必要让孩子养成早起的好习惯。 常用句式 (1)accustom+名词/oneself + to+名词 e.g. Children are quick to accustom themselves to new surroundings. 孩子们很快就会适应新环境。 (2) be accustomed to +名词 e.g. I am ac
49、customed to walking long distances. 我习惯与长距离步行。 (3)get/become accustomed to +名词 e.g. You will soon get accustomed to the job. 你将会习惯于这个工作。 5.quit 动词,过去式和过去分词均为 quit,现在分词为 quitting,接动词-ing 形式,“停止做” e.g. She quit smoking when she got pregnant. 她一怀孕就戒了烟。 6. in spite of 尽管、无视 。后接名词。
50、 e.g. She can’t see very well in spite of her glasses.尽管戴着眼镜她还是不能看得很清楚。 The boy went out in spite of his father’s orders.那男孩无视父亲的命令,径直出去了。 7. feel like 想要,只表示一次的想法,后接动词-ing 形式 e.g. It’s so hot today. I feel like going swimming. 今天好热啊。我想去游泳。 8.get into 陷于,染上什么习惯 get into the habit of






