Unit3AhealthyLifeinSenior⑥.docx

Unit 3 A healthy Life in Senior⑥
(Reading)

Teaching aims.
1. Learn the harm of smoking and how to stop smoking
2. Learn to advise people about what to do and what not to do
3. Learn about AIDS and how to keep safe from HIV
4. Write a letter to give advice on some problems.
Teaching difficulties.
Master some key word, phrases, and sentences.
Teaching importance.
1. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometers in an afternoon.
2. I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to give it up.
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Step 2. Pre-reading. Discuss the following questions with your classmates.
1) Have you ever smoked? If you have, have you stopped?
2) Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?
3) In what ways is smoking harmful? Do you think smoking should be banned?
4) Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking?
Step 3. Skimming.
Task 1. Reading comprehension.
1. What’s the main idea of the first part?
A. The grandfather lives a healthy life because of his quitting smoking.
B. The three ways of becoming addicted to smoking.
C. The harmful effects of smoking.
D. A letter explaining how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why he should give it up.
2. What’s the main idea of the second part?
A. Advice on how to stop smoking.
B. How to prepare yourself.
C. Suggestions on breaking the habit of smoking.
D. Millions have managed to quit smoking and so can you.
Task 1. Meaning match.
Para. 1 A. Granddad talks about James’ problem of smoking.
Para. 2 B. The harmful effects of smoking.
Para. 3 C. Granddad tells about the life he is living and the importance of a healthy life.
Para. 4 D. Granddad’s hope for James and his advice on stopping smoking.
Para. 5 E. The three different ways of becoming addicted.
Task 3. True or false.
1. The grandpa is 82 years old now.
2. The grandpa thinks it easy to quit smoking.
3. The third way of becoming addicted to smoking is mentally addicted.
4. Cigarette smoke can affect the health of a non-smoker.
5. Every time you feel like a smoke, you should have a smoke.
Step 3. Careful reading.
1. The first sentence of the letter shows James’ granddad ___________. ‘
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. 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.
3. ___________ forced James’ granddad 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
Step 4. Careful reading. Read the first part carefully, and try to finish the following chart.

Information from the reading passage
Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes.
1. become __________ addicted to nicotine.
2. become addicted through ______.
3. become ________ addicted.
Harmful physical effects for smokers.
1. do terrible damage to ___________.
2. have difficulty in__________________.  
Effects that a person’s smoking can have on other people.
1. other people dislike the ______.
2. The cigarette smoke could affect the ______ of non-smokers.
Effects that smoking can have on sporting performance.
be unable to _____ sport.
Step 5. Summary. Summarize the article “How can you stop smoking?”.
Choose a day that is not ________ to quit smoking. Make a list of all the ________ you will get from stopping smoking. ______ away all your cigarettes. ________ yourself you are a non-smoker when you feel like _________. Develop some other habits to keep yourself _____. If you feel nervous or _______, try some _________ exercises like deep breathing. You can stop smoking with a ______ or join a group. If necessary, ask a doctor or ________ for help. The most important is to keep trying. Don’t feel ____________ if you smoke again. Just ____ again.
Step 6. Discussing. Discuss these questions in groups.
1. What kind of person do you think James’ grandfather is?
2. What other information could have been included?
3. What do you think can be done to protect non-smokers (especially women and babies) from those who smoke?
Step 7. Homework.
1. Make sentences with the following words and phrases:
due to addicted to accustomed to automatically mentally manage pregnant quit decide on eventually
2. Search on the Internet or other sources for information about how to stop smoking.
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