Unit 3 A healthy life,What health issues do you think concern young people the most?,Cigarette smoking,Warming up,Drinking alcohol,Shadowboxing,Sing and dancing,diet,Drug taking,2. Share your list with others in your class and make a class list of important health issues. 3. In your group, choose one health issue that you think is particularly important. List five things you would like to tell other people about this issue.,Pre-reading,Discuss the following questions with your classmates.,Have you ever smoked? If you have, have you stopped? Why do you think some adolescents start smoking? In what ways is smoking harmful? Do you think smoking should be banned? Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking?,Reading ADVICE FROM GRANDAD,Task 1 Skimming,Who wrote the letter? What is the purpose of the letter?,Q: 1. Whats the main idea of the letter?,James grandfather wrote to help James give up smoking.,2. List the details under the following subtitles.,The ways to become addicted to cigarettes,The harmful effects of smoking,Suggestions on quitting smoking,The ways to become addicted to cigarettes,The harmful effects of smoking,Become accustomed to having nicotine. Become addicted through habit. Become mentally addicted.,1. Cause terrible damage to your heart and lungs. 2. Have difficulties in becoming pregnant. 3. Affect the health of non-smokers. 4. Smell terrible. 5. Have the ends of the fingers turn yellow. 6. Be unable to run fast.,Suggestions on quitting smoking,Prepare yourself. Be determined. Break the habit. Relax. Get help if you need it. Keep trying. ,Learning tips,How to separate major and minor details,State the main idea in your words. Look for the information that directly supports the main idea. Look for the most important words that tell you what the information will be about. Underline the major details as you find them. Read over quickly the words or sentences that do not give information about the main idea.,comprehending,What kind of person do you think James grandfather is? 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? What else could have been included? What information could have been left out?,What kind of person do you think James grandfather is? He is fit and healthy and leads an active life. He takes an interest in his daughters and his grandsons well-being. He is knowledgeable. He reads the Internet. He appears to love his grandson.,Physically addicted to nicotine Addicted through habit Mentally addicted,Do terrible damage to heart and lungs Have difficulty in becoming pregnant Can not run fast,Other people dislike the smell The cigarette smoke may do harm to other people near the smoker,Be unable to enjoy sport,2. 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?,It is a good summary but a person wanting to give up should probably look for more information than what is presented here.,Make a summary of the advice on how to stop smoking. Be sure to use your own words and no more than five sentences.,3. What else could have been included?,Students may add further information.,4. What information could have been left out?,It all seems useful.,Language points:,1. Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?,adolescent / teenager,拓展知识,Baby / infant Child (English) / kids(American) toddler youth,婴儿,年幼的孩子,会走路的小孩,13岁到19岁的人,男性青年,2. I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.,due to,Her worldwide fame is due to his support. The accident is due to your careless driving. The game was put off due to the rain.,表示因果关系的单词和短语,because从属连词“因为”, 表示所叙述的理由是本句的重点。 as/since从属连词“因为”, 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，置于第一分句之后，补充理由；第一分句表示推测时，用 for说明推测的依据。,because of 介词“因为”较口语化 owing to 介词“因为” 较正式 thanks to 介词“因为”“多亏了” as a result of 介词“因为” as a result 副词 “因此” therefore副词 “因此” so并列连词 “因此” with the result that 接从句 “因此”,3. I became addicted to cigarettes.,addicted adj. 嗜好 的；上了瘾的 The children are addicted to computer games. 孩子们对电脑游戏上了瘾。,addictive adj.上瘾的 addition n.加, 加起来, in addition 另外 addiction n. 沉溺, 上瘾 addict n. 对入迷的人,4. This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it.,accustom v. 使习惯于 They had to accustom themselves to the hot weather. 他们不得不使自己习惯于炎热的天气。,be /get / become accustomed to 习惯于 You will soon get accustomed to the job. 你很快就会习惯这份工作的。 accustom +n./oneself +to使自己习惯于 Children are quick to accustom themselves to new surroundings. 孩子们能很快熟悉新环境。,5. I knew it was time to quit smoking.,quit 停止 He has not quit smoking, but is holding down to three cigarettes a day. 他并没有戒烟,但是已减到每天只抽三支烟了。,知识归类,只能用动词的 -ing形式作宾语的动词,admit; advise; allow; appreciate; avoid; celebrate; complete; consider; deny; forbid; fancy; finish; keep; mention; mind; miss; pardon; permit; prevent; delay; discuss; dislike; enjoy; escape; excuse; imagine