Book 6 Unit 3 A Healthy Life (Reading)The First Period Reading广西南宁市南宁外国语学校 林万春Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语HIV, AIDS, virus, immune, injection, infected, needle, sexual activity, be infected withb. 重点句式 P22You can have HIV in your blood for a long time, but eventually it damages your immune system so much that.This may have been true in the past, when.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the Ss to get some basic knowledge about HIV / AIDS.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the Ss learn how to protect themselves from HIV / AIDS and what they can do to help persons with HIV / AIDS.Teaching important points 教学重点In what ways the HIV virus is spread and how to stay safe.Teaching difficult points 教学难点Explain the ways the HIV spreads with target language.Step 1. Lead-in.Lead the Ss to the topic of AIDS.Write the words AIDS and HIV on the blackboard. The teacher can also show some pictures of AIDS patients to the Ss to let them have a deep impression of the disease.T: Look at the blackboard. I think all of you know what these two words mean in Chinese, although you may not be able to tell their full English name. You should have known more or less about AIDS. And there have been many reports about AIDS. By the way, which day is the World AIDS Day?Ss: 1st December. T: You are right. But what is the theme of World AIDS Day 2005?Ss: Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.T: I am very glad you know this. Before we read a poster about AIDS and HIV, Id like to test you on your understanding of them. Decide which of the statements are true and which are false. Step 2. 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. Matching.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. Granddads hope for James and his advice on stopping smoking.Para. 5 e. The three different ways of becoming addicted.Step 4. Go through the first two and the last paragraphs. 1. Who writes the letter? 2. To whom? 3. Purpose? Step 5. Reading comprehension.1. The first sentence of the letter shows James granddad _.A. lives a healthy life B. is addicted to sitting in the gardenC. has nothing to do at home D. is tired when returning from a long bike trip2. 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 teamC. His girlfriend D. His parents4. Whats 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.5. Whats 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.Step 6. Fill in the following blanks.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 persons 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 7. Summary.Choose a day that is not (1) _(stress) to quit smoking. Make a list of all the (2) _ (benefit) you will get from stopping smoking. (3) _ away all your cigarettes. (4) _ yourself you are a non-smoker when you feel like (5) _ (smoke). Develop some other habits to keep yourself (6) _. If you feel nervous or (7) _, try some (8) _ (relax) exercises like deep breathing. You can stop smoking with a (9) _ or join a group. If necessary, ask a doctor or (10) _ for help. The most important is to keep trying. Dont feel (11) _ (disappoint) if yo