1、Unit 3A healthy life本单元的中心话题是“健康生活”。语言知识的选择和听说读写等语言技能的训练主要围绕如何摒弃恶习、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。本单元的目的在于让学生远离有害身体健康的活动，并养成良好的习惯。本单元的主要教学内容如下表所示：类别课程标准要求掌握的内容话题Health problems：smoking，HIV/AIDS，and drugs；attitudes towards HIV/AIDSabusev./n. 滥用；虐待comprehensionn. 理解力词汇stressvt.加压力
2、于n.压力；重音appendixn. 附录；附件strengthenv. 加强；巩固pilln.药丸；药片banvt.禁止；取缔 n禁令；谴责survivaln.幸存者；幸存effectn.效果；效力sexn.性别；性dueadj.欠款的；预定的；到期的needlen. 针；针头automaticadj.无意识的；自动的prejudicen.偏见；成见mentaladj.精神的；智力的judgementn.看法；判决；判断desperateadj.绝望的；拼命的abortionn.流产；中途失败disappointedadj.失望的；沮丧的cigarn.雪茄烟ashamedadj.感到羞耻或惭
3、愧的toughadj.困难的；强硬的awkwardadj.局促不安的；笨拙的addictedadj.入迷的；上瘾的quitvt. 停止；离开pregnantadj.怀孕的accustomvt.使习惯于abnormaladj.畸形的；异常的cigaretten.香烟；纸烟breathlessadj.气喘吁吁的；屏息的alcoholn.酒；酒精unfitadj.不健康的；不合适的adolescentn. 青少年illegaladj.违法的withdrawaln.收回；撤退；戒毒过程maleadj.男性的；雄性的lungn.肺femaleadj.女性的；雌性的packetn.小包；小盒embarra
4、ssedadj.尴尬的；陷入困境的chemistn.药剂师；化学家automaticallyadv.无意识地；自动地词汇due to由于be addicted to 对有瘾decide on 对作出决定be accustomed to 习惯于feel like(doing)想要做ban smoking 禁止吸烟in spite of 不管；不顾during adolescence 在青春期take risks(a risk)冒险withdrawal symptoms 脱瘾过程症状get into 陷入；染上(坏习惯)feel ashamed 感到羞愧at risk 处境危险；遭受危险chanc
5、es of survival 生存的可能性句型1.It_seems_amazing_that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon.(it作形式主语)2.However，what_I_did_know was that_my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible.(名词性从句)3.When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit，I knew it_was_time_to qu
6、it smoking.(It is time to do sth.是该干的时候了。)4.I do_hope so because I want you to live_as_long_and_healthy_a_life_as I have.(强调；比较结构)5.Every_time you feel like smoking a cigarette，remind yourself that you are a nonsmoker.(every time 引导时间状语从句)6.It_is_only_when the disease has progressed to AIDS_that_a p
7、erson begins to look sick.(强调结构)功能禁止、警告和允许(Prohibition，warning and permission)Dont.Do.You should(not). It would be a good idea to.Dont forget to. You dont have to. Its OK/all right to.Its not a good idea to. Mind your head/step! Is it OK if I.?I wonder if I could smoke here. Would/Do you mind if I.？
8、语法“it”的用法(the use of “it”)(1)It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon.It is not easy to stop smoking.It is no good crying over spilt milk.It is a beautiful day.It is 10 kilometres to the castle.教学重点1.Get students to know about healthy life.2Have st
9、udents learn some useful new words and expressions about healthy life and let them use effective ways to master them.3Enable students to grasp and use the expressions of prohibition，warning and permission.4Let students learn the new grammar item：the use of “it”5Develop students listening，speaking，re
10、ading and writing ability.教学难点1.Enable students to master the use of “it”2Let students learn to write a letter of advice.3Develop students integrative skills.课时安排Periods needed：6Period 1Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and ComprehendingPeriod 2Language StudyPeriod 3Grammarthe Use of “It”(1)Period 4List
11、ening and SpeakingPeriod 5Reading and WritingPeriod 6Summing Up，Learning Tip and AssessmentPeriod 1Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and Comprehending教学内容分析This is the first teaching period of this unit.The central part of this period is two sections in the reading passage titled Advice from Grandad and
12、 How Can You Stop Smoking?Warming Up presents issues about health for students to discuss.Prereading provides some questions to help students focus on the topic of the reading passage and get the students to realize the harm of smoking.Teachers may provide students some advice on how to give up smok
13、ing.Reading is in two parts.The first part is a letter from a grandad to his grandson.Grandad lives a long and healthy life，but he has ever been addicted to nicotine，so he lists reasons for being addicted and the harm of smoking.The second part gives advice about how to stop smoking.Comprehending co
14、nsists of three kinds of exercises for the students so as to help the students to get a better understanding of the text，that is to say，to help the teacher to check how much the students have understood the text.Exercise 1：fill in the form about the content of the text；Exercise 2：discuss the content
15、 of the text；Exercise 3：write down an outline on how to persuade people to give up smoking within five sentences.三维目标设计Knowledge and skills1To know the meanings of the following new words and phrases： cigarette(香烟)，alcohol(酒)，abuse(滥用)，stress(压力；加压力于)，adolescent(青少年), ban(禁止)，due (欠款的；预定的；到期的)，tough
16、(困难的), addicted(上了瘾的)，accustom(使习惯于)，withdrawal(收回；戒毒过程), automatic(无意识的；自动的), mental(精神的；智力的), quit(停止；离开), effect(结果；效力), lung(肺)，pregnant(怀孕的), abnormal(畸形的；异常的), breathless (气喘吁吁的)，unfit(不健康的；不合适的)，strengthen(加强), decide on(对作出决定)，packet(小盒；小包), feel like(doing)(想要做)，desperate(绝望的；拼命的), chemist
17、(药剂师；化学家)，disappointed(失望的；沮丧的), ashamed(感到羞耻的或惭愧的)2To learn about some health problems and how to live a healthy life.3To develop the students reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.4To develop the students speaking ability by talking about health problems.Process and methods1While do
18、ing Warming Up the teacher can lead in the topic of this unit by showing students some pictures of healthy or unhealthy activities.Students can practice their oral English by describing the activities.By reading a passage，students can have a better understanding of what is a healthy life.2During Pre
19、reading the teacher can go around the classroom and discuss the questions with several students.This discussion should be studentcentered and help students understand the harm of smoking.The teacher should lead the students to look at the title and layout of the two sections in the reading passage a
20、nd try to find out the main idea of the text by skimming.3While doing Reading and Comprehending，the teacher may first ask the students to read the text quickly to get the general idea of each paragraph.After reading the passage，students are encouraged to answer some questions and study the organizat
21、ion of the text.4To consolidate the contents of the reading passage，the students should be required to discuss some questions about the text at the end of the class.Emotion，attitude and value1To get the students to reflect on some health issues which may concern them in the future and make sure they
22、 will be less likely to become addicted to risky behavior.2To develop students sense of cooperative learning.教学重、难点1To enable the students to learn about health problems and to develop their reading ability.2To enable the students to describe a healthy person or a healthy activity.Step 1Warming up1W
23、arming up by looking and talkingAsk the students to look at the following pictures and see what they are doing，then judge which are healthy activities while which are unhealthy ones.The students should be encouraged to describe the pictures in their own words.Picture one：They are singing.(Healthy)Pi
24、cture two：They are drinking alcohol.(Unhealthy)Picture three：They are doing Taiji.(Healthy)Picture four：They are eating too much.(Unhealthy)Picture five：He is smoking.(Unhealthy)Picture six：They are playing basketball.(Healthy)2Warming up by reading the following passage.Nowadays，it is a fashion to
25、eat healthy food，such as organicallygrown food，and do exercises to keep healthy.In brief，people are trying to live a healthy life.But what should be done to live a healthy life？Different people have different ideas.Someone says to live a healthy life is to have a strong body.Some people think keepin
26、g psychologically healthy is very important.In my view，its essential to keep physically and psychologically healthy.To keep physically healthy，you should do sports like running，playing basketball，etc.Today more and more people go to the fitness centers.There are some popular ways of fitness like yog
27、a which is a sensation in many big cities today.I think it is very useful for us to do some exercises every day.In this way，we can have a strong body.More importantly，to keep psychologically healthy，you should have a good attitude towards people around you.We often say：“Attitude is everything.” It m
28、eans good attitude leads to a good mood.In this way we can keep psychologically healthy.It is more sensible to have positive attitude.When you meet with some hardship，you should not be sad.You should have confidence in yourself and do something for relaxation.You should say to yourself：“I can make i
29、t.I am one in a million.I am special in this world.” In this way，you definitely have a good mood and work efficiently.In a word，to live a healthy life is a comprehensive project in a way.We should keep healthy both psychologically and physically.In our daily life we should do some exercises and have
30、 a positive attitude towards life.We can also turn to some specialists for advice.Only in this way can we live a healthy life.After reading the passage，let students answer a question：Whats a healthy life?Suggested answer：To be truly healthy，a person must be well in mind，body and spirit.Step 2Preread
31、ing1Discussion：(1)Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?(2)In what ways is smoking harmful？Do you think smoking should be banned?(3)What advice would you give to someone who wanted to stop smoking?2Skim the text and answer the following questions.(1)Who wrote the letter and to whom?(2)How
32、many parts does the reading text consist of?(3)What is the purpose of the letter?Suggested answers：1(1)Some adolescents start smoking because they are falsely influenced by some media.Some think its cool.Maybe some want to lighten some stress.(2)Mentally and healthily.I think smoking should be banne
33、d.(3)Let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports，playing music，reading，playing chess and so on.2(1)A grandfather wrote the letter to his grandson James.(2)Two parts.The first part is a letter and the second part is an Internet page.(3)This letter aims to explain how a smoker becomes
34、 addicted to cigarettes and why he should give up smoking.Step 3Reading and comprehending1FastreadingAsk students to skim the passage so as to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph.Paragraph one：_Paragraph two：_Paragraph three：_Paragraph four：_ Paragraph five：_AThe writer leads to the
35、 topic of the letter by talking about James problem of smoking.BIntroducing some different ways of becoming addicted.CTelling the writers hope for his grandson.DTelling the harmful effects of smoking.EFrom the life the writer is leading now，we can know the importance of healthy life.Suggested answer
36、s：EABDC2Detailedreading(1)Ask students to read the text carefully to get some specific information and do the true or false questions.James is addicted to smoking now and couldnt give it up.James grandad is also addicted to cigarettes now.Smoking doesnt affect the health of nonsmokers.Grandad quitte
37、d smoking at last.James grandad knew much about the harmful effects of smoking when he was young.(2)Ask students to scan the reading passage for detailed information and do the following multiple choices.The first two sentences of the letter shows James grandpa_.Alives a healthy lifeBis addicted to
38、sitting in the gardenChas nothing to do at homeDis tired when returning from a long bike tripIn what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking?AUsing scientific theory.BHis failure in love.CHis sports activity. DHis own experience.According to the letter，James grandpa_.Adid
39、nt give up smokingBused to be a member of the school football teamCis lonelyDwrote down the advice from his experience_forced James grandpa to give up smoking.AThat he ran too slowBThat he was taken off the school football teamCHis girlfriendDHis parentsWhich of the following statements is NOT true
40、according to the passage?AA persons smoking can have bad effects on other people.BIts not easy for a person to give up smoking.CSmoking has no effects on sports performance.DPeople can become addicted to cigarettes in different ways.(3)Read the second part of the text and choose the correct words or
41、 phrases to fill in the blanks.Choose a day that is not _ to quit smoking.Make a list of all the _ you will get from stopping smoking._ all your cigarettes at the end of the day before you plan to quit._ the list of benefits you wrote when you feel like smoking.Develop some other habits like walking
42、，drinking some water，cleaning the house and so on to keep yourself busy.If you feel nervous or stressed，try to do some _ exercises like deep breathing.You can stop smoking with a friend or join a group.If you feel really bad，ask a doctor or _ for help.The most important thing is to keep trying.Dont
43、feel _ if you _ and have a cigarette，because some people have to try many times before they finally quit smoking.Never give up and you will succeed.Suggested answers: (1)TFFTF(2) ADBBC(3)stressful；benefits；Throw away；Reread；relaxation；chemist；ashamed；weaken Step 4Language studyDeal with any language
44、 problem if any(words or sentences students might not understand)to help the students to have a better understanding of the text.Step 5Listening，reading aloud and underliningAsk students to read the passage aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses
45、 within each sentence.Tell them to pick out all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage while reading and copy them to the notebook after class as homework.Collocations：due to，be addicted to，be accustomed to，do damage to，go out with，take off，quit smoking，decide on，be determined，feel
46、like，reach for，feel stressed/ashamedStep 6Studying the organization of the textKeys for reference：Each paragraph of the reading passage begins with a topic sentence.Step 7Discussion1What kind of person do you think James grandfather is?2What do you think can be done to protect nonsmokers especially
47、women and babies from those who smoke？(I think that./In my opinion./I believe that./Its easy to do.)Suggested answers：1He is fit and healthy and leads an active life.He cares for his grandsons wellbeing and loves him.He is knowledgeable.2In my opinion，we should separate smoking and nonsmoking areas
48、in public places.Step 8Homework1Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.2Write a short passage about how to give up smoking(search as much information as possible)Step 9Reflection after teaching_.8 reasons for smokingNo，not at all dear readers，this article is not meant to pr
49、omote smoking but to point out several reasons why one would like to smoke.Of course，it is a habit and so repeated over and over again but there are factors behind an individuals smoking habit.Smoking tobacco is now very common even among teenagers and while administrations in the countries are tryi
50、ng to prohibit smoking on the other side they are also aware about the revenues generated each other through tobacco.Let us have a quick look at the reasons for smoking：Few people smoke as they have an idea of feeling masculine.Nicotine has a characteristic of gripping its patient with constant crav
51、ing for some more.Social gatherings and meetings have also led to increase in smoking.Alcohol and other addictions also support the character of tobacco in giving high.Few people think that smoking a cigarette gives an impression of being carefree.Few smokes due to their burning emotions of heart br
52、eak.Smoking habit is also found to be given in inheritance by parents.Some diet losers have caught the idea that smoking burns calories and have shunned the bad effects of smoking from their mind.Smoking hurts mind as well as bodyMiddleaged adults who smoke tended to perform poorly on tests of memor
53、y and reasoning compared to nonsmokers，adding to the list of reasons not to smoke，French researchers said on Monday.Analyzing previously collected data on about 5000 British civil servants，the researchers found those who smoked were more likely than people who never smoked to be in the lowestperform
54、ing of five groups in tests of memory，reasoning，vocabulary and verbal fluency.Smoking was associated with mental decline in middle age，as it is with dementia and a host of physical ills later in life，they found.“Smoking in middle age is associated with memory deficit and decline in reasoning abiliti
55、es，” concluded Severine Sabia and colleagues from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Villejuif，France.Compared to smokers，people who said they had quit cigarettes were more likely to adopt healthier behaviors，such as drinking less alcohol，being more physically active，and eating
56、 more fruit and vegetables，Sabia reported in the journal Archives of Internal.The participants were aged 35 to 55 at the beginning of the study，which followed some subjects up to 17 years.The study also demonstrated how difficult it can be to conduct longterm research on smokers：more than twice as many smokers as nonsmokers refused to take the memory test again or were not able to be retested，in some cases because they died in the interim.