1、Advice from GrandadDiscuss 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?
2、5)List some reasons you can use to persuade somebody to quit smoking.6)What do you think is the most serious harm that smoking does to human body?1.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 sm
3、oking.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.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 mana
4、ged to quit smoking and so can you.Read Paragraphs 1 and 2 and fill in the blanks below.Para.Main ideaDetails1Grandad is living a long and 1._ life.Sitting under a big tree on a beautiful dayCycling 2._ kilometresWill be 3._ years old in 2 weeksactive2082Para.Main ideaDetails2The 4._ for writing the
5、 letterJames started smoking.It is difficult for James to 5._ smoking.Telling James that he himself once smokedreasongive upRead Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks in the chart below.Three ways people becomeaddicted to cigarettesThe body gets used to having 1._ in it.Once the drugleaves the body,peo
6、ple will feel weak,2._ or painful.physically People will become happierand more 3._ aftersmoking.If people do somethingmany times,they will form the habit of doing it all the time.mentally through habitnicotineBad-temperedrelaxedRead Paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks in the chart below.Becoming bre
7、athless quickly and not enjoying 6._Harmful effects of smokingDamaging the heart and 1._5._ ends of fingersAffecting the health of non-smokersDifficult to become 2._Lighter or 3._ babiesSmelly breath and 4._lungspregnantabnormalclothesyellowsportsRead the text and say what the following words refer
8、to.1.(first)it(Line 7):_2.it(Line 13):_3.the drug(Line 13):_4.it(Line 15):_5.(first)it(Line 20):_6.(second)it(Line 20):_7.She(Line 24):_ _8.It(Line 29):_to give it upyour bodynicotinethe same thingsmokingto become pregnant Granddads girlfriend when he was youngsome advice 1._.2._.3._.4._.5._.6._.Rea
9、d the second part of the text and find out the suggestions on quitting smoking.Be determinedPrepare yourselfBreak the habitRelax Get help if you need itKeep tryingHow can I stop smoking?Below is a summary of the text with some words missing.Choose the words from the box and make the summary complete
10、.Then try to retell the text to your partners.Dear James,I will be 82 years old soon and can still cycle 20 kilometers.Like you,I smoked when I was a teen,so I know it is tough to stop.Because you become addicted to the 1._ in cigarettes when your body doesnt get it you become 2._ and even experienc
11、e pain.You also become addicted mentally and believe cigarettes make you happy and 3._.nicotinebad-temperedrelaxedpregnant,bad-tempered,breathless,bad,relaxed,nicotineWhen I smoked I didnt know cigarettes damaged my heart and lungs and weredangerous for 4._ women,their unborn babies and non-smokers
12、around me.My girlfriend told me it made my breath and clothes smell 5._.I also became 6._ quickly and lost my place on theschool football team.pregnantbreathlessbadpregnant,bad-tempered,breathless,bad,relaxed,nicotineThats when I decided to quit.Here is some advice about quitting smoking from the In
13、ternet.I hope it helps you quit and live a long healthy life like me.Love,Grandad (By Ray Cama)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?1.Make sentences with the following words and phrases:due to addicted to accustomed to automatically mentally manage pregnant quit decide on eventually2.Search on the Internet or other sources for information about how to stop smoking.
