1、Unit 3 A healthy life 单 元 要 览 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/AIDS abuse v./n. 滥用;虐待 comprehens
2、ion n. 理解力 词 汇 stress vt.加压力于 n.压力; 重音 appendix n. 附录;附件 strengthen v. 加强;巩固 pill n.药丸;药片 ban vt.禁止;取缔 n禁令;谴责 survival n.幸存者;幸存 effect n.效果;效力 sex n.性别;性 due adj.欠款的;预定的;到期的 needle n. 针;针头 automatic adj.无意识的;自动的 prejudice n.偏见;成见 mental adj.精神的;智力的 judgement n.看法;判决;判断 desperate adj.绝望的;拼命的 abortion
3、 n.流产;中途失败 disappointe d adj.失望的;沮丧的 cigar n.雪茄烟 ashamed adj.感到羞耻或惭愧的 tough adj.困难的;强硬的 awkward adj.局促不安的;笨拙的 addicted adj.入迷的;上瘾的 quit vt. 停止;离开 pregnant adj.怀孕的 accustom vt.使习惯于 abnormal adj.畸形的;异常的 cigarette n.香烟;纸烟 breathless adj.气喘吁吁的;屏息的 alcohol n.酒;酒精 unfit adj.不健康的;不合适的 adolescent n. 青少年 ill
4、egal adj.违法的 withdrawal n.收回;撤退;戒毒 male adj.男性的;雄 过程 性的 lung n.肺 female adj.女性的;雌性的 packet n.小包;小盒 embarrassed adj.尴尬的;陷入困境的 chemist n.药剂师;化学家 automatically adv.无意识地;自动地 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 a
5、dolescence 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 词 汇 at risk 处境危险;遭受危险 chances of survival 生存的可能性 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 gir
6、lfriend 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 quit 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
7、a cigarette,remind yourself that you are a nonsmoker.(every time 引导时间状语从句 ) 句 型 6.It_is_only_when the disease has progressed to AIDS_that_a person 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 do
8、nt 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? 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 s
9、moking. 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 students learn some useful new words and expressions about healthy life and let them use effective ways to master them. 3Enable students to
10、 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 ,reading 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. 3Devel
11、op students integrative skills. 课 时 安 排 Periods needed:6 Period 1 Warming Up,Prereading,Reading and Comprehending Period 2 Language Study Period 3 Grammar the Use of “It”(1) Period 4 Listening and Speaking Period 5 Reading and Writing Period 6 Summing Up,Learning Tip and Assessment Period 1 Warming
12、Up,Prereading,Reading and Comprehending 整 体 设 计 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 Granddad and How Can You Stop Smoking? Warming Up presents issues about health for students to discuss. Pre
13、reading 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 smoking. Reading is in two parts. The first part is a letter from a granddad to his grandson.Gra
14、ndad 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 consists of three kinds of exercises for the students so as to help the students to get
15、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 of the text;Exercise 3:write down an outline on how to persuade people to give up s
16、moking within five sentences. 三维目标设计 Knowledge and skills 1To 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( 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
17、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 (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 a
18、bout 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 methods 1While doing Warming Up the teacher can lead in the topic of this u
19、nit 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 Prereading the teacher can go around the classroom and dis
20、cuss 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 and try to find out the main idea of the text by skimm
21、ing. 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 organization of the text. 4To consolidate the contents of th
22、e reading passage,the students should be required to discuss some questions about the text at the end of the class. Emotion,attitude and value 1To get the students to reflect on some health issues which may concern them in the future and make sure they will be less likely to become addicted to risky
23、 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. 教 学 过 程 Step 1 Warming up 1Warming up by looking and talking
24、Ask 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) Picture two:They are drinking a
25、lcohol.(Unhealthy) Picture three:They are doing Tarija.(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 eat healthy food,such
26、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 keeping psychologically
27、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 yoga which is a s
28、ensation 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 means good
29、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 it. I
30、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
31、 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 2
32、Prereading 1Discussion: (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
33、 whom? (2)How 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 sm
34、oking should be banned. (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 e
35、xplain how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why he should give up smoking. Step 3 Reading and comprehending 1Fastreading Ask 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:_ Para
36、graph five:_ AThe writer leads to the 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 im
37、portance of healthy life. Suggested answers:E A B D C 2Detailedreading (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 granddad is also addicted to cigarettes now. Smoking d
38、oesnt affect the health of nonsmokers. Granddad quitted smoking at last. James granddad 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
39、shows James grandpa_. Alives a healthy life Bis addicted to sitting in the garden Chas nothing to do at home Dis tired when returning from a long bike trip In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking? AUsing scientific theory. BHis failure in love. CHis sports activit
40、y. DHis own experience. According to the letter,James grandpa_. Adidnt give up smoking Bused to be a member of the school football team Cis lonely Dwrote down the advice from his experience _forced James grandpa to give up smoking. AThat he ran too slow BThat he was taken off the school football tea
41、m CHis girlfriend DHis parents Which of the following statements is NOT true 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 d
42、ifferent ways. (3)Read the second part of the text and choose the correct words or 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
43、benefits you wrote when you feel like smoking. Develop some other habits like walking,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 fee
44、l really bad, ask a doctor or _ for help. The most important thing is to keep trying. Dont 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)T F F T F (2) ADBBC (3)stressful;bene
45、fits;Throw away;Reread;relaxation; chemist;ashamed;weaken Step 4 Language study Deal with any language problem if any(words or sentences students might not understand)to help the students to have a better understanding of the text. Step 5 Listening,reading aloud and underlining Ask students to read
46、the passage aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses 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,b
47、e addicted to,be accustomed to,do damage to,go out with,take off,quit smoking,decide on,be determined,feel like,reach for,feel stressed/ashamed Step 6 Studying the organization of the text Keys for reference: Each paragraph of the reading passage begins with a topic sentence. Step 7 Discussion 1What
48、 kind of person do you think James grandfather is? 2What do you think can be done to protect nonsmokers especially 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
49、 grandsons wellbeing and loves him. He is knowledgeable. 2In my opinion,we should separate smoking and nonsmoking areas in public places. Step 8 Homework 1Learn 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 9 Reflection after teaching
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