Unit 3 A Healthy Life.doc

Unit 3 A Healthy Life-ReadingTeaching goals1. target language 语言目标a. 重点词汇和短语cigarette, adolescent, addicted, mentally, physically, lung, quit, due to, accustomed to, smoking.b.重点句式Its amazing that. . how easy it is to begin smoking and how hard it is to stop. . I knew it was time to quit smoking.It isnt easy to stop smoking, but millions have managed to quit.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the ss to learn how people usually get addicted to cigarettes and how they can quit smoking.能够让学生了解人们是怎样沉迷于吸烟的，并且明白吸烟的人可以怎样戒烟。3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the Ss to learn how to give advice on stopping smoking.让学生学会给出戒烟的建议。Teaching peocedures & way 教学过程与方式Step 1 Lead-inThis step is to lead the Ss to the topic of the reading passage.Teacher shows some pictures on the screen, and gives a question:“What do you feel when you see these pictures?”Step 2 Pre-readingIn this step, the students will have a discussion about smoking, and the teacher gives some information about the harm of smoking.1. Discussion:(1) Why do you think adolescents start smoking?(2) What advice do you give them?2. Presenting;The teacher shows the harm of smoking to Ss, and Ss try to fill the blanks of each sentence according to the pictures. The leaves of lung turn _;The teeth & fingers become _.Smoking may cause _. The ends of cigarettes may _.It is a waste of _.Smoking affects the health of _, especially for the pregnant women and the adolescents.Step 3 Reading and Comprehension This part includes Fast reading, Scanning, Skimming, Careful reading, Post-reading, Presentation and Summary, Ss should read the passage and finish every tasks.1. Fast readingRead the passage quickly and choose the best answer for the following questions.(1) Why James grandfather write to James?A. He wanted to tell James give up smoking.B. He wanted to tell James the harmful effects of smoking.C. He wanted to help James give up smoking.D. He wanted to help James get some information.(2) Which is NOT the effect of smoking?A. Causing terrible damage to heart and lungs.B. Affecting the health of non-smokers.C. Having the clothes turn yellowD. Not enjoying sport.(3) The ways people become addicted to cigarettes according to the passage EXCEPT A. Physically addicted to nicotineB. Mentally addictedC. Addicted through habitD. Addicted into the feeling of smoking2. ScanningScan the text on P18 and get the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1 Grandads life.Para. 2The for writing the letter.Para. 3Three to become addicted to cigarettes.Para. 4The harmful of smoking.Para. 5More and grandads wishes3. SkimmingSs skim the text on P18 again, and answer the following question:“What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?”Tip: the last paragraph might be helpful.4. Careful readingRead the letter carefully, and try to fill in the chart with information from the reading passage.Information from the reading passageDifferent ways people can become addicted to cigarettes1. addicted to nicotine.2.addicted through .3. addictedHarmful physical effects for smokers1.do terrible damage to .2.have difficulty in .3.can not .Effects that a persons smoking can have on other people1.Other people .2. The cigarette smoke may do harm to .Effects that smoking can have on sporting performancebe unable to .5. Post-readingAccording to the passage, Ss choose the best answers with the following questions. From the passage, we can learn James grandad has the following characteristics EXCEPT_.A. determined B. energetic C. thoughtful D. out-of-date6. Presentation Imagine that your best friend has got addicted into smoking recently.Group work: Make a list of the harmful effects of smoking and try to give him some suggestions. Presentation: Make a short report from the discussion in not more than 50 words.How to give up smokingThe harmful effects of smokingAdvice on how to give it up. .. .Example: Youd better , I think thats the most important thing. Yo