Unit3 A healthy life.doc

Unit3 A healthy life 本单元以健康话题为主题，听说读写等活动主要围绕如何健身，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。本单元引导学生讨论这些问题，目的在于让他们远离有损健康的活动，并养成良好的习惯。 Warming up 部分主要围绕健康问题展开，并提供了有关健康的话题：抽烟、酗酒、吸毒、饮食、健身、压力、肥胖。提供六幅图片，供学生思考，讨论。 Pre-reading 让学生讨论有关抽烟有害健康话题，并要求学生看reading部分两篇文章的标题与同伴预测文章的的内容，最后略读以检测其是否正确。 Reading 部分是爷爷写给孙子的一封信，介绍了爷爷健康的生活方式，抽烟的危害和戒烟的方法。 Comprehending要求学生进一步理解课文的基础，讨论主题。 Learning about language 是通过三项练习帮助谢谢理解和运用课文中所学的生词。 Using language主要介绍艾滋病毒和艾滋病的海报，训练学生的阅读理解能力。一. Teaching goals 1.Knowledge aims a. 重点词汇和短语cigarette, alcohol, stress, adolescent, addicted, mentally, lung, quit, due to, accustomed tob. 重点句式 1.Its amazing that . P18 2. . how easy it is to begin smoking and how hard it is to stop. P18 3. ., I knew it was time to quit smoking. P18 4. It isnt easy to stop smoking, but millions have managed to quit . P192. Ability goals Enable the Ss to learn how people usually get addicted to cigarettes and how they can quit smoking.3. Emotional aims :1. Let students learn how to give advice on stopping smoking. 2. Develop students sense of cooperative learning .二. Teaching important points Learn the bad effects of smoking and how to give advice on stopping smoking.三. Teaching difficult points Learn in what ways people get addicted to cigarettes.四. Teaching methods Discussion, cooperative learning and oral practice.五. Teaching aids A computer and a projector.六课型设计与课时安排1st period words and Warming up 2nd and 3rdperiod reading and Language study4thperiod learning about language5thand 6th period grammar the use of “it”7th period Using language The 1st period Teaching aims:1.get the students learn the new words and phrases:cigarette, alcohol, stress, adolescent, addicted, mentally, lung, quit, due to, accustomed to2. Talk about health smoking and its harm 3. Learn the issues that the young people are concerned about and advise people about what to do and what not to doTeaching important points1. Get SS to learn and master the correct pronunciation of these new words and expressions .2.Let the SS talk about health smoking and its harm Teaching difficult points1. .Enable SS to read the words and phrases correctly 2. Enable the students to talk about health smoking and its harm Teaching stepsStep 1 Greetings Greet the whole class as usual .Step 2 Learning about new words and expressions1. First , ask them to follow the the teacher to read the new words and phrases twice .2. Second , ask SS to read them by themselves freely . (Help them if they need .)3.Third , ask SS to read these new words and expressions two times together .Step 3 Warming upThis step is to lead the students to the topic of this unit A healthy life1. What health issues do you think concern young people the most?A sample list:Cigarette smoking Drinking alcohol Drug taking Diet Physical fitnessSexual health Stress AIDS and infections Cancer Anxiety and so on 2. Group worka. Choose one health issue you think is particularly important. b. List five things you would like to tell other people about this issue.*Get the students to Look at some pictures in the book.and ask them to describe the pictures using their own wordsAsk: What are they doing ?Which are healthy activities while which are unhealthy activities?Straightforward description:Picture one: They are Singing. HealthyPicture two: They are Dancing. HealthyPicture three: They are Playing basketball. HealthyPicture four: They are Doing Taiji. HealthyPicture five: They are Drinking alcohol. HealthyPicture six: They are Eating too much. UnhealthyPicture seven: They are Smoking, coughing. UnhealthyStep 4 Homework 1.Review the old words and phrases in this part . 2. Find out some information from the Internet and write a short passage about the present situation of young peoples smoking in China as well as giving them some advice.The 2nd and 3rd period ReadingTeaching aims:1.Let students to master some useful words and expressions : stress, adolescent, addicted, mentally, quit, due to, accustomed to.etc.1. To promote the studentsunderstanding of the text.2. To solve the problems and difficulties they meet in understanding the text by cooperation.3. Enable the Ss to learn how to give advice on stopping smoking.4. To talk about the importance of health and the harmful effects of smokingTeaching important points 1.Get SS learn the useful words and phrases in this unit .2. How to improve the Ss reading ability.3.Let students learn about the importance of health and the harmful effects of smoking.Teaching difficult points 1. How to grasp the main idea of each paragraph / part & each passage. 2.Help the students to learn how to give advice on stopping smoking.Teaching methods:Discussion, cooperative learning and oral practice.Teaching procedures:Step one Greetings. Greet the Ss as usual.Step two Pre-readinga.Questions:1. Have you ever smoked? If you have, have you ever tried to stop?2. Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?Possible answer: Some adolescents start smoking because they are falsely influenced by some media. Some think its cool. Maybe some want to lighten some stress. 3. In what ways is smoking harmful? Mentally and healthily.4. What advice would you give to someone when wanted to stop smoking?Possible answer: Let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports, playing music, reading, playing chess and so on.5. Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking?b.Predicting:Read the title of the text and the headings within it, and find out:1. Who wrote the letter?2. What is the purpose of the letter?Step three Skimming 1. Read and check the answers to the two questions.2. Listen to the tape and find out the main idea of each paragraph.A. The writer leads to the topic of the letter by talking about James problem of smoking.B. Introducing some different ways of becoming addicted.C. Telling the writers hope for his grandson and advice on stopping smoking.D. Telling the harmful effects of smoking.E. From the life the writer is leading now, we can know the importance of healthy life.Keys: 2A 3-B 5-C 4-D 1-EStep four Detail reading 1. List the details under the following subtitles.The ways to become addicted to cigarettesThe harmful effects of smokingSuggestions to quit smokingThe ways to become addicted to cigarettes1).Become physically addicted to nicotine 2).Become addicted through habit3).Become mentally addictedThe harmful effects of smoking1). Do terrible damage to your heart and lungs 2). Have difficulty in becoming pregnant 3). Affect the health of non-smokers 4). Smell terrible5). Have the ends of the fingers turn yellow 6). Be unable to run fastSuggestions to quit smoking1). Prepare yourself 2). Be determined 3). Break the habit 4). Relax5). Get help If you need it 6). Keep trying2. Answer some questions. ( refer to PPT)3. Fill in the chart on the next page with information from the reading passage.Information from the reading passageDifferent ways people can become addicted to cigaretteHarmful physical effects for smokersEffects that a persons smoking can have on other people Effects that smoking can have on sporting performance4Let students find the expressions in the passage that can be used to advise people about what to do and what not to do.Step V Vocabulary Learning Help the Ss learn some words and phrases in the text. And let them do some practice. Show the following sentences on the screen.1. I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live. Due to=because of / owing to”. We may also say: Because of the healthy life I live, I can live long and actively.2. . I became addicted to cigarettes. “Addicted” means “unable to stop taking or using something as a habit”, it is usually followed by “to”. Eg, what else can people become addicted to?3. . your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it . “accustomed to”=“used to”. your body becomes used to having nicotine in it .eg.Having stayed in the basement for several minutes, I finally became accustomed to the darkness.4. You can become mentally addicted. mentally Physically.5. But I did finally manage. “Manage” in sentence can be used in many ways. Here it means “succeed in doing sth; cope / deal with sth”. e.g. This is a complicated job, I cant manage it without any help. 6. I knew it was time to quit smoking.Quit” here means “stop, give up sth / doing sth”. e.g. My mother quited her job recently because she feels tired and wants a long vacation. Step five Discussion Situation 1: Suppose you are a teacher, how will you persuade your students to quit smoking.Situation 2: Suppose your teacher is a smoker, how will you persuade him to quit smoking.Situation 3: Suppose you are a father, how will you persuade your son to quit smoking.Situation 4: Suppose your father is a smoker, how will you persuade him to quit smoking.Step six Homework 1. Discuss the questions after class.2. Find out the key points of the text.3. Search some more information about the harmful effects of smoking and advice on stopping smoking.The 4th Period Learning about language1.Teaching aims: To get students to learn and master the usage of the new words and the useful expressions in the reading.2.Teaching important point Get SS learn these useful words and phrases and useful structures in this part .3.Teaching difficult point Enable SS to master some useful words and phrases . Teaching procedures:Step one Review Review the main idea of the letter and the suggestions to quit smoking orally.Step two Word study1.Find words and expressions from the text and match.accustomed feeling foolish or uncomfortable because of somethingmanage stop doingashamed having an unborn child or young in the bodyautomatically pressure caused by the problems of living, too much work, etc.quit done without conscious thought, esp. as a habitstress in the habit of; used topregnant because ofmental succeed in doingadolescents of the minddue to a boy or girl in the period between being a child and an adult.2.Enable the Ss to learn and practice new words and expressions in the text. review the words in bold in the text and then do Exercise 1 on page 20. Change the forms if necessary. After the Ss finish it, check the answers.1. Rice production has increased greatly in china over the last few years, largely _super hybrid rice.2. Having lived in Hawaii all his life, he was not _to the cold of Northern Europe.3. He was_ of his body so he decided to go on a diet and do more exercise.4. In spite of her wounded leg, she _to get up the stairs.5. He told me the same story _ until I felt like screaming.6. With exams only a week away, I am under a lot of _.7. When I _playing sport I become very fat and unhealthy.8._health is as important as physical health.9. Now that I am _ I eat a good diet because I want my baby to be born healthy.10._often take more risks than adults.Keys: 1.due to 2. accustomed 3. ashamed 4.manage 5.automatically 6.stress 7.quit8. Mental 9. pregnant 10.Adolescents3. Complete the text with words from below. (Ex 2, P21)Before filling in the blacks, review the meaning of each with the whole class.adolescents青少年 cigarettes香烟 quit停止，戒 drugs毒品 due to 归因于 stress压力eventually 终于 alcohol酒 addicted上瘾的 manage管理，努力做Smoking _, drinking _or taking other_ produce many harmful effects and have no real benefits. So why do _do it? Some because they believe it makes them look cool. Others think it will help with _in their life possibly_ pressure from their parents or teachers. Some just want to see what it is like. What they dont realize is that they will get into the habit and _become _. It will then be difficult to _the habit. A few people _to quit easily but for many it is a very painful process. Of course, the best way to deal with these drugs is not to start in the first place.Keys: 1. cigarettes 2. alcohol 3. drugs 4. adolescents 5. stress 6. due to 7.eventually 8.addicted 9.quit 10.manageStep three homework1. have the words and phrases in mind.2. Get the students to do the exercises in the workbook.The 5th and 6th Period Grammar : the use of “it”一Knowledge aim Enable the Ss to learn the usage of it structure.二Teaching important pointsThe usage of it structure. 三Teaching difficult points Enable the Ss learn how to use it structure.Step 1 Revision1. Greet the whole class as usual2. The teacher checks the students homework.Step 2: Grammar1. Go over the first reading passage again and find out all sentences with “it”.a. Its a beautiful day here-b. Its amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon.c. Its my birthday in two weeks time-d. Your mother tells me that you have started smoking and that you are finding it difficult to give up.e. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how hard it is to stop.f. This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it and -g. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically.h. I think I was addicted in all three ways, so it was difficult to give up.i. I didnt know it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that I was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant.j. When I was taken off the school football team because I was too slow, I knew it was time to quit smoking.k. It might help you to stop. 2. Discuss with their partner about the use of “it” ( pairwork ) 3. Explain the use of it. “It” can be used in the subject position to stand for an infinitive, -ing form or a clause.Impersonal “it” can be used to talk about time, date, distance or weather4. Let students sort all the sentences.It stands for an infinitive: h. It stands for-ing formIt stands for time: c. It stands for date: It stands for distance: It stands for weather: a.It stands for others: d, e, f, g, I, j, k5. Explain and extend.It stands for an infinitive: h.I think I was addicted in all three ways, so it was difficult to give up.真正的主语to give up it形式主语 structure: it is+ adj.+ to do-补充1.手头边有个小笔记本是个好主意。It is a good idea to have a little notebook handy. 真正的主语to have a little notebook handy it形式主语 structure: it is+ n.+ to do-2.那样做是违法的。It is against the law to do that. 真正的主语to do that it形式主语 structure: it is+ prep.+ to do-3.观看电影让我很高兴。It gave me great pleasure to see the movie. 真正的主语to see the movie it形式主语 structure: it +v.+ to do-It stands for-ing form补充1.牛奶洒了，哭也无益。It is no good crying over spilt milk.真正的主语crying over spilt milk it形式主语 structure: it is +n.+ doing-Structure : It is no good (no use, great fun, a new experience-) doing-It stands for a clause: b. Its amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon.真正的主语that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon it形式主语 structure: it is+ adj. +that-补充他居然还活着，真是个奇迹。It is a wonder that he is still alive.Structure: It is a fact (a shame, a pity, no wonder-) that-碰巧，那年收成不好。 It happened that the harvest was bad that year.Structure: It seems (happened, doesnt matter, has turned out-)that-据说，日本发生了地震。It is said that there has been an earthquake in Japan.Structure: It is said (reported, decided, suggested-) that-It stands for time: c. Its my birthday in two weeks time-It stands for weather. a. Its a beautiful day here-It stands for distance.到市中心需要半小时。It is half an hours walk to the city center.It stands for date:这时是十月的一个晚上。It was an evening in October. 6. Exercise: Do these sentences orally. ( Ex.2, P21 )Step four Homework1. Preview the reading passage of Using Language.2. Finish the exercise of Learning Language in workbook. Step 3 Teaching reflectionThe 7th Period Using language and Extensive reading Teaching aims:1. To enable students know in what ways the HIV is spread and how to stay safe.2. To improve their skimming and scanning skills.3. To raise their awareness of HIV/AIDS. Teaching important aims :1. Develop students reading skills by extensive reading.2. Let students learn and master the useful words and phrases .Teaching difficult points : Enable students to learn to use scanning to find out the questions .Teaching Procedures Step one Lead inWatch a short flash Love under The Sun (爱在阳光下) and ask: What topic is mentioned in the flash? AIDSStep Two Fast reading & scanning一、Fast readingThis passage can be divided into three sections. Skim the poster and tell the main idea of each section? Section1: Background information about what the diseases.Section2: Ways to protect yourself.Section3: Some common myths dispelled.二、Scanning1. Whats a virus? A virus is a very small living thing that causes disease.2. How does HIV affect peoples health?HIV virus weakens a persons immune system and eventually it damages the immune system so much that the body can on longer fight against disease.3. What is the difference between AIDS and HIV?HIV is a virus, while AIDS is the stage of the illness