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Unit 2 Welcome to the unit&Reading
A beginner’s guide to exercise
A sound mind starts from a sound body. How can a weak body develop a sound mind?
—Cai Yuanpei
有健全之身体,始有健全之精神;
若身体柔弱,则思想何有发达?
Why do you like it?
What is your favourite sport?
Free talk
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Lack of time
What may stop you from doing sport?
Free talk
Lack of energy
Lack of patients
health problem
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A letter for help!
Dear friends:
I’m Tom. I am now interested in getting into shape by doing exercise. But I am confused about what I can do first. Can you help me and give me some suggestions? I am looking forward to your reply.
Tom
The passage will give us detailed guides of doing exercise.
Predict(预测) what aspects will be probably included in the guide?
Question: How do you get the main idea of each part?
Prediction
What is the genre (体裁) of the guide?
A. Narration (记叙文)
B. Exposition (说明文)
C. Argumentation (议论文)
D. News report
Scanning
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Scan the passage quickly and pay attention to the subtitles
Match correctly
Why should we choose exercise to get into shape?
(1)the benefits of exercise
How should we start to exercise?
(2)planning your exercise
routine
What should we do to support the long-hour exercise?
(3)eating and drinking right
What should we pay attention to during exercise?
(4)avoiding injury
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What is the physical benefit of exercise ?
Understanding the benefits of exercise
What is the mental health of exercise?
It increases the efficiency of your heart and lungs.
Why?
During exercise, your heart and lungs must work harder. This extra effort makes them grow stronger over the long term.
Working out can help you reduce stress and get over negative feelings.
Some studies even show that exercise improves brain functions, meaning you could actually exercise your way to better performance at school.
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Read for detailed information
Summarize the benefits of exercise
the efficiency of your heart and lungs
make people