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Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy
Reading
Free Talk
What is your favourite sport?
Why do you like it?
Lead-in
Why not take exercise?
Many benefits for our mind and body.
For example,
Strengthen our bones
Improve your mood and memory
Boost our self-esteem and confidence
Why not take exercise?
Pre-reading
Q1: 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
Self study
The guide gives information on exercise for beginners
指南
Q2: What might prevent people from starting exercise?
Discuss in pairs and answer the questions.
Possible reasons
Lack of time
Lack of skills
Lack of motivation (动力)
Lack of energy
Extreme weather conditions
Fear of injury
High costs and lack of facilities
…
Things are always difficult at the start.
万事开头难。
How to start exercising?
Q3: Predict: What kind of information do you think this guide will give?
Question: How do you get the prediction?
according to its
title, subheadings (小标题) and pictures?
Discuss in pairs and answer the questions.
While-reading
Topic
Text type
Target readers
Author’s identity
(身份)
Writing purpose
A guide
Beginners of exercise
An expert in exercise
Exercise
To give some guidance (指导)
on how to start exercising
Careful Reading
Structure
A beginner’s guide
to exercise
Understanding the benefits
of exercise
Planning your exercise routine
Eating and drinking right
Avoiding injury
Part1-Introduction
(Para.1)
Part2-Body
(Para.2-5)
Part3-Conclusion
(Para.6)
1. Read the guide and fill in the blanks with some key phrases.
Tip: Pay attention to some linking words (连接词)
when you search the information needed.
Understanding the
benefits of exercise
Physical benefits
______________
Mental health
Q1: What are the physical and mental benefits of exercise?
Physical
benefits Increasing the _______ of heart and lungs.
Having better ________system and being at
______ risk of disease.
Mental
benefits Reducing _________.
Getting over ___________________.
Improving certain ___________________.
efficiency
immune
lower
stress
negative feelings
brain functions
__________________
__________________
What types of
exercise you enjoy
Planning your
exercise routine
What you expect
to improve
Three types
of
exercise
1._________ exercise
2._________ training
3._________ training
Aerobic
Strength
Flexibility
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Eating and
drinking right
What to eat
______________
Drinking water
When to eat
Q1: What should we eat?
Foods that can provide _______________________.
Foods that are _________________________.
plenty of carbohydrates
rich in protein
Q2: When to eat and drink?
before
after
doing exercise
at least 30 mins
or an hour after
a hard workout
When to eat?
When to drink?
throughout exercise to make up for water lost
an average of 1.5-2.5 hours
_________________
__________________
Starting small
_________________
__________________
___________________
Avoiding injury
Wearing proper
clothes and equipment
Warming up before exercise and stretching after exercise
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① Aerobic activities, like jogging, swimming and skiing develop… (Line16-17)
Strength training, such as pull-ups and weightlifting,… (Line17-18)
Flexibility training, including gymnastics and tai chi,… (Line19-20)
Foods like noodles, rice, fruit and vegetables… (Line26)
…eat foods rich in protein, such as fish, eggs, and milk products. (Line29-30)
Q1: What writing technique is used in the sentences above?
Q2: What are the purposes?
Giving examples.
To provide readers with options.
To make language diverse (多样化).
2. Analyze the writing techniques and appreciate the language.
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2. Analyze the writing techniques and appreciate the language.
② It has also been proven that active people tend to have better immune systems..... (Line 7-8)
Above all, choose activites you enjoy because, in this way, you’re more likely to stick with them (Line 22-23)
In general, you should have your meal an average ...... (Line 30-31)
Q: What kind of language does the red part belong to? Why?
Cautious language
To avoid overgeneralizing ( 过度泛化 )
2. Analyze the writing techniques and appreciate the language.
Revise the sentences using cautious language
They want to get as much as sleep as they can.
They usually want to get as much as sleep as they can.
However, truly healthy people get their workout done anyway.
However, truly healthy people probably get their workout done anyway.
③ Like cars that run on petrol, your body burns carbohydrates for energy.
( lines 25-26)
Q1: What rhetorical device (修辞手法) is used in this sentence?
A. Parallelism (排比) B. Hyperbole (夸张)
C. Analogy (类比) D. Personification (拟人)
2. Analyze the writing techniques and appreciate the language.
The author uses “analogy” (类比) in this sentence, in which the human body is compared to a car and carbohydrates are compared to petrol. The human body and the car have some characteristics in common, and so do carbohydrates and the petrol. For example, both the human body and the car need to burn something for energy.
When an analogy is used, an abstract concept is easier to understand.
Q2: What are the effects of using analogy?
Post-reading
What other information can be added to the guide?
1.Discuss in groups.
2. Write a paragraph.
Write a 60-word paragraph to add some other information to
the guide. Make sure:
1.Your paragraph is clearly organized with some linking word.
e.g. To begin with / above all / also / besides / in addition / finally…
2.Your paragraph includes some specific (具体的) examples.
e.g. such as / like / including / for example…
Tip: don’t forget to add a subheading to your paragraph!
Avoiding over-exercising
Exercise is beneficial to us in many ways. However, that doesn’t mean you have to take over-exercising. To begin with, you had
better know about your own health situation so that you won’t
hurt your body because of over-exercising. Also, why not consult (咨询) your heath expert? They can tell you about some moderate (适中的) exercise suitable for you. Last but not the
least, it is of great importance to adjust your amount of exercise
in time once you find it hard to stick with.
Homework:
1. Finish and polish your writing
2. Make your own exercise plan
A sound mind starts from a sound body.
How can a weak body develop a sound mind?
—— Cai Yuanpei
2. Analyze the writing techniques and appreciate the language.
① It has also been proven that… (Line 7-8)
Some studies even show that… (Line 10-11)
Q: Why does the author mention some studies here?
To support his ideas
To make his ideas convincing (可信的)
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