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UNIT 7
Ways to be healthy
Lesson 6 Understanding cultures:
Tai Chi
1
Warming up
3
Tai Chi is a mysterious Chinese art.
1 Read the conversation and complete the introduction to Tai Chi.
Danny: Hey! Liu Yan, you have perfect balance! I want to have good balance too. Please tell me how.
Liu Yan: Well, I practice Tai Chi. It helps me become patient, focused, and relaxed.
Danny: Cool! That's just what I need! What is Tai Chi then?
Liu Yan: Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. It includes a series of slow and gentle movements. It is good for health.
Danny: Can you teach me to practice Tai Chi?
Liu Yan: Sure! Let’s warm up first. Now take a slow, deep breath like me. You must learn to control your energy. Don't shake your body.
Danny: Okay…I’m getting the hang of it. I think I can become a Tai Chi master one day!
an ancient Chinese martial art
become patient, focused, and relaxed
a series of slow and gentle movements
energy
shake your body
2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
What is Tai Chi?
Why does Liu Yan practice Tai Chi?
How do you warm up before you practice Tai Chi?
3 Chinese kung fu, also known as wushu or Chinese martial arts, is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Do you think it is the same as Tai Chi? Talk with your partner.
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Practice
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一、单项选择
B
We need to have a ____ diet to keep healthy.
A. balance B. balanced C. balancing D. balances
2.____ enough sleep is important for our health.
A. Have B. Having C. Had D. To having
3. Tai Chi can help you ____ patient and focused.
A. become B. becomes C. became D. becoming
4. Don't spend too much time ____ computer games.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
B
A
C
二、填空题
Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese ___________ (martial art).
2. Drinking milk is good ________ (for/at/to) your bones.
3. We should warm up before doing ________ (exercise/sport/game/ activity).
4. He is getting the hang of ________ (play/plays/playing/played) the piano.
martial art
for
exercise
playing
三、翻译
极拳是一种武术。
2. 有一系列关于科学的书。
3. 吃蔬菜对你的健康有好处。
4. 我们在跑步前需要热身。
5. 她正在掌握说英语的窍门。
Tai Chi is a kind of martial art.
There are a series of books on science.
Eating vegetables is good for your health.
We need to warm up before running.
She is getting the hang of speaking English.
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