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Unit2 Healthy Lifestyle
Reading and Thinking
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Teaching Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
understand how a habit is formed and how to change a bad habit;
summarize the main idea of a paragraph;
master the characteristics of problem-solving expository texts;
develop good health habits based on the “habit cycle”.
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Lead-in
Quickly answer the questions about daily habits
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Lead-in
Do you often stay up late?
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Lead-in
Do you often overeat?
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Lead-in
Do you rarely do exercise?
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Lead-in
Are you addicted to mobile phone?
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Lead-in
Do you smoke or drink?
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Lead-in
Do you often eat junk food?
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The more "yes",
the unhealthier you are.
It's never too late to change.
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Pre-reading
Skim the title and the passage quickly.
1. What may the genre (体裁)of the text be?
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Argumentation(议论文)
2. What is the text mainly about?
A. How teenagers make a choice.
B. How teenagers feel relaxed.
C. How teenagers change their bad habits.
D. How teenagers become more independent.
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Pre-reading
A How to change a bad habit and create good ones
B The cycle of how habits are formed
C Habits that can help us study better
D Changing habits gradually
E No easy way to change bad habits
F What a habit is
G Why bad teenage habits should be changed
Read the text and find out what main ideas are included in it.
Tick the correct ones and try to match them with related paragraphs.
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Pre-reading
A How to change a bad habit and create good ones
B The cycle of how habits are formed
C Habits that can help us study better
D Changing habits gradually
E No easy way to change bad habits
F What a habit is
G Why bad teenage habits should be changed
Read the text and find out what main ideas are included in it.
Tick the correct ones and try to match them with related paragraphs.
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Why bad teenage habits should be changed
What a habit is
The cycle of how habits are formed
How to change a bad habit and create good ones
Changing habits gradually
No easy way to change bad habits
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1.Why bad teenage habits should be changed
2.What a habit is
3.The cycle of how habits are formed
4.How to change a bad habit and create good ones
5.Changing habits gradually
6.No easy way to change bad habits
the Problem
the problem
solve
conclusion
_ the problem
analyse
raise
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While-reading
Para.1
1.Why bad teenage habits should be changed?
2.What should teenagers first do to prevent harmful habits from dominating their life?
A.Stay away from bad habits. B.Recognize bad habits.
C.Think out ways to get rid of them. D.Change themselves.
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These bad habits, if left unchecked, could lead to more serious ones when they become adults.
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While-reading
Para.2
1. How can a choice lead to a habit?
2. What does the word “automatic” in para.2 mean?
A.natural B. strange C. unclear D. difficult
3. What characteristics does a habit have?
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habit
choice
repeat
_______
_______
_______
It’s hard to change.
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While-reading
Para.3
1.What are the three stages of habit cycle ?
2.Which of the follow is considered as “reward ” ?
A. You take a walk around the school in the morning.
B. You find yourself excited after a talk with your friend.
C. You decide to borrow two books from the city library.
D. You're willing to volunteer in your community this weekend.
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Cue - Routine - Reward
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While-reading
Para.4
1. What is the first step to change a bad habit?
2. How does the habit cycle help correct bad habits?
First examine our bad habit cycles and then try to adapt them.
Combining the information from our bad cycles with our own positive ideas.
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Habit Cycle
cue
when we
feel sad
routine
We eat a lot of unhealthy snacks
reward
We feel happy
cue
when we
feel sad
routine
We listen to some music
reward
We feel happy
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While-reading
Para.5
To change a bad habit, we need_____ .
A.time B.discipline C.repeated small steps D.all of above
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While-reading
Para.6
1. What do “magic pill” and “delete button” refer to?
2. What kind of attitude does the author hold to changing bad habits?
A.Negative. B.Sad. C.Doubtful. D.Positive.
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They refer to easy ways.
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Think of one bad habit and write down the cue, routine, and reward. Then come up with an idea of how to break the bad habit.
Discussion
ROUTINE
CUE
REWARD
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Pick out the topics about your bad habits. Discuss in groups, make a dialogue and share how to get rid of your bad habits.
Play a sitcom
Love eating snacks
sleep in class
smoking and drinking alcohol
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As teenagers grow up, they become more independent and start making their own decisions. However, during this period, it can be easy for some of them 1. ______(form) bad habits. These bad habits, if 2. _____(leave) unchecked, could lead to more serious ones when they become adults. 3. __________(change) bad habits is never easy, even with many attempts. The good news is that we can change our bad habits, if we understand 4. ______ habits work. To facilitate 5. ______ positive change in our bad habits, we must first examine our bad habit cycles and then try to adapt them. We can do this by 6. ________(combine) the information from our habit cycles with our own positive ideas. We can also use the habit cycle 7. ______(create) good habits. Many of us try to change bad habits quickly, and if we are not successful straight away, we often become pessimistic and give up. In fact, the most successful way to change is not suddenly, 8. ______ over a period of time. To reach the goal of change, a person must 9. _______(repeat) take many small steps. Young people have the power to build a happy and 10. _______ (health) life full of good habits!
Practice
to form
left
To change
how
a
combining
to create
but
repeatedly
healthy
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Assignment
Basic: Search for more information about healthy lifestyles
Advanced: Write a short essay on how to break bad habits and build a healthy lifestyle.
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THANK YOU!
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