M6U3 reading 学案

Reading

Before class

I. Match the words to the definitions:

1.due to a. because of

2.tough b. having or causing problems or difficulties 3.strengthen c. to become stronger

4.desperate d. (of an action) giving little hope of success; hopeless

5.ashamed e. feeling shame or embarrassment about sth/sb or because of sth you have done 6. stress f. pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb’s life 7. mental g. connecting with or happening in the mind

II. Find the following sentences in the passage:

1. 我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。

________________________________________________________________________________ 2.比如说，我不知道抽烟能严重侵害人的心脏和肺部，也不知道抽烟的夫妇生育能力会下降。 ________________________________________________________________________________ 3.每当你想要吸烟的时候，你就提醒你自己：你是不吸烟的人。

________________________________________________________________________________

III. Answer the questions 1. How can we keep healthy?

2. What are the harmful effects of smoking?

In class

Reading for structure and main idea

I. Go through the text and try to find out:

a letter from_________________ to _______ explaining how a smoker Advice from

___________________ cigarettes and why he should ____________. Granddad (two parts)

a page on the Internet: about some ______ to ___________. Main idea of the passage: James’ grandad wrote to _____________________________ Reading for information

I. Read paragraph 3&4 and fill in the blanks. (Group work) Information from the reading passage Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes Harmful physical effects for smokers Effects that a person’s smoking can have on other people Effects that smoking can have on sporting performance II. Read the second part of the text and answer the following question:  What suggestions does it give for smokers to quit smoking? After reading

 What kind of person do you think James’s grandfather is?

 Fill in the blank using the words on the blackboard.

As is known to all, smoking ___________________ our health and others. Many adults ____________________ smoking due to the stress of life. Even some ______________become

addicted to it. What they don’t realize is that how easy their bodies __________________ ____having nicotine. Although many of them knows that smoking does harm to their health, they can’t _____ it. In fact, it is the __________ addition rather the physical effects that make it so difficult. Just like smoking, drinking will do damage to our health, too. What’s more, heavy drinkers usually make their family __________ and___________. Role play (work in pairs)

A is someone who gets addicted to smoking. B is one of A’s friends or classmates, etc.

B tries to give A some helpful advice and persuade him/her to give up smoking.

After class

Today I’ve learned some new words and expressions: ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Assignment

Listen to the tape and read after it. Finish Ex. 1 on P20.

Write a passage to introduce the harmful effects of smoking.