Unit 31.What diseases can you think of ?2. Which of them are deadly diseases?Warming up:backache lung disease liver trouble kidney diseaseSARSDo you think that people in the picture are healthy or not?What is a healthy life like?How can we keep How can we keep healthyhealthy??Can you tell which activity is healthy and which is unhealthy?We’re suffering too much stress.We are doing Taichi.drinking alcoholI’m addicted to overeating. Smoking cigarettesI’ve become addicted to smoking cigarettes.A healthy life should include two aspects, physical health and mental health. So a person who lacks either is not a healthy person. Look at the pictures on page 17 and discuss which ones depict (describe) healthy activity and which depict an unhealthy one .1. What health issues do you think concern young people the most?Cigarette smoking Drinking alcoholDrug taking DietPhysical fitness Sexual healthStress 2. Can you think of other issues that are also important?AIDS and infection, parenting, relationships, food and nutrition, environmental health, domestic violence, air pollution, cancer, anxiety, birth control, dental health, divorce3. Ten health issues concerning Chinese people the most in 2005Food securityMedical service problemsAIDSEffects of environmental pollution on healthNutrition and health conditionMedical emergency treatmentMental illnessFalse medical adsMedicine securityBirth defects4.Look at all the issues on the screen and in the textbook. Which issue do you think is the most important one?E.g: We think that drug taking is particularly important. As we all know, drug taking does great harm to people’s health; it will gradually kill a person if he gets addicted to it. Buying drug costs a lot of money, so many drug takers sell out their fortune to afford the drug they need. And as a result, many families break up in this way. We also know that our government has to spend a lot of money on drug addicts’ treatment.Pre-readingWhy do you think some adolescents start smoking? 1. We know that some adolescents started smoking at very early years. Why do you think they smoke?…many adults around them smoke, so they may think it is cool to smoke. …they are not well aware of the harm of smoking.… they are falsely influenced by some media such as TV series and movies.2. Suppose some of them realized the harm of smoking and wanted to stop it. What advice would you give to them?My advice is that let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports, playing music, reading, playing chess and so on.3.In what way is smoking harmful?4. Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking? So I think public media should give adolescents correct guidance.It’s parent’s duty to tell their kids about the harm of smoking before they get addicted to it.
