ReadingWarming up1.What health issues do you think concern young people the most?Cigarette smoking Drinking alcohol Drug taking Diet Physical fitnessSexual health Stress AIDS and infectious Cancer Anxiety and so on 2.What’s a healthy life?A healthy person is someone who is healthy in both body and mind. Looking at the following pictures. What are they doing? Which are healthy activities while which are unhealthy activities?SingingHealthyDancingHealthyPlaying basketballHealthyDoing TaijiHealthyDrinking alcoholUnhealthyEating too muchUnhealthySmoking, coughingUnhealthyPre-reading1.Have you ever smoked? If you have, have you ever tried to stop?2.Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?3.In what ways is smoking harmful?4.What advice would you give to someone who wanted to stop smoking?5.Where could you get good advice on stopping smoking?Reading Read the passage for five minutes then answer the following questions:1. What kind of person do you think James’ grandfather is? He is fit and healthy and leads an active life. He takes an interest in his daughter’s and grandson’s well-being. He is knowledgeable. He reads the internet. He appears to love his grandson.2. What are the suggestions James’ grandfather gives to quit smoking?Suggestions to quit smoking1. Prepare yourself2. Be determined3. Break the habit4. Relax5. Get help if you need it6. Keep trying 3. Do you think the information and advice on the Internet page that James’ grandfather sent is useful for someone who is trying to give up smoking? It’s a good summary but a person wanting to give up should probably look for more information than what is presented here.4. What else could have been included? 5. What information could have been left out?Fill in the chart on the next page with information from the reading passage.Information from the reading passage.Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes1. physically addicted to nicotine2. addicted through habits3. mentally addictedHarmful physical effects for smokers1. do terrible damage to heart and lungs2. have difficulty in becoming pregnant3. can not run fastEffects that a person’s smoking can have on other peopleEffects that smoking can have on sporting performance1. other people dislike the smell2. The cigarette smoke may do harm to other people near the smoker.be unable to enjoy sportMake a summary of the advice on how to stop smoking. Be sure to use your own words and no more than five sentences.Homework 1. Make sentences with the following words and phrases: due to addicted to accustomed to automatically mentally manage pregnant quit decide on eventually2. Search on the Internet or other sources for information about how to stop smoking.
