What health issues do you think concern young people the most?

Cigarette smoking

Drinking alcoholShadowboxing

Sing and dancing diet

Dug taking

2. Share your list with others in your class and make a class list of important health issues

3. In your group, choose one health issue you think is particularly important. List five things you would like to tell other people about this issue.

Pre-reading

Discuss with others in your class:

1. 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

ADVICE FROM GRANDAD

Task 1 Skimming

Who wrote the letter?

What is the purpose of the letter?

Who wrote the letter?

What is the purpose of the letter?

Q:

1. What’s the main idea of the letter?

James’ grandfather wrote to help James give up smoking.

2. List the details under the following subtitles.The ways to become addicted to cigarettesThe harmful effects of smoking Suggestions to quit smoking

The ways to become addicted to cigarettes

The harmful effects of smoking

1. Become accustomed to having nicotine

2. Become addicted through habit

3. Become mentally addicted

1. Cause terrible damaged to your heat and lungs

2. Have difficulties in becoming pregnant

3. Affect the health of non-smokers

4. Smell terrible

5. Have the ends of the fingers turn yellow

6. Be unable to run fast…

Suggestions to quit smoking

1. Prepare yourself

2. be determined

3. Break the habit

4. relax

5. Get help If you need it

6. Keep trying

7. …

How to separate major and minor details1. State the main idea in your words.

2. Look for the information that directly supports the main idea.

3. Look for most important words that tell you what the information will be about.

4. Underline the major details as you fine them.

5. Read over quickly the words or sentences that do not give information about the main idea.

comprehending

1. What kind of person do you think James’ grandfather is?

2. 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?

3. What else could have been included?

4. What information could have been left out?

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 his grandson’s well-being. He is knowledgeable. He reads the internet. He appears to love his grandson.

Information from the reading passage

Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes

Harmful physical effects for smokers

Effects a person’s smoking can have on other people

Effects smoking can have on sporting performance

1. Physically addicted to nicotine

2. Addicted through habits

3. Mentally addicted1. Do terrible damage to heart and lungs

2. have difficulty in becoming pregnant

3. Can not run fast1. Other people dislike the smell

2. The cigarette smoke may do harm to other people near the smoker.

Be unable to enjoy sport

3. Make a summary of the advice on how to stop smoking. Be sure to use your own words and no more than five sentences.

2. 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 is a good summary but a person wanting to give up should probably look for more information than what is presented here.

3. What else could have been included?

Students may add any further information.

4. What information could have been left out?

It all seems useful.

Language points:Language points:

1. Why do you think some adolescents start smoking?

adolescent / Teenager

拓展知识

Baby / infant

Child (English) / kids(American)

toddler

youth:

婴儿年幼的孩子

会走路的小孩

13 到 19 岁的人

男性青年

I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.

due to

Her worldwide fame is due to his support.

The accident is due to your careless driving.

The game was put off due to the rain.

表示因果关系的单词和短语

because 从属连词“因为”表示所叙述的理由是本局的重点

as/since 从属连词“因为”表示理由是已知的， 而理由以外才是叙述的重点

for 并列连词，不用于句首，置于第一分句之后，补充理由；第一分句表示推测时，用 for 说明推测的依据。

because of 介词“因为”较口语化

owing to 介词“因为” 较正式

thanks to 介词“因为”“多亏了”

as a result of 介词“因为”

as a result 副词 “因此”

therefore 副词 “因此”

so 并列连词 “因此”

with the result that 接从句 “因此”

I became addicted to cigarettes

addicted adj. 嗜好… 的；上了…瘾的

The children are addicted to computer games.

( 喻 ) 孩子们对计算机游戏上了瘾。

addictive 上瘾的

addition n. 加 , 加起来 , in addition adv. 另外

addiction n. 沉溺 , 上瘾

addict n.

This means that after a while your becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it…Accustom v. vt. 使习惯于

They had to accustom themselves to the hot weather. 他们不得不使自己习惯于炎热的天气。be /get / become accustomed to 习惯于

You will soon get accustomed to the job.

accustom +n./oneself +to 使自己习惯于 ;

Children are quick to accustom themselves to new surroundings

I knew it was time to quit smoking.

quit quitted 或 quit, quitting 停止；

He has not quit smoking, but is holding down to three cigarettes a day.

他并没有戒烟 , 但是已减到每天只抽三支烟了。

只能用动词的 -ing 形式做宾语的动词有

Admit; advise; allow; appreciate; avoid; celebrate; complete; consider; deny; forbid; fancy 想象 ,; finish; keep ; mention; mind; miss; pardon; permit; prevent; delay; discuss; dislike; enjoy; escape; excuse; explain; imagine; postpone推迟 ,; practise; quit; recall 记起 ; recommend推荐 ,; recollect 记起 ,; resist 抵抗 , risk 冒险 ,; suggest; tolerate 忍受 ; understand

In spite of her wounded leg, she managed to get up the stairs

In spite of 尽管

I went out in spite of the rain.

尽管下雨我还是出去了。

In spite of great efforts we failed to carry our plans through.

" 尽管我们作出了巨大努力 , 我们还是没能完成计划。 "

Still others just get into the habit of smoking.

get into the habit of /fall into the habit of/ form a habit of 养成 [ 染上 ] 某习惯

get abroad ( 消息等 ) 传播 ( 开 )

get across 使通过

get away from( 使 ) 摆脱 , ( 使 ) 离开 ; 无视 , 对 ... 置之不理

get into trouble

Are you at risk?

at risk=in danger 有危险

at the risk of (=at risk to) 冒 ... 之险 ; 不顾 ...之风险

at one's own [the owner's, the buyer's] risk

( 损失、风险等 ) 由自已 [ 物主、买主 ] 负责

run [take] a risk(s) 冒险