HealthyLifestyleReadingandthinkingLearntodevelopgoodhealthhabitsByTityP14Attheendofthislesson,Iwillbeableto:

understandhowahabitisformedandhowtochangeabadhabit;

summarizethemainideaofaparagraph;

masterthecharacteristicsofproblem-solvingexpositorytexts;

developgoodhealthhabitsbasedonthe“habitcycle”.LearningObjectivesWarmingupWhatishealthylifestyle?healthylifestylephysicalhealthmentalhealtheatnutritiousfooddoexerciseregularlygetenoughsleepaskforhelpremainoptimisticbalancework&playDoyouhaveanybadhabits?WarmingupWarmingupHaveyoutriedtocorrectthemandwhatwastheresult?Prediction2.Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A.NarrationB.ExpositionC.ArgumentationNarration:atypeofwritingtotellastory.Exposition:atypeofwritingtoinformorexplain.Argumentation:atypeofwritingtoconvinceorpersuade.1.Whatcanbecoveredinthepassage?Definitionofahabitanddevelopmentofahabit.Theeffectsofagood/badhabit.Thewaytodevelopagoodhabitorkickabadhabit.FindthemainideaofaparagraphThemainideaissometimesstatedineithertheopeningorclosingsentence,Ifnot,lookforanotherstandout"sentence,orsummarisetheparagraphinyourmindbyaskingyourself,"Whatisitmainlyabout?”Findthemainideaof

a

paragraphThemainideaissometimes

statedineithertheopeningor

closingsentence,Ifnot,lookfor

another“standout”sentence,or

summarisetheparagraphinyour

mindbyaskingyourself,“Whatis

itmainlyabout?”ReadformainideaSkimthepassagetofindoutwhatmainideasareincludedandorganizetheminacorrectorder.①Readformainidea⑥①②③④⑤Asteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirowndecisions.However,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits.ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Forexample,someofthemmaybecomeinvolyedintobaccooralcoholabuse,whichcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Topreventharmfulhabitslikethesefromdominatingateenager'slifeisessential.Theymustlearntorecognisebadhabitscarlyandmakeappropriatechanges.Asteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirown

decisions.However,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbad

habits.Thesebadhabits.ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhenthey

becomeadults.Forexample,someofthemmaybecomeinvoledintobaccooralcohol

abuse,whichcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Topreventharmful

habitslikethesefromdominatingateenager'slifeisessential.Theymustlearnto

recognisebadhabitscarelyandmakeappropriatechanges.ReadformainideaGWhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechanged①Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways.ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthachoicebcomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticand

formsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.②ReadformainideamakeachoiceformahabitautomaticallyrepeatitHowahabitisformed?FWhatahabitisTochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways.ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Accordingtomodernpsychology,wemustfirstlearn

aboutthe"habitcycle",whichworkslikethis:Firstly,thereis

a“cue”,anaction,

event,

or

situationthatactsasasignaltodosomething.

Secondly,thereisa“routine”,theregularactionyoutakeinresponsetothecue.Thirdly,thereisthe“reward”,thegoodthingor

feelingwegetfromtheroutine.Forexample,whenwefeelunhappy(cue),weeatlotsofunhealthysnacks(routine),whichmakesusfeelhappy(reward).Therewardmakesusmuchmorelikelytocontinuethecycle,andthebadhabitofrelyingonunhealthysnacksisformedReadformainidea③snackshappyBThecycleofhowhabitsareformedunhappyTochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways.ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Tofacilitateapositivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabit

cyclesandthentrytoadaptthem.Wecandothisbycombiningtheinformationfromourhabitcycleswithourownpositiveideas.Forexample,wecouldtrytoreplaceanegativeroutinewithsomethingmorepositive.So,whenwefeelunhappyagain(cue),

ratherthaneatsnacks,wecouldlistentosomeofourfavouritemusicinstead(routine).whichwillmakeusfeelrelaxed(reward).Asidefromchangingbadhabits,wecanalso

usethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.Forexample,whenwecometoanescalator(cue),ournormalroutineistorideit,butwecouldchangethisroutineintosomethingmorepositivebytakingthestairsinstead.ReadformainideaAHowtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodones④Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways.ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Manyofustrytochangebadhabitsquickly,andifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochange

isnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.AstheChinesephilosopherLaoZiwrote,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”O(jiān)nestepseemssmall,but

itisessential.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmustshowsomedisciplineand

repeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Afterall,itisnoteasytobreakbadhabits.ReadformainideaDChanginghabitsgradually⑤Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussaENoeasywaytochangebadhabitsyingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways.ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething.andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Foryoungpeople,thereisplentyoftimetochangebadhabits.However,thereisno“magicpill”ordeletebuttonthatwillhelpyou;youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabits

anddecideonsomechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefull

ofgoodhabits!ReadformainideaENoeasywaytochangebadhabits⑥FindthemainideaofaparagraphThemainideaissometimesstatedineithertheopeningorclosingsentence,Ifnot,lookforanotherstandout"sentence,orsummarisetheparagraphinyourmindbyaskingyourself,"Whatisitmainlyabout?”ReadingskillSumupthemainideaofaparagraphFindthemainideaofaparagraphThemainideaissometimesstatedineithertheopeningorclosingsentence,Ifnot,lookforanotherstandout"sentence,orsummarisetheparagraphinyourmindbyaskingyourself,"Whatisitmainlyabout?”ChecktheanswersFindoutmainideasareincludedandorganizetheminacorrectorder.456321Foryoungpeople,thereisplentyoftimetochangebadhabits.However,thereisno“magicpillordeletebuttonthatwillhelpyou;youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabitsanddecideonsomechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefullofgoodhabits!ReadforStructureWhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechanged?Whatahabitis?Thecycleofhowhabitsareformed.Howtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodones?Changinghabitsgradually.Noeasywaytochangebadhabits.RaisetheproblemAnalysetheproblemSolvetheproblemDrawaconclusionExpositionaproblem-solvingexpositorytextsRaisetheproblemAnalysetheproblemSolvetheproblemDrawaconclusionExpositionReadforStructurePara1Para2-3Para4-5Para6Toexplainateenageproblemandsuggest

possiblesolutions.Itisessentialtopreventbadhabitsfrom

dominatingateenager'slife.Achoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitif

repeatedoverandoveragian.Whatshouldwedotochangeabadhabit?Itisnoteasytochangeabadhabit.(

)1．Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhefirstparagraph?A．Introducethetopicinthistext.B．Showushowtochangeourbadhabits.C．Giveustwoexamplesinourlife.D．Tellusnottotakedrugs.Criticalthinking()2．Thekeytochangingourbadhabitsis________.A．thethreestepsofhabitformationB．theimportanceofagoodhabitC．formingtherightroutineforpeopleD．understandinghowhabitsworkCriticalthinking(

)3．Theauthorgivesmanyexamplesinthistextto________.A．showhis/herwideknowledgeB．supporthistopicsC．persuadethereaderstoreadmoreD．callonustotakecareofourchildrenCriticalthinking(

)4．Throughthegivenexamplesinthetext,youwillfeeliteasyforyouto________.A．changeyourbadhabitsB．understandotherpeopleC．grasptheauthor’sideasD．formagoodhabitCriticalthinking(

)5．Theauthorwritesthistextto________.A．tellusthelongwaytoagoodhabitB．showushowtobreakourbadhabitsC．giveussometipsinourdailylifeD．remindusofthebadeffectofhabitsCriticalthinkingThinkofonebadhabitandwritedownthecue,routine,andreward.Thencomeupwithanideaofhowtobreakthebadhabit.ROUTINEThinkofonebadhabitandwrite

downthecue,routine,andreward.Thencomeupwithanideaofhow

tobrea