UsingLanguageUnit2HealthylifestyleBytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:understandtheauthor’sprocessofchangingabadlifestyle;summarizethestructureandwritingtechniqueofthearticle;understandtheimpactofbadlifestyleonpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth;havethecouragetochangebadhabitsanddevelopahealthylifestyle;writeanarticleaboutchangingyourunhealthylifestyle.Pre-readingIfthereisasummercamporganisedbythemagazineHealthylife,wouldyouliketojoin?Whyorwhynot?Whatdoyouexpecttolearnthere?Thetwolettersarefromstudentstotheeditor,whoattendedthesummercamporganizedbythemagazineHealthyLife.Whydidtheywritetotheeditorafterattendingthesummercamp?Whatdidtheysayintheirletters?Let’sturntothetext!WangLuGeorgeFieldingWhile-readingActivity1

Readforsomedetails1．Readthetwoletterscarefullyandfillinthechart.WangLuGeorgeFieldingProblemdidnotfeel______________________________________felt______________,lacked___________got_________________,

experienced______________felt___________________feltevenmore__________

after________________________________________Decisionto____________________to____________________to_____________________________________________well,eitherphysicallyormentallysleepyanddizzypassiontheflueasilymanytoothachesstressedoutwornoutplayingcomputergamesdayandnighteatnosugarexerciseregularlytakecontrolofhislifeandfindotherwaystorelaxWangLuGeorgeFieldingActionstopped_________________________________________________

exerciseseverydayfor___________________________________goes_____________________________________Resultmore______________________

________in_________________sleeps________,nolonger_______________________________feelslike_____________________________________________feelsmuchmore________feelshecan________________________________biscuitsandsuguarydrinksbuyingallthesweets,atleastrockclimbingmonthlywithhisdaddynamicandstrongerthaneverbothbodyandmindsoundlyfromafluvirusortoothachessufferssheisincontrolofherownlifeenergetichimselfforthebetterchange30minutes2．WhydidGeorgethink“Itwasabigstrugglenottojoinmyfriendsinplayingonlinegames”？A．Becausehewastookeenontheonlinegames.B．Becausehedidn’tdiscouragehisfriends.C．Becausehewantedtomakenewfriends.D．Becausehewouldliketostudynewgameskills.3．Whoaremostlikelytobeinterestedintheletters?A．Youngstudentswhohavesimilarproblems.B．Youngcoupleswhohavechildrenattendingschool.C．Journalistswhowanttocoverthelatestevents.D．Editorswhowanttochangetheirownlifestyles.√√Activity2

ReadforthestructuresA.identifyingproblem(s)B.consideringwhattodoC.whathe/shehasdonetochangeD.theresultsLabeltheparagraphsusingthelettersbelow.ProblemDecisionAction(s)Result(s)Problem-solutionpattern2．Theoutlineofalettertotheeditoraboutyourlifestyleisjustlikethis：DearEditor(稱呼)，AfterIattendedyoursummercampabouthealthandlifestylechoices，IrealisedI...eitherphysicallyormentally...(詳述自己曾面臨的問題)Imadeupmymindtochangetwothingsinmylife...(為解決問題作出的決定)AfterthatIstopped...Sometimes，I...OthertimesI...(實施的舉措)Theresultshavebeen...Ifeelmore...Inolonger...(產(chǎn)生的積極結(jié)果)Yours，LiHua(署名)Activity3

Readforlanguagefeatures1．讀文章并找出描述作者曾面臨的問題的句子。(1)...IrealisedIhardlyeverfeltwell，eitherphysicallyormentally.Ioftenfeltsleepyanddizzy，andlackedpassion.Mostworrying，though，Igottheflueasilyandexperiencedmanytoothaches，too.(2)Afterstartinghighschool，Ifeltstressedoutandalwaysrelaxedbyplayingcomputergames.IgotsoabsorbedthatIplayedthegamesdayandnight.Playingwasfun，butIfeltevenmorewornoutafterwards!2．讀文章并找出描述作者為解決問題而作出決定的句子。(1)Imadeupmymindtochangetwothingsinmylife:toeatnothingwithsugarandtoexerciseregularly.(2)Idecidedtotakecontrolofmylifeandfindotherwaystorelax.3．讀文章并找出描述作者為解決問題而實施舉措的句子。(1)AfterthatIstoppedbuyingallthesweets，biscuits，andsugarydrinksthatIusedtohaveeveryday.WheneverIwentoutwithfriends，Ibroughtsnacksfromhome，thingsthatdidn’thaveanyaddedsugar:fruit，nuts，driedmeat，etc.(2)NowmydadandIgorockclimbingtogethermonthly!4．讀文章并找出描述產(chǎn)生積極結(jié)果的句子。(1)Theresultshavebeenfantastic.Ifeelmoredynamicandstrongerthanever，inbothbodyandmind.Isleepsoundlyatnightnow.Inolongersufferfromafluvirusortoothacheseither.Bestofall，inmyopinion，ishowIfeelaboutmyself.IfeellikeI’mincontrolofmyownlife.(2)Ithasenhancedthequalityofmylife，improvingmyhealthandincreasingmyhappiness.Igetrefreshed...Ifeelmuchmoreenergetic.IfeelthatIcanchangemyselfforthebetter.本單元的寫作任務(wù)是給編輯寫一封講述自己生活方式的信。此類作文主要圍繞以下幾個方面寫作：1．首先要詳細(xì)敘述自己曾經(jīng)不良的生活方式；2．再以時間為主線敘述事情發(fā)展的經(jīng)過，即從過去不健康或亞健康狀態(tài)，經(jīng)過積極的調(diào)整，達到現(xiàn)在的身心健康狀態(tài)；3．最后表達自己對此的感悟。WritingActivity1Tipsforwritingalettertotheeditoraboutyourlifestyle.(寫作技法)一、篇章結(jié)構(gòu)本文兼顧書信和記敘文的體裁特點。首先，它具備書信的基本構(gòu)成要素，包括稱呼、正文、信尾敬語和署名。正文部分為記敘文的寫法。第一段：敘述自己曾經(jīng)不良的生活方式；第二段：為改變生活方式所作出的決定；第三段：為改變生活方式所采取的措施；第四段：產(chǎn)生的積極的結(jié)果。二、注意事項1．文章要體現(xiàn)出自己改變前后的身心狀態(tài)的對比。2．前后兩種不同生活方式的對比。3．準(zhǔn)確使用人稱和語態(tài)。常用表達1．Havingagoodhabitisveryimportant.2．Playingcomputergamesforalongtimewilldoharmtoyourhealth.3．Doingexerciseisanothergoodwaytokeephealthy/fit.4．Runningisthebestworkoutforlosingweightbecauseit’scheap.5．Itisimportanttoaskyourdoctorforahealthcheckonceayear.6．Goingtobedearlyandgettingupearlyisalsoveryimportant.7．Tokeephealthy，we’dbettercutdownonfatandsugarinourdiets.8．Itisbadforyourhealthtostayindoorsforalongtime.假定你是李華，參加完HealthyLife雜志社組織的第二期夏令營活動后，你努力改變不健康的生活習(xí)慣。請給雜志社的編輯寫一封信，內(nèi)容如下：1．你想改變什么樣的生活習(xí)慣；2．為什么你想要改變；3．你計劃如何改變；4．你希望看到什么結(jié)果。注意：1.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Activity2Writealettertotheeditoraboutyourlifestyle.(分步演練)第一步審題謀篇審題1．確定文體：這是一篇應(yīng)用文。2．主體時態(tài)：現(xiàn)在的情況用一般現(xiàn)在時，改變不良生活習(xí)慣的行動計劃和預(yù)期效果用一般將來時。3．主體人稱：以第一人稱為主。謀篇第一段：介紹自己不良的生活習(xí)慣；第二段：改變不良生活習(xí)慣的原因；第三段：改變不良生活習(xí)慣的行動計劃；第四段：預(yù)期的結(jié)果。第二步遣詞造句核心詞匯(含本單元詞匯)1．熬夜2．筋疲力盡的；疲憊的3．焦慮不安的；心力交瘁4．下定決心做某事5．立即；馬上6．保持均衡飲食7．應(yīng)該8．鍛煉9．養(yǎng)成……的習(xí)慣10．恢復(fù)精力stayupwornoutstressedoutmakeupone’smindtodosthstraightawaykeepabalanceddietbesupposedto(do)workoutdevelopthehabitofgetrefreshed連詞成句(含本單元句型)1．我經(jīng)常不吃早餐，吃垃圾食品，熬夜，很少做體育鍛煉。Ioftenskipbreakfast，eatjunkfood，stayuplateandtakelittlephysicalexercise.2．他們給我的身體和精神都帶來了負(fù)面影響。Theyhavebroughtmeanegativeeffectphysicallyandmentally.3．我經(jīng)常感到緊張和疲憊不堪。Iamoftenstressedoutandwornout.4．為了保持健康，我決定馬上改變一下自己。Tokeepfit，Ihavemadeupmymindtochangemyselfstraightaway.5．我會保持均衡的飲食。Iwillkeepabalanceddiet.6．我認(rèn)為定期鍛煉是個好主意。Ithinktoworkoutregularlyisagoodidea.7．我應(yīng)該養(yǎng)成早睡早起的習(xí)慣。Iamsupposedtodevelopthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.8．我會變得更加精神，更有活力和精力充沛。Iwillgetmorerefreshed，dynamicandenergetic.9．更好的是，我覺得我可以讓自己變得更好。Betteryet，IfeelthatIcanchangemyselfforthebetter.第三步句式升級1．將句1和句2用定語從句合并成一句話。Ioftenskipbreakfast，eatjunkfood，stayuplateandtakelittlephysicalexercise，whichhavebroughtmeanegativeeffectphysicallyandmentally.2．用it充當(dāng)形式主語改寫句6。Ithinkit’sagoodideatoworkoutregularly.第四步組句成篇用適當(dāng)?shù)倪^渡詞語，把以上詞匯和句式，再加上聯(lián)想內(nèi)容，組成一篇英語短文。Usethefollowingchecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Doesthelettersaywhatthewriter’sproblemis?Doestheletterexplainthedecisionsthewritermadetosolvetheproblem?Doesthelettershowthewaystochange?Aretheresultsincludedintheletter?Canyouseethewriter’sattitudeanddeterminationintheletter?Istheletterclearandcomplete?第五步同伴互評范文賞讀DearEditor，Afterattendingyoursummercamp，IrealizedIhadsomeunhealthylivinghabits.Forinstance，Ioftenskipbreakfast，eatjunkfood，stayuplateandtakelittlephysicalexercise，whichhavebroughtmeanegativeeffectphysicallyandmentally.Iamoftenstressedoutandwornout.Tokeepfit，Ihavemadeupmymindtochangemyselfstraightaway.Firstofall，Iwillkeepabalanceddiet.What’smore，Ithinkit’sagoodideatoworkoutregularly.Lastbutnotleast，Iamsupposedtodevelopthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.Ibelievetheresultswillbefanta