ReadingandThinkingLearntodevelopgoodhealthyhabitsUnit2HealthyLifestyleQuestion1:Whataretheydoing?Howdoyouthinkthepeoplefeelinthephotos?Question2:Doyouthinktheyareallleadingahealthylifestyle?Question3:Canyoulistsomegood/badhabitsinyourlife?Page13alcoholabusecigarettesmokingstayuplatedigitaladdictionexcessivedietBadhabitsArebadhabitseasytochange?Whyorwhynot?HabitsforahealthylifestyleScanthetext.Checkyourpredictionsandfindoutwhatmainideasareincludedinit.Tickthecorrect

ones.A.HowtochangeabadhabitandcreateagoodoneB.ThecycleofhowhabitsareformedC.HabitsthatcanhelpusstudybetterD.ChanginghabitsgraduallyE.NoeasywaytochangebadhabitsF.WhatahabitisG.WhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechangedReadformainideaTips:mainideaofparasometimesisstatedinopeningsentenceorclosingsentence.Ifnot,trytofindoutanother“standout”sentenceorsummarizeinyourownwords.√?√?√?√?√?√?para.4para.3para.5para.6para.2para.1(__________totheproblem)Readagainandthink:Howmanypartscanthewholepassagebedividedinto?HabitsforahealthylifestylePara.1:Para.2-3:Para.4-5:(Problem-solution)WhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechangedPara.6:(introduction)(__________oftheproblem)WhatahabitisamdhowthecycleofhabitsareformedHowtochangebadhabitsChangingbadhabitstakestimeandyoungpeopleshouldanalysissolutions(conclusion)Para.1Asteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirowndecisions.However,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Forexamplesomeofthemmaybecomeinvolvedintobaccooralcoholabuse,whichcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Topreventharmfulhabitslikethesefromdominatingateenager’slifeisessential.Theymustlearntorecognisebadhabitsearlyandmakeappropriatechanges.Question1:Whybadhabitsshouldbechanged?Question2:Whatshouldteenagersdotorecognizethebadhabits?Question3:Howdoestheauthordeveloptheparagraph?ReadfordetailsPara1Whybadteenagehabitsshouldbechanged?Bygivingexamples.ReadfordetailsPara2Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.”Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething,andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Q2.Whatwaysofwritingdoestheauthoruseinthisparagraph?BycitingaquoterepetitivehardtochangeQ1.Whatcharacteristicsdoesahabithave?automatic?Becausewedon’tknowhowhabitworks.Whatahabitis.Accordingtomodernpsychology,wemustfirstlearnaboutthe“habitcycle”,whichworkslikethis:Firstly,thereis“cue”,anaction,event,orsituationthatactsasasignaltodosomething.Secondly,thereisa“routine”,theregularactionyoutakeinresponsetothecue.Thirdly,thereisa“reward”,thegoodthingorfeelingwegetfromtheroutine.

Forexample,whenwefeelunhappy(cue),weeatlotsofunhealthysnacks(routine),whichmakesusfeelhappy(reward).Therewardmakesusmuchmorelikelytocontinuethecycle,andthebadhabitofrelyingonunhealthysnakcsisformed.Q1:Whatarethethreestagesofhabitcycleandwhatdotheyreferto?Q2:Howdoestheauthordeveloptheparagraph?ReadfordetailsPara3ThecycleofhowbahitsareformedBygivingdefinitionsandexamples.Tofacilitateapositivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthentrytoadaptthem.Wecandothisbycombiningtheinformationfromourhabitcycleswithourownpositiveideas.Forexample,wecouldtrytoreplaceanegativeroutinewithsomethingmorepositive.So,whenwefeelunhappyagain(cue),ratherthaneatsnacks,wecouldlistentosomeofourfavouritemusicinstead(routine),whichwillmakeusfeelrelaxed(reward).Asidefromchangingbadhabits,wecanalsousethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.Forexample,whenwecometoanescalator(cue),ournormalroutineistorideit,butwecouldchangethisroutineintosomethingmorepositivebytakingthestairsinstead.Question1:Whatshouldwedotochangeabadhabit?ReadfordetailsPara4HowtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodonesGroupdiscussion:Thinkofonebadhabitandwritedowmthecue,routine,andreward.Thencomeupwithanideaofhowtobreakthebadhabit.TheHabitCycleExampleYourexampleCuefeelunhappy...Routineeatlotsofunhealthysnacks...Rewardfeelhappierbutit’snothealthy...Advicetochange......Manyofustrytochangebadhabitsquicklyandifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.AstheChinesephilosopherLaoZiwrote,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep."Onestepseemssmall,butitisessential.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmustshowsomedisciplineandrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Afterall,itisnoteasytobreakbadhabits.Question1:Doyouthinkwecanchangethebadhabitsimmediately?Question2:Howcanapersonusedisciplinetohelpchangeabadhabit?ReadfordetailsPara5ChangehabitsgraduallyManyofustrytochangebadhabitsquicklyandifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.AstheChinesephilosopherLaoZiwrote,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”O(jiān)nestepseemssmall,butitisessential.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmustshowsomedisciplineandrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Afterall,itisnoteasytobreakbadhabits.Question3:Howdoestheauthordeveloptheparagraph?Bydirectlyquoting.ReadfordetailsPara5ChangehabitsgraduallyReadfordetailsForyoungpeople,thereisplentyoftimetochangebadhabits.However,thereisno“magicpill”ordeletebuttonthatwillhelpyou;youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabitsanddecideonsomechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefullofgoodhabits!2.Whatisthefunctionofthisparagraph?Theyrefertoeasyways.metaphor1.Whatdo“magicpill”and“deletebutton”referto?Itisasummary/conclusionofthiswholepassage,inwhichtheauthorappealstotheyoungpeopletorecogniseourbadhabitsanddecideonchangesandthusliveahealthylifefullofgoodhabits.Para6NoeasywaytochangebadhabitsAfter-readingWhatmethodsofwritingdoestheauthorusetoillustratethetopic?A.

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*usethehabitcycle_____________________tocreategoodhabitsbycombiningtheinformationfromtheirhabitcycleswiththeirownpositiveideas*Firstly,thereisa“cue”thatactsas__________________________*Secondly,thereisa“routine”,theregularaction___________________________*Thirdly,thereisthe“reward”,________________________________________Tips:*Themostsuccessfulwayto

changebadhabitsis____________________________*Teenagersmustshow___________andrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Howthehabitcycleworksnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftimesomedisciplineBadhabits,ifleftunchecked,could____________________whenteenagersbecomeadults.leadtomoreseriousonesWemakeachoiceandrepeatitoverandoveragain,Soon______________________________________________thatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitasignaltodosomething.youtakeinresponsetothecue.thegoodthingorfeelingwegetfromtheroutineHelpthem！Ihavebeensufferingfromthebadhabitofovereatingfordecades.EverytimeIfeelupset，Ieatalot.Overeatingisthemosteffectivewayformetorelievestresstemporarily.ItisironicthatIeatevenmorewhenIfeelanxiousaboutgainingweight.Iamoverweightandfrequentlyhaveastomachache.WhatshallIdo？Ireallywanttogetridofthisterriblehabit.Twoofyourfriendsarehavingproblemswiththeirbadhabits.Trytoanalysethehabitcyclesofthe