Unit3FoodandCulture

UsingLanguageWriteaboutahealthydietHealthyEatingLearningAims:Languagecompetence:

Analyzethestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthemodelessay“HealthyEating”;Learningability:Composeawell-structuredemailofferingadviceonahealthydiet;Culturalawareness:

Cultivatepositiveeatinghabitsandadvocateforhealthylifestyles;Thinkingability:Evaluateeatinghabitsandexpressyourideaslogicallybasedonacquiredknowledge.

StepⅠ:Leadin

1.Whatdidyoueatforbreakfast?

2.Lookatthefollowingpicture,whatwouldyouprefer

inyourdailylifeandwhichfoodsarehealthier?

3.Doyouknowsomerulesforhealthyeating?

Adviceonhealthyeating(Para2-4)Conclusion(Para5)Introduceatopic(Para1)Howmanypartscanwedivideitinto?SlowEatingisGoodB.ReducingSweetsisKeyC.TheRealKillerisSugarD.TheWayyoulookatFoodisMostImportantE.KeepitFreshandBalanced2345StepⅡ:Readforthestructure1Matchthesubheadingswiththeparagraphs.Thereismuchdebatenowadaysastowhatmakesupahealthydiet.Forexample,scientistshaveinsistedforyearsthatabigenemyofhealthisfattyfood.

However,thereisincreasingevidencethattherealdriverofpoorhealthisnotsomuchfattyfood,asitissugar.HeartdiseaseisthenumberonekillerofAmericans.AndinAmerica,peoplewhoreceive25%oftheirdailycaloriesormorethroughsugararetwice

aslikelytodiefromheartdiseasethanpeoplewhoreceivelessthan10%aday(JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,2014).Thisistrueregardlessofhowhealthytherestoftheirdietmightbe.Putmoresimply,whilepeoplecontinuetoargueoverwhetherornotfattyfoodisdangerous,wealreadyknowthatsugarisakiller.(Uselinkingwords;Usenumbers;Usequotation)TointroducethetopicPointSupportingdetailsStepⅢReadforthewritingmethodsParagraph1Paragraph2

Muchofthisextrasugarcomesfromsweetsandsweetdrinks.TheaverageAmericangets1/3ofhisorhersugarthroughsweetdrinksalone.TheAmericanHeartAssociationrecommendsthatwelimitourselvestolessthan100-150

caloriesadayfromsugar,whichislessthanwhatisusuallycontainedinonecanofsweetdrinkorina

singlecandybar.Inotherwords,ifyouwanttobehealthy,youhavetocutdownondesserts,andcutoutsweetdrinksaltogether.(Uselinkingwords;Usenumbers)(anexpressionforgivingadvice)PointSupportingdetailsParagraph3

Beyondthis,youcankeephealthybyconsumingdifferentcategoriesoffreshfoods,especiallyfruitandvegetables,whicharefullofvitaminsandfibre,ratherthanprocessedfoods.Processedfoodsoftencontainlessnutrition,andhavehigherquantitiesofsugar,salt,andfatthanfreshingredients.Besidesthis,itisalsoimportanttohavesomemeat,beans,ordairyproductsinyourdiet,astheyprovidethenecessaryproteinforstrongbonesandmusclegrowth.Aswitheverythinginlife,moderationiskey.Theidealdietisabalancedone,withouttoomuchortoolittleofanyonething.(Makeacomparison;use

linkingwords)(expressionsforgivingadvice)PointSupportingdetailsFinally,afundamentalkeytohealthyeatingistoeatslowly.Ittakesabouttwentyminutesfromthetimeyoustarteatingforyourbraintotellyourbodythatyouarefull.Whatthismeansisthatpeoplewhochewtooquicklyendupeatingtoomuchfoodbecausetheystillfeelhungry.Eatingslowlyalsoallowsyourbodytodigestyourfoodbetter,andwillallowyoutoenjoyyourfoodmore.

Inaddition,studiesshowthatconsistenteatinghabits,forexample,takingthreemealsadayatthesametimeeachday,arebetterforourhealth.Itisalsobettertoeatamodestamountofeachtime,ratherthantoeatalotinonemeal,andthenalittleinthenext.(Uselinkingwords;Useexamples;Useexplanation)(expressionsforgivingadvice)Paragraph4PointSupportingdetailsParagraph5

Thereisnoonetricktohealthyeating.Rather,healthyeatingstartswithhavingahealthyattitudetowardsfood.Onequestionyoucanaskyourselfis,“DoIeattolive,orlivetoeat?”Ifyouareusingfoodmostlyfornutrition,thenyouareontherighttrackwithyourdiet.However,iffoodhasbecomethecentreofyourlife,youmightbeontheroadtobadhealth.Itisuptoyoutodecidehowyouwanttolive,andtomaketherightdecisionsaboutyourdiet.(Uselinkingwords;Makeacomparison)PointSupportingdetailsOrganizeapracticalwritingofahealthydietstructurePara.1—IntroductionIntroduceatopic

Para.2—Pointofview+SupportingdetailsPara.3—Conclusionlinkingwordsdataexplanationquotationmakeacomparison

StepⅣSummaryLinkingwordsForexampleHoweverPutmoresimplyInotherwordsBeyondthisFinallyInadditionRatherthanRatherExpressionsforgivingadviceRecommendthatsomebodydosomethingYoucankeephealthybydoingItisalsoimportanttodoAfundamentalkeytohealthyeatingistodoSomethingisbetterforItisalsobettertodoStepⅤwriting假設(shè)你是李華，你的朋友Smith因長(zhǎng)期不吃早點(diǎn)、偏愛(ài)油炸食品及含糖飲料，因而出現(xiàn)健康問(wèn)題，寫(xiě)郵件向你求助，請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)一封回信，提出建議。內(nèi)容包括：表達(dá)關(guān)心；2.如何健康飲食。注意：運(yùn)用所學(xué)的寫(xiě)作手法，連接詞及相關(guān)表達(dá)。寫(xiě)作流程一、體裁：建議信1、表示關(guān)心2、提出建議3、表達(dá)希望二、運(yùn)用：閱讀課所學(xué)1、寫(xiě)作結(jié)構(gòu)及手法2、連接詞3、表達(dá)建議的相關(guān)句型三、同桌互改（usethefollowingchecklist）Doesthewriterusedetailstosupporteachpoint?Doesthewriteruseproperlinkingwordstotietheessaytogether?Hasthewriterreallythoughtabouthisorherdietcarefully?Doesthewriterusevividwordstoaddstresstohisorherpoints?四、課堂展示

評(píng)選出優(yōu)秀作文五、課下謄寫(xiě)OnepossibleversionDearSmith,Iamsorrytohearaboutyourhealthissues.Iunderstandhowyoufeel

andIamwritingtogiveyousomeadvice.Asthesayinggoes,“Youarewhatyoueat.”Healthyeatingisimportantinourdailylife.Tobeginwith,Irecommendthat

youstartyourdaywithanutritiousbreakfastasitprovidesessentialenergytostartanewday.Inaddition,youcankeephealthybychoosingwholegrainsandfruitsinsteadoffriedfoodssincetheyoffermoresustainedenergyandvitalnutrition.Finally,itisalsoimportanttodrinkwaterratherthansugarydrinksbecauseithydratesyoueffectivelywithouttheemptycalories.Ihopeyouwillbebettersoon.Yours,