Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第二课时教案

A Teaching Plan 银川九中

王国军

Unit 3

Reading: Advice from Granddad Step 1 Lead-in : A free talk( special products in Zhongning : medlars and dates ) Step 2 Brainstorm: health problems

( smoking ) Step 3 Discuss the following questions in groups of four: 1.

Are you leading a healthy life? If not, why? 2.

Do you think a smoker is having a healthy life? Why? Step 4 Listen to the tape and choose the right answers: 1.

How old will Grandad be in two weeks? A. 80

B. 82

C. 84

2. Why is Grandad writing the letter to James?

A. To ask James to smoke.

B. To ask James to buy cigarettes for him.

C. To ask James to give up smoking.

3. Was Grandad’s girlfriend willing to go out with him if he didn’t stop smoking?

A. No, she wasn’t.

B. Yes , she was.

C. The letter doesn’t mention it.

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Step 5 Read the letter on P18 quickly, and find “friends” for the two sides. Have a discussion with your partner if necessary.

fit

be used to

tough

be in the family way

quit

healthy

adolescence

stop

be accustomed to

because of

have a cigarette

difficult

due to

youth

become pregnant

smoke

Step 6 Discuss the following questions in groups of four: 1.

In which ways does Grandad think James becomes addicted to smoking? 2.

Why was Grandad taken off the school football team? What did he do later? Step 7 Reading comprehension:

1.According to the text, if you’re a smoker, when

you don’t smoke, you may not feel ______.

A. painful

B. angry

C. sick

D. bad-tempered

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2. Why can James’ Grandad cycle 20 kilometres in an

afternoon? A. Because he eats lots of medlars(枸杞)every day. B. Because he is very young and likes cycling. C. Because he is till healthy enough.

D. Because he has become addicted to cigarettes. 3. According to the text, a smoker can be ____ if he doesn’t quit smoking. A. healthy

B. handsom

C. young

D. breathless Step 8 Some key points 1. some time, sometime, some times, sometimes

a. I’ll stay here for some time.

b.The invitations will be given out sometime next month.

c. He has been to the Great Wall some times.

d. Sometimes I have lunch at school. 2. (be) due to sth. 由于；归功于

e.g. His giving up smoking was due to his grandad’s advice.

3. be/ become addicted to sth. 沉溺于；嗜好

e.g. Many kids are addicted to TV cartoons.

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4. become/ be accustomed to sth.习惯于某事或做某事

e.g. The boy is accustomed to sleeping on a sofa.

5. manage to do…

设法做到了某事

e.g. The problem was very difficult, but my deskmate managed to work it out.

6. feel like+ n. / pron. / doing…

想要; 愿意

e.g. It is said that the movie is wonderful. Do you feel like going to see it with me?

Step 9 In groups, write a short article using the following given words or phrases. The title might be “Smoking is harmful”. Then choose one student to give us a report.

due to

become addicted to

mentally

quit

unfit

harmful effects

smoking

become accustomed to

Step 10 Homework: Retell the text on P18 in about 150 words

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