Yang Jing

Look at the following pictures.

What are they doing ?Can you tell which activity is healthy and which is unhealthy?

shadowboxing

Drinking alcohol

physical exercise

Singing

dancing

overeating

cigarette smoking

AdviceAdvice From Granddad

1.How many parts does the reading text consist of?

2. Who wrote the letter to whom?

3. What is the purpose of the letter?

Two parts. The first part is a letter and the second part is an internet page.A grandfather wrote the letter to his grandson James.

This letter aims to explain how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why he should give up.

Fast reading

Scan the letter and get the main idea of each

paragraph

Tipthe first or the last sentence

of each paragraph might be helpful

Part 1

Main idea

Para. 1 Granddad's_________ life

Para. 2 The _______for writing the letter

Para. 3Three ______to become addicted to cigarettes

Para. 4 The harmful ________of smoking

Para. 5More ________and granddad's

__________

health

reason

causes

effects

advicewishes

Read the letter carefully, and try to fill in the chart with information from the reading passage.

Detail reading

Information from the reading passage

Different ways people can become addicted to cigarettes

1.____________ addicted to nicotine.2.addicted through _______3. ___________ addicted

Harmful physical effects for smokers

1.do terrible damage to _____________________.2.have difficulty in _____________________.3.can not _____________ .

physically

habitsmentally

heart and lungs

becoming pregnantrun fast

Effects that a person’s smoking can have on other people

1.Other people____________. 2. The cigarette smoke may do harm to____________________________.

Effects that smoking can have on sporting performance

be unable to ______________ .

enjoy sports

dislike

other people near

the smoker

the smell

How can you stop smoking?

Part 2

1. Choose a day that is not __________ to quit smoking.

2. Make a list of all the __________ you will get from stopping smoking.

3.___________ all your cigarettes at the end of the day before you plan to quit.

4.________ the list of benefits you wrote when you feel like smoking.

5. Develop some other habits like walking, drinking some water, cleaning the house and so on to keep yourself busy.

stressful

Throw away

benefits

Reread

7. You can stop smoking with a friend or join a group.8. If you feel really bad, ask a doctor or _________ for help. 9. The most important thing is to keep trying. 10. Don't feel ________ if you _________ because some people have to try many times before they finally quit smoking. Never give up and you will succeed.

chemist

ashamed weaken

6. If you feel nervous or stressed, try to do some __________ exercises like deep breathing.

relaxation