1、Unit 2Healthy LifestyleWrite a letter to the editor about your lifestyleTo learn the organisation of a letter about ones lifestyleTo learn to write a letter about one aspect of your own lifestyleWarming-upIf there is a summer camp organised by the magazine Healthy Life, would you like to join? Why o
2、r why not? What do you expect to learn there?Pre-readingTwo students attended the summer camp organised by the magazine Healthy Life and wrote to the editor. Why did they attend the camp?What would they write in the letter?1. What problem does the author have? 2. What did he/she make up his/her mind
3、 to do?3. What has he/she done to make some change? 4. What is the result?While-readingDear Editor,After I attended your summer camp, about heath and lifstyle choices, 1 realised I hardly ever felt well, either physically or metally. I often felt sleepy and dizzy. and lacked passion. Most worrying,
4、though, I got the flu easily and experienced many toothaches, too.At the end of the camp I heard, “Change the world by changing yourself. This stimulated my motivation. A dentist once examined me and told me that too much sugar in my meals had damaged my teeth and health. I made up my mind to change
5、 two things in my life: to eat nothing with sugar and to exercise regularly.After that I stopped buying all the sweets, biscuits, and sugary drinks that I used to have every day. Whenever I went out with friends, I brought snacks from home, things that didnt have any added sugar: fruit, nuts, dried
6、meat, etc.My exercise was very simple: I went outside every day for at least 30 minutes and did something active. Sometimes I played table tennis or badminton with my cousins. Other times I jumped on my skateboard and rode around my neighbourhood, or just took a long walk.The results have been fanta
7、stic. I feel more dynamic and stronger than ever, in both body and mind. I sleep soundly at night now. I no longer suffer from a flu virus or toothaches either. Best of all, in my opinion, is how I feel about myself. I feel like Im in control of my own life. To make choices about myself is within my
8、 own power. I CAN change myself. I just need to try.Yours truly,WangLuproblemdecisionactionactionresultAfter I attended your summer camp, about heath and lifstyle choices, 1 realised I hardly ever felt well, either physically or metally. I often felt sleepy and dizzy. and lacked passion. Most worryi
9、ng, though, I got the flu easily and experienced many toothaches, too.problemsAt the end of the camp I heard, “Change the world by changing yourself. This stimulated my motivation. A dentist once examined me and told me that too much sugar in my meals had damaged my teeth and health. I made up my mi
10、nd to change two things in my life: to eat nothing with sugar and to exercise regularly.decisionsAfter that I stopped buying all the sweets, biscuits, and sugary drinks that I used to have every day. Whenever I went out with friends, I brought snacks from home, things that didnt have any added sugar
11、: fruit, nuts, dried meat, etc.My exercise was very simple: I went outside every day for at least 30 minutes and did something active. Sometimes I played table tennis or badminton with my cousins. Other times I jumped on my skateboard and rode around my neighbourhood, or just took a long walk.action
12、sThe results have been fantastic. I feel more dynamic and stronger than ever, in both body and mind. I sleep soundly at night now. I no longer suffer from a flu virus or toothaches either. Best of all, in my opinion, is how I feel about myself. I feel like Im in control of my own life. To make choic
13、es about myself is within my own power. I CAN change myself. I just need to try.resultsbodysleep soundly; no longer suffer from a flu virus or toothaches eithermindI feel like Im in control of my own lifechangeshardly felt well, either physically or mentallyHealthy LifestyleI feel more dynamic and s
14、tronger in both body and mindDear Editor,As I took part in the summer camp about personal life choices, I started to analyse my choices, especially what I did to relax and how it was affecting my whole life.After starting high school, I felt stressed out and always relaxed by playing computer games.
15、 I got so absorbed that I played the games day and night. Playing was fun, but I felt even more worn out afterwards! So after the camp, I realised that it was very, very important to adjust my lifestyle. I decided to take control of my life and find other ways to relax.It was a big struggle not to j
16、oin my friends in playing online games as Im mad for them. However, I realised that to succeed in quitting, I had to replace it with something else. So I thought about what to try. Rock climbing, bowling, watching comedies, and playing basketball were the things I thought of doing instead.Now my dad
17、 and I go rock climbing together monthly! It has enhanced the quality of my life, improving my health and increasing my happiness I get refreshed through climbing, spend more time with my dad, and get to meet new friends.After six montis of trying out new ways of relaxing I feel much more energetic.
18、 I feel that I can change myself for the better. And if thats true for me, then it might truly be possible to change the world for the better. As Gandhi said, Be the change you want to see in the world.”Sincerely,George FieldingLabel the paragraphs using the letters below and finish the table with u
19、seful information from the passage, then check the answers with your partners.A: identifying problems. B: considering what to do C: what he/she has done to change D: the resultsProblemDecisionActionResultDear Editor,As I took part in the summer camp about personal life choices, I started to analyse
20、my choices, especially what I did to relax and how it was affecting my whole life.After starting high school, I felt stressed out and always relaxed by playing computer games. I got so absorbed that I played the games day and night. Playing was fun, but I felt even more worn out afterwards! So after
21、 the camp, I realised that it was very, very important to adjust my lifestyle. I decided to take control of my life and find other ways to relax.It was a big struggle not to join my friends in playing online games as Im mad for them. However, I realised that to succeed in quitting, I had to replace
22、it with something else. So I thought about what to try. Rock climbing, bowling, watching comedies, and playing basketball were the things I thought of doing instead.Now my dad and I go rock climbing together monthly! It has enhanced the quality of my life, improving my health and increasing my happi
23、ness I get refreshed through climbing, spend more time with my dad, and get to meet new friends.After six montis of trying out new ways of relaxing I feel much more energetic. I feel that I can change myself for the better. And if thats true for me, then it might truly be possible to change the worl
24、d for the better. As Gandhi said, Be the change you want to see in the world.”Sincerely,George FieldingA: identifying problems. A: identifying problems. B: considering what to do B: considering what to do C: what he/she has done to change D: the resultsProblemfelt _felt even more _ after _Decisionto
25、 _ _Actiongoes _Resultfeels much more _feels he can _stressed outworn outplaying computer games day and nighttake control of his life and find other ways to relaxrock climbing monthly with his dadenergeticchange himself for the betterchangesdifferencesHealthy Lifestylethe lifestylethe problemthe cha
26、nge the activities.Compare the two letters and find out the differences and similarities.Unhealthy Lifestylesimilaritiesthe campthe active adjustmentthe positive outcomethe confidence to be much better.After-readingProblemDecisionAction(s)Result(s)identifying problem(s)considering what to dowhat he/she has done to changeThe resultsSummary选必三
