1、U2 Reading and ThinkingHabits for a healthy life style Q:What kind of person can be regarded as a healthy person?physical healthmental healthalcohol abusecigarette smokingovereatingdigital addictionCan you think out some unhealthy/bad habits of teenagers?tobaccoaddictionRead the text and find out wh
2、at main ideas are included in it.Tick the correct ones and match them with the right paragraph.P14 2A.How to change a bad habit and create good onesB.The cycle of how habits are formedC.Habits that can help us study betterD.Changing habits graduallyE.No easy way to change bad habitsF.What a habit is
3、G.Why bad teenage habits should be changed The main idea is sometimes stated in either the opening or closing sentence.If not,look for another“standout”sentence,or summarise the paragraph in your mind by asking yourself,“What is it mainly about?”ParaMain ideaSupporting details1Why bad teenage habits
4、 should be changed2What a habit isRead the passage again and complete the table.These bad habits,if unchecked,could lead to more serious ones when they become adults.We make a choice to do something,and then we repeat it over and over again.Soon that choice becomes automatic and forms a habit that i
5、s much harder to change.ParaMain ideaSupporting details3The cycle of how habits are formed4How to change a bad habit and create good oneswe must first learn about the“habit cycle”,Firstly,Secondly,Thirdly,For example,We can do this by combining the information from our habit cycle with our positive
6、ideas.For example,we could try to replace a negative routine with something more positive.ParaMain ideaSupporting details5Changing habits gradually6No short cuts to changing bad habitsIn fact,the most successful way to change is not suddenly,but over a period of time.To reach the goal of change,a pe
7、rson must show some discipline and repeatedly take many small steps.However,there is no“magic pill”or delete button that will help you;you have to think about your bad habits and decide on some changes.The structure of this passage Why bad teenage habits should be changed(Para.1)What a habit is and
8、how to change bad habits(Para.2 5)No easy way to change bad habits(Para.6)(Why,What,How)Readanswer:Read again and think about the following questions.1.How can a choice lead to a habit?2.What are the three stages of the habit cycle?How does it work?3.What should we do to change a bad habit?4.How can
9、 a person use discipline to help change a bad habit?5.Will you use the habit cycle to break your bad habits?Why or why not?Readanswer:1.How can a choice lead to a habit?A choice can lead to a habit if we make the samechoice over and over again.2.What are the three stages of the habit cycle?How does
10、it work?RewardRoutineCue Firstly,there is a“cue”,an action,event,or a situation that acts as a signal to do something.Secondly,there is a“routine”,the regular action you take in response to the cue.Thirdly,there is the“reward”,the good thing or feeling we get from the routine.Readanswer:3.What shoul
11、d we do to change a bad habit?We must first examine our bad habit cycles and then try to adapt them.We can do this by combining the information from our habit cycles with our own positive ideas.(Para.4 L1)We can also use the habit cycle to create good habits.(Para.4 L6)4.How can a person use discipl
12、ine to help change a bad habit?We must show some discipline and repeatedly take many small steps.(Para.5 L5)5.Will you use the habit cycle to break your bad habits?Why or why not?Think of one bad habit and then come up with an idea of how to break the bad habit.CueRoutineReward alcohol appropriate c
13、ue cycle negative pill psychology reward tabacco disciplineTeenagers often have bad habits.Most can be stopped by taking _ action.However,habits like _and _ abuse can lead to serious addictions.According to modern _,to change bad habits,we must first analyse them using the“habit _”.To fix or improve
14、 a bad habit,we must first find out what the _ is.Then we must change the old _routine to something more positive.If successful,we will feel a sense of _ and our bad habit may disappear.Changing a bad habit is difficult.and it is easy to make excuses and give up.We need to make up our minds and show
15、 some _ and make small changes over time.There is no magic _to help us,but changing will ensure we have a happy and healthy life!Complete the summary using the words from the box below.appropriatealcoholtobaccopsychologycyclecuenegativerewarddisciplinepillComplete the passage using the correct form
16、of the words.examine dominate facilitate rely on Simply speaking,a healthy lifestyle is about finding the right balance and making good choices.Life is composed of many elements,such as family,friends,study,work,entertainment,and so on.If one element _your life and the others are ignored,you will lo
17、se balance and not feel good.Carefully_ your daily activities.Your health _ what you choose to do in your daily life.A healthy lifestyle is generally a balanced life in which you make wise choices.Neither too much nor too little is good.Slowly _changes in your lifestyle by using a step-by-step process.You do not have to change everything at once.Make small changes each day and your lifestyle will become healthier.dominatesexaminerelies on facilitate
