Unit 3 A healthy life
(2)in what ways is smoking harmful？do you think smoking should be banned?(3)what advice would you give to someone who wanted to stop smoking?2.skim the text and answer the following questions.(1)who wrote the letter and to whom?(2)how many parts does the reading text consist of?(3)what is the purpose of the letter?suggested answers：1.(1)some adolescents start smoking because they are falsely influenced by some media.some think it's cool.maybe some want to lighten some stress.(2)m entally and healthily.i think smoking should be banned.(3)let them get interested in some positive hobbies like sports，playing music，reading，playing chess and so on.2.(1)a grandfather wrote the letter to his grandson james.(2)two parts.the first part is a letter and the second p art is an internet page.(3)this letter aims to explain how a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes and why he should give up smoking.step 3 reading and comprehending1.fast－read ingask students to skim the passage so as to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph.paragraph one：______ paragraph two：______ paragraph three：______paragraph four：______ paragraph five：______a.the writer leads to the topic of the letter by talking about james' problem of smoking.b.introducing some different ways of becoming addicted.c.telling the writer's hope for his grandson.d.telling the harmful effects of smoking.e.from the life the writer is leading now，we can know the importance of healthy life.suggested answers：e a b d c2.detailed－reading(1)ask students to read the text carefully to get some specific information and do the true or false questions.①james is addicted to smoking now and couldn't give it up.②james' grandad is also addicted to cigarettes now.③smoking doesn't affect the health of non－smokers.④grandad quitted smoking at last.⑤james' grandad knew much about the harmful effects of smo king when he was young.(2)ask students to scan the reading passage for detailed information and do the following multiple choices.①the first two sentences of the letter shows james' grandpa______.a.lives a healthy life b.is addicted to sitting in the gardenc.has nothing to do at homed.is tired when returning from a long bike trip②in what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking?a.using scientific theory. b.his failure in love.c.his sports activity. d.his own experience.