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课件网) UNIT 2 HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Reading and Thinking Reading and Thinking How do you think the people feel in the photo Do you think they are all leading a healthy lifestyle Why or why not Lead in What’s your lifestyle Is it healthy Before you read, discuss these questions in groups. Are bad habits easy to change Why and why not What habits do you think are unhealthy What can you do to correct these bad habits Activity 1 1.Are bad habits easy to change Why and why not 2.What habits do you think are unhealthy 3.What can you do to correct these bad habits No. Bad habits are hard to change because we are usually doing something we really like，but we are doing it too much. Unhealthy habits include smoking，eating too much，playing too much on your computer or phone，and not doing enough exercise. I think people can correct these bad habits by thinking about them more and deciding they will feel better and happier if they stop them. A How to change a bad habit and create good ones B The cycle of how habits are formed C Habits that can help us study better D Changing habits gradually E No short cuts to changing bad habits F What a habit is G Why bad teenage habits should be changed Read the text and find out what main ideas are included in it. Tick the correct ones. √ √ √ √ √ Activity 2 √ Habits for a healthy lifestyle Text Habits for a Healthy Lifestyle As teenagers grow up, they become more independent and start making their own decisions. However, during this period, it can be easy for some of them to form bad habits. These bad habits, if left unchecked, could lead to more serious ones when they become adults. For example, some of them may become involved in tobacco or alcohol abuse, which can lead to physical and mental health problems. To prevent harmful habits like these from dominating a teenager's life is essential. They must learn to recognise bad habits early and make appropriate changes. To change bad habits is never easy, even with many attempts. There is a famous saying based on the philosophy of Aristotle: "We are what we repeatedly do." In many ways, our lifestyle is the sum of choices we have made. 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 is much harder to change. The good news is that we can change, if we understand how habits work. According to modem psychology, we must first learn about the "habit cycle", which works like this: · Firstly, there is a "cue", an action, event, or 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. For example, when we feel unhappy (cue), we eat lots of unhealthy snacks (routine), which makes us feel happy (reward). The reward makes us much more likely to continue the cycle, and ... ...
