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课件网) Unit 3 Sports and Fitness Reading for Writing Learning objectives Students will be able to describe their health problem and the solution they adopt; Students will be able to describe the differences between the past and the present, finally taking a positive attitude to life; Students will learn how to write a comparative and contrastive text; Students will give feedback on their partner’s drafts following the first draft checklist and revises their own first drafts. wellness the general condition of body and mind physical health mental health Do you think you are fit The students exchange ideas about health and fitness in a wellness book. Lead-in Going Positive What problem did Kayla have in the past What does the sentence“I almost went bananas” mean What made her change her thinking Reading for information She was worried about her weight and appearance. A. the food you regularly eat and drink B. a limited or controlled amount of food √ 5:2 diet: to eat normally for 5 days of the week, but only eat very little on the other two days. she nearly went crazy because she was so worried, and tried various methods. a turning point problem weight and looks turning point The past The present actions (verbs) results an article that said instead of asking “Am I fat ” people should be asking “Am I fit ” worried about my weight tried every new diet cut out the food… compared myself with… looked for things…wrong with I almost went bananas. negative run two kilometres do 30 push-ups add healthy foods to make a list of …I like about… I become both happier and healthier positive healthy in _____ body healthy in _____ mind Going Positive means becoming healthy both in body and mind. Reading for organization Para. 1 Para. 2 Para.3 changes in thinking and actions improvement in wellness general statement of problem Writing tip 1: The text is well-organised with these linking words. what's more, besides, thus, although, for one thing, for another firstly, …secondly,…lastly … Match the main idea How does the author show her positive changes A. By giving examples. B. By asking questions. C. By showing differences. D. By listing some data. √ Writing tip 2: Describe the positive changes by making comparison. = make a comparison(作比较) Reading for organization Underline the words and phrases used in the text to show differences. rather than，instead of but，instead… however/though, different from, on the other hand… more expressions: Then I read an article that said instead of asking “Am I fat ” I should be asking “Am I fit ” I had no idea a letter could make such a difference! Once I started thinking about fitness rather than weight, things began to change. Instead of saying “I want to lose three kilos”, I would say “I want to run two kilometres in eight minutes” or “I want to be able to do 30 push-ups”. Rather than cutting out the foods I enjoyed, I added healthy foods to m ... ...
