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Reading for writing
Write a page in a wellness book
Going positive
She is Kayla.
1. What is she doing
2. How does she look
She is doing push-ups.
She looks fit and energetic.
1. What might be the topic of the passage
Activity1: Make predictions
Health and fitness.
2. What might happen to Kayla
Kayla becomes healthy both physically and mentally .
Her problems
in the past
Changes at present
The results
说明文
一般过去式
Activity2: Read for structure
1. What problem did Kayla have in the past
2. What does the sentence" almost went bananas "mean
3. What made her change her thinking
She was worried about her weight and appearance.
It means she nearly went crazy .
An article.
Activity3: Read for details
Activity3: Read for details
The past
The present
1. Worried about ____________ and tried______________.
4. Compared myself with __________________________.
my weight
every new diet
actresses and models
1. Thought about _____________________.
2. Wanted to _____________ or do _________________.
3. Added ______________________.
4. Made a list of ________________________.
fitness rather than weight
work out
physical exercise
healthy foods to my meals
things l liked about myself
2. Wanted to _____________
lose weight
3. Cut out ___________________
the foods I enjoyed
The result
Became __________________________.
both happier and healthier
I always wanted to 1.__________ the slim girls on TV 2.____________ I knew that it was impossible. I worried about my weight and tried every new diet I read about online. I tried no-fat, low-fat, 5:2, only bananas, no bananas — I almost went bananas, too.
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. 3.___________ saying “I want to lose three
GOING POSITIVE
look like
even though
Instead of
Activity4: Read for language features.
kilos”, I would say “I want to run two kilometres in eight minutes” or “I want to be able to do 30 push-ups”. 4.___________ cutting out the foods I enjoyed, I added healthy foods to my meals. I could 5.______ have a burger now and then, 6.______ I would add a salad or an apple.
Finally, I stopped 7.__________ myself __________ actresses and models and looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. 8.___________, I made a list of the things I liked about myself. By being positive about myself and my body, I became both happier and healthier.
GOING POSITIVE
Rather than
still
But
compare
with
instead
Useful expressions to show similarities and differences
Activity4: Read for language features.
similarities differences
·look like
·still
·like
·so
·too
·similarly
·similar to
·the same (... as ...)
·in common (with)
·both … and …
·but
·than
·however
·though
·while
·even though
·instead (of)
·rather than
·different from
·the difference is
Expressions to show similarities and differences
Brainstorming
Activity4: Read for language features.
Activity5: Writing
health problems
be anxious about my study.
changes
1. make a schedule
2. relieve my stress
3. keep a balance between study and play
4. ...
result
1. make progress
2. become more confident
3. ...
Activity5: Writing
1. Instead of...,I should...
2. Rather than doing...,I...
3. I start doing...
1. as... as...
2. look like...
3. ...
comparison & contrast
Wellness
Wellness