(共16张PPT)
Unit 2 Be sporty , be healthy!
A beginner’s guide to exercise
Reading (I)
Learning objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
1. Predict the main idea according to the title, subheadings and pictures.
2. Understand the benefits of exercise and tips for exercise.
3. Appreciate the techniques used in the guide.
4. Use what has been learned to give advice.
Your friend Li Hua suffered from weight problems and made up his mind to exercise to lose weight. He asked you to share some experience with him. Please share with him the importance of exercise and give some advice on how to do exercise effectively and safely.
prediction
1
Step
Title
Subheadings
How can we predict
Pictures
Understanding the benefits of exercise Eating and
drinking right
Physical benefits _____________ What to eat
__________
Drinking water
Planning your exercise routine Avoiding
injury
________________________ What types of exercise you enjoy ____________________________
Starting small
______________________________
_________________________
Mental benefits
When to eat
What you expect to improve
Wearing proper clothes and equipment
Warming up before exercise and stretching after exercise
Read for main ideas.
To prevent soft tissue injury, make sure that you wear proper clothes and equipment when exercising. You should also start small and slowly work your way to a longer and harder exercise routine to avoid getting hurt. Finally, remember to warm up before exercising and stretch at the end of your workout.
Para.2
Understanding the
benefits of exercise
Physical benefits
Mental benefits
Increase the efficiency of the heart and lungs
Have better immune systems
Be at lower risk of diseases
Reduce stress and get over negative feelings
Improve certain brain functions
Detailed-reading
It has also been proven that active people tend to have better immune systems and are at lower risk of diseases. (Line 7)
Para.3 Planning your exercise routine
①Aerobic activities
②Strength
training
③Flexibility training
①help stretch your muscles and improve your body’s range of movement
②develop your heart and lung
③increase muscle strength and encourage bone development
kinds/types
effects/functions
①jogging, swimming, and skiing
②pull-ups and weightlifting
③gymnastics and tai chi
examples
Para.4 Eating and drinking right
1.Li Hua asks advice about food he can have before and after exercise seperately(分别地), what will be highly recommended
A. fish; noodles
B. rice; fruit
C. eggs; milk
D. vegetables; yogurt
√
Foods like noodles, rice, fruit and vegetables give your body plenty of carbohydrates to keep up your energy during a longworkout. To help your muscles recover and repair themselves after exercise, you need to eat foods rich in protein, such as fish, eggs and milk products.
Para.4 Eating and drinking right
2.Li Hua plans to have an easy run at 4:30 for an hour, when will be the best time for him to eat before and after exercise seperately
A. 4:00; 5:30
B. 3:20; 5:50
C. 2:30; 6:15
D. 3:05; 7:00
√
In general, you should have your meal an average of 1.5 to 2.5 hours before exercising. Do not eat immediately after exercise; instead, wait at least 30 minutes after a typical routine, or as much as an hour after a hard workout.
You want to start doing exercise (Para.1)
What are you waiting for (Para.6)
Aerobic activities, like jogging, swimming and skiing, develop your heart and lungs.Strength training, such as pull-ups and weightlifting...
Like cars that run on petrol, your body burns carbohydrates for energy.(Para.4)
Giving examples
Asking questions
Using cautious
(谨慎的) language
Simile 比喻
It has also been proven that active people tend to have better immune systems and are at lower risk of diseases.
In this way, you’re more likely to stick with them.
Techniques
Analogy 类比
Simile or Analogy
Simile and analogy both compare two things. They both use words “like” ,“as”.
Simile is used when the two things have only one similarity. Sentence pattern: A...like/as B.
Example: The book is like an old friend of mine.
Analogy is used when the two things have two or more similarities.
It is often used to make abstract concept (抽象概念)better to understand.
Sentence pattern: A is to B as C is to D.
Like A...B, C...D.
Example: Like cars that run on petrol, your body burns carbohydrates for energy.
Like cars that run on petrol, your body burns carbohydrates for energy.(Para.4) Why is this sentence better than ‘Your body needs carbohydrates to provide you with energy.’
In this sentence, human body is compared to (1)__________and carbohydrates are compared to (2)__________as they share some (3)_____________(______________). Both the human body and the car need to (4)__________ something for (5)__________.
When an (6)__________ is used, an abstract concept (抽象概念) is (7)__________ to understand.
a car
petrol
characteristics
burn
energy
analogy
easier
Analogy
similarities
Post-reading:Discussion
Now it’s time to help Li Hua. Have a group discussion about the benefits of exercise and give him some advice.
Think Discuss Share
Improve
“A sound mind starts from a sound body. How can a weak body develop a sound mind ”
— Cai Yuanpei
有健全之身体,始有健全之精神;若身体柔弱,则思想精神何由发达?
—— 蔡元培
Homework
1. Write a letter to Li Hua about the benefits of exercise and give him some advice.
2. Read the guide again and underline the difficult points that you cannot understand.