外研版必修2 Module 1 Our Body and Healthy Habits单元教案（6课时）

Module 1 Our Body and Healthy Habits
I. 模块教学目标
技能目标Skill Goals
Talk about healthy lifestyles
Practice talking about future
Practice talking about health problems
Use nouns as verbs
Learn to write an essay about a health problem
II. 目标语言
功
能
句
式
Talk about the future
“You’ll catch a bad cold,” said his mother.
“I’ll be fine,” said Zhou Kai, as he opened the door.
“Zhou Kai, you’ll get ill.”
Practice talking about a health problem
I think I’ve got pneumonia.
Why? What are your symptoms?
I’ve got a high temperature and my chest hurts when I breathe.
Oh dear! What are you going to do?
I’m going to stay in bed and ask the doctor to visit me.
I’ll ring the doctor for you.
Everyday English
Terrific!
To be off work.
Oh, dear!
That couldn’t be better.
I have a sweet tooth.
I’m crazy about football.
词
汇

1. 四会词汇
diet, fat, fit, flu, rare, toothache, unhealthy, wealthy, rarely, proverb, anxious, injure, pain, lifestyle, head, eye, overweight, lung, throat, breathe, captain, injury, painful, normal, X-ray, awful, questionnaire, dentist, sweets, insurance, fever
2. 认读词汇
pneumonia, prescription, symptom, migraine
3. 词组
be connected with, take exercise, be crazy about, have a temperature, lie down, begin with, put ... into..., become ill, get / catch a cold
语
法
Nouns used as verbs
When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously.
And I’m not overweight so I never have to diet.
Will / be going to for future actions
Can you lie down, please, and I’ll examine you?
I’ll write you a prescription.
My wife’s going to visit her this afternoon.
My wife’s going to pick me up in a quarter of an hour.
And I’ll ring the hospital.
重
点
句
子
1. I take at least two hours’ exercise a week. P1
2. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. P1
3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. P1
4. When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. P2
5. I’d rather eat a nice piece of fruit. P3
6. I was stupid enough to play football in the rain. P3
7. So as you can see from what I’ve said, I am a normal kind of person. P3
8. As I’ve said, this isn’t a problem. P3
9. Go to bed now or you’ll be really tired tomorrow. P4
Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组
1. 教材分析
本模块以Our Body and Healthy Habits为话题，旨在通过模块教学使学生通过讨论什么是健康，什么是健康的生活方式，如何才能获得健康和保持健康等问题，使学生树立正确健康观念，建立起一种健康的生活方式。针对日常生活中经常遇到的对健康有害的坏习惯，指导学生发表自己的见解和看法，通过进一步讨论使学生明确什么样的生活习惯是健康的。并能应用相关谚语就此写一篇文章。
1.1 INTRODUCTION 这一部分设计了四个活动。第一个活动帮助学生复习和学习有关饮食、锻炼、健康和疾病的词汇；第二个活动引导学生学会表达一些与饮食有关的句子；第三个活动向学生们介绍一些有关健康的西方谚语；第四个活动是前一个活动的延伸和深化，要学生说出一些有关健康的汉语谚语，并尝试把它们翻译出来。总之，通过上述四个活动，使学生对起居和健康的关系有一个初步的了解。
1.2 VOCABULARY AND READING 这一部分是本模块的主题部分。首先是词汇的学习。第一个活动就是帮助学生复习和学习一些介绍事物、身体和健康的词汇并回答有关的问题。然后就是阅读活动，围绕周凯的生活方式，教材设计了四个活动，从细节到词汇，甚至也涉及到了文章的结构。在能力上，主要是培养学生对词汇的应变力、理解力和分析问题的能力。从情感态度上，通过周凯和妈妈的矛盾冲突和周凯对自己生活习惯的描述，帮助学生了解什么是健康的生活方式，如何树立健康的生活习惯，并在实际生活中，建立起自己的健康生活方式。
1.3 SPEAKING 1 通过讨论怎样保持健康，并且决定哪些是生活中有关健康的重要事项，使学生养成良好的生活方式。
1.4 FUNCTION 讨论将来的表达方法，掌握will表示预测的用法。
1.5 GRAMMAR 1 这一部分是有关构词法——名词动用的内容。这部分不要求学生掌握具体的理论知识，只是使学生初步了解这种转化并使学生具体掌握一些转化的词例。
1.6 LISTENING AND VOCABULARY 通过听医生和病人之间的对话掌握不同身份、职业的人说不同的话，学会询问病情和描述症状。掌握有关疾病、症状和人体器官的单词。
1.7 GRAMMAR 2 这一部分是介绍will 和be going to 表示将来的用法，通过这部分教学，要使学生明确区分这两种表达的不同之处并在实际中运用。
1.8 PRONUNCIATION 听并跟读听力中出现的六个句子，注意音与音之间的连读。
1.9 SPEAKING 2 通过讨论对话掌握对健康问题的描述，包括描述、询问病情及提供帮助。
1.10 EVERYDAY ENGLISH 通过对话，掌握一些常用的表达方式。
1.11 WRITING 通过把多个句子按顺序排列组成一段，训练学生的逻辑思维能力，通过讨论掌握描述生病的整个过程，并就此写一篇文章。
1.12 CULTURAL CORNER 通过阅读了解有关各国的医疗卫生体系。
1.13 TASK 通过作问卷调查使学生意识到自己是否有健康的生活习惯，并养成良好的生活方式。
1.14 MODULE FILE 对整个模块做出总结，巩固所学知识。
2. 教材重组
2.1将INTRODUCTION的主要内容和VOCABULARY AND READING整合成一节阅读课。
2.2 将GRAMMAR 1 和 GRAMMAR 2 整合成一节语法课。
2.3 将LISTENING AND VOCABULARY, PRONUNCIATION, EVERYDAY ENGLISH与WORKBOOK(P71)中的Listening整合成一节听力课。
2.4 将SPEAKING 1, SPEAKING 2和 FUNCTION整合成一节口语课。
2.5 将WRITING, TASK和WORKBOOK中的Writing整合成一节写作课。
2.6 将CULTURAL CORNER 和WORKBOOK（P69）中的Reading整合成一节泛读课。
3. 课型设计与课时分配
1st period Reading
2nd period Grammar
3rd period Listening
4th period Speaking
5th period Writing
6th period Extensive Reading
IV. 分课时教案
The First Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
anxious, captain, injure, injury, pain, painful, normal, lifestyle, head, eye, toward, a sweet tooth
b. 重点句式
When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. P2
Zhou Kai went and did as he was told. P2
I never have to diet ... P3
I was stupid enough to ... P3
As you can see from what I’ve said, I’m a normal kind of person. P3
As I’ve said, this isn’t a problem. P3
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Help the students to learn Zhou Kai’s healthy lifestyle by reading the texts.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Enable the students to learn how to talk about personal lifestyles.
Teaching important points教学重点
Why does Zhou Kai have a healthy lifestyle?
Teaching difficult points教学难点
Understand what a healthy lifestyle is.
Teaching methods教学方法
Skimming, scanning，asking and answering activity and discussion.
Teaching aids教具准备
A recorder and multimedia.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Warming up
T: Good morning, boys and girls! I think you must know the famous Chinese saying: People regard food as their prime want. Eating plays an important part in our daily life. Now, I have some questions for you. Please answer my questions with complete sentences. Do you often eat fish?
S. No, I don’t often eat fish.
T: Do you often eat fruit?
S: Yes, I often eat fruit, almost every day.
T: Do you often catch cold?
S: No, I don’t quite often catch cold. I’m very fit.
T: You eat a lot of sweet things, don’t you?
S: I like eating sweet things, but I don’t often eat them.
T: Do you often take exercise?
S: I take a lot of exercise every week. For example, I do morning exercises every day.
T: Good! That’s why you have a strong body. Now, class, please go through the words in the box of Activity 1. Then do Activity 2 and tick the sentences true for you. And then make a dialogue with your partners just as what I did with you just now.
After some time, ask some pairs to do their role-play.
T: OK. You did an excellent job! Now, let’s learn some English proverbs in Activity 3. Now, I want someone to read the proverbs for us. OK, Mike, please read them out.
Mike reads the proverbs.
T: Very good! Your pronunciation is really beautiful! Next, I’d like you to explain the meanings of these proverbs in English. Maybe it’s a little difficult for you. Just have a try.
The students discuss the proverbs.
T: OK. Stop here. Who volunteers to explain the first one to us? What is the meaning of “You are what you eat”？
S: It means what you like eating will have an effect on your body.
T: Well done! What about the second one?
S: It means that if you have a healthy body, you’ll think clearly and quickly.
T: Yes, a strong body can help you make a success. Next one?
S: It means that if you go to bed early and get up early, you’ll have a good rest at night, and if so, you’ll feel full of energy.
T: That’s a good explanation! OK, next one?
S: It means that fruit and vegetables will protect you from illnesses.
T: Good! All of you did a good job! Now, let’s do some translation. Please translate these proverbs into Chinese. Have a discussion first!
The students work in pairs.
T: OK. The first one, who wants to have a try?
S: 吃什么补什么。
T: Right! What about the second one?
S: 身体健康，精神爽!
T: Good! Next one?
S: 睡得早，起得早，聪明，富裕，身体好！
T: Excellent! The last one?
S: 每日一苹果，疾病远离我！
Step II Presentation of the text
T: You did a good job! Next, let’s look at the photo on the next page. What can you see in this photo?
Ss: A boy.
T: Yes, a boy! What’s your impression of the boy?
Ss: He is very handsome. He is tall. He is smiling at us. He is wearing a white shirt.
T: Can you guess his hobby?
Ss: He likes playing football.
T: Yes, we can see he holds a football in his hand, right? Do you know the boy’s name?
Ss: Zhou Kai.
T: Yes. This class we’ll learn something about Zhou Kai’s lifestyle.
Step III Reading
T: Before we come to the text. We’ll deal with some words in Activity 1. Please do it quickly. A few minutes later, we’ll check the answers together.
The students do the activity.
T: OK. No.1, which word is connected with food?
Ss: Sweets.
T: Right. Which words are connected with the body?
Ss: Fever, injure, injury, pain, painful, break (an arm).
T: Good. Which word means usual or ordinary?
Ss: Normal.
T: Yes. Which word means leader?
Ss: Captain.
T: Right. Which word means worried about something that may happen?
Ss: Anxious.
T: Now, let’s come to Zhou Kai (1). I’ll play the recording for you. While listening, please catch the main idea of the passage and do the multiple choice on the screen.
The students do it while listening to the tape.
T: OK. Stop here, please look at the big screen and choose the correct one. Which one is the best?
The passage Zhou Kai (1) mainly tells us that______.
A. Zhou Kai wants to play football in the rain.
B. Zhou Kai is fit enough to play football in all weathers.
C. Zhou Kai’s mother cares about him very much.
D. Zhou Kai dislikes his mother very much.
Ss: The third one.
T: Yes, good. We can see this point from the conversation between Zhou Kai and his mother. Next, let’s learn some details about this passage. You’ll be given a few minutes to read the passage again and answer the questions in Activity 2.
A few minutes later.
T: Now, do this activity with your partners. One asks and the other answers. OK, Question 1, who volunteers to do it?
S: Why is Zhou Kai’s mother anxious?
S: Because he is going out to play football in the rain without a jacket on.
T: Next question?
S: What does she think will happen?
S: She thinks he will catch a bad cold.
T: Next one?
S: What does she ask him to do?
S: She asks him to at least wear a jacket.
T: Good. I have some words shown on the big screen. Please organize a short paragraph with the words according to the content of Zhou Kai (1). You may add more words.
anxious, fever, catch a bad cold, get one’s jacket on
Give the students some minutes to prepare it.
T: OK, who volunteers to do it?
S: Mother eyed Zhou Kai anxiously when she saw him going out without a jacket on. She was afraid of his catching a fever and a bad cold. Finally, Zhou Kai had to obey his mother’s words and got his jacket on.
T: Excellent! Now, let’s learn more details about Zhou Kai’s lifestyle. Please read Zhou Kai (2) and then summarize the main idea of each paragraph. You can discuss with your partners.
The students read it silently.
T: OK, class, who volunteers to tell the topic sentence of each paragraph? What’ the topic sentence of Paragraph 1?
S: The topic sentence of the first paragraph is “My mother has always made sure we eat very healthily, and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of our diet”.
T: Yes, right! From the first paragraph, we can see that the family really have a good diet habit. Especially, Zhou Kai, he doesn’t have a sweet tooth. Do you know the meaning of “have a sweet tooth”?
S: Sorry, we are not sure.
T: Let’s analyze it together. Zhou Kai says, “A lot of my school friends eat sweets every day but ...”. Pay attention to the word “but”, it tells us that Zhou Kai doesn’t have the same eating habit as his school friends. Following this, Zhou Kai also says, “I’d rather eat a nice piece of fruit.” Now can you guess if Zhou Kai like eating sweets?
S: No, he doesn’t like eating sweets.
T: So, “have a sweet tooth”means: like eating sweet things. OK, what’s the topic sentence of Paragraph 2?
S: It is “ I’m quite healthy”.
T: Yes, right. But he still tells us his two unlucky experiences. Now, what about Paragraph 3?
S: The topic sentence is “I’m crazy about football”.
T: Really good! What’s the meaning of the phrase “be crazy about” here? Does it mean someone has mental problems? Let’s read the context. We can see a dash “—” between the two sentences, so we know the sentence“I’m crazy about football”is used to explain the last one. The two sentences have the same meaning. The last sentence is “But there’s one thing I really love”, so the phrase “be crazy about” means “love”—love or like something very much.
T: Yes, good. We can know Zhou Kai’s hobby is playing football. OK, good, now please summarize the whole passage in a sentence. What is it?
S: Zhou Kai has a healthy lifestyle.
T: OK, good, really good. Now read the passage again and finish Activity 4.
Several minutes later, check the answers.
T: I have more exercises for you in order to understand the two passages deeply. Please look at the big screen and choose the best answers.
Choose the best answers:
1. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A. Zhou Kai was strong enough to protect him from the cold weather.
B. Zhou Kai was not healthy enough to play football in the rain.
C. Zhou Kai’s mother advised him to play football in the rain with a jacket on.
D. Zhou Kai’s mother didn’t allow him to play football in the rain.
2. “And I’m not too heavy, so I never have to diet.” The word “ diet” means_____.
A. eat meat B. eat less sweets
C. eat more fat D. eat less
3. According to Passage 2, which of the following is NOT healthy food?
A. Fresh vegetables B. Fruit C. Fish D. Fat
4. From what Zhou Kai said in Para.2 of Zhou Kai (2) we can infer that_____.
A. he often plays football while raining.
B. he often gets injured while doing sports.
C. he is a lot healthier than his classmates.
D. he catches no cold all the time.
5. From the two passages we learnt that_____play(s) an important role in Zhou Kai’s daily life.
A. Zhou Kai’s classmates and teacher
B. the football team members
C. healthy food
D. Zhou Kai’s mother
6. In Zhou Kai’s opinion, _____.
A. sweets are better than fruit
B. sweets are not so good as fruit
C. both sweets and fruit are important to one’s health
D. neither sweets nor fruit is important to one’s health
T: Have you finished? Let’s check the answers together.
Key: CDDCDB
T: Now, let’s come to the words of this passage. Please finish Activity 5.
Let the students deal with the exercises. And talk about the answers with them.
Step IV Post-reading
T: Now, please go through the two passages again and find out how are the two passages connected? You can discuss this problem in groups.
Let the students do this job.
T: Who can explain this question to us?
S: They are connected because they both talk about the way Zhou Kai’s mother looks after him, and because they both mention the time he got ill after playing football in the rain.
T: Yes, that’s right! But there is a big difference between the two passages. Do you know what it is? That is Zhou Kai (1) is in the third person while Zhou Kai (2) is in the first person. Right?
Ss: Right!
T: What is the advantage of using the first person to tell a story?
Ss: It’ll make the telling more vivid and shorten the mental distance between the author and the readers.
T: Really good! Now we have finished the reading. Do you think Zhou Kai has a healthy lifestyle?
Ss: Yes.
T: Why? Can you explain this point according to the text? Now, suppose you are Zhou Kai. Please tell your healthy lifestyle according to the two passages.
S: My name is Zhou Kai and I think I have a healthy lifestyle. My mother gives me lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. I eat fish, rather than fat, sugar and sweets. I also exercise regularly, and I often play football.
T: Yes, that’s right. You know why Zhou Kai has a healthy body. So, if you want to have a healthy body and live a happy life, you should follow Zhou Kai’s example to build a healthy lifestyle — eat healthily and exercise a lot.
StepV Homework.
T: Revise the text, please pay attention to the important language points. Next class we’ll have a dictation of some key sentences first and then we’ll come to the grammar part, please preview it after class. Time is up today. Bye-bye!
The Second Period Grammar
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
finger, hand, house, mother, taste, lie down, examine, write a prescription.
b. 语法
Nouns used as verbs
Will / be going to for future actions
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Introduce the word formation — nouns used as verbs and guide the students to enlarge their vocabulary in this method.
Enable the students to use will and be going to correctly and reinforce their language sense.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to use will and be going to correctly.
Teaching important points教学重点
How to express your intention and prediction with will and be going to.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
How to use a noun as a verb and how to use will and be going to correctly.
Teaching methods教学方法
Discovery approach.
Teaching aids教具准备
Multimedia.
Teaching procedures && ways教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
T: Good morning, class! First, let’s do some revision. Please take out a piece of paper and write some sentences. I say them in Chinese and you write in English.
1. When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously.
2. I don’t have a sweet tooth.
3. I’d rather eat a nice piece of fruit.
4. I’m not overweight so I never have to diet.
5. I was stupid enough to play football in the rain.
6. Last winter, almost all my classmates got flu.
7. I am captain of the class team at school.
8. As you can see from what I’ve said, I’m a normal kind of person.
Step II Grammar 1
T: OK, you did a good job. Please look at the first and the fourth sentences you wrote just now. In the two sentences, please pay attention to the three words: head, eye and diet.
The students observe the words.
T: We’ve learnt these three words. What are the meanings of those words when we first learn them?
Ss: 头，眼睛，饮食。
T: That’s right. Which word class do they belong to?
Ss: They are nouns.
T: That’s right. Which word class do they belong to in the two sentences?
Ss: They are verbs.
T: Yes. Here, they are used as verbs. Now, let’s find their meanings. In the first sentence, what does the verb “head” mean? Does it still mean “头”?
Ss: No, it means “向什么地方行进”.
T: Good. Quite right! What about the word “eye”? Does it still mean “眼睛”?
Ss: No, it means “注视”.
T: Good. In the third sentence, what does the word “diet” mean as a noun?
Ss: It means “饮食”.
T: What’s the meaning of the word in the fourth sentence?
Ss: It means “节食”.
T: So as you can see from our analysis, some nouns can also be used as verbs. That’s the meaning of the title of Grammar 1: 名词动用. Now, since you know this point, please finish Activity 2.
After the students finish it, check the answers and explain something to the students.
Sample answers:
mother(溺爱), houses(给……房子住)， finger(触摸)，taste（品尝），hand(传递).
T: Now, I have some more exercises for you. Please look at the big screen and finish them.
练习: 把下面每小题中划线的名词转化为动词填入该题的空中，注意使用正确的动词形式。
1. (1) He went to Europe by ship.
(2) The products will be _____to Europe.
2. (1) Are we allowed to take pictures in the museum?
(2) The artist_____her as a Spanish dancer.
3. (1) This flower smells.
(2) Apple trees _____ in Spring.
4. I need some water to _____ the rose.
5. (1) The doctor advised him to take more exercise.
(2) To keep healthy, she _____ every day.
6. (1) He is reading a book in his room.
(2) Did you _____ a seat on the plane?
7. (1) I can’t study in this heat.
(2) I’ll _____ some milk for coffee.
8. (1) The southern face of the building _____ the park.
(2) I’d like to live in a room whose window_____ south.
9. (1) My sister is a nurse in the People’s Hospital.
(2) She_____ her husband back to health.
10. (1) My father works in a middle school.
(2) He is going to _______ a boy.
Key: 1. shipped 2. pictured 3. flower 4. water
5. exercises 6. book 7. heat 8. faces, faces
9. nursed 10. father
Step III Grammar 2
T: Now let’s come to Grammar 2. Please read and observe the sentences carefully, and see what the difference between will and be going to is. And discuss this question with your partners.
The students read and discuss.
T: OK, class, what is the usage of will? Sentence 1: Can you lie down, please, and I’ll examine you? Does the doctor prepare for a long time or have a plan before the decision is made?
Ss: No.
T: The second one? I’ll write you a prescription. Does the doctor carefully think about this decision for a long time?
Ss: No.
T: The doctor makes his decision as he is speaking. He didn’t carefully plan it for a long time, right?
Ss: Right.
T: So, we can say you use will when the speaker decides to do something as he speaks. That is will 可以表示说话时决定马上要做的动作，多数情况是听了对方的话语后所做出的反应.What about the third one? My wife’s going to visit her this afternoon. Is this decision made when speaking?
Ss: No.
T: Of course, not. Obviously, his wife has made this decision before. So, you use be going to when someone has decided to do something before. 就是说，be going to 表示经过事先考虑或安排后的意愿。It’s the same case as the next sentence. Now, please take out your listening materials and analyze these sentences through context by yourself.
Let the students do it.
Step IV Exercise
T: Now, let’s do some exercises. First please finish Activity 2 and then we’ll check the answers.
A few minutes later, check the answers.
T: Now, turn to page 67 and do the Exercises 1 to 3.
Sample answers to Exercise 3:
1. When are you going to get up in the morning?
I’m going to get up at six in the morning.
2. What are you going to do at midday?
I’m going to have lunch with my uncle.
3. What are you going to do in the afternoon?
I’m going to swim.
4. What are you going to do in the evening?
I’m going to watch TV at home.
Step V Homework
T: Now, today’s homework is in our WORKBOOK. Turn to page 68 and finish Exercise 4.
The Third Period Listening
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a.重点词汇和短语
cough, migraine, chest, heart, lung, stomach, throat, breathe, pneumonia, symptom, penicillin, stomachache, X-ray, write sb. a prescription, have a temperature, broken arm, sore throat
b.重点句式 P6
How long will I be off work?
My wife is going to pick me up in a quarter of an hour.
I’ve got a temperature of 37℃.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to get detailed information from the listening material and tell different words spoken by different persons.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to describe symptoms of a health problem and how to give advice as a doctor.
Teaching important points教学重点
Help the students learn about parts of human body and symptoms of health problems.
Listen to detailed information of the patient’s problems.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
Get information about the health problems of the patient and the doctor’s advice
Teaching methods教学方法
Discussion, listening and cooperative learning.
Teaching aids教具准备
A recorder and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Greetings and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, students. Let’s check your homework. Please open your books and turn to page 68.
Check the answers to Exercise 4 with the whole class.
Step II Lead-in
T: This module mainly talks about our body and how to keep healthy. This class, we will listen to a conversation between a doctor and a patient. After listening, you will know what is the matter with the patient and what the doctor advises her to do to keep healthy. Before listening, let’s do some tasks.
Step III Pre-listening
Ask the students to do Activity 1 and Activity 2.
T: You will have 2 minutes to finish vocabulary exercise in Activity 1. With the help of this exercise, write the words according to the definitions in Activity 2 and Activity 6 within 4 minutes.
Four minutes later check the answers with the whole class.
T: All of you did an excellent job. Look at the bottom of page 6. Who volunteers to tell which of these problems have you had?
S1: I’ve had a cough, but I’ve never had a toothache.
S2: I’ve had a stomachache. I’ve never had migraine.
Step IV Listening
Tell the students to look through the questions before listening.
T: We will listen to a conversation between a doctor and a patient. Before you listen to the tape, please read through the questions that you have to answer after listening. Talk about Activity 3 with your partners to decide which sentences are said by the doctor and which by the patient.
Play the tape for the students.
T: Now let’s listen to it again and check the answers.
Listen again and check the answers with the whole class.
Step V Listening (WORKBOOK P71)
Ask the students to do WORKBOOK Listening.
T: Now, boys and girls, let’s look at the picture on page 71. There are three people in the picture. Say who they are and what’s happening.
S: The man is a doctor. The woman lying in the bed is a patient. The other woman is a nurse. Maybe the woman has got an illness. The doctor is giving her some advice.
T: Good. Now, let’s come to Exercise 12 to see what’s wrong with the woman and what the doctor does to treat her. You will have 3 minutes to put these sentences in the correct order.
Three minutes later.
T: Listen to the conversation and check your answers.
Play the tape for the students.
T: Now let’s listen to it again to finish Exercise 13.
Check the answers with the whole class.
Step VI Post-listening
Dialogue
T: We have covered two listening materials. Both of them are conversations between the doctor and the patient. Work with your partners to make a dialogue. One acts as a doctor and the other as a patient. You will have 5 minutes to prepare for it.
Five minutes later.
T: Are you ready? Have a try!
A sample version: D = doctor P = patient
D: What’s bothering you, madam?
P: I am not feeling very well. My whole body feels weak. I really feel terrible.
D: Don’t worry. Let me examine you. Open your mouth. Do you have a sore throat?
P: Yes, when I am speaking or swallowing things, it aches much.
D: Let me take your temperature.
P: What’s the temperature?
D: It’s 38℃. You have got a temperature.
P: Is it serious?
D: Take it easy! You will be better after an injection.
P: I don’t like injection. Will taking pills work?
D: But having an injection has a quick effect.
P: OK, I will endure it for I am busy these days. I must get better soon.
D: I give you an injection now. But you need a rest.
P: Oh, I have a lot work to do.
D: You must look after yourself. You had better sleep early tonight.
P: Yes, I will. Thank you!
T: Excellent! You have done a good job.
Pronunciation
T: Now, let’s look at the six sentences in Pronunciation which also appear in listening parts. Pay attention to liaisons between words and mark the sounds, which are linked. This time, please read the sentences following the tape.
Everyday English
Show the six expressions on page 8 on the screen.
T: Please look at the screen. Guess the meanings of these expressions.
Check the answers with the whole class.
T: Now that you have known these expressions, please make several short dialogues using them.
Sample dialogue 1:
S1: Our class won the basketball match yesterday!
S2: Terrific!
Sample dialogue 2:
S1: I was off work yesterday.
S2: Oh dear! You missed an important meeting.
Sample dialogue 3:
S1: I can look after your cat while you are on holiday.
S2: That couldn’t be better. Thank you very much.
Sample dialogue 4:
S1: Have more chocolate?
S2: Thank you. But I don’t have a sweet tooth.
Sample dialogue 5:
S1: I’m crazy about football.
S2: So am I.
Step VII Homework
T: Today we have learnt how to communicate between the doctor the and patient and how to describe symptoms of a disease. After class, please finish off Exercise 8 on page 69.
The Fourth Period Speaking
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
hurt, fit, intention, make a prediction, stay healthy, take exercise, in order to, catch a cold
b. 重点句式
You should take a lot of exercise. P4
I think that’s the most important thing. P4
You shouldn’t eat too much fat. P4
Go to bed now or you’ll be really tired tomorrow. P4
I’ve got a high temperature and my chest hurts when I breathe. P8
I will ring the doctor for you. P8
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about what they should do or shouldn’t do in order to stay healthy.
Enable the students to make a prediction.
Train the students to describe symptoms and offer help.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to talk about what they should do or shouldn’t do in order to stay healthy.
Help the students learn how to make a prediction.
Teaching important and difficult points教学重点和教学难点
Help the students make dialogues to describe symptoms and offer help.
Teaching methods教学方法
Coopeartive learning, discussion, pair work and group work.
Teaching aids教具准备
A computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Lead-in
Show the following pictures on the screen.

T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls. Look at the pictures. Who is he?
Ss: Liu Xiang.
T: Yes, what do you know about him?
S1: He was born in Shanghai. He is tall and very handsome.
S2: He won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2004. We are proud of him.
S3: He is a sports man and he is good at sports.
T: Good! And do you think he is healthy?
Ss: Yes.
T: Do you want to have a body as healthy as his?
Ss: Yes.
T: OK, this class, we will talk about how to keep healthy.
Step II Discussion
T: In order to stay healthy what you should do or shouldn’t do. Fill in the table, please.
Sample answers:
should do
Shouldn’t do
Eat fruit and vegetables.
Take exercise.
Smile often.
Get up and go to bed early.
Wear warm clothes when the weather is cold.
Eat too much fat and sugar.
Sleep too long.
Get angry or feel sad often.
Play in the rain.
Drink dirty water.
Sit for a long time.
T: What do you usually do to stay healthy?
S1: I often run for half an hour at weekends.
S2: I play basketball every afternoon.
S3: My mother has always made sure that we eat healthily, and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of our diet.
S4: I often listen to radio and watch TV to notice the weather forecast, so that I can change clothes. I don’t often get an illness.
T: Very good! But what do you think are the most important things you should do or shouldn’t do in order to stay healthy. Now talk about this question in groups of five. Five minutes later, a leader should be chosen from one group to speak to the class.
Show some pictures on the screen for suggestions.


Five minutes later.
T: The leader can express the opinion of your group now.
S1: We should take a lot of exercise. We think that is the most important thing. Taking exercise can make our bodies strong and we will feel energetic. People, who exercise often, seldom become ill.
S2: We think that eating healthily is the most important thing. Nowadays more and more people become fatter and fatter because they eat too much fat and they get toothache for eating too many sweet things. The food we eat affects the way our bodies work. So if we eat healthily we will feel great, too.
S3: We think that we should keep a good habit. That is the most important thing. For example, get up early and go to bed early. There is a proverb: Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
S4: We should keep happy. We think that is the most important thing. Healthy mind in a healthy body. Anger, horror, sadness, all of them can affect our health. If we smile often, we will become younger.
T: Wonderful! You have done a good job. We know the importance of health and know how to keep healthy, so we should follow the advice.

T: Look at the pictures. The persons in the pictures got health problems. Work in pairs. One describes the symptoms. The other asks about it and offers help. First read the example in our book on page 8. Then make a dialogue with your partners. You can choose any health problem.
Gives some words about health problems on the screen.
pneumonia, broken arm, toothache, sore throat, cough, have a cold, have a temperature, stomachache
Sample dialogue 1:
S1: I think I have a high temperature.
S2: Why? What are your symptoms?
S1: I have a headache and I feel very cold, but my face is very hot. And I also have a sore throat.
S2: Oh dear! What are you going to do?
S1: I am not going to school. I think I need a rest and some medicine.
S2: OK, you’d better stay in bed, and I will get some medicine for you. After you take the medicine, I will go to school and ask a leave for you.
S1: Thank you!
Sample dialogue 2:
Aside: Several students are playing football on the playground. Suddenly a boy falls to the ground. The other students come near.
S1: Oh, god! Are you OK?
S2: My arm hurts badly. I think I broke my arm.
S1: What a bad news! Don’t move it. Leave it where it is. Let’s send for a doctor immediately.
Aside: Here comes a doctor. The doctor examines him and binds his arm.
S1: You should follow the doctor’s advice. Stay in bed and don’t move the arm for two weeks.
S2: That means I can’t play football for two weeks. What a pity!
S1: Health is the most important.
Step IV Function
First, get the students to read the sentences and explanations in Activity 1.
T: Read the sentences aloud, please! Pay attention to will.
...
T: We can know that all these sentences make a prediction not talk about intention.
Second, ask the students to do Activity 2 and then check the answers.
Third, make more sentences according to the examples.
S1: Don’t play in the rain or you will get a cold.
S2: Drink more water and you will feel warm soon.
S3: Don’t run when you are crossing the road or the car will hurt you.
T: You’re quite right. You’ve done an excellent job.
Step V Summary
T: In this period, we have talked about how to stay healthy and how to offer help when somebody gets a health problem. We have also covered how to make a prediction using “will” and talk about an intention using “be going to”.
The Fifth Period Writing
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
migraines, feel great, give sb. a prescription, feel a lot better, in full
b. 重点句式
He examined me and asked me questions about my symptoms. P8
I have had very bad headaches about three or four times a month. P8
I woke up one day feeling awful. P72
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to write a paragraph about a health problem.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to write a paragraph about a health problem.
Teaching important & difficult points教学重点和教学难点
Teach the students how to write a paragraph about a health problem that they have had.
Teaching methods教学方法
Task-based learning and discussion.
Teaching aids教具准备
A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Reading
First, let the students put the sentences in Activity 1 on page 8 and Exercise 15 on page 72 in the right order to make two paragraphs. And check the answers. After that, ask the students to read the paragraphs in the right order.
Step II Discussion
T: Try to remember a small health problem you have had and try to describe it, including what the problem was, the reasons, how things ended and so on. Do you remember the last time you were ill?
S1: I got an illness two months ago.
S2: Last week, I was ill.
S3: I have a healthy body and I haven’t been ill for a year or so.
T: Have you ever been to hospital or do you know anybody who has been to hospital?
Ss: Yes.
S1: I have been to hospital for several times.
S2: My grandma has been to hospital.
T: Do you still remember the situation that the first time you went to hospital?
S: I had flu last week and my parents took me to the hospital. The hospital looked dark and frightening.
S: I remember the first time I went to hospital. The smell is terrible. And I saw many children were crying when they were having an injection.
T: Good! Can you describe the feeling when you got ill? S: I feel awful when I have a stomachache. I have no appetite even when I see my favorite food.
S: I once had a very bad headache. I can’t concentrate on my study. And I feel dizzy.
T: Now, try to get as much information as you can to fill in the table about a health problem that you have had. Work in pairs.
Show the table on the screen.
start of the illness
cause of the illness
symptoms
what the doctor said
what the doctor did
what the doctor did
Sample answer 1:
start of the illness
a high temperature
cause of the illness
play football in the rain
symptoms
have a headache, have a sore throat, feel very tired, have no appetite
what the doctor said
not play in the rain, have a full rest, take some medicine, stay in bed and not go to school for two days
what the doctor did
examine me, take the temperature, give some medicine, have an injection
how the illness ended
sleep in bed for two days, take some medicine three times a day, feel better at last
Sample answer 2:
start of the illness
a stomachache
cause of the illness
eat sour food
symptoms
have no appetite, feel sick
what the doctor said
what I have eaten, how often it happens, how long it has last, what kind of food I like to eat
what the doctor did
examine me, give some medicine, give some advice
how the illness ended
have a rest, take some pills three times a day, feel better at last
Step III Writing
T: Write a paragraph using the information we have prepared. Pay attention to the connection of the information and organize them well.
A sample version:
A Health Problem That I Have Had
I am a fifteen-year-old girl. Usually I am healthy and seldom get ill. But last week, I had a bad stomachache. I had no appetite at all. I didn’t want to eat anything. Although I ate nothing, I still felt sick. Half an hour had passed but I still didn’t feel well. My mother called the doctor after she came back from work. The doctor examined me and asked me whether it happened often or not. I told him what had happened that afternoon. He asked me what I had eaten that day. I told him that I had an egg and two pieces of bread in the morning. And at lunch, I had a sandwich and a sausage in the fridge. On hearing that, my mother said the sausage had been out of date for a long time. She was too busy to throw it away. No wonder it tasted sour when I ate it. The doctor gave me some pills and asked me to have a rest that night and not to eat too much sweet or fatty food, especially sour food. After taking the pills, I slept in bed and I felt much better at night.
Step IV Homework
T: After class, go on writing the paragraph, and make your expressions in full.
The Sixth Period Extensive Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
privately, insurance, health care system, pay for, the health insurance company, as a result
b. 重点句式 P9
Different countries have different ways of paying for it.
Most doctors and nurses work for the government and most hospitals are owned by the government.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to know the health care systems of different countries.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to make comparisons of the health care systems of different countries.
Teaching important & difficult points教学重点和教学难点
Learn about health care systems.
Teaching methods教学方法
Task-based learning and discussion.
Teaching aids教具准备
A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
T: Good morning / afternoon, girls and boys! Please look at the picture. What is it?
S: Sorry, we don’t know.
T: It is the sign of WHO, World Health Organization. It is one of special organizations of the United Nations and it is also the biggest health organization among governments. Today, we will learn something about health system and organization.
Step II Reading (Cultural Corner)
Pre-reading
T: We have talked about how to keep healthy and if we get a health problem, what we should do. Do you notice that who pays the medical fees for you? Are the hospitals in our hometown owned by our country or privately owned?
S1: Our parents pay the medical fees for us.
S2: We also have health insurance.
S3: Some big hospitals such as People’s Hospital belong to our country.
S4: There are a lot small hospitals, which are privately owned or owned by a group of people.
T: Good. We have our health care system. And what do you think of the other countries? Do you think they have the same system with ours? Now, please open your books and turn to page 9.
Fast reading
T: Read the passage quickly to get the structure of it. After reading, you can talk about it with your partners. You will have 6 minutes to do it.
Six minutes later.
T: OK, who can answer the question? Volunteer?
S: The first paragraph is a general introduction. It tells us different countries have different health care systems. The other three paragraphs discuss the health care systems in Britain, America and Canada.
T: Very good! Let’s read it again to find out the differences of the three countries’ health care systems.
Careful reading
T: Read the passage again carefully and fill in the table.
Show the table on the screen.
Countries
Medical fees
Hospitals
Problems
Results
Britain
America
Canada
Ask students to fill in the table.
Sample answers:
Countries
Medical fees
Hospitals
Problems
Results
Britain
government
Owned by government
Government didn’t pay enough money.
More people use private health insurance.
America
patient
privately owned
Poorer people don’t have enough money.
Poorer people have both health and money problem.
Canada
government
privately owned
Step III Reading (WORKBOOK P69)
T: Please open your books, and turn to page 70. It is an email.
Fast reading
Read the email fast for the first time to answer the two questions on page 69.
Then check the answers.
Careful reading
First, read carefully to decide if the sentences on page70 are true or false. Correct the false sentences. Check the answers.
Second, match the persons and things.
1. Zhou Kai a. broke the leg
2. Andy b. cooks a lot of vegetables
3. the Americans c. like potatoes more than rice
4. some of the d. feels better after the illness
football team
5. team captain e. are sick with flu
6. mother f. is crazy about football
Sample answers:
Suggested answers:

a broke the leg
1 Zhou Kai

b cooks a lot of
vegetables
2 Andy
3 the Americans c like potatoes more than
rice
4 some of the football team
d feels better after the
illness
5 team captain
e are sick with flu
6 mother f is crazy about
football
T: Now, please complete the sentences and read them out.
S: Zhou Kai told Andy that he is crazy about football.
S: It is good to know that Andy feels better after the illness.
S: Americans like potatoes more than rice.
S: I think it will be a difficult game because some of team are sick with flu.
S: Our team captain broke his leg when he was playing last week.
S: My mother cooks a lot of vegetables.
T: Very good!
Step IV Reading
Show the following on the sceen.
We Are What We Eat
Choosing what to eat is no longer as easy as it once was. Our eating habits have changed, as has our way of life, and the fuel we need for our bodies is also different. Traditional diets often have too much fat and too many calories for the 21st-century person. If we want to keep up with the high pace of modern life, we had better learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat.
Stores offer all kinds of food and snacks and we have to make many choices. When we choose what to buy and eat, we had better think whether the food will gives us the nutrients we need. Some nutrients help build our bodies and make us stronger. Protein, for example, is good for our muscles. Fish, meat and beans contain a lot of protein. Calcium, which is found in eggs, milk and other dairy products, is good for our bone and teeth. We should also eat carbohydrates, the main fuel for our bodies, which we can get from bread, rice and noodles. Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our bodies functioning well. Vitamins which we can get from eating vegetables, fruit, fish and drinking milk, help our bodies fight disease.
But the choices we make are not just about nutrition. Many people today make choices about eating habits based on what they believe. Eating habits become part of us. Some people become vegetarians because they believe it is healthier not to eat meat or because they think we should not kill animals for food. Others become vegans and will not eat any animal products at all, not even yoghurt or eggs. We also make choices based on how the products are grown or made. Environmentally friendly food, or “ eco-food”, is produced by companies who have tried to use green and clean ways to grow it. Organic vegetables are those that are grown without chemicals that can be harmful to human beings or the environment.
Because we have so much to choose from, many companies and stores offer advice about what we should eat. Books, magazines and television shows tell us about food and pills that we should buy to become smarter, healthier and more beautiful. It is probably better, however, if we spend our time and money in buying good food and keeping a balanced diet. If we eat healthy food in the right amounts, we do not have to buy any supplements. The same goes for “crash diets” that some companies say will make us lose weight fast. Instead of eating expensive diet foods or going on unhealthy diets, we can simply try to eat less fat and sugar and exercise more.
The best way to make sure that we will feel and look fine is to develop healthy eating habits. We ought to learn more about our bodies and the fuel we need to keep fit. Only in that way will we be ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.
T: Read the passage fast to answer the following questions on the screen.
Show the questions on the screen.
1. What does the word “fuel” mean in the text above? What about the “green”? Can you find any other words used in the same way?
2. The text gives examples of how people make choices about what they eat. List the examples and the reasons why people eat or don’t eat certain kinds of food.
3. How have our eating habits changed? Why? Try to think of as many examples and reasons as possible.
After reading, check the answers with the whole class.
Sample answers:
1. “Fuel” here means the food we need to keep our bodies healthy and active. Green foods are organic foods, that is, foods that are grown and produced naturally.
2. any food that tastes good — food that should be enjoyed regardless of health
benefits.
any food that is healthy — food that should keep our body fit.
any food that is a vegetable — food that shouldn’t include meat.
any food that is organic — food that should be produced naturally without
damaging the environment.
any food that is safe — food that should not cause a risk to our health.
3. —We have more foods to choose from and many of these foods are not produced
organically.
—We are busier than in past years so we now have less time to eat than before.
—More snack foods are available since more people like to eat between meals.
—Now many are paying more attention to their health because others remind them to.
—Some people care as much about the health and safety of animals as people so they
refuse to eat meat.
—People today expect food to taste good and still be healthy. They now have more
choices when they go to the market.
—Many people don’t get enough nutrition from their food so they take supplements,
especially vitamin pills.
Step V Homework
Summarize the whole module.
Do a survey with other students about lifestyle.
附 件
I Text Chart
Fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part
Have fish four time a week

Have a healthy diet
Don’t eat much fat and sugar
Don’t have a sweet tooth
Zhou Kai is healthy/ fit and rarely gets colds and flu.
Captain of class team
Take a lot of exercise
Be crazy about football
Member of school team

Play it in the rain
Two years ago broke arm

Had a bad cold and a fever
Painful and couldn’t move
I. Notes to the text
1. be connected with 和……有联系; 有关系
He is connected with a noble family.
他和一个贵族家庭有亲戚关系.
2. When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. 妈妈看到周凯没穿夹克就向前门走去, 担心地盯着他.
1) head, eye名词用作动词
2) without a jacket on 没穿夹克
3. have a sweet tooth 吃甜食的嗜好；喜爱吃甜食
4. I would rather eat a nice piece of fruit.
我宁愿吃一块美味的水果.
1) would rather do... 宁愿做……
He says he would rather take some pills.
他说宁愿吃些药丸.
2) would rather do ... than ...
would do ... rather than ... 宁愿做而……不愿做……
He said he would rather take some pills than have an injection. 他说宁愿吃药也不
打针.
He says he would take some pills rather than have an injection. 他说宁愿吃药也
不打针.
5. be crazy about 对……着迷, 为……而疯狂
III. Background Knowledge
WHO (World Health Organization)
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948, WHO’s objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
WHO’s goal is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health who is governed by 192 Member States through the World Health Assembly. The Health Assembly is composed of representatives from WHO’s Member States. The main tasks of the World Health Assembly are to approve the WHO programme and the budget for the following biennium and to decide major policy questions.
14 Keys to a Healthy Diet
Developing healthy eating habits isn’t as confusing or as restrictive as many people imagine. The first principle of a healthy diet is simply to eat a wide variety of foods. This is important because different foods make different nutritional contributions.
Secondly, fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes — foods high in complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, low in fat, and free of cholesterol — should make up the bulk of the calories you consume. The rest should come from low-fat dairy products, lean meat and poultry and fish.
You should also try to maintain a balance between calorie intake and calorie expenditure， that is, don’t eat more food than your body can utilize. Otherwise, you will gain weight. The more active you are, the more you can eat and still maintain this balance.
Following these three basic steps doesn’t mean that you have to give up your favorite foods. As long as your overall diet is low in fat and rich in complex carbohydrates, there is nothing wrong with an occasional cheeseburger. Just be sure to limit how frequently you eat such foods, and try to eat small portions of them.
You can also view healthy eating as an opportunity to expand your range of choices by trying foods — especially vegetables, grains, or fruits — that you don’t normally eat. A healthy diet doesn’t have to mean eating foods that are bland or unappealing. The following basic guidelines are what you need to know to construct a healthy diet：
1. Limit your total fat intake. Fat should supply less than 30% of your total daily calories. Limit your intake of fat by having a semi-vegetarian diet. Choose lean meats, light-meat poultry without the skin, fish, and low-fat dairy products. In addition, cut back on vegetable oils and butter or foods made with these — as well as on mayonnaise, salad dressings, and fried foods.
2. Limit your intake of saturated fat. This is the kind of fat, found mostly in animal products, that boosts blood cholesterol levels and has other adverse health effects. It should supply less than one-third of the calories derived from fat.
3. Keep your cholesterol intake below 300 milligrams per day. Cholesterol is found only in animal products, such as meats, poultry, dairy products, and egg yolks.
4. Eat foods rich in complex carbohydrates. Carbohydrates should contribute at least 55% of your total daily calories. To help meet this requirement, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and six or more servings of grains (preferably whole grains) or legumes daily. This will help you obtain the 20 to 30 grams of dietary fiber you need each day, as well as provide important vitamins, minerals, and photochemical (plant chemicals essential to good health).
5. Avoid too much sugar. Besides contributing to tooth decay, sugar is a source of “empty” calories, and many foods that are high in sugar are also high in fat.
6. Make sure to include green, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables， such as broccoli, carrots, cantaloupe and citrus fruits. The antioxidants and other nutrients in these foods are regarded as increasingly important in helping protect against developing certain types of cancer and other diseases. Eat five or more servings a day.
7. Maintain a moderate protein intake. Protein should make up about 12% of your total daily calories. Choose low-fat sources.
8. Eat a variety of foods. Don’t try to fill your nutrient requirements by eating the same foods day in, day out. It is possible that not every essential nutrient has been identified, and so eating a wide assortment of foods helps to ensure that you will get all the necessary nutrients. In addition, this will limit your exposure to any pesticides or toxic substances that may be present in one particular food.
9. Limit your sodium intake to no more than 2,400 milligrams per day. This is equivalent to the amount of sodium in a little more than a teaspoon of salt. Cut back on your use of salt in cooking and on the table; avoid salty foods; check food labels for the inclusion of ingredients containing sodium.
10. Maintain an adequate calcium intake. Calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth. Get your calcium from low-fat sources, such as skim milk and low-fat yogurt. If you can’t get the optimal amount from foods, take supplements.
11. Try to get your vitamins and minerals from foods, not from supplements (with the exceptions listed below). Supplements cannot substitute for a healthy diet, which supplies nutrients and other compounds besides vitamins and minerals. Foods also provide the “synergy” that many nutrients require to be efficiently used in the body.
12. Consider taking supplements of the antioxidant vitamins E (200 to 800 IU daily) and C (250 to 500 milligrams daily). Even if you eat a healthy diet, it’s unlikely you will get these amounts of E and C. Also consider taking a basic daily multivitamin / mineral supplement, especially if you are a woman of childbearing age (who needs extra folic acid, and vitamin B) or over age 60 (because of decreased nutrient absorption by the body).
13. Maintain a desirable weight. Balance energy (calorie) intake with energy output. Eating a low-fat diet will help you maintain or lower your weight, as will regular exercise.
14. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. That is one drink a day for women, two a day for men. A drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 4 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof spirits. Excess alcohol consumption leads to a variety of health problems. And alcoholic beverages can add many calories to your diet without supplying nutrients.
Food and Health
Tofu is as good as medicine for lowering cholesterol
Research published in the fourth week of July, 2003 found that the group of people, who ate high-fiber, high-soy food had lowered LDL (the bad cholesterol) by 28.6%, comparing the contract group. The effect of taking high-fiber, high-soy is almost having the same one as take the statin Mevacor, which is 30.9%. And people who only take low fat food only had lowered LDL by 8% comparing with normal group.
Fish and Health
Seafood takes a prime role in Chinese feast. Chinese is good at cooking fish, they can make it very delicious and contain less cooking oil. For fish to maintain fluidity in cold water such as Alaska, their fats have to remain liquid. Fish oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids. The two omega-3’s in fish are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA). EPA and DHA are essential for human health, DHA is critical to development of the brain and retina for infant, the human breast milk contains it. EPA and DHA benefit the heart and blood vessels.
In one study people eat four times of at least three-ounce salmon a month reduced 50 percent risk of cardiac arrest. Study shows EPA and DHA can inhibit the synthesis of substances that result inflammation and blood clots, stabilize the electrical activity of the heart. Lower blood pressure, triglycerides levels improve the functioning of artery linings.
Although human can convert alphalinolenic acid (ALA) to EPA and DHA, the conversion rate is so low, you need eat a lot of food containing ALA, that make it impractical. Eating fish is a good way to reach health.
As the world get more pollution, the fish also may become dangerous to your health. Mercury is a common toxin, be cautious, especially to pregnant women. Some deep-sea fish which eat other fish accumulate more mercury in their body such as tilefish, swordfish, shark, king mackerel. Also avoid fish which comes from some location or area which are heavily polluted.
Green Tea
Green Tea is a favourite and traditional drink of Chinese for thousand years. Recent studies have shown that epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG) an antioxidant found in green tea, is at least 100 more times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells and DNA from damage believed to be linked to cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses. The antioxidant has twice the antioxidant benefit of reservation, found in red wine.