Unit3SportsandfitnessReadingforwriting1Writeabouthealthandfitness.Phrases:cut…out；nowandthen；compare…with/to…32Words:audience；positive；slim；diet；makeadifference；rather；ratherthan；jog；stress；errorGoalsWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.Howmanyhoursdoyoudosportsorexercise?What’syoursuggestiontoothers?Lead

inratherthan而不是Hespeaksinconceptsratherthanspecifics.他講話時盡用抽象概念，而不談具體。Byrightsthepropertyshouldhavegonetohimratherthantohissister.公正地說,這財產應該屬于他,而不屬于他妹妹。languagepointcomparev.比較Howdoesyournewhousecomparewithyouroldone?你的新房子和你的舊房子比起來怎樣?Herbeautyisbeyondcompare.她無比美麗.compare…with…把…和…比較compare…to把…比作…makeadifference有影響；起作用Dosehisabsencemakeadifferencetoyourwork?假如沒有他,對你的工作會有影響嗎?1.Ahighschoolclasshasaweitnessbookinwhichtheyexchangeideasabouthealthandfitness.ReadwhatKaylawroteandanswerthequestions.

ContentGOINGPOSITIVEIalwayswantedtolookliketheSlimgirlsorTVeventhoughknewthatitwasimpossible,Iworriedaboutmyweightandtriedeverynewdietreadaboutonline.Itriednofat,low-fat,5：2,onlybananas,nobananas—Ialmostwentbananas,too.ThenIreadanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking"AmIfat?"Ishouldbeasking"AmIfit?"Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchadifference!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos".Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometresineightminutes"or"Iwanttobeabletodo30push—ups".Ratherthancuttingoutthefoodsenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowandthen,butIwouldaddasaladoranapple.Finally,IstoppedcomparingmyselfwithactressesandmodelsandlookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceOrbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsIlikedaboutmyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierandhealthier.1.WhatproblemdidKaylahaveinthepast?2.Whatdoesthesentence"Ialmostwentbananas"mean?3.Whatmadeherchangeherthinking?Sheworriedaboutherweight.Becrazy.Anarticleaboutfitness.2.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.1Completetheoutlinewiththewordsandohrasesfromthetext.ThepastThepresentworriedabout_______andtried_________thinkabout_____________comparedmyselfwith____________________2.Underlinethewordsandphrasesusedinthetexttoshowsimilaritiesanddifferences.weightnewdietactressesandmodelsfitness3.WriteapageforaclassweLtnessbook.

1.Workingroups.Discussthequestionsbelow.Exercise

Whatcanyoudotomakeexerciseandlikejoggingmoreenjoyable?Stress

Howcanyouplanyourworkmakesurethatyoualsohavetimetorestand

relax?Self-confidence

Whatcanyoudotobecomemore

confidentandfeelbetterabout

yourself?

Food

Howcanyoumakeyourmealshealthier?2.Usetheideasfromyourdiscussiontolistsomepositivechanges.3.Writeashortparagraphtodescribeandexplainyourchanges.?Startwithageneralstatementaboutthetopicandyoursituation.?Tellthereaderabouthowandwhyyouchangedorwanttochange.?Describethechangesandcomparethe(possible)results.?Tellthereaderhowthechangesnaveimprovedorwillimproveyourlife.

4.Exchangedrafts.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Doesthewriterexplainwhyhe/shechanged/wantstochange?Doesthewritertellhowthechangeshaveimprovedorwillimprovehis/herlife?