Unit3SportsandFitnessReadingforWritingLearningobjectivesStudentswillbeabletodescribetheirhealthproblemandthesolutiontheyadopt;Studentswillbeabletodescribethedifferencesbetweenthepastandthepresent,finallytakingapositiveattitudetolife;Studentswilllearnhowtowriteacomparativeandcontrastivetext;Studentswillgivefeedbackontheirpartner’sdraftsfollowingthefirstdraftchecklistandrevisestheirownfirstdrafts.wellnessthegeneralconditionofbodyandmindphysicalhealthmentalhealthDoyouthinkyouarefit?

Thestudentsexchangeideasabouthealthandfitnessinawellnessbook.Lead-inGoingPositiveWhatproblem

didKaylahaveinthepast?Whatdoesthesentence“Ialmostwentbananas”mean?Whatmadeherchangeherthinking?ReadingforinformationShewasworriedaboutherweightandappearance.A.thefoodyouregularlyeatanddrinkB.alimitedorcontrolledamountoffood√5:2diet:toeatnormallyfor5daysoftheweek,butonlyeatverylittleontheothertwodays.shenearlywentcrazybecauseshewassoworried,andtriedvariousmethods.aturningpointproblemweightandlooksturningpointThepastThepresentactions(verbs)resultsanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”peopleshouldbeasking“AmIfit?”worriedaboutmyweighttriedeverynewdietcutoutthefood…comparedmyselfwith…lookedforthings…wrongwithIalmostwentbananas.negativerun

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push-upsaddhealthyfoodstomakealistof…Ilikeabout…Ibecomebothhappierandhealthierpositivehealthyin________bodyhealthyin________mindGoingPositivemeansbecominghealthybothinbodyandmind.ReadingfororganizationPara.1Para.2Para.3changesinthinkingandactionsimprovementinwellnessgeneralstatementofproblemWritingtip1:Thetextiswell-organisedwiththeselinkingwords.what'smore,besides,thus,although,foronething,foranotherfirstly,…secondly,…lastly…MatchthemainideaHowdoestheauthorshowherpositivechanges?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byaskingquestions.C.Byshowingdifferences.D.Bylistingsomedata.√Writingtip2:Describethepositivechangesbymakingcomparison.=makeacomparison(作比較)ReadingfororganizationUnderlinethewordsandphrasesusedinthetexttoshowdifferences.ratherthan，insteadofbut，instead…h(huán)owever/though,differentfrom,ontheotherhand…moreexpressions:ThenIreadanarticlethatsaidinsteadofasking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmIfit?”Ihadnoideaalettercouldmakesuchadifference!OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight,thingsbegantochange.Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos”,Iwouldsay“Iwanttoruntwokilometresineightminutes”or“Iwanttobeabletodo30push-ups”.RatherthancuttingoutthefoodsIenjoyed,Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icouldstillhaveaburgernowandthen,butIwouldaddasaladoranapple.Finally,Istoppedcomparingmyselfwithactressesandmodelsandlookingforthingsthatwerewrongwithmyfaceorbody.Instead,ImadealistofthethingsIlikedaboutmyself.Bybeingpositiveaboutmyselfandmybody,Ibecamebothhappierandhealthier.

Writingtip3:Makeacomparisonwiththeseusefulexpressions.Readingforlanguage

Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantchangesforhertobemorepositiveandwhy?Activity3.StressIwon'tworkfortoolongatatime.IfIworkforaround45minutes

thentakeashort10-minutebreak,myworkwillbebetterandIwillfeel

morerelaxed.FoodAlwaystryandhavevegetableswithmymealsandbalancethedifferenttypesoffoodgroups.Don'teattoomuchofonething.Also,don't

eatverybigportions.Self-confidenceTobemoreconfident,IshouldknowwhatIamgoodat,andacceptwhatIamnotgoodat.I

can'tbegoodateverything!IfIwant

toimproveatsomething,Iwon't

letsmallfailuresputmeoff.Iwill

keeptryingandwillreachmygoal,

becomingmoreconfidentatevery

step.Keepingfitalsohelps!ExerciseIfIambymyself,IcanlistentomyfavouritemusiconheadphoneswhileIexercise.Icanalsoexercisewithafriendtomakeit

moreenjoyable.possibleanswerWhatyoudonow/willdointhefuture？Ieat/willeatatleastfiveportionsoffruitandvegetableseverydayandhave/willonlyhavefastfoodasatreatoccasionally.Ihavejoined/willjoinsomenewclubstomeetnewpeopleandmakenewfriends.Possibleresults:

Improvingmydiethasmade/willmakemefeelbetter,whichhas/willalsomade/makeme

feelmoreconfidenttomakenewfriends.Whatyouusedtodo/donow？Iate/eatalotoffastfood.Iavoided/avoid

talkingtonewpeopleanddidn't/don'thavemanyhobbiesexcept

playingcomputergames.Results:Ididn't/don'thavemuch

energy,andIwas/amalittle

overweight.Ididn't/don'thavemany

friends.Activity3.SampleWritingIamahighschoolstudent.Iwant

tofeelbetteraboutmyselfandbe

healthierbecausesometimesIget

down,havenoenergyandworry

aboutthingstoomuch.

Idecidedto

changemydiettomakeithealthier.

Forexample,Istoppedeatingfast

foodsooften,andintroducedfruit

andvegetablesintomydietevery

day.

Ialsodomyexercisesregularly

tokeepfit.

Now,becauseIbecame

healthier,Ibecamem