Unit2HealthyLifestyle

ReadingandThinkingWhathabitsdoyouthinkareunhealthy?Haveyouevertriedtogetridof/kick/quit/breakabadhabit?Andwhatistheresult?Doyoubelievehealthyhabitsareeasytodevelop/form/acquire?Why?PREDICTIONReadformainideaFindthemainideaofaparagraphThemainideaissometimesstatedineithertheopeningorclosingsentence.Ifnot,lookforanother“standout”sentence,orsummarisetheparagraph

inyourmindbyaskingyourself,“Whatisitmainlyabout?”Readthepassageandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraphaccordingly.A.HowtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodonesB.ThecycleofhowhabitsareformedC.HabitsthatcanhelpusstudybetterD.ChanginghabitsgraduallyE.NoeasywaytochangebadhabitsF.WhatahabitisG.WhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechangedSkimmingReadformainideaG.WhybadteenagehabitsshouldbechangedF.WhatahabitisB.ThecycleofhowhabitsareformedA.HowtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodonesD.ChanginghabitsgraduallyE.Noeasywaytochangebadhabits4.Howtochangeabadhabitandcreategoodones.3.Thecycleofhowhabitsareformed.5.Changinghabitsgradually.6.

Noeasywaytochangebadhabits.2.

Whatahabitis.1.Whybadteenagehabitsshouldbechanged.

Exposition

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raise,analyze,solve,conclusion

raiseanalysesolveconclusionproblem-solvingpatternReadforstructureReadingfordetailsAsteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirowndecisions.However,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Forexample,someofthemmaybecomeinvolvedintobaccooralcohol

abuse,whichcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Toprevent

harmfulhabitslikethesefrom

dominatingateenager'slifeisessential.Theymustlearntorecognisebadhabitsearlyandmakeappropriatechanges.①Whatmaybadhabitscause?Thenwhatshouldbedone?Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:"Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo."Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.Wemakeachoicetodosomething,andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.Soonthatchoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.Readingfordetails②Howcanachoiceleadtoahabit?makeachoicerepeatitautomaticallyformahabitCUEROUITNEREWARDReadingfordetails③Howdoesahabitwork?ROUTINEBadhabitCUEREWARDEatunhealthysnacksFeelunhappyFeelhappyTofacilitateapositivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthentrytoadaptthem.Wecandothisbycombiningtheinformationfromourhabitcycleswithourownpositiveideas.Forexample,wecouldtrytoreplaceanegativeroutinewithsomethingmorepositive.So,whenwefeelunhappyagain(cue),ratherthaneatsnacks,wecouldlistentosomeofourfavouritemusicinstead(routine),whichwillmakeusfeelrelaxed(reward).Asidefromchangingbadhabits,wecanalsousethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.Forexample,whenwecometoanescalator(cue),ournormalroutineistorideit,butwecouldchangethisroutineintosomethingmorepositivebytakingthestairsinstead.Readingfordetails④Howtobreakabadhabit?ROUTINEGoodhabitCUEREWARDEatunhealthysnacksFeelunhappyFeelhappyListentosomefavouritemusicReadingfordetailsWhatshouldwedotochangeabadhabit?ROUTINEGoodhabitCUEREWARDRidetheescalatorCometoanescalatorHealthybenefitsTakethestairsReadingfordetailsWhatshouldwedotochangeabadhabit?⑤Whatelsedoyouneedtobreakabadhabit?Manyofustrytochangebadhabitsquickly,andifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime.AstheChinesephilosopherLaoZiwrote,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”O(jiān)nestepseemssmall,butitisessential.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmustshowsomedisciplineandrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Afterall,itisnoteasytobreakbadhabits.ReadingfordetailsReadingfordetailsForyoungpeople,thereisplentyoftimetochangebadhabits.However,thereisno“magicpill”ordeletebuttonthatwillhelpyou;youhavetothinkaboutyourbadhabitsanddecideonsomechanges.Youhavethepowertobuildahappyandhealthylifefullofgoodhabits!Discipline&perseverance&optimism&confidence&determinationPost-reading1Chooseabadhabit2

Analyzeitscycle3

ExplainhowyouwillchangeitROUTINECUEREWARDSummarizingHABITSFORAHEALTHYLIFESTYLEExpositionRaisetheproblemAnalysetheproblemSolvetheproblemDrawaconclusion(Para.1)Itisessentialtopreventbadhabitsfromdominatingateenager'slife.(Para.2-3)Achoicebecomesautomaticandformsahabitif