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九年級 下冊
（滬教牛津版）
Oxford English
Unit
6
Period 2
Reading (II)
Module 3 Sport and health
Caring for your health
1
Show time
Introduce five ways to fight stress.
Be positive
Take care of your body
Take up a hobby
Learn to relax
Laugh
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions below.
2
While you read
Many students suffer from stress in their daily lives. They are under stress because their lives are not balanced. They focus too much on studying, dealing with peer pressure and worrying about what others think, and not enough on other things. You may wonder whether stress is a serious matter. The answer is “Yes”. You should be aware that stress is a risk to your health. If you want to live a long and healthy life, you need to begin to guard against stress from a young age.
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions below.
Why are many students under stress according to the writer
Should students take the stress seriously Why
What do they need to do to live a long and healthy life
Because their lives are not balanced.
Yes, they should. Because stress is a risk to their health.
They need to begin to guard against stress from a young age.
Tick the main reasons why students are under stress and find out the clues from the article.
（ ）spending too much time on their studies
（ ）reading too many books
（ ）having to compete with other students of the same age
（ ）caring about their image in others’ minds
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focus too much on studying
dealing with peer pressure
worrying about what others think
Be positive
One way to cancel out stress is through positive thinking. You should always look on the bright side of life, and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future.
Read the third paragraph and brainstorm ideas with your classmates.
What kinds of thoughts are examples of “positive thinking”
I am the most handsome boy.
I believe I will win the match.
I will surely have a bright future.
Read the fourth paragraph and finish the table.
Learn to relax
Force yourself to take a break from your studies and worries about exams. You can do this by taking a walk, reading a book, going to a concert or seeing a film, or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment.
Read the fourth paragraph and finish the table.
Examples Ways to relax
Peter goes to the cinema twice a month. Seeing a film.
Mary likes reading novels in the afternoon at the weekend. _________________.
Tom usually goes to the Shanghai Grand Theatre to enjoy a concert. _________________.
Kitty often walks around the garden in her neighbourhood with her family after dinner. _________________.
Maggie goes to a café alone when she meets problems in work. _________________
_________________
_________________.
Reading a book
Going to a concert
Taking a walk
Sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment
Read the fifth paragraph and answer the following questions.
Take up a hobby
Learn to paint, take up skating, or start playing a musical instrument. When you are busy with a hobby, you leave all your worries behind.
(be) busy with
Read the fifth paragraph and answer the following questions.
Which of the following can you take up as a hobby
Why should you take up a hobby
Because when we are busy with a hobby, we leave all our worries behind.
a b c d
Read the last two paragraphs and answer the questions.
Take care of your body
Stress is your body’s enemy. Taking regular exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you.
Laugh
Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress. Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often cheer you up when you are low.
What is harmful to our health Why
How can we take care of our bodies
What is sometimes the best medicine for stress
How does laughter help us
What can we do to make ourselves laugh
By taking regular exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep.
Laughter.
It cheers us up when we are low.
We can see a funny film or tell jokes with friends.
Read the last two paragraphs and answer the questions.
Stress. Because it is our body’s enemy.
C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 83. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.
risk
guard against
cancelled
silent
low
3
Vocabulary
C2 Tanya is talking to a doctor about her plete their conversation with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
whether
dealing with
am busy with
risk
guard against
take up
Why are many students under stress
What does “not to have a balanced life” mean
What is a possible result of stress
D2 Read the online article again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
Because their lives are not balanced.
It means focusing too much on studying, dealing with peer pressure and worrying about what others think, and not enough on other things.
It can be a risk to your health.
4
Comprehension
4. What does “positive thinking” mean
5. What can you do to relax
6. How can you forget your worries
You can take up a hobby.
It means looking on the bright side of life, and imagining that you will have a happy and successful future.
You can take a walk, read a book, go to a concert or see a film, or just sit in a private place and be silent for a moment.
D2 Read the online article again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
D3 How do you deal with stress Discuss this with your classmates.
5
Discuss
H
Homework
1. 抄寫單詞和短語：focus，peer，pressure，whether，risk，guard，cancel，bright，force，concert，private，silent，musical instrument，enemy，regular，cheer；guard against，cancel out，look on the bright side， (be) busy with，leave ... behind，cheer ... up。
2. 根據Comprehension D3的討論結果，完成一篇題為“How to deal with stress”的短文。
3. 完成《練習冊》第 82頁Vocabulary和第90頁Reading B的練習。
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