Unit 5_2 Health—Text A Subhealthy State 新理念大学英语 教材.ppt

大学英语新理念综合教程 来永春 2011-7 ?Unit Five Health—Text A Subhealthy State? I. Teaching Objective 1. Enjoy an interesting short passage about whitening teeth. 2. Learn the new words and expressions. 3. Recite useful expressions in the text. II. Teaching Method： Communicative Approach, Task-based learning and Writing on blackboard III. Key points： Important points: Reading Comprehension of Text A Difficult points: 1 Useful phrases and expressions 2 Important words 3.Difficult sentences I. Revision 1. The teacher guides the students to review what they learned last period by asking them some questions. 2. The teacher checks the students’ assignment. II. Lead-in Subhealth \does not involve organ dysfunction but implies gradual bodily deterioration (which is often referred to as “the third state” or “gray state”).It is a state between good health and illnesses. It is closely linked to your physical well-being, psychological state, as well as imbalances in social relationships and environment-related health problems. People with subhealth often suffer from fatigue, neck/back aches, stress overload, excessive anxiety, sleeping disorders and addictive habits. I .Reading Comprehension 1. What is subhealth? Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease. 2.What causes subhealth? Subhealth is believed to be caused by the stress people undergo in their everyday lives. 3. What are the symptoms of subhealth? Do you think you have ever been subhealthy? Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, agitation, poor memory, or sometimes shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs. II. Analyze the text A Subhealthy State 1.Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth. Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease. borderline n. line that marks a bord