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Unit 8 Discovery Warm-up Questions 预热提问 1. The world is full of mysteries, are you interested in exploring our life? Which fields do you like most? Why? 2. Are you overweight or underweight? What factors do you think can affect your weight? Have you ever heard obesity risk calculator? You can guess what it is. Section A Read Fast 一睹为快 Passage A Topic-oriented Lead-in 抛砖引玉 Nowadays, obesity is one of the most urgent issues facing the whole world; it not only affects the shape, but is a threat to our health. Therefore, an increasing number of people begin to pay much attention to their daily diet and physical training to lower the risk of putting on weight. However, some people can’t shift those extra pounds, no matter how hard they try. Why? Maybe they are born to be a fat. Predicting Obesity at Birth Bank of New Words 词库宝典 1. obese / ?ubi:s / adj. [fml. or medical 文或医] (of people) very fat（指人）过度肥胖的 Obese patients are advised to change their diet. 建议肥胖病人改变饮食 Obese?people find it difficult to stop overeating. 胖人觉得一吃就过量，难以控制。 2. critical / ‘kritik?l / adj. of or at a crisis; decisive; crucial 危机中的，危急时刻的，决定性的，关键的 It is difficult enough to be?critical?of our own mistakes. 对我们自己的错误采取批评的态度确实非常困难 She viewed the findings with a?critical?eye. 她以批评的眼光看待这些研究结果。 3. link / h?‘rifik / v. make or suggest a connection between people or things 将人或物连接或联系起来 Television stations around the world are?linked?by satellite.全世界的电视台通过卫星联系一起。 The road?links?all the new towns. 这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来了 4. behavioral / bi‘heivj?r?l / adj. of behavior 行为的 Over the years, simple menus have been embellished with new and more complex?behavioral idioms. 多年来，程序员总是用一些新的行为习惯用法修饰简单的菜单。 It is the?behavioral?responses which allow man to live in a cold climate. 这是使人能在寒冷气候下生活的行为反应。 5. vulnerable / v?ln?r?bl / v. that can be hurt, wounded or injured 能受伤害的 He volu