师: Good afternoon, boys and girls. Welcome to my English class. Are you happy?
生: Yes.
师: Glad to hear that. Do you like seeing movies?
生: Yes, yes.
师: During the Spring Festival, there are very famous and interesting movies in the cinema. There was one directed by Jia Ling. I really like it. Can you guess what it is?
生: Yes.
师: So the name is 《热辣滚烫》, and its English name is “YOLO”, which means “You Only Live Once”. I like it because it's very inspiring and exciting. Jia Ling lost one hundred pounds in one year. It's amazing, right?
生: Yeah.
师: Here is a new picture of her looking different at the movie prize conference. And another picture. What a sharp contrast! It's so unbelievable, right?
生: Yes.
师: Yes, but she did it. Now, here's a question. What contributed to this effect? In other words, what did Jia Ling do to lose so many pounds? Do you have any other ideas? You, please.
Student 1: Um, she must have had a healthy diet.
师: Yes, healthy diet. It makes sense because to lose weight, the first step is to have a healthy diet. Go on.
Student 1: Maybe we can eat more vegetables, fruits, and less fatty food and junk food. Do you think so?
师: Yeah. Any other ideas?
Student 2: Still, doing exercise. Stick to doing exercise.
师: Exercise. Yes, I agree. Thank you. Please. Anybody else?
Student 3: I think having a good mood is also necessary.
师: Having a good mood means you should be positive and be happy every day, right? If you feel happy, I think everything will be successful.
师: Okay. Is that all?
Student 4: Go to bed early and get up early.
师: Go to bed early and get up early. It means you will have a regular schedule, right?
师: Okay. Thank you for your answers. All of your opinions belong to a healthy lifestyle. Today, our topic is “Healthy Lifestyle”. In this lesson, I hope you can learn how to develop good habits. Besides, I think you may master the structural characteristics of the problem - solving exposition and then try to use what you have learned to develop good habits and correct your bad ones. Okay?
生: Okay.
师: In your daily life, have you checked what habits you have, whether they are healthy or unhealthy? A habit is something we do repeatedly. Could you give me some examples of your habits? You, please.
Student 5: I usually eat some burgers and ice cream in summer.
师: Hamburgers and ice cream, right?
Student 5: Yes. So I often have a stomachache.
师: We know ice cream and hamburgers are very delicious, but if we eat too much, it may harm your health, right?
Student 5: Yeah.
师: I hope after class you may change this habit. Okay. Anything else? Okay. Sit down, please.
师: Now, does everybody want to share their habits? Anybody else? Yes, you, please.
Student 6: I often go skipping, and I also like eating barbecue.
师: Skipping can build up your body. You must be strong. Eating barbecue in summer... I like barbecue too. But we must pay attention to the quantity. Do you know “quantity” means a number?
Student 6: Yes.
师: Okay. Sit down, please. Boys and girls, undoubtedly, there are good habits and bad habits in your daily life. What about these habits? Maybe the first one, excessive use of digital devices. The second one, tobacco abuse. This one, alcohol abuse. These habits are very common among young people, right?
生: Yes.
师: Just like digital addiction. Do you have the same habit?
生: Yes.
师: Let's focus on this word “abuse”. It's a new word. Do you know its meaning? Try to explain it in English.
Student 7: Smoke too much.
师: Yes, “tobacco abuse” means smoke too much. And this one means drink too much. We know these are bad habits, unhealthy ones. Do you want to change these bad habits?
生: Yes.
师: But is it easy?
生: No.
师: Everybody says no, right?
生: Yeah.
师: Nobody says yes. It's really hard. You mean it's very hard, right? And here comes an old saying. Let's read together. “Old habits die hard.” Do you know the Chinese meaning?
生: 本性难移.
师: Yes. Obviously, it tells us it's very hard to develop good habits and change our bad habits, right?
生: Yes.
师: Why do you think so? If I really want to change these bad habits, what should I do? Maybe you can get some information from this video. The video is a little long, about four minutes. I hope you can focus on watching it. After watching it, I will ask you some questions according to the information in it. I think it's very useful. Am I clear?
生: Yeah.
师: Okay. Now, let's enjoy this video.
(Video plays)
师: Wow. Now, boys and girls, this is really a useful video, right?
生: Yeah.
师: It contains so much information. What information can you get from it? What information impressed you the most? Maybe you found a useful way to change a bad habit.
Student 8: Yes, a useful way to change a bad habit. You've got the useful way. So what is it?
师: It is the three - step loop.
Student 8: Yes, it's called the three - step loop. Maybe step 1, step 2, step 3. What is step 1?
师: Cue.
Student 8: Cue. What is a cue?
师: Maybe it's an action or a situation that triggers the habit.
师: In step 2, step 2 is routine.
Student 8: Routine. It's something we do every day.
师: And the last step is reward.
Student 8: Reward.
师: Well, these three steps form a circle. It's called the three - step loop. Could you tell me how we can use it to change your habit? It doesn't matter if you're not sure. Sit down, please. Maybe you found the speaker in the video spoke a little fast. But it doesn't matter. Now, let's go into the passage to find more detailed information. You may get the solution to forming good habits and correcting bad ones. Now, let's go into the passage “Habits for a Healthy Lifestyle”. Try to scan the title. Obviously, it's about habits, right?
生: Yes.
师: Habits for a healthy lifestyle, good habits. And there is a picture, a chart. We call it the three - step loop, right?
生: Yes.
师: We can also call it the habit cycle. It's a cycle, a loop. These three steps consist of a circle. Now, let's quickly look at the opening and closing parts to make some predictions. Question 1: Try to tell me the text type. Maybe it's an exposition, maybe it's a narration, or maybe it's an argumentation. So which kind of text type is it? Question 2: Find out the target reader. Am I clear? “Target reader” means who the writer writes for. I think one minute is okay. Now, go into the passage to find the answers to these two questions.
(Students read the passage)
师: Sorry to interrupt you. Time's up. Can we check the answers together?
生: Yeah.
师: Which one will you choose for the text type?
Student 9: I choose A.
师: Yes, it's an exposition. Could you tell me what an exposition is?
Student 9: It's a type of writing to inform or explain something.
师: Obviously, it's not too difficult to find that this passage explains habits. Now, question 2, the target reader. Where can you find the answer?
Student 10: In the last paragraph.
师: Besides the last paragraph, which paragraph can give the answer?
Student 10: The first paragraph.
师: Yes, paragraph one. Which word can explain it?
Student 10: Teenagers.
师: Yeah, “teenagers” has appeared several times. So the target reader is young people and teenagers. I think the passage is written for you. You are teenagers, right?
师: Okay. I hope in this class you can listen carefully and try to find some useful ways to create good habits and break bad habits. Now, you see, it's not difficult to find that there are six paragraphs. But what about this choice? How many are there in total?
生: Seven.
师: Yeah, there was one extra. Try to match these choices with the related paragraphs. It means you should find the main idea of each paragraph. But how can we find these main ideas more quickly and effectively? Maybe there are some useful steps in your book. Look here. Let's read it together. “The main idea is sometimes stated well in either the opening or closing sentence. If not, look for another standout phrase. Maybe you can ask yourself in your mind, ‘What's this paragraph about?’” Got the idea?
生: Yes.
师: Okay. Now, try to use these useful tips to find the main ideas and choose the correct answers. I think two minutes is okay. Let's get started. You can read carefully. If you have any questions, you can raise your hand and I will come to help you.
(Students read and answer)
师: Sorry to interrupt you. Because of the limited time, I see most of you have got the answer. Maybe let's check the answer together. So, tell me your answer. Maybe the first one, we choose G. Second one?
Student 11: I have one.
师: Read it together, okay?
生: Okay.
师: So, three, which one do you choose?
Student 12: E.