Unit2HealthyLifestyle

ReadingandThinkingLearntodevelopgoodhealthhabitsLead-inanunhealthylifestylebadhabitsLead-inWhatotherbadhabitsdoyouhave?stayinguplateovereatingoverspendingdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeusingaphonetoomuchbitingnails...Pre-reading：PredictbasedonthetitleWhat'stherelationship

betweenthesetwokeywords?aimmeansSkimming：ReadformainideasTheinfluenceofbadhabitsTheformingofbadhabitsTheory(Thehabitcycle)ApplicationofthetheoryAttentionpointsAppealforactionTheinfluenceofbadhabitsTheformingofbadhabitsTheory(Thehabitcycle)ApplicationofthetheoryAttentionpointsAppealforactionSkimming:ReadforthestructureThetexttypeNarrationExpositionArgumentationProblemSolutionThepurposeTointroducehowtochange__________andcreate__________byusing________________.thehabitcyclebadhabitsgoodhabitsScanningWhydobadhabitsbecomeaseriousproblemespeciallyforteenagers?TheinfluenceofbadhabitsAsteenagersgrowup,theybecomemoreindependentandstartmakingtheirowndecisions.However,duringthisperiod,itcanbeeasyforsomeofthemtoformbadhabits.Thesebadhabits,ifleftunchecked,couldleadtomoreseriousoneswhentheybecomeadults.Forexample,someofthemmaybecomeinvolvedintobaccooralcoholabuse,whichcanleadtophysicalandmentalhealthproblems.Topreventharmfulhabitslikethesefromdominatingateenager'slifeisessential.Theymustlearntorecognisebadhabitsearlyandmakeappropriatechanges.dominatingWhichverbdidtheauthorusetoshowthepowerofbadhabits?Whatshouldteenagersdo

firsttopreventharmfulhabitsfromdominatingtheirlife?recognizeScanningHowdoestheauthorsupporthisidea?Tochangebadhabitsisnevereasy,evenwithmanyattempts.

ThereisafamoussayingbasedonthephilosophyofAristotle:“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.”

Inmanyways,ourlifestyleisthesumofchoiceswehavemade.

Wemakeachoicetodosomething,andthenwerepeatitoverandoveragain.

Soonthatchoicebecomes

automatic

andformsahabitthatismuchhardertochange.

Thegoodnewsisthatwecanchange,ifweunderstandhowhabitswork.TheformingofbadhabitsrepeatitmanytimesmakeachoiceformahabitBymakingcomparisonBycitingquotationsBygivingexamplesBylistingnumbersautomatichardertochangeWhyisithardtochangehabits?“Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.”—AristotleScanningTheformingofbadhabitsHabitsarewhatwerepeatedlydo.repeatitmanytimesmakeachoiceformahabitWeareHabits.Theory(Thehabitcycle)Forexample,whenwefeelunhappy(cue),weeatlotsofunhealthysnacks(routine),whichmakesusfeelhappy(reward).Therewardmakesusmuchmorelikelytocontinuethecycle,andthebadhabitofrelyingonunhealthysnacksisformed.Accordingtomodernpsychology,wemustfirstlearnaboutthe“habitcycle”,whichworkslikethis:?

Firstly

,thereisa“cue”,anaction,event,orsituationthatactsasasignaltodosomething.?

Secondly

,thereisa“routine”,theregularactionyoutakeinresponsetothecue.?

Thirdly

,thereisthe“reward”,thegoodthingorfeelingwegetfromtheroutine.

ForexampleFirstlySecondlyThirdlyMakeitmucheasiertounderstandMakeitmuchclearerWhatarethreestagesof''thehabitcycle''?Howdoestheauthorfurtherexplain''thehabitcycle''?Whichstageisthekeyofbadhabitforming?TheformingprocessofthebadhabitofeatingunhealthysnacksfeelunhappyfeelhappyeatlotsofunhealthysnacksfeelstressedArethereanyothercuethatwillmakeyoueatjunkfood?...Tofacilitateapositivechangeinourbadhabits,wemustfirstexamineourbadhabitcyclesandthentrytoadaptthem.Wecandothisbycombiningtheinformationfromourhabitcycleswithourownpositiveideas.Forexample,wecouldtrytoreplaceanegativeroutinewithsomethingmorepositive.So,whenwefeelunhappyagain(cue),ratherthaneatsnacks,wecouldlistentosomeofourfavouritemusicinstead(routine),whichwillmakeusfeelrelaxed(reward).

changingbadhabits,wecanalsousethehabitcycletocreategoodhabits.Forexample,whenwecometoanescalator(cue),ournormalroutineistorideit,butwecouldchangethisroutineintosomethingmorepositivebytakingthestairsinstead.ApplicationofthetheoryAsidefromScanninglogicalwords!Whatcanweuse''thehabitcycle''todo?Howdoestheauthorexplainit'sapplication?Whichstageof''thehabitcycle''ischanged?changebadhabits

Whenwe__________again(cue),ratherthan________(badroutine),we________instead(goodroutine),anditmakesus________(reward)....eatingsnackschangebadhabitscreategoodhabitsWiththehelpof''thehabitcycle'',doyouthinkbadhabitscanbechangedorgoodhabitscanbeformedimmediately?

AttentionpointsScanningManyofustrytochangebadhabitsquickly,andifwearenotsuccessfulstraightaway,weoftenbecomepessimisticandgiveup.Infact,themostsuccessfulwaytochangeisnotsuddenly,butoveraperiodoftime

.AstheChinesephilosopherLaoZiwrote,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Onestepseemssmall,butitisessential.Toreachthegoalofchange,apersonmustshowsomedisciplineandrepeatedlytakemanysmallsteps.Afterall,itisnoteasytobreakbadhabits.Whatelseareneededtobreakbadhabits?

ReadPara.5andunderlinethekeywords.aperiodoftimedisciplineconsistenteffortsScanningForyoungpeople,thereisplentyoftimetochangebadhabits.

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