5. What do the scientists hope to be able to do for humans using their results from the study on mice?
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to Part B (page 99): 1. They think it is genetic. 2.They gained weight. 3.The people who burn off fat easily are missing one special gene. 4.People should be careful about what they eat and they should exercise to control their weight. 5. They hope to produce new medicines to help people lose weight. |
● Project Making a booklet about fitness
The project in this unit is designed to help you learn English through doing a project. The reading material in this part is for you to learn the importance of living a healthy life and how to keep fit.
Push yourselves to make a booklet about fitness.
The purpose of this section is to make you use what you have learned to finish a project by working together. In the course of doing the project, discuss what you should do, and what each of you will do to make a booklet. Before writing the booklet, you will make a survey by designing a questionnaire to let other students answer so they can get the information they need to make the booklet. By doing this, all of you will be able to know how to keep fit and feel better.
Reading
4. What should people do to control their weight?
3. What is the difference between people who burn off fat easily and those who often gain weight?
2. What happened to the laboratory mice that had the special ‘ fat storing’ gene?
5. What can we learn from the Japanese lifestyle?
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to Part A (page 98): Part A 1.Yes, they have been living longer. 2. After the Second World War the Japanese usually died young. 3. The Japanese eat less, take more exercise and are more relaxed. Their diet includes a lot of fish but western diets include very little fish. They get more exercise. 4. Western people eat too much, don’t exercise enough and do not relax. 5.We should all think about what we eat and make sure that we get enough exercise. |
Part B. 1. What do scientists think is now the biggest cause of weight gain?
4. Which parts of a Western lifestyle are seen as damaging for health?
3. What are the differences between Western lifestyles and those of the Japanese?
2. Why is it not true that the reason for Japanese people’s long lives is genetic?
3. Please read the two articles in Pats A and B in Reading on pages 98 and 99 in Workbook and answer the questions below the two articles.
Part A. 1. Have the Japanese been living longer in recent years?
2. Have a discussion on the following questions:
Suppose one of your friends doesn’t like sports and usually kills his or her time by reading or watching TV. Do
you think you can persuade him or her to give up this bad habit? What kinds of advice or suggestions will you
give to him or her?
Imagine it’s the first time for your mother to come to a gym. As she has never done exercise on equipment, what tips will you give to her?
Usually when you do outdoor activities either by yourself or with your friends, what preparations do you
have to make?
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