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2. Learn nonverbal social-communication skills: Have A Respectful Attitude.

3. Learn verbal social-communication skills: Tag Questions.

Ⅰ.Warm-up Activities

1. Discuss your daily diet and check the calories of the food in the following table. Then calculate the calories you input everyday and give comment to the food you eat.

2. Game: Do you know the meaning of the following idioms?

There are some common idiomatic expressions which use food words. You may be able to hypothesize what these expressions mean but if not, start by guessing whether they carry positive or negative connotations, then try to fill in the blanks with the proper idioms.

A. the apple of one’s eye　　B. go bananas　　 C. spill the beans

D. a piece of cake　　　　　E. cool as a cucumber　 F. a bad egg

G. have all your eggs in one basket 　　 H. sour grapes　　　I. icing on the cake

J. go nuts　　　　　　　　　　 K. olive branch　　　L. hot potato

M. easy as pie　　　　　　　　 N. couch potato　　　O. mouse potato

1) If you announce that you’re going to drop out of school, your parents will____.

2) Come on!____ What did he say?

3) I don’t want my son to be friends with Bobby Smith. Bobby is____.

4) My grandson is _____.

5) Although in an auto accident, Dad____ and got the other guy cooled off too.

6) The English test is____.

7) If you invest your savings in one’s bank, you’ll____.

8) My son and his friends are all___-constantly glued to the computer!

9) The losers scorn for the award is pure____.

10) —How did the English test go? —No problem. It was____.

11) Good news! I get the job… and the____ is that I get a company car too!

12) Don’t be such a____. There are better ways of spending your time that in front of the TV.

13) The protesters finally accepted the____ extended to them.

14) The new Prime Minister hasn’t been confronted with any____ yet.

15) I’ll____ if I have to wait much longer!

Have you ever heard the idiom “an apple a day keeps doctor away”? The following is a song named “An Apple a Day”. Listen and fill the following blanks with the lyrics you hear, and then, talk about the meanings of the idiom and the song.

Please read the following dialogues and note the italic expressions

(Helen and Jack are talking about the research on food and cancer. H=Henlen，J=Jack)

H: It is reported that there is a strong link between what a person eats and cancer, and that vitamins could reduce a person’s chance of developing cancer.

J: Yes. I’ve heard a little about the report, too. Would you tell me more about it?

H: About thirty thousand people between the ages of 40 to 69 took part in the study. They were from the northern central part of China.

J: Why were these people chosen?

H: Because people there have an extremely high rate of cancer of the stomach and esophagus.

J: How was the study conducted?

H: Researchers divided the people into eight groups. Seven of the groups received different mixtures of vitamins and minerals daily for five years.

J: Then what was the result?

H: Certain forms of vitamins and minerals are believed to prevent damage to cells caused by cancer-causing substances. Researchers reported a 13% drop in cancer rates in those who took carotene, vitamin E and selenium. They also found a 10 percent drop in the number of deaths caused by strokes from bursting blood vessels.

J: It’s so incredible that vitamins and minerals can work this wonder. Then from now on I’ll eat more foods rich in necessary vitamins and minerals.

A: Do you have any suggestions on how to keep fit? I feel I have put on several pounds recently.

B: How much do you weigh now?

A: About 160 pounds. Can you believe it?

B: The weight looks good on you. Certainly you don’t have to go on a diet, do you?

A: You see, I’m getting a thick waist, aren’t I? So I need to find a quick fix to it.

B: Maybe jogging can keep your weight down.

A: Yeah, but it takes time. Are there any shortcuts?

B: Dieting pills can help you lose weight, but they may have side effects and be harmful to your health.

Never skip breakfast.

Too many snacks make us fat.

to eat fish rather than sweet food

to include 14 oz of vegetables in a daily diet

Eat five portions a day of fruit and vegetables is the key to a healthy life.

Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day.

Most fast food is loaded with sodium.

Do not eat so many fried things

to pay more attention to the diet

to prefer traditional food than fast food

Variety is key for a healthy diet.

To get maximum defense against heart disease,　you need to eat at least eight daily servings of fresh food.

1. Suppose you are having a dinner with your friend in a restaurant. Please answer the following questions by making a conversation with your friend:

1) What will you order and why?

2) What will you say when you see your friend is ordering food with much fat in it?

3) How will you suggest him order some healthy food?

4) Talk about healthy eating habit.

2. Role-play: Student A will interview student B about two of the following topics:

1) Nowadays, people prefer fast food to traditional food. They think that fast food is convenient and tasty. But do fast food really good to us?

2) Many people like chocolate. Do you think they really do more good than harm to us?

3) Do you like coffee? Which do you think is better for health, tea or coffee?

4) Do you know anybody who is suffering a kind of disease because of unhealthy eating habit?

B.Socio-Communicative Skills

Verbal communication refers to the communication which is carried out in either oral or written form with the use of words. Nonverbal communication refers to the communication through one’s voice quality, facial expressions, gestures, bodily movement, attitudes towards space and time, and so on.

To achieve successful conversations, it is necessary to learn the skills of both the verbal and nonverbal communication.

Whether a parent, child, or grandparent—we all need to work and live together in our community. It had been said that “manners are the oil that lubricates society”—everything just works smoother when we have good manners! Families are the foundation of our society. Strong families make strong communities.

Let’s commit to choose respectful attitudes, words and actions that build up family and our community—not tear them down. Together, we can make a difference!

As Mom and Dad, we respect each other and as parents we respect our children.

As children, because we know our parents love us and want the best for us, we will honor and respect them with our attitudes, words and actions.

We will choose to have a good attitude—a respectful attitude. Our respectful attitude will help us use respectful words. We use “The Five Fabulous Phrases” that can change the world.

“You are welcome,”

“I’m sorry, will you forgive me?”

When we talk to each other, we show respect by looking into their eyes and being a good listener. When we meet new people we remember “The Five Steps of Awesome Introductions”:

1. Look directly into their eyes.

2. Smile and be friendly.

3. Shake hands firmly—not like a dead fish!

4. Say “Hi! Nice to meet you!”

5. Introduce yourself and have good conversation.

Please prepare a short speech about one of the following topics, and pay attention to the way to show your respectful attitude.

4) Respect new-comers

Learn the following conversations and make conversations with your partners based on the situations given below.

1) A: Hi, Tom. What is your plan for your summer vacation?

B: Well, I don’t know. Would you like to give me some advice?

A: Of course. Traveling to Beijing is a good choice, isn’t it?

B: Yes, and I can visit my former classmates as well. You once said you also wanted to go there, didn’t you?

A: Yes, I did. Shall we go there together?

2) A: This book is good, isn’t it?

A: But you look a little upset.

B: Because I don’t know how to write the summary. That is my homework.

A: You have learned how to write a summary, haven’t you?

B: Yes, I have, but I just don’t know how to begin.

A: Well, I think maybe I can help. I just wrote a summary yesterday.

B: Oh, really? Thank you so much! Let’s begin!

Now, make conversations based on the following situations by using the tag questions:

1) Talk about the weather with a friendly stranger at the bus station.

2) You cousin wants to borrow 2000 yuan from you. Ask him why he wants so much money.

3) You heard your former classmate, who is only 20, will engage soon. Talk about it with a friend.

4) The boss asks the staff to work overtime again. You, as the representative, talk with your boss.

The following picture is called “food pyramid”, which is quantitative nutrition guideline, using a mnemonic graphic of a pyramid with hierarchical separated zones to represent suggested percentages of the daily diet for different food groups. Since 1992, the first well known pyramid by the United States Department of Agriculture, several other countries and organizations published nutrition suggestions in pyramidal representation as well.

Discuss with your neighbor about the proportion of Carbohydrate group, vegetable group, fruit group, fat group, dairy group and protein group in your daily diet.

2. Read the following passage. Do you agree with all the ideas in the essay? Explain you own ideas.

Keeping your tank full is very important so you don’t end up being unable to focus and not being able to keep your eyes open. Sometimes it may be you are not getting enough sleep but, it probably is because of what you are eating.

Here are some tips to make you keep your energy constant through the day.

Don’t go hungry. It’s difficult to do anything if you haven’t eaten enough or at all, so to keep our blood sugar from dropping, you need to eat small meals during the day. It is recommended to have three normal sized meals plus two snacks per day. Choose things that are whole-grain like oatmeal with fruit.

Don’t go thirsty. If you don’t have enough to drink you can get light-headed, dizzy, headachy and a little confused. An increased heart rate and breathing rate are common, too. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to prevent this from happening to you.

Save your sport drinks. Plain water does the trick for hydration but if you easily tire out when you exercise, a sports drink will be for you. Sports drinks have glucose, a sugar your body uses for energy, and electrolytes, something you lose when you sweat.

Pick the best protein. Protein doesn’t give you a big burst of energy that would get from fruits or bread, but it will give you the power for your levels to be even. Some good sources of protein include chicken, fish, lean meat, low-fat dairy, buts and nut butters.

Include supplements to your daily routine. A lot of energy comes from making sure you are eating the right things. To make sure everything is covered taking a multivitamin can be your extra insurance.

Limit the fat you eat. If you are eating fat for energy it doesn’t really need to be there. Usually it just ends up making you feel sluggish. Fat slows digestion. Make sure you are getting all your vegetables and fruits in during the day. It will be a great pick me up!

3. Make short conversations with your partners according to the following situations or the situations you imagine:

1) You are going to invite a friend to a restaurant to have barbecue, but your friend suggests changing a place because barbecue is not good for health.

2) When you see one of your classmates eating instant noodles every day, you come and give some advice.

3) You are discussing with your friend where to celebrate his birthday, KFC or a Chinese restaurant.

4) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Games: Write as many names of food on cards as possible. Four or six students can make a group. Shuffle the cards and each member can choose six cards to make dishes. Compare whose dish is more healthy and delicious.

2. The following dialogues are all about food and cancer. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate expressions listed below.

A. Do you like salty food?

B. He just turns deaf ears to me.

C. His father is suffering from cancer.

D. Then what should often be in my eating menu?

E. I think we should focus on our food,

A: I’m pissed. I have told him not to eat too much fat. 1)____________________

A: It is dangerous for him to do that. Eating fatty foods could be the cause of about 40 percent of the cancers in men and 60 percent of the cancers in women.

B: Don’t waste your time. He is hopeless.

A: I’m really worried about him.

A: Bob is under the weather.

A: 2)______________________

B: I’m sorry to hear that. Recently I have known some people around suffer from the terrible disease.

A: 3)______________________because scientific evidence shows that most major cancers are influenced by the kinds of food that people eat.

A: I want to know something about preventing cancer.

B: Actually adjusting to your eating habit is the most effective and important way. 4)______________________

B: That’s it. Eating less salt, food rich in fat and smoked foods can reduce a person’s chance of developing cancer.

A: Really? 5)______________________

B: For your health you should eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

A: Thanks a lot. I’ll make a new eating plan.

3. Make a healthy eating schedule for yourself by filling in the following table.

We all know that vegetables and fruits are good for our health, but do you think a person will be healthy if he or she never eats any meat? Interview some friends and classmates and see if there are some vegetarians. Ask them about their eating habits and health condition, and then give a report of your survey to your classmates next time.