T: Does he have any trouble with smoking?

S: Yes. His teeth and fingers are yellow.

S: My grandfather smokes.

T: Does he have any trouble?

S: Yes. He often coughs.

T: Does he want to give up smoking?

S: Yes. But he can't.

T: Do you want to help him?

S: Of course. But I don't know how to help him.

T: OK. Today we'll learn some ways to help people give up smoking. Turn to page 19 and go through the three questions on the top of the page. Then read the passage quickly and find the answers.

Several minutes later, ask some Ss to express their opinions.

T: Have you finished?

Ss: Yes.

T: After reading the passage, which of the four Ds do you think is the best idea?

S: In my opinion, the second one is the best idea. If someone who wants to smoke is busy doing something else, he can forget smoking for a short period of time. Then gradually he can resist the cigarettes.

T: Good. Which of the other ideas do you like best?

S: I like the fourth one best. If you have developed some other interests, you will have many things to do. Of course, the time for smoking is less.

T: I agree with you. Do you think you would follow the advice if you were a smoker? Why or why not?

S: If I were a smoker, I would follow the advice. Besides it, I will also take some other good advice to stop smoking. Because I have known the harm smoking does.

T: The passage has provided us many methods to stop smoking. You can help yourself stop smoking if you are a smoker, and you also can help people around you stop smoking using these methods.

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