Task 1 Skimming (Individual work, 3min)

T: Go through the first two and the last paragraphs and get some useful information.

(Then, I will use PPT structure chart to organize the answers' different level and lead students to get the right answer methodically

and step by step.

Q1. How many parts does the reading text consist of?

Q2. Who wrote the letter to whom?

Q3. Can you guess the purpose of the letter?

Q4. Read the article and find out the suggestions James' grandfather found on the Internet.

Task 2 Scanning (Pair work, 5min)

T: Find out key phrases to conclude the main idea of each paragraph

T: Which paragraph do you think is more important ?

S: Paragraphs 3 & 4.

Reading skills:

How to sort out major and minor details？(区分主次)

Enable students to understand the given material better by using different reading skills

"Task-based" teaching method is used here to develop the Students' ability of communication and also their ability of co-operation will be well trained.

Task 3 Further Reading (Group work, 15min)

1. Read through the first two paragraphs. (answer the questions)

Q1. What kind of life is granddad leading?

Q2. What was the problem that James had?

Q3. What does the highlighted word "tough" mean in Paragraph 2?

Q4. In what way did the old man try to persuade his grandson to give up smoking?

Q5.What happened to him when he was a teenager?

2. Read Paragraph 3 (fill in the chart)

3. Read Paragraph 4 (complete the list)

T: Do you think smoking is terrible?

S: Yes.

T: It is never too late to regret.

　 Granddad: It is time for me to quit smoking.

Practice students' ability of getting more detailed information.

Adding some pictures helps students aware the harm of smoking vividly and efficiently T: Review the passage again by completing some related exercise.

S: do the exercise.

Conclusion: Today we have learned that many harmful effects on smoking. Therefore, in order to keep healthy , we must keep away from smoking. Consolidate the contents for this lesson