College English Creative Reading3 跨文化交际英语·阅读教程3 Unit 5 Youth, Beauty and Health
Note on the Topic
Learning Objectives
1. Have a discussion of the real meaning of beauty and the vital importance of health;
2. Evaluate qualities and some English sayings about health in the final activity.
Before You Read
1.Watch the following video and discuss the following questions with a partner.
2.Discuss the following questions with a partner.
1. According to the video, how many children less than 5 years old are now considered obese? 42 million.
2. According to the Johns Hopkins Global Obesity Prevention Center, 5
out of 6 obese children are from developing countries or developed countries?
From developing countries.
3. According to the video, is it true that more people die from obesity-related diseases than from malnutrition? Yes, it’s true.
4. Apart from food, what other factors contribute to obesity? The Increasingly sedentary lifestyles. 5. What is the systems science approach?
A systems science approach views the issue from a holistic perspective. It requires an interdisciplinary task force to address all the facets underlying the obesity epidemic.
Reading A Young People’s Perceptions of Health
Good health has always been something people strive for. As society
has become increasingly more affluent our understanding of what is meant by the term “health” has been broadened beyond the notion of simply not being sick. The term now encompasses the importance of keeping fit, diet control and maintaining a good appearance. As the concept of health has expanded, so too has the market in