家庭环境影响你的饮食吗？

陈丽芳

Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of a diet plan.

Open the curtains and turn on the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating， for people are often less self-conscious when they're in poorly lit places and so they're more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light， get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study， people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing， while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint， go blue.

Don't forget the clock or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush their meals. Begin keeping track of the time， and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you're at it， actually sit down to eat. If you need some help to slow down， turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush a meal.

Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22% more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon instead of a smaller one， the total intake jumps by 14%. And we'll pour about 30% more liquid into a short， wide glass than a tall， skinny glass.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text-centered chunks

have an effect on 對……产生影响

play a role in 在……起作用

pack on the pounds 增加体重

turn into 变成

be likely to do 可能做……

fuel one's appetites 增强某人的食欲

keep track of the time 记录时间

Ⅱ. Text-centered sentences

一、who引导的定语从句

In one study， people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. 在一项研究中，在蓝色房间里吃饭的人比在黄色或红色房间里吃饭的人少吃33%的食物。

【点石成金】who在句中引导了一个定语从句，who指代前面的先行词people。

【运用迁移】昨天打电话来的人想买这房子。

二、while引导的并列句，表示对比

Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing， while cold colors make us feel less hungry. 像黄色这样的暖色会让食物看起来更开胃，而冷色会让我们感觉不那么饿。

【点石成金】while在这个句子中用作并列连词，意为“然而”，表示前后意义上的对比或转折。

【运用迁移】有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却食不果腹。gzslib202204011147

Activity B Reading for writing

保持健康的生活方式，拥有健康的体魄，对我们每个人来说都是重要的。请以“Healthy eating”为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

1. 健康饮食的重要性;

2. 良好的饮食习惯;

3. 健康饮食的益处。

注意：

1. 词数80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3. 至少使用一个who引导的定语从句或while引导的并列句。

Healthy eating

写作导引

本次的写作任务是写一篇有关健康饮食的短文，要求学生就“健康饮食”的话题发表自己的看法。这些写作要求和所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。我们可以通过分析并整合同主题阅读材料的内容和语言，梳理写作思路和积累素材。

一、语篇解码

（一）内容分析

What is the text mainly about？

（二）宏观结构

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

二、素材积累

（一）饮食与健康的核心表达

1. a healthy lifestyle 健康的生活方式

2. be in good health 身体健康

3. be rich/abundant in 富含……

4. put on/gain weight 增加体重

5. cut down/lose weight 减轻体重

6. be beneficial to/be good for 对……有益

7. take an active part in physical exercise 积极参加体育锻炼

8. have enough sleep 拥有充足的睡眠

9. break down （身体）垮掉

10. build up one's body/strength 增强某人的体质

（二）饮食与健康的核心句型

1. People are beginning to attach much more importance to their health these days than ever before. 如今人們开始比以往更重视健康。

2. Not only does exercise improve our health， but also makes us cheerful and raises our learning efficiency. 锻炼不仅可以改善我们的健康状况，而且使我们精神愉悦并提高我们的学习效率。

3. As an old saying goes， health is wealth. 俗话说，健康是福。

4. Having no breakfast will throw the normal work of our digestive system into confusion. As a result， it will do harm to our health. 不吃早餐会让我们的消化系统的正常运作陷入混乱。因此，这对我们的健康不利。

5. It is a good idea to eat more vegetables and fruit instead of junk food. 多吃蔬菜水果而不吃垃圾食品是个好主意。

6. The doctor advised that we should have a balanced diet and get into the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.医生建议我们要均衡饮食并养成早睡早起的好习惯。

7. In my opinion， we should try to develop healthy eating habits to build up a strong body. 在我看来，我们应当努力养成健康的饮食习惯来增强我们的体质。

三、写作支架

People are beginning to attach much more importance to their health these days than ever before. What should we do to keep healthy？ First of all， I consider it necessary that we try our best to_____________________. More importantly， what we are advised to do is to_______________________________. Last but not least， it would be a good idea if we can_____________________________.

In my opinion...

四、语篇过手

根据以上提供的主题、主题表达和语篇结构，写一篇有关健康饮食的短文。第一段表明写作的主题，第二段提出自己的观点。总词数控制在80左右。