设计思路：略读训练，通过预览文章标题、副标题及浏览文章每段的主题句，获取文章主要内容。

Activity 2. Matching.

Skim each paragraph and find out its topic sentence, and then do the matching exercise.

　　设计思路：概括一段文字的大意是阅读的基本要求，也是高考阅读理解题型第二节的考查内容，本活动旨在训练学生速读找出主题句的这一技能，进一步提高学生的阅读技巧和应试能力；而且各个层次的学生都能参与完成这一任务。在了解课文大意和结构的基础上，过渡到下一步任务。

　　Step 4. Careful reading.

　　Activity 1. Scanning.

　　Read each paragraph of the first passage and then answer the following questions.

　　1. How is grandfather?

　　2. Why did James' grandfather write the letter?

　　设计思路：寻读训练，通过问题设置引导学生读文章第一、第二段。

　　Activity 2. True or false questions.

　　1. James is addicted to smoking now and couldn't give it up.

　　2. James' grandad is also addicted to cigarettes now.

　　3. Smoking doesn't affect the health of non－smokers.

　　4. Grandad quit smoking at last.

设计思路：寻读训练，围绕正误判断的语句，寻找细节信息，并检验学生前两段的理解情况。