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【本文重点】本文讲述的是广大青少年非常关注的身高话题。对于处于成长期的学生而言，身高是一个敏感的话题。本文阐述了决定身高的主要因素，同时提出了增高的可行方法。
I. Leading-in
1. Are you a fan of Yao Ming?
2. Do you know the height of Yao Ming?
3. What about Pan Changjiang and his height?
4. Do you think there is any connection between one’s achievements and his/her height?
II. Fast reading: find the answers to the questions:
1. What largely determines your height?
2. What might be good for your height?
III. Detailed Reading
Read the passage and then tell whether the following statements are true or false.
1. In general, if you stand at one end or the other of the line, you will feel proud.
2. For all the students, height isn’t something they can change.
3. Every student is growing at his own pace.
4. It’s likely that you will be about the same height as your parents.
5. Taking extra vitamins or supplements will help you get taller.
6. Enough sleep, proper exercise and balanced nutrition will help you reach your maximum potential height.
IV. Discussion
Do you think height is important in our life? Why?
V. Vocabulary
Match the explanations in Column B with the expressions in Column A

VI．Language focus
1. But the truth is that everyone is growing up—it’s just that they’re doing it at their own pace.
1)that 引导表语从句：引导表语从句的that不省略,that仅起连接作用，在从句中不充当任何成分，无任何意义。
The impression he makes on me is that he is a reliable person.
2) the reason后面的表语从句只能用that引导，我们学生易犯“the reason is because…"的错误。
The reason why the little actress has been such a success is that she is both clever and hard-working.
3) 在表示命令order，建议suggestion, advice, proposal；要求requirement ,demand, request 等的名词后的表语从句中，谓语动词要用虚拟语气：should+动词原形，should可省略。
My suggestion is that you (should) start the job at once.
2. Chances are you’ll be around the same height as your parent.
Chances are (that) — = It is likely that—.
Chances are (that) he has known that secret.
其他相关搭配：
There is a chance that—
There is some/little/ no chance that—
There is every chance that—
3. Just stick to a healthy diet if you want to be the tallest you can be.
Stick to sth / doing sth 坚持；忠于/信守；不改变
Stick to one’s healthy diet
Stick to one’s decision/principles
It looks as if Nick will stick to his word this time.
4.【真题演练】
1) Once a decision has been made , all of us should ______ it .（04全国）
A．direct to B．stick to
C．lead to D．refer to
2) It was foolish of him to ______ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.
（04上海春）
A. stick to B. refer to
C. keep to D. point to
VII. Follow-up activity
Write an article to state your opinion about height.

Key
III. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T
V. 1-D 2-E 3-C 4-B 5-A VI. 4.1) B 2) B