北师大版高一必修 1

Unit 1 Lifestyles-Everyday English

Everyday EnglishWhatever I have tried to do in life,

I have tried with all my heart to do it well.

Whatever I have devoted myself to,

I have devoted myself completely.

Everyday English

•Do more than exist --- live.•Do more than touch --- feel.•Do more than look --- observe.•Do more than read --- absorb.•Do more than hear --- listen.•Do more than listen --- understand.

Vocabulary

• matter

It doesn’t matter.

Does it matter if I tell him the truth?

It really matters.

Vocabulary

• peaceful, stressful (a.) 村民们过着平静的生活。

白领工人的生活每天都充满压力。The villagers live a peaceful life.

The white-collar workers live a stressful life every day.peaceful a. peace n.stressful a. stress n.

Vocabulary

• relaxing, relaxed

I didn’t feel _______ until the exam was over.

The comedies are usually ________.

I am not ________ even though I am living a _______ life.

relaxed

relaxing

relaxedrelaxing

Vocabulary• suppose 猜想，假定 s.b. suppose(s) that…

我想你是对的。你可以假定 A 等于 B 。

很多人认为他 50 多岁了。

I suppose that you are right.

You can suppose that A equals B.

Many people suppose him to be over 50.

Vocabulary

• complain 抱怨 complain to s.b. about/of s.th.

complain to s.b. that…( 从句 )

她又向我抱怨交通太堵塞。

She complains to me about/of the heavy traffic again.She complains to me again that the traffic is too heavy.

Use the Key Words to describe the lifestyles in the 4 pictures.• active• easy• exciting• free• interesting• peaceful• relaxing

• boring• busy• dangerous• lazy• stressful

Look at the pictures on P7 and talk about them.

1. Listen to the material and the students guess which of the people in the photos is speaking.

1. a football player2. student3. shepherd4. business manager

Work in Pairs to talk about their lifestyles• My aunt

business manager – travels a lot – no time for hobbies

• Fang Ming

police officer – a member of a basketball team – plays basketball once a week – goes fishing in his free timee.g. A: My aunt’s life is…because…

B: Yes, but it’s…

cartoon

What kind of the TVprogramme is it?

documentaryTV series (soap opera)

game shows

talk show

Before you start Ex 1. Talk about your favourite kinds

of TV programmes

sports programmes, TV series,the news, cartoons, game shows,films, talk shows, music programmes

Ex 2. What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the pictures have?

lazy, leisure, stressful, relaxing, busy, boring, interesting, free, exciting, easy, active…

a couch potato a workaholic

Read the text quickly and finish Ex. 3

1.underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches.

the children’s programmes, old films, the news, TV series( soap operas), sport, a good play

Read the text again and do the exercise

True or False.• 1. Brian turns on the television and watch the

children’s programmes and old movies until about half-past nine.( )

• 2. He often watches the TV all night.( )• 3. Brian also does some exercise every day.( )• 4. He always takes his portable TV and sit on the

grass while the dog walks round in a circle.( )• 5. Now Brian’s wife is sitting and watching TV with

him.( )

FF

F

F

T

Ex.4 Scanning and answer the questions:

1. Is Brain a lazy person? Find two examples of his lazy behaviour.

when…wakes up…not get up…for lunch,…watch TV for……the meal…

2.What do you think “You’ve got the world at your feet” means?

• It means this person feels he has a successful life because he can watch anything he likes on TV.

Language Pointswitch on/off/over (P99)

Don’t _________ the TV please. My favourite show will be on later.

________ the light. It is too dark here.

Sometimes the roles of parents and children can _______________.

switch off

Switch on

be switched overswitch on = turn on switch off = turn offswitch over to……

Language Points• Find the following expressions

午餐吃。。。在下午此时在晚上在六点钟的时候在 BBC2 台

for lunch

in the afternoonat the moment

in the evenings , at nightat six o’ clock

on BBC 2

Language points

• 做运动• 做练习 do exercise

do exercises

I always take…while the dog walks round in a circle.

我总带着我的手提电视机，然后坐在石墙边上，而小狗就绕圈而跑玩。

I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream.

Use “while” to make a sentence yourself, showing the meaning of “but”.

Language Points• I couldn’t live this lifestyle without a good

wife.

鱼离开水就会死。 人不努力就不会成功。 世界没有和平就会灭亡。

Read the other text quickly and finish the following tasks:

2.Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.

have meetings and phone calls, deal with urgent matters, do his own paperwork, answer some personal e-mails, look at some documents

3. Why does Bob’s family complain?

4. Why does Bob work so hard?

Because he seldom has time for fun and other leisure activities with his family.

Because he wants to make more money for his family and he likes beingchallenged and busy.

•Let’s read the text together!

Language Point

take up1.This sofa takes up a lot of room.( 空间 )

2.Answering phone calls takes up a large part of my day.( 时间 )

2.He took up his responsibilities last week. 担负起3.Take up arms and fight! 拿起

When I get home…, I look at some documents that I bring back from the office so that I can be ready for the next day’s work.

so that + clause

in order that…

in order to + do…

so as to + do… }show the purpose

• seldom 很少• around=about• answer the e-mails• It takes s.b. … to do s.th.• at midnight• make money 賺钱 (earn one’s living 谋

生 )

I get bored…

get + adj./p.p( 过去分词 ) =be adj./ p.p ：被… / 处于…状态

He got hurt when he carried the heavy box.

A terrible air crash happened and all

the passengers got killed.

Vocabulary

• bored, boring

I get ______ when reading the ______ book.

This film makes me ______.

How ______ is the show!

bored boring

boredboring

Voice your opinion:

• 1. Which lifestyle do you prefer? Which one is healthier? What can Bob or Brian do to improve their lifestyles?

• • 2. Work in pairs. Is your partner a “couch

potato”, a “workaholic” or neither?

HW: Translations:

1. 我认为他的生活方式没有压力。（ suppose， stressful ）

2. 他向他的老板抱怨说他的时间都被 一大堆会议和约会占据了。 （ complain, take up ）3. 生活是富有挑战性的，因为充满了各种责任 .

(challenge, be filled with)

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