lesson 1 a perfect day? what are your favorite kinds of tv program? sports programmes, the news, tv...
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Lesson 1A Perfect Day?
What are your favorite kinds of TV
program?
sports programmes, the news , TV
series, cartoons, game shows, films,
talk shows, music programmes
cartoon
sports games
TV series
film
newsgame shows
What are your favorite kind of T
V programme?
Do you ever watch too much TV?
How much time do you spend wat
ching TV every day?
What kind of lifestyle
do you think the men
in the picture have?
boring, busy,
dangerous, active, easy,
lazy, exciting, free,
interesting, peaceful,
relaxing, stressful
What does a couch potato refer to?
A couch potato is someone who
watches lots (some would say too
much! ) of television.
“ 沙发马铃薯”。它不是马铃薯的变种 , 而是现代社会里的产物 , 指浪费太多时间看电视的人。
A person who works very hard
and finds it difficult to stop
working and do other things.
He is a workaholic.
工作狂
工作迷 醉心于工作的人
What is workaholic?
What is different between a
workaholic and a couch
potato?
Read the two texts quickly and:Read the two texts quickly and:
1. Underline the TV programmes that
Brian usually watches.
the children’s programs, old movies,
news, TV series, sports games
2. Underline the kinds of work Bob
does every day.
meetings and phone calls, urgent
matters, do my own paperwork and
answer some personal e-mails, look
at documents at home, be ready for
the next day’s work
Read the two texts again and answer
these questions:
1. Is Brian a lazy person ? Can you find
two examples of his lazy behavior?
2. What do you think “You’ve got the
world at your feet” means?
3. How does Bob spend his morning
and evening?
4. Why does Bob’s family complain?
5. Why does Bob work so hard?
Yes, Brian is lazy. For example, he
watches the children’s programs
until about half-past ten. Then gets
up. He doesn’t work but his wife
works and she makes his meals.
1. Is Brian a lazy person ? Can you
find two examples of his lazy
behavior?
2. What do you think “You’ve got
the world at your feet” means?
It is used in a humorous way . It
means this person feels he has a
successful life because he can watch
anything he likes on TV.
3. How does Bob spend his morning
and evening?
Bob’s morning is very busy with very
little time to get dressed and have
breakfast and he has all kinds of urgent
matters . His evening is not easy,
either .He has documents to read and
never gets to sleep until mid-night.
4. Why does Bob’s family complain?
Bob seldom has time for fun and
other leisure activities with his
family.
5. Why does Bob work so hard?
He wants to make more money.
Besides, he gets bored if there is
nothing to do . He likes being
busy.
Read the text and decide the
following statement are true
or false.
True or false
1. Brian is not satisfied with the kind of
lifestyle.
2. Brian’s wife goes out to work and
supports the family.
3. Bob is poor so he has to work day
and night.
4. Bob almost has no time to spend with
his family.
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5. It seems that Bob prefers doing a lot
of things all day to doing nothing.
6. Bob’s wife often quarreled with Bob
for him doing nothing.
7. Brian has more than one TV set.
8. Brian’s wife often complains that
the money Brian makes is not
enough.
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Do you work too hard?
You may need more time
to enjoy your life with
your family.
You are too lazy! Your life is too boring
only at home. You should go out for
work and do some exercise.
Which lifestyle do you prefer?
Which one is healthier?
What can Bob or Brian do to
improve their lifestyles?
Discuss
read
play football
go jogging
go cycling
go to gym
go swimming
go for a walk
go dancing
1. switch on / off [the radio, a light]
switch over to 改变 转换 [ 频道 ]
He doesn't like the TV series, so he switched over.
switch on=turn on 接通 , 打开 ( 电器 )
首先你要接通机器电源。 First you should switch the machine on.
switch off =turn off 切断 ( 电流等 )
他把电视关了 , 因为他不喜欢那些电视节目。 He switched it off because he didn’t like the televisio
n programmes.
Language points
2. remote control 遥控器
3. work one’s way through sth
通过努力完成… . 靠打工取得… .
He worked his way through his college.
4. go off [ 闹钟 ] 响 [ 枪 ] 开 爆炸
The gun went off by accident.
My alarm went off ahead of time.
[ 灯 ] 熄灭 离开
The light suddenly went off [out].
5. get changed 换衣服
He had to get changed before he went to the party.
get paid/ get married
6.take up 占据 [time . Space]
Your table takes up too much room
take up 还可以表示 : 开始学习某项课程 ; 向…提出 ;
开始做某项工作 ; 拿起武器 ; 打断某人等。如:A few years later I dropped medicine and took up ph
ysics.
几年以后我放弃了医学 , 开始学习物理。
7. personal e-mail 私人邮件
8. …so that…can/could…
…look at some documents …so that I can be ready for
9. Complain [to sb] of /about sth /that
向某人抱怨,投诉某事
The students complained to the headmaster about the noise around them.
I have nothing to complain about.
They complained that there was too much maths exercises.
10. 10. Be filled with = be full of 充满 她眼里满含泪水。 Her eyes are filled with tears. 11. get bored with sth 厌倦 , 对…感到厌烦
= be tired of / be sick of
我感到厌倦了 , 有点想家。
I’m getting bored and homesick.
不管怎么说我对这个题目有点烦。
I’m bored with the subject anyway.
till/until 直到…,在…之前注意: till 不可置于句首,而 until 可以 . Until you told me I had no idea of it.=I had no idea of it until (till) you told m
e.
句型 [sentence pattern]
Not until you told me did I have any idea of it.Not …until 位于句首,部分倒装 , 倒装时主句倒
装,从句不倒装。 Not until quite recently ____ any ide
a what a cloned sheep was like.A. did I have B. I had
C. I didn’t have D. will I have
2. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash.
it takes sb (some time/money) to do
3. I am the first person to get to the office.
be the first/ the last (one/person)to do
translate the followings.
1. 教室里有种难闻的气味。
2. 我花几天才能完成手头的活。
3. 他 总是第一个到班上,最后一个离开。
4. 他早起以便赶上第一班车。
5. 发牢骚无用。
Use the following phrasal verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences below.
switch on, switch off, switch over, take up, fill with, complain about, bring back
1. As the mother of four children, my days are _________ coking and cleaning!
filled with
2. Doing research and writing reports ___
___ a large part of my day.
3. I don’t enjoy watching TV with my bro
ther as he always ____________ to the
programmes that he wants to watch.
4. Please ________ the TV when you go to
bed.
take up
switches over
switch off
5. ________ the light. It’s really dark
in here!
6. I try to do the homework that I
__________ from school as soon as I
get home.
7. Mona is never happy. Listen, she’s
now ________________ her lunch!
Switch on
bring back
complaining about
Match the sentences with the rules. Find more examples in the texts for each use.
Match the sentences with the rules. Find more examples in the texts for each use.
1. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk.
2. I like the main news at six o’clock.
The Present Simple tense describes:a) an activity that is repeated regularly.b) a present state, a feeling or opinion.
a)b)
What tense is used in the following
sentences? Complete the rule.
1. Brian Blakey is sitting on his sofa.
2. Brian’s wife is working as a secretary.
The Present ___________ describes:
a) an activity happening now.
b) a present activity that happens regularly
but only during a short period of time.
Continuous
Ex2
2 My uncle likes the news.
3 I like films.
4 My friend doesn’t like TV series.
5 My grandmother likes talk shows.
6 I don’t like game shows,
Ex.3
1 am watching 2 are you watching
3 works 4 is interviewing
5 is she interviewing 6 is talking
P54 Ex.4
2 are watching 9 writing
3 doesn’t talk 10 don’t like
4 stays 11 doesn’t do
5 comes 12 is
6 sits 12 is
7 are they doing 14 aren’t talking
8 are playing 15 are writing
P55 Ex5
1 get out
2 wash
3 get dressed
4 spend
5 takes
6 talk
7 have
8 eat
9 remember
10 stay
11 look out
12 stuck
P55 Ex.6
2 mum/driver/interesting
3 My dad’s a firefighter. It’s a dangerous job.
4 My aunt’s a dentist. It’s a boring job.
5 Mr. Wen’s a miner. It’s an exciting job.
6 Miss Zhou’s a nurse. It’s a busy job.