牛津译林版高中英语选修七《Unit 2 Fit for life 》Task 课件 1

the streets. The reason for this is that the number of Chinese teenagers with shortsightedness is increasing. According to the result of a national investigation into students’ health, the short-sightedness rate for Chinese primary school students is twenty-two point eight per cent. Among junior high school students the number
Short-sightedness is caused when the eye is unable to focus on distant objects. This results in an unclear image. Shortsightedness can usually be corrected with glasses or contact lenses, or in some cases, with laser eye surgery. Contact lenses, which rest on the eye, and laser eye surgery, which changes the eye itself,
b. changing type of paper c. Publishing a booklet to help parents
make changes in the home d. adjusting lighting arrangements e. introducing adjustable chairs f. teaching students how to hold a book
g. Getting student’ eyes checked regularly by a doctor
h. asking students to look out of the window
i. reminding students to do eye exercises both at school and at home
or will use it as it is?
Step 1: completing notes
A: Listen to a TV programme and take notes to report on the current problems of short-sightedness, which is very common among Chinese teenagers today.
increases to fifty-five point two per cent, and by the time students get to senior high school, seventy point three percent of them need to wear glasses. Figures in other cities show this increase. Let’s take Taiyuan in Shanxi Province for example. In two years the number of junior high school students with short-sightedness in
Problem Facts Figures
increasing number of Chinese students with _sh_o_r_t_-_si_g_h_t_e_d_n_e_ss _in_c_r_e_a_s_in_g_ number of eye doctors in the streets rate: primary-- _2_2_.8_%; junior high --- _5_5_.2_ %; senior high --_7_0_.3_ %; increase over 2 years (Taiyuan, Shanxi)
primary -- _2_1_.5_%→_3_2__% junior high --_6_1_._3% →_6_4_.2_% Definition caused when eye is unable to focus on __d_is_t_a_n_t_ objects; resulting in an unclear _im__a_g_e_ Reasons students do a lot of _r_e_a_d_in_g__; read in _b_e_d_; do not read in well-lit _r_o_o_m_s_
need more information on the problem so that they understand how their eyes can be protected. The problem is that if the short-sightedness is not discovered and dealt with, then the children’s education can suffer because students usually fall behind with their school work when they can’t see things clearly. Besides, being
encouraged students to do a lot of reading as homework, but this is not actually the problem. The problem is that many students read in bed, and very often their rooms are not well-lit. He said there is growing concern, among teachers and doctors, at the number of children who are becoming short-sighted. Teachers and doctors think that parents and students
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province increased from sixty-one point three to sixty-four point two per cent, and for primary school students, the number increased from twenty-one point five to thirty-two point. These high figures worry both teachers and doctors. But first, what exactly is short-sightedness?
and the problems solved
You will also think about the following:
1. Why do you need to understand the information?
2. How will you use the information? 3. Will need to change the information
C: Listen to a radio announcement about what No.9 Secondary School has done to help protect students’ eyesight.
a. adjusting computer monitors and providing books stands
B: Read the following article, and then fill in the table with the measures this school is taking. Write the correct letters in the column on the left.
Unit 2 Fit for life
Task
Brainstorming
1. Do on TV?
2. How much can you understand? 3. What problems do you have in
listening to the news about current affairs or situations?
short-sighted also means students are less likely to take part in sports and so their health is affected in some ways. Now let’s talk to another expert on the situation.
both involve directly touching the eye. Therefore, it its recommended to wait until adulthood to get contact lenses or to have laser eye surgery because by then the eyes are less likely to change. The question is , why do so many children in China suffer from this problem? It is a question that I asked Dr Li, an expert on the problem. He said that many schools
Skills building 1: listening for current situations If you are listening to a TV report about a current situation, you will need to listen for the following: 1. the current situation (This may be a
Solutions students need more _i_n_fo_r_m__a_t_io_n_; understand how eyes can be _p_r_o_t_e_c_te_d__
Tapescript
TV Reporter: Here I am in China, investigating a problem that is common among Chinese teenagers today. I am sure that you have noticed an increasing number of eye doctors in
problem.)
2. an explanation of the situation (This may include facts and figures to support the explanation, and probably a definition of the topic.)
3. reasons why the situation exists 4. how the situation can be recognized