北师大版高一英语Unit1 Lesson 1 A perfect day-1(1)
北师大版高一英语必修一Unit1 Lifestyles-Lesson1 A Perfect Day
Unit1 LifestylesLesson 1 A Perfect Day一、学习目标1.在本课中,我们要学习如何谈论我们的生活方式。
2.复习一般现在时态和现在进行时态,以及它们的用法和区别。
3.进一步了解不同文化背景下,不同的个人生活方式,树立良好的学习和生活习惯。
4.学习策略:运用听力策略对所听内容进行预测。
5.掌握重点单词、短语、句式,在练习中能灵活运用。
二、重难点分析1. Input the passages as a whole:2. Language communicationA. Tell the main idea of the passagesB. Practice the main idea of the passagesC. Tell their own /their parents’ lifestyle.3. Thinking of the healthy lifestyles in our daily life and how to improve our lifestyles.三、学习过程Step 1:New words learningStep 2: ReadingDo the exercise true or false to see how much you understand.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 spent with his family.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 a TV set.8. Brian ‘s wife often complains the money tha t Brian makes is not enough. Step 3 language points1.It takes sb. time to do sth.某人花……时间做某事每天我最多花15分钟洗碗。
北师大版高中英语必修1 Unit 1《Lifestyles》(Lesson 1 A Perfect Day)课件
D.he must prepare for the next day’s work
5.Which of the following can explain the reason for Bob’s hard work?
A.He can children drive him to do so.
That night,I slept the soundest I ever had.A sense of peace and quiet fell over me that I hadn’t felt in a long while.My worries and concerns seemed weightless and were replaced⑥ by the sound of my grandfather “Don’t live
future.Do not worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will worry about itself.Each day has enough troubles of its own.
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2.Brian Blakey
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C.walks his dog
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3.What does Bob Black most likely do?
covering his pale② and aged face and his eyes closed,that he was reviewing his life as if he was a bystander③.I knew that when he spoke those words to me he was feeling regretful.Though we can’t change the past,we can influence④ the
【教育资料】北师大版高中英语必修一Unit1 《Lesson 1 A perfect day》 period one 学案学习专用
Unit1 LifestylesLesson 1 A Perfect Day (first period) Teaching goals:By the end of the lesson, students will be able to1.learn about the two different kinds of lifestyles: a couch potatoes and aworkaholic.2.find out the differences between two kinds of lifestyles.3.help themselves develop a healthy and active lifestyleTeaching important and difficult points:1.talk about people’s different lifestyles2.learn and grasp the new words and phrasesmunicate with each other about lifestylesTeaching meathods:Pairwork, scanning, reading, listening, speaking, discussingTeaching aids:Multi-media, blackboard,Teaching procedures:Step 1 ReviewReview the words used to describe the lifestyles of different people.boring, busy, dangerous, active ,easy, lazy, stressful…Step 2 Lead-inQ: Look at the two pictures. What kind of lifestyles do they have? (Mr.Blakey is lazy, Mr. Black is busy and stressful.).What’s Mr.Blakey doing? Do you like watching TV?What are your favorite kinds of TV programmes?Do you ever watch too much TV?How much time do you spend watching TV every day?Step 3 Fast-readingRead the two texts quickly and do Ex.3some personal e-mails / read documents at homeStep 4 Careful readingRead the text again. Underline the new words and phrases, and then answer the questions in Ex.4Suggested answers:1. Is Brian a lazy person? Can you find two examples of his lazy behaviour?Yes, he is. He doesn’t get up early.He doesn’t work but his wife works and she makes his meals.2 .what do you think ‘you’ve got the world at your feet’ means?It means you are in a position where you have the chance to become very successful. The 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 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’ family complain?Because he seldom has time for fun and other activities with his family.5. Why does Bob work so hard?Because he wants to make more money for his family and he likes being busy and being challenged.Step 5: SpeakingWhat can they do to improve their lifestyles? Discuss and then share your opinions with the class.For Brain he should spend less time on TV. First , he should get up soon after waking up and do morning exercises. Second , he should try to find a job and go to work every day.For Bob , he should sleep later every morning. He should eat a big breakfast and be more relaxed. He should also sleep earlier every night, and spend more time with his family.Step 6. ConsolidationCompare the two lifestyles and design a healthy lifestyle for a student. Speak out the idea in class. And then complete the passage.I think good ______ are very import in our life. In order to live a ______ and happy life, we should ______ good habits of doing thing. I plan my life in a ______ way. I get up early at 6:00 in the morning. I do morning ______ or take ______ before breakfast. I often do some ______ in English or Chinese before class. I am both ______ and ______ in class and I _____ my homework on time as required. ______ my lessons, I goin for sports in my ______ time. I have my own ______. I like listening to music, __________ stamps and I always find time for them. I ______ hard every day but also ______ myself. I feel my life is full of__________. It’s ______!Step 7 Homework1. Review new words and phrases2. Describe your parents’ lifestyles to your partner by working in pairs.。
unit 1 lesson1 A Perfect Day教学课件【北师大必修1】
In the conversation between two friends below, put the verbs in brackets into present simple or present continuous tense.
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Working in front of a computer all day long
Lack of physical exercise
Skimming for the key
• Underline the TV programs Brian watches. • Underline routine work Bob does every day.
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Language points in lesson 1
• at weekends = at the weekend • on weekdays • 大学图书馆工作日开放,周末闭馆。 • at/during weekends • on/during weekdays
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A Perfect Day
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Read the article and make comments on the writer’s
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A. Mr. Brain almost does nothing but watch TV.
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F 1. When Brian wakes up he gets up immediately.
F 2. In the evenings, Brian often watches old films or sport and the news again.
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The passage describes two completely different (1)_li_fe_s_ty_l_e_s_ —a couch (2)_p_o_ta_t_o___ and a (3)_w_o_rk_a_h_o_l_ic. The couch potato
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E. Brain is fond of watching TV. Even so during a walk.
F. It tells us why Bob works so crazily.
【范文】unit1 lesson1 a perfect day lesson 1教案(北师大版必修1
unit1 lesson1 a perfect day lesson 1教案(北师大版必修1)unit1lesson1aperfectdaylesson1教案(北师大版必修1)Lesson1APerfectDay?Teachingaims:TodiscussfavoriteTVprogrammesanddailyactivities.TorevisePresentSimpleandPresentcontinuous.Toreadtwotextsinordertocheckpredictions.Toreadtwotextsforspecificinformation.Teachingdifficulties:TorevisePresentSimpleandPresen tcontinuous.TeachingAids:computerandcassetteTeachingprocedures:Ⅰ.warmingupT:IthinkmostofuslikewatchingTV.watchingTVispartofou rlife,doyouthinkso?S:T:weknowaboutallkindsofthingsfromTV.whatareyourfavoritekindsofTVprogramme?ethekeywordst ohelpyou.S:T:whydoyouliketheprogrammes?S:T:DoyoueverwatchtoomuchTV?Howmuchtimedoyouspendwatc hingTVeveryday?S:T:Thewayapersonlivesandworksisdifferent.canyouimagi neanadultdoesnothingexceptwatchTVallday?orheonlythi nksofworkingandneverhastimetowatchTV?whatkindoflife styledoyouthinkthemeninthepicturehave?S:T:Inrealityfewpeoplelikedothat,butsomepeopleliketha tlifestyleandthinkitisaperfectday.Nowlet’sreadthetext“APerfectDay?”really?ⅡReading Dotheexercisetrueorfalsetoseehowmuchstudentsunderstand..Brianisnotsatisfiedwiththekindoflifestyle.2.Brian’swifegoesouttoworkandsupportsthefamily.3.Bobispoorsohehastoworkdayandnight.4.Bobalmosthasnotimetospentwithhisfamily.5.ItseemsthatBobprefersdoingalotofthingsalldaytodoi ngnothing.6.Bob’swifeoftenquarreledwithBobforhimdoingnothing.7.BrianhasmorethanaTVset.8.Brian ‘swifeoftencomplainsthemoneythatBrianmakesisnoteno ugh.Answers:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T8.FT:whatdoesacouchpotatoreferto?S:T:Acouchpotatoissomeonewhowatcheslotsoftelevision.“沙发马铃薯”。
【K12学习】unit1lesson1aperfectdaylesson1教案(北师大版必修1)
unit1lesson1aperfectdaylesson1教案(北师大版必修1)unit1lesson1aperfectdaylesson1教案Lesson1APerfectDay?Teachingais:TodiscussfavoriteTVprograesanddailyactivities.TorevisePresentSipleandPresentcontinuous.Toreadtotextsinordertochecpredictions.Toreadtotextsforspecificinforation.Teachingdifficulties:TorevisePresentSipleandPresent continuous.TeachingAids:puterandcassetteTeachingprocedures:Ⅰ.aringupT:IthinostofuslieatchingTV.atchingTVispartofourlife ,doyouthinso?S:T:enoaboutallindsofthingsfroTV.hatareyourfavoriteindsofTVprograe?etheeyordstohelpyou.S:T:hydoyoulietheprograes?S:T:DoyoueveratchtoouchTV?HouchtiedoyouspendatchingTV everyday?S:T:Theayapersonlivesandorsisdifferent.canyouiaginean adultdoesnothingexceptatchTVallday?orheonlythinsofo ringandneverhastietoatchTV?hatindoflifestyledoyouth intheeninthepicturehave?S:T:Inrealityfepeopleliedothat,butsoepeopleliethatlif estyleandthinitisaperfectday.Nolet’sreadthetext “APerfectDay?”really?ⅡReadingDotheexercisetrueorfalsetoseehouchstudentsunderstan d.Brianisnotsatisfiediththeindoflifestyle.Brian’sifegoesouttoorandsupportsthefaily.Bobispoorsohehastoordayandnight.Bobalosthasnotietospentithhisfaily.ItseesthatBobprefersdoingalotofthingsalldaytodoingn othing.Bob’sifeoftenquarreledithBobforhidoingnothing.BrianhasorethanaTVset.Brian ‘sifeoftenplainstheoneythatBrianaesisnotenough.Ansers:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T6.F7.T8.FT:hatdoesacouchpotatoreferto?S:T:Acouchpotatoissoeonehoatcheslotsoftelevision.“沙发马铃薯”。
高一英语北师大版模块1_Unit_1_Lesson_1_A_Perfect_Day_教案___王静
A Teaching Plan for Lesson 1 A Perfect DayThe First PeriodI. Knowledge Objectives1) Encourage students to learn and use the new words and expressions.2) Get students to understand the two different kinds of lifestyles: a couch potatoes anda workaholicⅡ.Ability Objectives1) Help students learn their meanings through guessing and by using the dictionary.2) Help students voice their opinions using the English language freely and fluently. Ⅲ. Intelligence Objectives1) Underline the TV programmes that Brain usually watches.2) Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.Ⅳ. Non-intelligence ObjectivesGet students to discuss their favorite kinds of TV programmes.Ⅴ. Morality ObjectivesGet students to know how to arrange our life routine efficiently and properly.Ⅵ. Teaching Difficulties:Help students voice their opinions about different lifestyles people usually have. Ⅶ. Teaching Methods1. Methods for teaching: task-based, students-centered, and equipment-aided2. Methods for learning: co-operation, exploration studyⅧ. Teaching Aids:A computer, the blackboard, and a recorderⅨ. Teaching Procedures:StepⅠ. PresentationTask 1: Ask questionsAsk students some questions about programmes they watch on TV every day.1) What are your favorite kinds of TV programmes?2) Can you tell the class your favorite TV programmes by using the key words?(Show the following words or phrases on the screen)(1) Do you ever watch too much TV?(2) How much time do you spend watching TV every day?Task 2: Watch slidesWatch two pictures about the two men and answer the following questions:1. What are they doing?2. Why are they doing so?3. Do you want to know more about them?Today we will learn Lesson one : A perfect day(Write the topic on the blackboard).We will finish this lesson using two periods. In this lesson we will mainly do some comprehension. Next period we will focus on language use in texts.Step ⅡReadingTask 3: Get students to read the two texts quickly and encourage students to select the new words and expressionsTask 4:Help students learn their meanings by using the dictionaryTask 5:Get students to read the two texts quickly and do the following:1) Underline the TV programmes that Brain usually watches2) Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.Step ⅢUnderstandingTask 6: Now read the texts again and answer the following two questions.1. What do you think of Brian? Can you find some examples of his character?2. What do you think of Bob? Can you give some details of his character?Step ⅣDiscussionTask 7: Discuss the following two questions.1. Are Brian and Bob’s lifestyles healthy?2. What can they do to improve their lifestyles?Step ⅤTalkingTask 8: Talk in pairs. The topics are as follows:1. Is your partner a “couch potato”, a“workaholic” or neither?2. What do you do at weekends?3. Do you often study at weekends?4. How to spend a perfect day efficiently and properly?Step ⅥReportingTask 9: Ask two students to report their ideas to the class.Step ⅦHomeworkToday we have read two texts about lifestyles. We have also talked about something about lifestyles. After class you should do the following:1. Read the text more to understand it better.2. Keep a 100 -word diary about your weekends.Reflection of the teaching designThis is a reading text which focuses on the language skills. I plan to finish it in two periods. In this period (the first) period, I pay the full attention to developing the students’ reading skills; teach them to use reading strategies to improve their reading effects. As to the related words, I use the modern slides to help the students to seize their meanings, and meanwhile encourage them to make sure of them in the context; the difficult sentences with functional grammar are arranged in the second period.Appendix:The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardLesson 1 A Perfect Day(The First Period)I. Find the information:The TV programmes Brain usually watches:The kinds of work Bob does every day:II. Read and think:Brain’s character:Bob’s character:III. Discussion:1.Are Brian and Bob'lifestyles healthy?2. What can they do to improve their lifestyles?IV. Homework1. Read the text more to understand it better.2. Keep a 100 -word diary about your weekends.。
高中英语Unit1 Lesson1 A perfect day课件(北师大版必修1)
Pair workof your
talk about lifestyles
parents\friends\grandparents\…
Example: My bother-in-law (姐夫) is a traffic policeman. He is in charge of dealing with traffic accidents. His life is very stressful.Though busy he is, he has lots of hobbies. He likes playing tabletennis,badminton in his spare time. I think he is a 100% sports fan. He has never missed any sports games when he is free.
Business executive: I’m very busy, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very stressful. I suppose. I mean, I’ve got responsibility for big amounts of money. But I find it really exciting.
Adjective to describe lifestyles
creative active peaceful relaxing interesting exciting easy free
stressful boring dangerous busy lazy
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News
Old films TV series or sport and the news A good play on BBC More films
ABtrnaionon In the afternoon In the evenings
At nine thirty At night until two a.m. At noon
With these efforts, I’m sure he will enjoy a
more beautiful life.
Mr Blakey and Mr Black
Mr Blakey is a person who likesw_a_t_c_h_in_gTV too much.
Fromm__or_n_in_gtill _n_i_g_h_t _ he does nothing b_u_t___- watch TV. I don’t think it’s _g_o_od___ to live in his way. If he _k_e_e_p_s_ doing so, he will get _la_z_i_e_r_and l_a_z_ie_r__. And _ly_i_n_g__ in bed or _s_it_ti_n_g_ in a sofa all day does him a lot of _h_a_r_m__. He will get __fa_t_te_r_ and _f_a_t_te_r_ and _e_a_si_e_r_ to fall ill..
Let’s switch it over to Channel 9. 4. be filled with: be full of
5. take up: cover or occupy
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C. Brain can watch much TV because he has a good family, especially a good wife.
D. Brain likes doing exercise very much.
T 3. Brian always takes his portable TV while going
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T 4. Brian has a good wife, and they live a happy life.
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F 5. Bob normally wakes up about five minutes after his alarm clock goes off.
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Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room.接着我起床,下楼,打开起居室的电视。
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Bob Black
Learn about some kinds of TV programmes
sports games
movies/ films
talk show news
Talking
1.What are your favorite kinds of TV program? Why? 2. Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?
4. Why does Bob’s family complain?
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In the text 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
Unit 1 Lesson 1 A Perfect Day
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教师:蒲培培 单位:洛阳市第二实验中学 教材:北师大版高中英语必修一
Lesson1 A Perfect Day ?
Teaching aims:
◆To develop students’ ability of reading ◆To know about a couch potato and a workaholic ‘s lifestyle.
高中英语 unit1 lesson1 a perfect day教学设计课件 北师大版必修1
II. Read to learn (读中) 1.Fast-reading 1).学生快速阅读课文,检查自己的预测。 2).根据教材上所设计的两个问题(Exercise3)的要求,将相应的信息 划出来。 2.Intensive reading 此部分教材设计了五个与课文内容有关的问题(Exercise3),主要目的 是测试学生阅读的结果。学生在阅读两篇课文之后可分组合作讨论问题 的答案,并回答。 III. Voice your opinion(读后 ) 此部分设计了两个开放性题目,鼓励学生把课文中所学到的与现实生活 相结合,分组合作讨论问题的答案。
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五.教学策略 1. The Taskbased Method 2. Communicative Method 3. A projector , a computer
• 六.教学过程 • Step 1 Lead-in • 1. present 7 pictures to make the students get familiar with the key words in exercise1. Ask the students the question: What are your favourite kinds of TV programme? Why? • 2.Ask the Ss to look at the two pictures on page 8-9. The following questions will be presented. • 1). what is the man doing in the first (second) picture? And his name? • 2). what kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have? (The key words on page 7 can be used. ) • 3). what does the man in the first (second) picture look like?
北师大版高中英语必修一Unit1-Lesson1-教学设计
1.Read the text as much as possible and remember thenew words and phrases
2.Imagine you’re a friend of Bob or Brian, write a letter to advise him to improve his lifestyle.
Step2.Ask the Ss to look at the two pictures on page 8-9. and predict:
What kind of TV programme does Brian like?
What does Brian think of his life ?
What doesBobthink of his life?
Then get some of them to show their results of their discussion to the whole class.
设计意图:
这两部分是学生将课本信息转换成自己的语言的过程,引导学生用自己的语言谈论“什么是一个健康的生活方式?”培养学生的交际能力。这是对语言的进一步拓展。
教学设计Unit1 Lesson1:A Perfect Day
The First Period
一、学情分析
学生刚刚从初中毕业进入高中阶段学习,学习英语的兴趣大,课堂较为积极、活跃,课堂气氛较好。经过三年的初中学习,已具备一定的阅读能力。因此,在设计这堂课时,要着重从激发学生的兴趣出发,循序渐进引导学生理解课文,掌握一定的阅读技巧,然后让学生就所学话题进行讨论,让他们从讨论中有d answer questions about the passage “A Couch Potato”.
unit1 lesson1 a perfect day lesson 1教案(北师大版必修1)
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北师大版高中英语必修一课文翻译
北师大版高中英语必修一课文翻译Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 1: A Perfect Day?1.The Couch PotatoBrian Blake。
a 43-year-old from Birmingham。
is sitting on the couch telling me about his perfect day.)I wake up in the morning but I don't get up right away。
I always turn on the TV and watch children's shows and old movies until around 10:30.Then I get up。
go downstairs。
and turn on the TV in the living room。
During lunch。
I eat biscuits and drink milk while watching the news。
In the afternoon。
I usually watch another old movie - there's a really good one on TV right now。
At night。
I either watch a TV series or a sports program。
and then watch the news again。
I like to watch the important news at 6o'clock。
At 9:30.if BBC Two has a good TV drama。
I'll switch over to watch it。
At night。
I continue to watch movies and usually don't turn off the TV until 2am。
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What does workaholic means? What is the difference between a workaholic and a couch potato?
Language points
1. switch on=turn on
接通, 打开(电器) First you should switch the machine on. 首先你要接通机器电源。
What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have?
Eg: boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful
Unit 1 lifestyles
Lesson 1
A Perfect Day?
Point out what kinds of TV programme they are.
music programme s
cartoons
sports programmes
films
TV series
the news
Suggested answers
1. A Couch Potato
Par1. A
Par2. D Par3. B
Reading
True or false
1.When Brian wakes up he gets up immediately. F 2. In the evenings, Brian often watches old film or sport and the news again. F 3. Brian always takes his portable TV while going out for a walk every afternoon. T 4. Brian has a good wife, and they live a happy life. T
five minutes after his alarm clock goes off.
T 6. Bob is very busy all day.
F 7. Bob seldom has time for fun
and other leisure activities with his family, but his family doesn’t complain.
b) a present state, a feeling or opinion.
What tense is used in the following sentences? 1.Brian Blakey is sitting on his sofa. 2.Brian’s wife is working as a secretary. Continuous The Present ___________ describes: a) an activity happening now.
Organization
Choose the most suitable main idea from A-E for each paragraph. There are two extra main ideas that you do not need.
A. Bob is very busy with his work in the daytime. B. It tells us why Bob works so crazily. C. It shows us what Bob does before going to work in the morning.
A. Mr. Brain almost does nothing but watch TV. B. Brain can watch much TV because he has a good family, especially a good wife.
C. Brain likes doing exercise very much. D. Brain is fond of watching TV. Even so during a walk.
A few years later I dropped medicine and took up physics. 几年以后我放弃了医学, 开始学习物理。
He said he would take up my difficulties with the headmaster.
他说他要向校长提出我的困难。
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。
bring back __________ from school as soon as I
get home.
7. Mona is never happy. Listen, she’s
complaining about now _________________ her lunch!
Match the sentences with the rules. Find more examples in the texts for each use.
the programmes that he wants to watch.
switch off the TV when you 4. Please _________
go to bed.
5. Switch on the light. It’s really dark ________ in here! 6. I begin doing the homework that I
D. Bob is tired of his work.
E. Bob is also busy at night.
Suggested answers
2. A Workaholic
Par1. Par2. Par3. Par4. C A E B
F 5. Bob normally wakes up about
switch off =turn off 切断(电流等)
He switched it off because he didn’t like the television programme. 他把电视关了, 因为他不喜欢那些 电视节目。
switch over
交换位置, 转换。
You drive first and then we can switch over.
What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have?
Eg: boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful
你先开车, 然后我们换着开。
2. take up 占据(时间、空间)
This table takes up too much room.
这个桌子太占地方。
Her time is fully taken up with writing.
她的时间都用来写作了。
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:
switch on, switch off, switch over, take up, fill with, complain about, bring back 1.As a mother of four children, my days are _________ cooking filled with and cleaning!
1.For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk. a) 2.I like the main news at six o’clock.
b)
The Present Simple tense describes:
a) an activity that is repeated regularly.
2. Doing research and writing reports take up _______ a large part of my day. 3. I don’t enjoy watching TV with my switches over brother as he always ____________ to
b) a present activity that happens regularly but only during a short period of time.
Homework
Write a diary about 100
words, describing your
weekend activTalking What are your favourite kinds of TV programme? Why?
Organization
Choose the most suitable main idea from A-D for each paragraph. There are two extra main ideas that you do not need.
When can you take up your duties, Doctor White?