Do You Look After Yourself ? 1.How many hours do you sleep per night ? a)under 6 hours b) about 7 or 8 hours c) more than 9 hours 2.How often do you clean your teeth ? a)once a day b) twice a day c) after every meal

3.How often do you do physical exercise, enough to make you out of breath ? a) never b) once a week c) two or three times a week 4.How often do you eat sweets or chocolate? a) never b) sometimes c) every day 5. How many pieces of fresh fruits do you eat per day ? a) One or two b) more than two c) none

Check your answers to the questionnaire. 1. a) You probably aren’t getting enough sleep. b) 7 or 8 hours per night is sufficient for most people. c) you are a sleepy head, aren’t you! 2. a) Once a day is not enough! b) Once in the morning and once at night is probably OK. c) Very good. Dentists recommend cleaning teeth after every meal.

3. a) You should take up some kind of sport! b) Good--once a week is better than never! c) Excellent! You must be very fit. 4. a) Well done! You probably save lots of money on dentist bills. b) Well, every now and then is OK. c) You should cut down! 5. a) Good. As they say -- an apple a day keeps the doctor away! b) Very good. Doctors recommend several pieces of fruit per day. c) You really should try to eat more fresh fruit.

kidney n. 肾 liver n. 肝脏

brain n. 大脑

n. 听觉 n. 间隔；间歇 n. 脉搏 vt. 消化 vi. 交换 interval digest swap hearing pulse Read the words,then match the words with their Chinese meanings.

Find six to label the parts of the body in the diagram. Key Words

liver brain lungs stomach heart kidney

Exercise 2 (Page 33)

Look at the following statements and decide which part of the body is described. ankle, brain, eye, heart, kidney, bone, knee, liver, lungs, muscle, ribs, spine, stomach, wrist, fingers Key Words : The Body

This organ weighs about a kilo and is made up of two sides. It is like a super computer that processes information. This organ is like a bag which reeives everything you eat.It digests your food and sends vitamins and minerals into the blood. brain stomach

This organ beats at regular intervals 100,000 times a day. With each beat, it circulats 80 ml of blood through the body—that’s 8,000 litres of blood per day! It pumps blood into the lungs, where it receives oxygen, Before being pumped around the rest of the body. heart

This is a very delicate organ. There are two in a body and they have delicate lids which protect them. Light enters and reaches special light sensitive cells. These work like a camera and finally send signals to the brain. eyes

These organs absorb oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. They are found on either side of the heart. They receive air as a result of breathing and when blood passes through, They give it oxygen. lungs

Which champion athlete do you think can run 100 meters in 8 seconds? Is it possible for you?

Maurice Greene 第一位同时拥有 50 米、 60 米和 100 米 3 项世界记的男选手。 Maurice Greene 第一位同时拥有 50 米、 60 米和 100 米 3 项世界记的男选手。 Floyd Landis 2006 年环法自行车 赛冠军, 第三位获此 殊荣的美国人 Floyd Landis 2006 年环法自行车 赛冠军, 第三位获此 殊荣的美国人 Marion Jones 2000 年悉尼奥运会 女子 100 米、 200 米、 4x400 米接力 冠军 Marion Jones 2000 年悉尼奥运会 女子 100 米、 200 米、 4x400 米接力 冠军 Florence Griffith 奥运短跑三项金牌得 主，同时也是 100 米 及 200 米短跑的世界 纪录保持人 Florence Griffith 奥运短跑三项金牌得 主，同时也是 100 米 及 200 米短跑的世界 纪录保持人 Ben Johnson 汉城奥运会以惊人 成绩打破男子百米 世界纪录并夺得金 牌 Ben Johnson 汉城奥运会以惊人 成绩打破男子百米 世界纪录并夺得金 牌 Super Athletes

100 metres in 8 seconds? Lesson 1 Super Athletes

doping n. 服用兴奋剂 gene-therapy 基因疗法

dash n. 短跑 marathon n. 马拉松赛跑

enhance supreme tolerate doubtful seek annual increase stand; bear highest, greatest yearly do not believe, suspicious look for Match the words with their meanings.

abuse vt. 滥用 They the trust the company had shown in them, the boss is very angry. 滥用 abusedused

violate vt. 违反，违背 Do doping and gene-therapy the Olympic spirit? violateviolet 违背

fundamental adj. 根本的，基本的 Doping is a form of cheating. fundamental 根本的 abuse violate

controversial adj. 有争议的 oppose vt. 反对 Gene-therapy is very and many people further research into it. 有争议的 反对 controversialoppose

What is the Olympic spirit? Is it good for athletes to cheat in the competition?

Fast Reading What is the general idea of the passage? A.The athletes who took part in the first Olympic Games are not as fast as athletes today. B. Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world. C. The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively affected by doping and gene-therapy. D. Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed.

Read the text again, match the key information with each part.

Records have fallen Doping Gene-therapy Olympic spirit Part one. (1-2) Part two. (3-6) Part three. (7) Part four. (8)

Homework Review the key words and read the text.