北师大版 高一 (1) Unit 1

Lesson 1 A 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

news game shows

Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching 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

Read the text and do the following exercises.

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. T F F T

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. F F T T

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: 1. Underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches. the children’s programs, news, old movies, 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 s, 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.

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

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。 switch off =turn off 切断 ( 电流等 ) He switched it off because he didn’t like the television programmes. 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. 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： 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。 When can you take up your duties, Doctor White? 怀特医生, 您什么时候可以开始工作？

She took me up suddenly when I suggested that the job be only suitable for a man. 我提出那工作只适合男人做, 她突然不 容分说地把我打断了。 He called on the people to take up arms to defend their freedom. 他号召人民拿起武器保卫自由。

3. fill vt./vi 使充满；注入 Flowers filled the garden. 花园里开满鲜花。 The doctor filled the bottle with some medicine. 医生往瓶里装入一些药物。 be filled with 充满 Her eyes are filled with tears. 她眼里满含泪水。

4. when I get home at about ten, I look at some documents that I bring back from the office so that I can be ready for the next day’s work. 定语从句 目的状语从句 时间状语从句

5. be /get bored 厌倦, 厌烦 I’m getting bored and homesick. 我感到厌倦了, 有点想家。 I’m bored with the subject anyway. 不管怎么说我对这个题目有点烦。

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 brother 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. 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

Homework Keep a diary about your weekend. Words about 100.