2. Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?

3. What are your favorite kinds of TV program? sports programmes, the news, TV series, cartoons, game shows, films, talk shows, music programmes

4. cartoon

5. sports games

6. TV series

7. film

8. news game shows

9. What are your favorite kind of TV programme? Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?

10. 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

11. 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。

12. 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

13. What is workaholic? What is different between a workaholic and a couch potato?

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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?

17. 3. How does Bob spend his morning and evening? 4. Why does Bob’s family complain? 5. Why does Bob work so hard?

18. 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?

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 4. Why does Bob’s family complain? Bob seldom has time for fun and other leisure activities with his family.

22. 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.

23. Read the text and decide the following statement are true or false.

24. 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

25. 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

26. Do you work too hard? You may need more time to enjoy your life with your family.

27. You are too lazy! Your life is too boring only at home. You should go out for work and do some exercise.

28. Which lifestyle do you prefer? Which one is healthier? What can Bob or Brian do to improve their lifestyles? Discuss

29. read play football go jogging go cycling go to gym

30. go swimming go for a walk go dancing

31. 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 television programmes. Language points

32. 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].

33. 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 physics. 几年以后我放弃了医学, 开始学习物理。

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. 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 me. 句型 [sentence pattern]

37. 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 idea what a cloned sheep was like. A. did I have B. I had C. I didn’t have D. will I have

38. 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

39. 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。

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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)

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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.