1、Module 5 Look after yourself Unit 2 Get off the sofa! Do you like sitting on the sofa and watching TV? Do you like doing exercise every day? Do you often eat fast food? Do you often eat fruit and vegetables? Do you have eight hours sleep a night? Do you talk to your parents or your teacher when you
2、are in trouble? require v. 需要 physical adj. 身体的; 体力的 effort n. 力气; 精力 harm v. 损害; 伤害 expect v. 预料; 预计 thanks to 多亏; 归功于 health care 医疗保健(服务) once in a while 偶尔; 有时; 间戒 Look at the pictures. What do the pictures tell you? 1. Do people live longer than before? Yes, they did. 2. Is eating fruit and veg
3、etables good for your health? Yes, it is. Before-reading 1 2 3 4 5 While-reading 1. What are the five rules for a healthy life according to the writer? Get off the sofa! Eat healthy food! Rest while you can! Do not worry. Be happy! Say no to smoking! Post-reading 2. Are people today getting the same
4、 amount of exercise as they did in the past? Why? No, they arent. Because in the past, peoples jobs required more physical effort. 3. Why is it sometimes difficult to be a teenager? Because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. 4. Who do you think the passage is written for? It is wri
5、tten for teenagers. Doctors say you should exercise for at least half an hour each day. Read the passage again. Think of one more example of what you should or should not do for each rule. Eat more vegetables and fruit and less meat or fat Drink more water instead of coke or other unhealthy drinks L
6、earn to relax ourselves Sleep early at night and get up early in the morning Do regular exercises, such as running or playing badminton Work in pairs. Think of more rules and examples of your own and then discuss with your partner. 1. Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier an
7、d longer lives. 多亏了更好的医疗服务, 现在大多数人都能生活地更 健康, 寿命更长。 thanks to+名词/动词ing, 表示“多亏, 归功于”。 e.g. I made much progress thanks to his help. 多亏有他的帮助, 我才有这么大的进步。 health care表示“医疗服务”。 e.g. Old people can get good health care in our neighbourhood. 我们小区的老人能得到好的医疗服务。 2. Someone who is born today can expect to live
8、about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century. 今天出生的人期望能比19世纪出生的人多活大 约35年。 expect to do sth.表示“预料做某事, 预计做某事”。 e.g. We expect to get more gold medals in the coming Olympic Games. 在下一届的奥运会上我们预期要拿更多的金牌。 3. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every da
9、y. 为了保持健康, 你每天必须要走至少10000步。 keep fit 表示“保持健康”。 e.g. She tries to keep fit by jogging everyday. 她每天慢跑以保持健康。 4. In the past, peoples jobs required more physical effort. 在过去, 人们的工作需要更多的体力。 require表示“需要”。 require + n./ to do sth./doing sth./that从句 e.g. Theses pets require a lot of care. 这些宠物需要悉心照顾。 The
10、situation requires that he be present. 这种情形需要他在场。 5. You should only have it once in a while. 你可以偶尔吃一次。 once in a while表示“偶尔, 有时, 间戒”。 e.g. He went to see them once in a while. 他偶尔去探望他们。 6. Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health. 吃太多丌合适的食物会损害你的健康。 harm v./n. 表示“损害, 伤害”。 do harm to 表
11、示“对造成伤害”。 e.g. Be careful, or the sharp stone may harm your foot. 当心点, 否则那尖锐的石头会伤到你的脚。 7. Say no to smoking! 拒绝吸烟！ say no/yes (to) “(向说) 丌/行”。 e.g. Their offer was so good that I couldnt say no. 他们提出的条件太好, 我无法拒绝。 Did you say yes to her invitation? 你接受她的邀请了吗？ effort expect harm health sofa Exercise i
12、s very important. If you make a(n) (1) _ to do exercise for thirty minutes a day, you can (2) _ to be in good (3) _. However, if you are always sitting on the (4) _ and do no exercise at all, you will put on weight and (5) _ your health. effort expect health sofa harm Complete the passage with the w
13、ords in the box. 1. His life was saved _ better medical technology. A. thank to B. thanks to C. thank for D. thanks for 2. Our parents _ us to get higher education. A. worry B. believe C. expect D. harm B C 3. We face the same difficulty _ everyone does in the beginning of the business. A. for B. to C. as D. with 4. Everyone should _ drinking when driving. A. say no to B. say yes to C. say hello to D. say thanks to A C Write a passage called My rules for a healthy life. Include the rules and examples you have written in Activity 5 and 6.
