1、 第 1 页 共 6 页 Book 2 Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Reading 2 A beginners guide to exercise 教学教学目标目标 By the end of the section, students will be able to: 1. know the characteristics of a good guide; 2. appreciate the language and the writing techniques employed; 3. use cautious language to avoid over-g
2、eneralizing. 教学重难点教学重难点 1. To understand the techniques and apply them to writing; 2. To understand cautious language and apply it to writing. 教学教学过程过程 步步 骤骤 教学教学活动活动 设计设计意图意图 互动互动时间时间 better immune systems; mental health; brain functions) Planning your exercise routine (What you expect to improve:
3、heart and lung efficiency, muscle strength or flexibility.) (Aerobic activities; strength training, flexibility training) Eating and drinking right 复习回顾， 聚焦文本的具体 内容，为后续探 究文本的写作技 巧做好铺垫。 5 Class Work Individual Work 第 2 页 共 6 页 (What to eat: carbohydrates and protein; when to eat: 1.5 to 2.5 hours bef
4、ore exercising) Avoiding injury (Wear proper clothes and equipment; start small; warm up before exercising; stretch at the end of your workout) Appreciation Step 2 After the students have gone through the content of the passage. The teacher asks students to discuss the writing strategies of a good g
5、uide in groups. Do you think the text is a good guide? What techniques does the author employ? Sample answers: Yes, it is a good guide. The author employs the following techniques: Plain English is used so that the readers can understand it more easily. The content is broken down into several sectio
6、ns. Subheadings are used at the very beginning of each section so that readers can skip to the section theyre interested in. Pictures are used for each section and they are consistent with the content of the sections respectively so that readers can understand the guide better. 引导学生评 价指南的写作， 聚焦指南这一文
7、 体的三个基本特 征。 4 Class Work Individual Work Step 3 The teacher has students work in pairs and work out the first question in A3 on Page 18. What are the purposes of this guide? What techniques does the guide use for these purposes? 从指南的写 作目的出发，引 导学生思考作者 是怎样达成这一 5 Class Work Individual Work 第 3 页 共 6 页
8、Support your answer with examples from the guide. Sample answer: The purposes of the guide are to encourage readers to exercise and to inform them of the proper way of exercising. The guide asks questions at the beginning and at the end to give encouragement. In lines 1621, it gives examples to expl
9、ain how different types of exercise improve our health. In lines 2526, it compares the human body to a car that needs to be fuelled to help the reader understand the role of carbohydrates. These techniques are very effective in presenting information. 写作目的的。 学会用文中 的例子来支撑自 己的观点。 Step 4 The teacher fo
10、cuses students attention on collocations and has students finish Part B2 on Page 19. Students read the examples and add more collocations. 聚焦并赏析 文本的语言。以 exercise和health 两个名词的搭配 为例，介绍英语 中的名词词块。 5 Class Work Individual Work Step 5 The teacher presents students with the following sentence: Like cars th
11、at run on petrol, your body burns carbohydrates for energy. The teacher asks the following questions: What rhetorical device is used in this sentence? Why is this sentence better than “Your body needs carbohydrates to provide you with energy”? Sample answer: 聚焦并赏析 文本的语言。介 绍 文 本 中 明 喻 （simile）的使 用。 3
12、 Class Work Individual Work 第 4 页 共 6 页 The author uses “simile”, in which body is compared to cars and carbohydrates are compared to petrol. Body and cars have some characteristics in common, and so do carbohydrates and petrol. For example, both body and cars need to burn something for energy. When
13、 a simile is used, a concept is easier to understand. Step 6 The teacher introduces the concept of “cautious language” by inviting students to read the following. Cautious language is used to avoid overgeneralizing. Pay attention to the following words and phrases: Modal verbs: can, could, may, migh
14、t, should, would Verbs and verb phrases: appear, look like, seem, tend to Adverbs and adverbial phrases: probably, usually, sometimes, mainly, in general Adjectives: likely, possible, probable, unlikely The teacher invites students to read the guide again and find the sentences with cautious languag
15、e. Active people tend to have better immune systems and are at lower risk of diseases. Working out can help you reduce stress and get over negative feelings. Above all, choose activities you enjoy because, in this way, youre more likely to stick with them. In general, you should have your meal an av
16、erage of 1.5 to 2.5 hours before exercising. You should also start small and slowly work your way to a longer and harder exercise routine to 聚焦文本的 语言，引导学生 体验和感悟文本 谨 慎 的 语 言 风 格，提升学生用 词达意的能力。 5 Class Work Individual Work 第 5 页 共 6 页 avoid getting hurt. The teacher presents students with the sentences
17、 and then invites them to read and feel about the cautiousness. Application Step 7 The teacher then shows the following sentence for students to revise and read. People do not like getting up early for morning exercise in cold weather. They want to get as much sleep as they can. However, truly healt
18、hy people get their workout done anyway. They know they will feel great afterwards. Sample answer: Generally speaking, people do not like getting up early for morning exercise in cold weather. They usually want to get as much sleep as they can. However, truly healthy people probably get their workou
19、t done anyway. They know they will most likely feel great afterwards. 聚焦 Cautious language 的 运 用，让学生在修 改 句 子 的 过 程 中，体验英语语 言表达的精准, 提升学生的理解 性技能以及表达 性技能。 4 Class Work Individual Work Exploration Step 8 The teacher introduces a common idea held by the public: As for exercise, more is always better. Tea
20、cher invites students to share their own ideas, answering the following questions: Do you agree? Why or why not? Students are welcome to express themselves freely. 引入一个普 遍存在的谬误观 点。引导学生就 此发表观点，为 后续学习做好铺 垫。 3 Class Work Individual Work Step 9 The teacher has students finish B1 on Page 19 to consolidat
21、e the use of some vocabulary. Challenge students by asking them to figure out the main idea of 引导学生在 完 成 练 习 的 同 时，形成对于锻 5 Class Work Individual Work 第 6 页 共 6 页 passage. Keys: 1. assume 2. tend to 3. jogging 4. to make up for 5. over the long term 6. average 7. prevent 8. Moreover 炼时长的正确观 念。 Step 1
22、0 The teacher has students compare their exercise habits with the false idea mentioned in B1 on Page 19. What do you think of the idea about exercise mentioned in B1more is always better? Reflect on your exercise habits. Sample answer: I love basketball very much. And I usually play basketball with
23、my classmates the whole afternoon every Saturday. Now I know it does great harm to my health, as such an intense workout will put great pressure on my body. I plan to play basketball every other day, and each time for 40 minutes. 引导学生就 健 康 锻 炼 的 时 长、强度等话题 发 表 自 己 的 看 法，形成健康的 锻炼观念。 4 Class Work Individual Work Homework 1. Put down your opinions on your exercise book with the title: Is more always better? 2. Finish A and B on Page 63 in the workbook. 2
