1、Unit 1 Life ChoicesLesson 1 Lifestyles To read and talk about lifestyles To read for general understanding To read for specific information and understanding words in context To read for similarities and differences between two lifestyles To express your ideal lifestyleWhat is your understanding of
2、lifestyles?Lifestyle is a way a person or a group of people live,including the place they live in,the things they own,the kind of job they do,and the activities they enjoy.What activities are a big part of your life?to surf the internet to go running to read books to do voluntary work to find inform
3、ation on a search engine to chat with friends online to do schoolwork to play sports to play computer games What kind of lifestyles do they have?abIm Joe,a student from London.Youll often find me sitting in front of my laptop.Im Li Ying.I like to set goals for myself.Im a“go-getter”when I set out to
4、 do something,I do my best to achieve it.Its September,a new start for every student.Teens has invited Joe and Li Ying to write about their daily life in senior secondary school.JoeLi YingJoes online activities chat with friends watch films read the daily news and other interesting articles shop for
5、 various things online compare the quality and prices from different online shops play computer gamesRead and underline Joes online activities and Li Yings study habits.set a goal for every subject be attentive in all classes and think actively use time well do homework in spare time at school use a
6、ny other time to revise things learnt during the dayLi Yings study habitsWhat do you think of Joes and Li Yings lifestyle?1.Why does he like to shop online?2.How does he contact friends?Its so convenient to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops.Read Joes article and a
7、nswer the following questions.Chat with friends online.3.What are his parents worried about?His parents are worried that he may become an“Internet addict”.There is a danger that he may not be able to tell whether these friends are real friends.4.What does he think of his mothers advice?Maybe she is
8、right.Its important to meet friends in person from time to time,not just on social media.1.What does she do at the beginning of each term?2.How does she behave in classes?3.What does she do besides studying?Set a goal for every subject.Read Li Yings article and answer the following questions.She is
9、always attentive and thinks actively.She reads books of all kinds.She is an active member of her schools long-distance running team and volunteering club.4.How does she use her time well?Make good use of every minute.Do her homework when she has spare time.Use any possible time to revise the things
10、learnt.1.Joe does a lot of things online.()2.He talks with his online friends.()3.When shopping online,its very easy and quick to compare the quality and prices of goods.()4.Joes parents are worried that he could become a person who spends a lot of free time.()5.His mum thinks that its important to
11、meet friends in person sometimes.()convenientRead and replace the underlined words phrases with words and phrases from the text.a wide range ofchatsan Internet addictfrom time to time6.Li Ying tries to keep her reading list most recent.()7.She often uses the time on bus to look again at the things s
12、he has learnt.()8.What she tries to achieve is to prepare herself for university.()Her targetupdatedreviseIm a digital native!Im a go-getter!Read again.Take notes about their lifestyles and share what you have found about Joes and Li Yings lifestyles.Try to explain what a“digital native”and a“go-bet
13、ter”mean.Digital Nativechat with friends onlineplay computer gameswatch films onlineread news and articles onlineshop online Digital NativeSomeone who is very good at using digital equipment such as computers and mobile phones because they have used them since they were young.Go-getterstudy with a c
14、lear goalbe attentive in what they douse time welldo homework in spare timerevise new things learnt during the day after schoolSomeone who is very energetic,determined to be successful,and able to deal with new or difficult situations easily.Go-getterWho would you prefer to be,a digital native or a
15、go-getter?Im a digital native!Im a go-getter!Digital Nativechat with friends onlineplay computer gameswatch films onlineread news and articles onlineshop online JoePositivesNegativesconvenient and time-savingeasy and independent relaxing lack of real communicationhealth problemstime-consumingList th
16、e positive and negative aspects of Joes and Li Yings lifestyles.Go-getterstudy with a clear goalbe attentive in what they douse time welldo homework in spare timerevise new things learnt during the day after schoolclear about goalsgood at time managementmore likely to succeedLi YingPositivesNegative
17、sstressfulless enjoyablelonelyParagraph 3Paragraph 2The things he does onlineProblems of being online and possible solutionsRead Joes introduction again.How was he organiased his introduction?Are there other ways to introduce oneself?Paragraph 1General and brief introduction这篇短这篇短文属文属于总分结构，每段都承担了不同的
18、功能于总分结构，每段都承担了不同的功能。第第一段总述了自称为一段总述了自称为“digital native”的的Joe的生活方式，的生活方式，第二段从正面描述了第二段从正面描述了Joe的这种生活方式的好处，第三的这种生活方式的好处，第三段则从反面说明这一生活方式的弊端，使读者很清楚地段则从反面说明这一生活方式的弊端，使读者很清楚地了解了这种生活方式的利与弊。了解了这种生活方式的利与弊。Ways to introduce oneselfGeneral and brief introductionDetailed descriptionFeelings&expectationsOther ways
19、 to introduce oneselfGeneral introductionPositive&benefitsNegative&its harmAdvice/expectationDiscuss your ideal lifestyle with a partner.What is your ideal lifestyle?Compared with your current lifestyle,how is it different?1.Give Joe and Li Ying some suggestions.2.List the positive and negative aspects of your lifestyle.
