1、farmerslifestyleminerslifestyleteacherslifestyledoctorslifestylestudents lifestylesingers lifestylerocksys lifestylepilots lifestyle地质学家traffic polices lifestylecoachs lifestyledrivers lifestylebuilders lifestyleLesson 1A Perfect Day?What are your favorite kinds of TV program?sports programmes,the n
2、ews,TV series,cartoons,game shows,films,talk shows,music programmescartoonsports gamesTV seriesA Dream of Red Mansions filmmovieAfter Shocks The Sorcerers Apprentice E5prentis电视知识竞赛talk shows谈话节目 现场访谈game showsDo you ever watch too much TV?How much time do you spend watching TV every day?What kind o
3、f lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have?boring,busy,dangerous,active,easy,lazy,exciting,free,interesting,peaceful,relaxing,stressfulRead the text and do the following exercises.Read the two texts quickly and:1.Underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches.the childrens programs
4、,news,old movies,TV series,sports games2.Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.meetings and phone calls,urgent matters,do his own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails,look at documents at home,be ready for the next days workWhat does a couch potato refer to?A couch potato is someone w
5、ho 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Read the two texts again and answer these questions:1.Is Brian a lazy person?Can yo
6、u find two examples of his lazy behavior?2.What do you think“Youve got the world at your feet”means?3.How does Bob spend his morning and evening?4.Why does Bobs family complain?5.Why does Bob work so hard?Yes,Brian is lazy.For example,he watches the childrens programs until about half-past ten.Then
7、gets up.He doesnt 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“Youve got the world at your feet”means?It means you are in a position where you can have the chance to become successful.In the text it is use
8、d in a humorous way.It means this person feels that he has a successful life because he can watch anything he likes on TV.3.How does Bob spend his morningandevening?Bobs 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
9、 not easy,either.He has documents to read and never goes to sleep until mid-night.4.Why does Bobs 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
10、being busy.True or false1.Brian is not satisfied with the kind of lifestyle.2.Brians wife goes out to work and supports the family.3.Bob almost has no time to spend with his family.TFT4.It seems that Bob prefers doing a lot of things all day to doing nothing.5.Brians wife often complains that the mo
11、ney Brian makes is not enough.FTWhich lifestyle do you prefer?Which one is healthier?What can Bob or Brian do to improve their lifestyles?DiscussDo you work too hard?You may need more time to enjoy your life with your family.readgo jogginggo cyclinggo to gymplay footballYou are too lazy!Your life is
12、 too boring only at home.You should go out for work and do some exercise.You should share burden withyour wife.go swimminggo for a walkgo dancingUse 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
13、 back1.As the mother of four children,my days are _ coking and cleaning!filled with2.Doing research and writing reports _ a large part of my day.3.I dont 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 upswitches ove
14、rswitch off5._ the light.Its 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,shes now _ her lunch!Switch onbring backcomplaining aboutLanguage points1.Perfect perfect weather极好的天气Practise makes perfect.熟能生巧。present past,future pe
15、rfect现在 过去,将来,完成时Language points2.switch v.转换，转变 n.We have to wait till the lights have switched to green.switch on=turn on 接通,打开(电器)switch off=turn off 切断(电流等)At weekends,he often switches on the computer early in the morning and doesnt switch it offuntil midnight.You drive first and then we can sw
16、itch over.Now please switch over to CCTV 9,I want to watch the main news.switch over:转换，交换位置开关on3.in the evenings=in the eveningon the evening of September 22ndFriday evening4.do some exercise=takedo morning/eye exercisedo exercise/homeworkDo crosswords gives the mind some exercise.at weekendsat the
17、 momentdo some sports5.Portable computer /TV 8.take up 拿起，占据（时间、空间）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。6.walk round in a circlerun /sit7.live the lifestylelive a happy/peaceful/poor lifedream a strange/nice dreamHer time is fully taken up with writing.她的时间都用
18、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。This table takes up too much room.这个桌子太占地方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
19、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。9.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。The bottle was filled with medicine.be filled with 充满她眼里满含泪水。Her eyes a
20、re filled with tears.10.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 days work.定语从句目的状语从句时间状语从句11.be/get bored厌倦,厌烦Im getting bored and homesick.我感到厌倦了,有点想家。Im bored with the subject anyway.不管怎么说我对这个题目有点烦。Relax oneself三维P
21、51.I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.点拨：这是一个并列复合句。and 前边是一个简单句；and 后边是一个复合句，while the dog walks round in a circle是一个时间状语从句。句意：我总是随身携带手提电视，坐在石墙上看，小狗则在我身边绕圈。2.I couldnt live this lifestyle without a good wife.点拨：句中的without a good wife 表达的是一种
22、虚拟条件,与现实相反。句意：没有一个好妻子,我不可能过上这种日子。3.Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and working his way through his paperwork.点拨：(1)这是一个简单句。本句的主语是thirty-six-year-old Bob Black；sitting at his desk 和working his way through his paperwork 是由and 连接的两个并列谓语动词。(2)work ones way through sth.意为“自始至终做（尤指耗费时
23、间或力量的事）”。36岁的鲍勃布莱克正坐在写字台前忙着他的案头工作。4.I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.点拨：这是一个主从复合句，包含一个定语从句。I get to bed around midnight 是主句，when my wife and children are already asleep 是定语从句，修饰先行词midnight。句意：我一般半夜才上床睡觉。那时妻子和孩子们都早已进入梦乡。Match the sentences with the rules.Find
24、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 oclock.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.Brians 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
