3. To let Ss master the grammar rules that nouns used as verbs. Teaching procedures: Step1. Revision
Propose: To let Ss review what had learnt last period ,and lead them to the new content.
1. Ask Ss the following question:
Do you still remember the words connected with illness?
For your reference: flu, get/catch a cold, toothache, unhealthy, etc.
2. (Group work) Ask Ss “How to make ourselves healthy?”
For your reference: (1)Do a lot of exercise. (2)Have a healthy diet. (3)Don’t eat too much fat.
(4)Early to bed and early to rise. Step 2. Leading-in 1. Word study
T: Now today we are going to learn an interesting article. The main character is Zhou Kai, who is a student in senior high school. Let’s see how healthy he is. Before read the passage, let’s study some new words.
(1)anxious adj worried
※[搭配] be anxious about , be anxious for sb Eg ① He seemed anxious about the meeting.
② Parents are naturally anxious for their children. (2) captain n leader of a group of people
Eg He was captain of the basketball team at school. (3) injure vt to hurt yourself or sb else Eg Tom injured his knee playing football. ※[相关] injury n harm or damages
Eg Tow players are out of the team because of injury. (4) pain n 疼痛
Eg You get more aches and pains as you get older.
v 使痛苦,使苦恼
Eg It pains me to see you like this. (5)normal adj ordinary
Eg It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip. 2. Exercise
Try to finish the exercise in Activity 1on P2.
Suggested answer: (1)sweets (2) break(an arm), fever, injure, injury, pain, painful (3) normal (4) captain (5) anxious
Step 3. Reading
Propose: To promote the ability of vocabulary understanding and analysis, and develop the reading skills. 1. Skimming
Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text. (1) Ask Ss to read the passage and try to answer the questions in Activity 2 on P2.
Suggested Answer: ① Because he is going out to play football in the rain. ② She thinks he will catch a bad cold. ③ She asks him to at least wear a jacket.
(2) Ask Ss to go through part 2 quickly, and then answer the questions Activity 3 on P2:
Suggested Answers: ① They are connected because they both talk about the way Zhou Kai’s mother looks after him, and because they both mention the time he got ill through playing football in the rain.
② Various answers are acceptable. One possible answer is:
Yes, Zhou Kai has a healthy lifestyle because his mother give him lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. He eat fish, not fatty meat or sugar and sweets. He also exercises regularly, playing a lot of football. 2. Scanning
Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text. (1) Read part 2 and then finish Activity 4 and 5 on P3.
Suggested answers to Activity 4: ① a ② b ③ a ④ b ⑤ b
Suggested answers to Activity 5: ① broken ② cold ③ diets ④ injury ⑤ Flu(Influenza) ⑥ healthy (2) Ask Ss to find the key sentence of each paragraph in part 2.
Suggested Answers: Para1: My mother has always made sure we eat very healthily, and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of my life. Para2: I’m quite healthy. Para3: I’m crazy about football. Step 4. Language points
Purpose: To train Ss’ language capacity.
Ask Ss to read the text again and then discuss the important words, phrases and sentences. 1.sweet
adj 甜的;香的;悦耳的;令人愉快的
Eg ① Too much sweet food is bad for your teeth. ② She has a sweet voice.
③ I can’t tell you how sweet this victory is. n 糖果,甜食; (pl)满足
Eg I’m enjoying the sweets of life. 2. When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. 妈妈看到周凯没穿夹克就向前门走去,担心地盯着他。
(1)see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事。 Eg I see him having supper.
※[比较] see sb do sth 看见某人做某事 Eg I see you come in.
(2)head towards/ for… 朝……而去; 前往…… Eg She is heading towards home.
※[拓展]该词组还有比喻义,即“将会碰到; 遭到” Eg ① Are you heading for great difficulties? ② The world is heading for many problems. (3) eye n 眼睛 vt 盯着看,注视 Eg He eyed me painfully. 3. make sure 一定要,确保 可用于以下两种句型搭配: (1) make sure +of + n/ v-ing
(2) make sure +that 从句 ( 常用一般现在时)
Eg ① You’d better make sure of the time when you have a date. ② Make sure there is no mistakes in your composition.
4. have a sweet tooth = be fond of sweet food 有吃甜食的嗜好,喜爱甜食
5. diet n 日常饮食,日常食物vi 节食
Eg ① Mary accept the doctor’s advice on diet. ② No sugar in my coffee, I’m dieting. ※[相关词组] go on a diet 节食
Eg I decided to go on my diet before my holiday. 6. would rather do 宁愿做…… Eg I would rather sleep in bed.
※[拓展] “宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”的表达为:
Would rather do… than…/ would do … rather than… Eg ① I would rather play tennis than swim. ② I would play tennis rather than swim.
7. I was stupid enough to play football in the rain.
adj /adv + enough to do …表示“能够……”, 达到了做某件事的地步。 Eg ① She plays well enough for a beginner. ② He is old enough to enter/ go to school. ③ I wasn’t foolish enough to believe him
8. fit adj 合适的; 健康的 vi & vt (使)适合; (使)合身 Eg ① Water in this river is not fit to drink. ② This coat doesn’t fit (me).
9. be crazy about 迷恋; 为……而疯狂 Eg ① He is crazy about her.
② They are crazy about cartoons.
10. …as I’ve said, this isn’t a problem because my mother feed us so well.
该句子是非限制性定语从句,位于主句前。as 指的是this isn’t a problem because my mother feed us so well.这时as 翻译为“正如……那样” Eg As is known to everyone, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
※[拓展] as 的其它用法 (1) 表“当……的时候”
Eg She always sings as she cooks. (2) 表“按……的方式”
Eg Do in Rome as the Romans do. (3) 表“由于”
Eg As you were out, I left a message. (4) 表“像……一样”
Eg You’re as tall as your father. Step 5. Homework
1. Try to retell the passage we have learnt this period.
2. Finish the Vocabulary and Reading exercises in the Workbook on P68.
Periods 3, Function and Grammar
Teaching Goals:
1. To get Ss to know how to talk about future; 2. To let Ss know how to describe the symptoms;
3. To enable Ss to know will / be going to for future actions; Teaching Procedures: Step1. Revision
1. First, check Ss whether they have finished their homework. Later check the answers to the Vocabulary and Reading exercises in the Workbook on P68. If necessary, give Ss some instruction. Step 2. Function
Purpose: To let Ss have a general idea about the grammar rules we are going to talk this period. 1. Pair Work
Let Ss observe the sentence“I’ll be fine.”, and then say what tense it is used.
Suggested Answer: Future tense 2. Discussion
Ask Ss to discuss which of the two possibilities is correct with a partner in Activity 1 on P4.
Suggested Answer: A. make a prediction 3. Individual Work
Have Ss finish Activity 2 on P4, then check with their partners. Later collect the answers from the whole class.
Suggested answer: (1)will hurt
(2)’ll get/become (3)’ll get/ become (4)will, be (5)’ll fall
Step 3. Grammar (1)
Propose: To enable Ss to know the uses of nouns used as verbs.