Lesson 1A Perfect Day?

What are your favorite kinds of TV

program?

sports programmes, the news , TV

series, cartoons, game shows, films,

talk shows, music programmes

cartoon

sports games

TV series

film

newsgame shows

What are your favorite kind of T

V programme?

Do you ever watch too much TV?

How much time do you spend wat

ching TV every day?

What kind of lifestyle

do you think the men

in the picture have?

boring, busy,

dangerous, active, easy,

lazy, exciting, free,

interesting, peaceful,

relaxing, stressful

What does a couch potato refer to?

A couch potato is someone who

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

What is workaholic?

What is different between a

workaholic and a couch

potato?

Read the two texts quickly and:Read the two texts quickly and:

1. Underline the TV programmes that

Brian usually watches.

the children’s programs, old movies,

news, TV series, sports games

2. Underline the kinds of work Bob

does every day.

meetings and phone calls, urgent

matters, do my own paperwork and

answer some personal e-mails, look

at documents at home, be ready for

the next day’s work

Read the two texts again and answer

these questions:

1. Is Brian a lazy person ? Can you find

two examples of his lazy behavior?

2. What do you think “You’ve got the

world at your feet” means?

3. How does Bob spend his morning

and evening?

4. Why does Bob’s family complain?

5. Why does Bob work so hard?

Yes, Brian is lazy. For example, he

watches the children’s programs

until about half-past ten. Then gets

up. He doesn’t 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 “You’ve got

the world at your feet” means?

It is used in a humorous way . It

means this person feels he has a

successful life because he can watch

anything he likes on TV.

3. How does Bob spend his morning

and evening?

Bob’s 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 not easy,

either .He has documents to read and

never gets to sleep until mid-night.

4. Why does Bob’s 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 being

busy.

Read the text and decide the

following statement are true

or false.

True or false

1. Brian is not satisfied with the kind of

lifestyle.

2. Brian’s wife goes out to work and

supports the family.

3. Bob is poor so he has to work day

and night.

4. Bob almost has no time to spend with

his family.

T

F

F

T

5. It seems that Bob prefers doing a lot

of things all day to doing nothing.

6. Bob’s wife often quarreled with Bob

for him doing nothing.

7. Brian has more than one TV set.

8. Brian’s wife often complains that

the money Brian makes is not

enough.

F

F

T

T

Do you work too hard?

You may need more time

to enjoy your life with

your family.

You are too lazy! Your life is too boring

only at home. You should go out for

work and do some exercise.

Which lifestyle do you prefer?

Which one is healthier?

What can Bob or Brian do to

improve their lifestyles?

Discuss

read

play football

go jogging

go cycling

go to gym

go swimming

go for a walk

go dancing

1. switch on / off [the radio, a light]

switch over to 改变 转换 [ 频道 ]

He doesn't like the TV series, so he switched over.

switch on=turn on 接通 , 打开 ( 电器 )

首先你要接通机器电源。 First you should switch the machine on.

switch off =turn off 切断 ( 电流等 )

他把电视关了 , 因为他不喜欢那些电视节目。 He switched it off because he didn’t like the televisio

n programmes.

Language points

2. remote control 遥控器

3. work one’s way through sth

通过努力完成… . 靠打工取得… .

He worked his way through his college.

4. go off [ 闹钟 ] 响 [ 枪 ] 开 爆炸

The gun went off by accident.

My alarm went off ahead of time.

[ 灯 ] 熄灭 离开

The light suddenly went off [out].

5. get changed 换衣服

He had to get changed before he went to the party.

get paid/ get married

6.take up 占据 [time . Space]

Your table takes up too much room

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 ph

ysics.

几年以后我放弃了医学 , 开始学习物理。

7. personal e-mail 私人邮件

8. …so that…can/could…

…look at some documents …so that I can be ready for

9. Complain [to sb] of /about sth /that

向某人抱怨，投诉某事

The students complained to the headmaster about the noise around them.

I have nothing to complain about.

They complained that there was too much maths exercises.

10. 10. Be filled with = be full of 充满 她眼里满含泪水。 Her eyes are filled with tears. 11. get bored with sth 厌倦 , 对…感到厌烦

= be tired of / be sick of

我感到厌倦了 , 有点想家。

I’m getting bored and homesick.

不管怎么说我对这个题目有点烦。

I’m bored with the subject anyway.

till/until 直到…，在…之前注意： till 不可置于句首，而 until 可以 . Until you told me I had no idea of it.=I had no idea of it until (till) you told m

e.

句型 [sentence pattern]

Not until you told me did I have any idea of it.Not …until 位于句首，部分倒装 , 倒装时主句倒

装，从句不倒装。 Not until quite recently ____ any ide

a what a cloned sheep was like.A. did I have B. I had

C. I didn’t have D. will I have

2. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash.

it takes sb (some time/money) to do

3. I am the first person to get to the office.

be the first/ the last (one/person)to do

translate the followings.

1. 教室里有种难闻的气味。

2. 我花几天才能完成手头的活。

3. 他 总是第一个到班上，最后一个离开。

4. 他早起以便赶上第一班车。

5. 发牢骚无用。

Use 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 back

1. As the mother of four children, my days are _________ coking and cleaning!

filled with

2. Doing research and writing reports ___

___ a large part of my day.

3. I don’t enjoy watching TV with my bro

ther as he always ____________ to the

programmes that he wants to watch.

4. Please ________ the TV when you go to

bed.

take up

switches over

switch off

5. ________ the light. It’s 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, she’s

now ________________ her lunch!

Switch on

bring back

complaining about

Match the sentences with the rules. Find more examples in the texts for each use.

Match the sentences with the rules. Find 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 o’clock.

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. Brian’s 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

Ex2

2 My uncle likes the news.

3 I like films.

4 My friend doesn’t like TV series.

5 My grandmother likes talk shows.

6 I don’t like game shows,

Ex.3

1 am watching 2 are you watching

3 works 4 is interviewing

5 is she interviewing 6 is talking

P54 Ex.4

2 are watching 9 writing

3 doesn’t talk 10 don’t like

4 stays 11 doesn’t do

5 comes 12 is

6 sits 12 is

7 are they doing 14 aren’t talking

8 are playing 15 are writing

P55 Ex5

1 get out

2 wash

3 get dressed

4 spend

5 takes

6 talk

7 have

8 eat

9 remember

10 stay

11 look out

12 stuck

P55 Ex.6

2 mum/driver/interesting

3 My dad’s a firefighter. It’s a dangerous job.

4 My aunt’s a dentist. It’s a boring job.

5 Mr. Wen’s a miner. It’s an exciting job.

6 Miss Zhou’s a nurse. It’s a busy job.