1st period Welcome to the Unit
Teaching aims:
(1) Make students pay attention to their health, and how to keep healthy.
(2) Get the Ss to improve oral English by talking about the pictures.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Students are expected to express their own opinions by comparing the importance of beauty and health.
(2) Encourage students to speak freely.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
(1) Look at pictures about some famous people, and think of the question “Is a person’s ability judged by their appearance?”
(2) Some questions about yourself:
Do you think appearance plays an important part in your life?
Which do you think is more important, looking good or feeling good?
Step 2 Talk about the pictures
“Wow! I think this blouse will make me look slimmer.”
“This is really difficult but I feel so strong.”
“You must get enough sleep to stay healthy.”
“Eating more fruit makes me feel better.”
Step 3 Discussion:
Choose one picture and have a free talk.
(1) Who is the person? (2) The reason why he/she does so as the picture shows
(3) Give some details about the picture
(An example： Jane is a high school student and she is extremely happy, because she has been admitted to university. Tonight her parents will hold a party to celebrate her success and achievements. All their friends and relatives are invited to share her happiness. However, now she is at a loss about the clothes she is going to wear tonight. She is confident about everything except her weight. She always worries about being too fat. At this moment, she has spent at least half an hour selecting clothes without success.)
Step4 Talk about questions on P41
(1) Do you think we can change our appearance by wearing different clothes?
(2) Which do you think is more important, eating well or doing exercises?
(3) What do you do to keep yourself looking good and feeling good?
Step 5 Further discussion:
Looking good Feeling good
Advantages
Disadvantages
Step 6 Homework
(1) Preview the reading text.(2) Choose one picture on P41, and write down the details about it.
2nd period Reading
Teaching aims:
(1) Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three letters written by two good friends---Amy’s problems, how she dealt with it and Zhou Ling’s concerns and advice to Amy.
(2) Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it
comes to the topic “To be beautiful or to be healthy ”.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Find the main points in the three letters and express them.
(2) Understanding the text.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
(1) Some people are overweight, some are a little fat, and some are slim. Find why people are fat.
(2) Discuss ways of losing weight.
a) going on a diet b) exercising in the gym
c) receiving surgical treatment d) taking weight-loss pills
(3) Talk about the advantages, disadvantages & examples of the ways of losing ways.
Step 2 Reading comprehension
(1) General questions: (1st reading)
Where does Amy come from?
What kind of pills did Amy take?
What caused Amy’s liver to fall?
(3) Ex C1 Choose the best answers. (2nd reading)
Questions: 1-6
Step 3 Further reading
(1) Ex C2 Find the main points in the three letters (3rd reading)
Subjects Main points
1 Dying to be thin
2 Recovering
3 Re: Recovering
(2) Ex D1 D2 Detailed understanding and learning new words in the context.
Step 4 Develop reading ability through usage
(1) Ex E Complete the letter based on the text.
Step 5 Consolidation and Expansion (Choose one of the following.)
(1) Suppose you are Amy’s best friend. What advice or suggestions would you give to Amy?
(2) Do you think pictures of film stars and models cause young people to worry about their looks? Why or why not?
(3) What do you think is the best way to keep healthy? Why?
Step 6 Homework
Read the whole text (1) to know what Amy had to stay slim and how she recovered.
(2) to learn some language usages
3rd period Reading
Teaching aims:
(1) Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points.
(2) Get the Ss to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them.
Important points & difficult points:
Language usage:
(1) used to do sth be/get used to sth/ doing sth use sth to do sth be used to do sth
(2) touching; exciting; moving; disappointing, interesting… (arouse the feeling…)
touched; excited; moved; disappointed, interesting… (be made to feel…)
Procedure:
Step 1 Revision
Check the language usage in the text
(1) words & phrases (2) Non-restrictive attributive clauses (3) ‘however/but’ (4) Question tags
Step 2 Language points (Learn and use)
(1) I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more.
used to do sth be/get used to sth/ doing sth use sth to do sth be used to do sth 区别和用法
It used to be thought that the Earth was flat, but now everyone knows it is round.
Dr Ma used to work in a children’s hospital in Nanjing, usedn’t /didn’t he?
I never got used to going to bed so late.
Computers are used to do a lot of work in many companies.
(2) I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t work out any more.
Many famous actors keep fit by working out in the gym every day.
The room smelled wonderful but they could not work out where the smell was from.
(3) I’m trying to lose weight because I’m so ashamed of my body.
be ashamed of sb./sth./doing.../ be ashamed to do.../ be ashamed that…
(4) Since I’m preparing to act in a new TV play, I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-less, which are quite popular among young women here.
Since you have a three-day holiday, why not go to the countryside to enjoy the quiet life there?
(5) They contain a harmful chemical that caused my liver to fail. contain / include区别和用法
To keep fit, we should always avoid food containing too much fat.
The price includes the postage charges.
My pet dog has caused me a lot of trouble. What caused him to fall off his horse?
(6)This is really a touching story-a stranger who donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!
The son and his parents are parting at the station with tears in their eyes. What a touching scene!
touching; exciting; moving; disappointing, interesting… (arouse the feeling…)
touched; excited; moved; disappointed, interesting… (be made to feel…)
The excited children were opening their Christmas presents. (excite)
She was deeply moved when she watched the moving film. (move)
Step 3 Consolidation
Read the text and find the sentences containing the language usages we have just learned.
Step4 Homework
(1) A1/A2(P102) (2) B1/B2(P103) (3) Learn the new words by heart.
4th period Word power
Teaching aims:
(1). Learn and master the new words about sports
(2). Enlarge the knowledge about sport
Important points & difficult points:
(1). Talk about sports to learn new words
(2). Remember some new names of sports
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
Talk about the 10th National Sports in Nanjing:
(1) What have Nanjing people done for the 10th National Sports ?
(2) What can I do for this sports meeting?
(3) How many kinds of sports can you name ?
Free talk about yourself.
(1) Of all kinds of sports, which do you like most?
(2) Are there any school clubs in your school? Have you ever joined one? If not, are you planning to join one?
Step 2 Read and speak
(1) Part A on page 46
(2) Find all the names of clubs
Step 3 Further study
Talk about expressions of the pictures about sports:
badminton tennis boxing fencing
weightlifting squash shooting volleyball
basketball football aerobics triathlon
Step 4 Read and understand
(1) Complete the exercise of Part C on page 47.
(2) Some questions for you :
1) What suggestions does Zhou Ling give to Amy?
2) Zhou Ling gives specific advice to Amy about the exercise she can do after the operation: Firstly, if Amy wants to get strong and have some fun with friends,_________________.
If Amy just wants to build her strength up by herself, Zhou Ling advises her to__________________.
If Amy only wants to have some fun and exercise with some of her friends, she can try_________________.
(3) Types of sports Part D (P47)
Do you know which are indoor sports and which are outdoor sports? Think more!
boxing beach volleyball fencing
gymnastics skiing baseball…
Step 5. Homework
(1) Learn all the new words by heart.
(2) Make sure you know how to use it.
5th period Grammar and usage
Teaching aims:
(1) Master the usage of non-restrictive Attributive Clause.
(2) Practice about all kinds of Attributive Clause.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Non-restrictive Attributive Clause.
(2) The usage of “which” and “that” in Attributive Clause.
(3) Some special usage of “that” in Attributive Clause.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
(1) T shows a picture of Brad Pitt. T gives 3 blanks to be filled in using information from the picture involving restrictive Attributive Clauses
(2) T shows another picture of Zhang bozhi. T gives 2 blanks to be filled in using information from the picture involving non-restrictive Attributive Clause.
(3) Ask Ss to find out the differences between these sentences.
That is,
Comma;
The Non-restrictive Attributive Clause can be left out;
We can’t use “that” in this kind of sentence;
We can’t miss the relative words, either.
Step 2 Initial knowledge of Non-restrictive Attributive Clause
Find out the Non-restrictive Attributive Clause on page 42-43 (Reading).
Step 3 Non-restrictive Attributive Clauses
(1) T gives Ss some more examples and tells Ss that we can use “which” to refer to the whole main clause, and we can’t use “that”. Some exercises are available as well;
(2) T gives Ss some more examples and tells Ss that we can use most/ all/ some/ both/ part + of + whom/ which to express a complete or partial quantity. Some exercises are available as well;
(3) More exercises.
Step 4 Further study of the Attributive Clauses
“That” must be used in Attributive Clause in the following cases:
(1). the antecedent is all, few, little, much, something, nothing, anything, none, one, etc.
(2). The antecedent is modified by all, any, every, each, few, little, no, some, etc.
(3).The antecedent is modified by an ordinal or superlative
(4). The antecedent is modified by only, very, last, etc.
(5). The antecedent refers to people and things.
(6). A sentence begins with who or which.
(7).A relative pronoun functions as predicative.
More examples are available in each part.
More exercises are available as well.
Step 5 Summary and homework
A brief summary of the usage of Attributive Clauses
Complete the exercises on page 48-49.
6th period Grammar and usage
Teaching aims:
(1) Master the usage of non-restrictive Attributive Clause.
(2) Review the usage of all kinds of Attributive Clause.
(3) Review the usage of intonation, and learn how to read question tags.
(4) Learn and master the form of question tags.
Important points & difficult points:
Some special forms of the question tags.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
T shows a picture, and tells a story of “shmily”. A old couple keep playing the “shmily” hide and seek game. They write “shmily” on a piece of paper, and hide it in their house. Sometimes, they hide it under a cup, sometimes they hide it under a book. And the meaning of “shmily” is ‘see how much I love you’.
T: Do you say “I love you” to your parents? And how do you say it?
S: …
T: Do your parents say “I love you” to you? If they are too shy to say “I love you” to you, you can ask them, “You love me, don’t you?” and remember, in a rising intonation. When we expect the other person to agree with us, the question tad has a falling intonation.
Step 2 Question tags
T introduces the definition of question tags and the basic usage of question tag.
(1) We use a negative question tag at the end of a positive statement; we use a positive question tag at the end of a negative statement;
(2) Words like neither, none, nobody, nothing, few, little, never, hardly or seldom are considered negative;
(3) We use a personal pron. like I, we, you, he, she, it or they in a question tag.
(4) We use an auxiliary verb, model verb or be in a question tag.
(5) After an imperative clause, we use will you. After Let’s, we use shall we.
Some exercises are available as well.
Step 3 Language points
T asks Ss to read out the answers and T introduces the important language points as well.
(1). consider
a. 考虑consider sth./doing sth.
b. consider 认为 +that clause/ sb. to be
c. consider as 认为……是……
(2). be skinny= be very thin
(3). lift weights
(4). side effect
(5). achievement
(6). take the risk
(7). read your post
Step 4 Homework
P51, A, B; P104, C1, C2
7th period Task
Teaching aims:
(1) Practise students’ language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing
(2) Help students to learn 2 skills of finding information
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Find and underline the main ideas
(2) Find and circle the key words
Procedure:
Step 1 Introduce two skills of finding information:
(1) Read the questions carefully before you begin.
(2) Skim the passage, and look for main points and key words.
Step 2 Practise
(1) Find the main ideas and key words in a passage:
Main idea: I think too many people take weight-loss pills without really knowing that they can damage their health.
Key words: cause liver failure; worried about her figure;
health is priceless; eat properly
(2) Read two pictures about “Better Body Gym”, and find the main points and key words.
(3) Passage understanding
Some questions about the above two pictures;
1.Membership fee:
__________________
2.Number of gyms in the city:
1.____ 2.____ 3.____
3.What do you get for free?__________________________________________
4. How big is each gym?
5.Can you get advice from a personal trainer?
Yes______ No______
6. How can you find out more?
____________________
Step 3 Practise listening
1.One in Jinshan Road; one near the King Hotel
2.No
3.Provide with your ID number
4.No
Step 4 Practise writing
(1) Complete a letter to your friend. Explain why you think he should join the gym by using the given information .
(2) Write a letter to recommend a gym to a friend
Step 5 Homework
(1) Find information about a club.
(2) Invite your friend to join it.
8th period Task
Teaching aims:
(1) Get the Ss to focus on note-taking skills by studying and practising.
(2) Encourage the Ss to use abbr, key words and symbols in taking notes.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Use abbreviations & contractions. (2) Write down the key words. (3) Use symbols
(4) Use punctuations (5) Interviewing classmates about exercise and taking notes
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
Guess the meanings:
Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec mor afn min sec hr ﹥ ﹤ ↑↓ A Q ABC BA circamara SOHO contd Art Fest
Step 2 Note-taking
1 use abbreviations & contractions:
PRC NO. Dept e.g. SH1 I’D shan’t won’t mfr Art Fest
2 Write down the key words.
(1)Model: Gym can be expensive = Gym memberships can sometimes be very expensive.
(2) Practice: Let’s try.
3 Use symbols
(1) Model: By swimming regularly, jogging, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, I can be healthier. swimming + jogging + water + sleep →healthier
(2) Practice: Let’s try.
Step 3 Listening practice:
1 The number seven bus is not on time. No. 7 bus isn’t on time.
2 Our department is increasing the number of teachers. Our dept is↑the no. of teachers.
3 I’d like to see the manufacturer. I’d like to see the mfr.
4 Senior High 1 has a bigger class than Senior High 2. SH1 has a ﹥class than SH2.
5 The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. PRC was founded in 1949.
Step 4 Interviewing classmates about exercise
(1) Listen to the speaker and take notes about the equipment available in the gym.
(2) Interview your partner. (3) Tell your class what exercise your partner does.
what basketball/dancing/football /gym / running / swimming
Why fit / fun / healthy / strong
When Often/sometimes/ seldom /never
Whom classmates / family /friends
Step 5 Using punctuation
(1)Do you know these punctuation marks? , . ? ! : ; ‘ ’ ’ - -
(2) Practice: Let’s try:
Step 6 Consolidation
Write an e-mail to your friend recommending Better Body Gym.
Step 7 Homework
Exx D1 & D2
9th period Project
Teaching aims:
(1) Get the Ss to know about proper health and fitness so that they can take care of themselves.
(2) Improve the students’ ability of making a survey and making a questionnaire.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Read the passage about health.
(2) Make a survey about health.
(3) Complete a report about health.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
T shows two pictures, one is Nicole Kidman, and the other is Victoria Beckham. Ask the Ss whether they know them? What do they think about them? Do they think they’re beautiful? What is beauty in their eyes?
Step 2 Skimming
(1) Try to get the main idea of each paragraph.
(2) Try to get the general idea of the whole passage.
Step 3 Introducing the project
Make a booklet about how healthy the students in our school.
Step 4 The procedures of doing the project
(1) Planning:
Get into groups(4-6)
Clear assignments
Decide which group your group will survey.
(2) preparing:
Make a questionnaire.
Give out and collect the questionnaires.
Record and analyze the statistics.
Write the report.
(3) Producing:
a. You can make a questionnaire based on the following points: How many; How often; Have you; How much; Do you
A sample questionnaire is provided as a reference as well.
b. Remember to talk to the teacher to get enough time to give out and collect your Questionnaire.
c. Record and analyze statistics and remember to compare your figures with the numbers and percentages the reading article provides.
d. Report should include the following parts:
the class, grade;
how many Ss answered the Qs;
comparison
(3) presenting:
Present the reports to the class
Step 5 Homework
Complete the project
10th period Project
Teaching aims:
(1) Improve the students’ ability and provide practice.
(2) Make a booklet about health.
(3) Master the usage of some useful words and expressions.
Important points & difficult points:
(1) Present a report about health to the whole class.
(2) Make a booklet about health.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
T shows Ss the rules of how to present.
1. Report should include the following parts:
the class, grade;
how many Ss answered the Qs;
comparison
2. Each group member should report on part of the results.
Step 2 Presentation
T values which group did a better job, and also invites the Ss to talk about which they like best, and why.
Step 3 How to make a booklet
A booklet will include…
cover
contents
reports
appendix
Step 4 Language points
T introduces some language points in the article to Ss.
(1) Word focus
life-style
regular
count
control
concentrate
(2) words to be learned from old words
energy, skip
(3) phrases to be noticed
along with
in the long term
a good amount of sleep
as a matter of fact
in no time
Step 5 homework
Make a booklet