Unit 1
A Perfect Day
Teaching aims:
To read two texts for specific information
To revise Present Simple and Present Continuous
Teaching course:
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Warm up
First ask students the question to arouse their interest.
What do you think a perfect day is like?
Students will give all kinds of answers: go shopping ; watching TV; read novels; listen to
music; surf the Internet and so on.
Draw a conclusion: do all you like to do; live a life in the way you like.
Now read two texts telling you two people鈥檚 perfect day
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Reading
Understanding the text
Read the text and answer the following questions.
What kind of lifestyle do you think the man in a couch potato?
Do
you
ever
watch
too
much
TV?
How
much
time
do
you
spend
watching
TV
every
day?
What kind of lifestyle do you think the man in the second text?
Listen to the text
1.
underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches.
2.
Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.
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Speaking
Do the exercise 4
Read the two texts again and answer these questions
Do the exercise 5
Which lifestyle do you prefer? Which one is healthier? What can Bob or Britain do to
improve their lifestyles?
What does a couch potato refer to?