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Lifestyles,Welcome,Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?,complain switch play portable remote paperwork alarm,vi.抱怨,投诉 vt.转换,转变 n.戏剧,短剧 adj.轻便的,手提的 adj.遥远的 n.日常文书工作 n.警报,警告器,Words Preview,urgent personal document midnight bored,adj.急迫的,紧急的 adj.私人的,个人的 n.公文,文件 n.午夜,半夜 adj.厌烦的,不感兴趣的,Words Preview,talk show remote control switch on switch off switch over alarm clock go off take up be filled with,谈话节目,现场访谈 遥控 把开关打开,接通 把关掉,关上 转换频道,转变 闹钟 (爆竹、铃等)响 占据 充满着,Expressions Preview,A 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,news,game shows,Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?,Lesson 1 A Perfect 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,True or false,Brian is not satisfied with the kind of lifestyle. 2. Brians 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,Reading,5. It seems that Bob prefers doing a lot of things all day to doing nothing. 6. Bobs wife often quarreled with Bob for him doing nothing. 7. Brian has more than one TV set. 8. Brians wife often complains that the money Brian makes is not enough.,F,F,T,T,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.,What is different between a workaholic and a couch potato?,A workaholic - a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work A couch potato - a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active style of life,1. Underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches.,the childrens programs, news, old movies, TV series, sports games,Fast Reading,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 days work,Careful Reading,Yes, Brian is lazy. For example, he watches the childrens programs until about half-past ten. Then he 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 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 morningand evening?,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 not easy, either .He has documents to read and never goes to bed 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 being busy.,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,Language points,1. switch on=turn on接通, 打开(电器)First you should switch the machine on.首先你要接通机器电源。switch off =turn off切断(电流等)He switched it off because he didnt like the television programmes. 他把电视关了, 因为他不喜欢那些电视节目。,switch over交换位置, 转换。You drive first and then we can switch over. 你先开车, 然后我们换着开。 2. take up占据(时间、空间)This table takes up too much room. 这个桌子太占地方。,Her time is fully taken up with writing. 她的时间都用来写作了。 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。,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。 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。,3. 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。be filled with充满Her eyes are filled with tears. 她眼里满含泪水。,