1、Unit 4Period 1 Welcome to the unit&Reading(I)新 课 导 入Welcome to the unitWelcome to the unitBeauty is being the best version of yourself on the inside and outside.Audrey Hepburn美是从内到外做最好的自己。美是从内到外做最好的自己。奥黛丽奥黛丽赫本赫本How can we make ourselves look good and feel good?have a healthy lifestyle新 课 导 入Welcome
2、to the unitWelcome to the unitCarol and Tom are two senior high school students who have very different lifestyles.Read their lists of habits below and discuss the following questions in pairs.1.What good habits do Carol and Tom have?Tick the boxes above.2.How can Carol and Tom improve their lifesty
3、les?For Carol,she should eat breakfast every day,drink less milk tea and spend more time playing sports.Tom should go to sleep earlier and eat less junk food.3.What is your lifestyle like?How can you improve it?Possible answer:I keep regular hours and eat balanced meals,but I dont like drinking wate
4、r or doing sport.I think I should drink more water and do more exercise.新 课 导 入Welcome to the unitWelcome to the unit1.能读懂与“青少年减肥”话题相关的新闻报道，把握新闻篇 章结构，领会健康的真谛；2.能学习由weight构成的习惯搭配，积累词块并了解导语在 新闻报道中的作用及语言特点，学习撰写新闻导语。课 堂 学 习There is growing concern about weight problems among senior high school students.
5、The news report below is about a teenage girl who tried to lose weight by skipping meals.Before you read the news report,think about the following questions:Do you think senior high school students should pay much attention to their weight?Why or why not?What do you think are healthy ways of losing
6、weight?PrereadingRead the news report and complete the chart below.A1Paras._:Para._:Paras._:Part 1The leadPart 2More detailed information about the eventPart 3Background or supporting informationPara.1:A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals.Jennifer was rushed to hospital an
7、dDangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits have become common among teenagers.An expert suggested teenagers have a healthy balanced diet,keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise.24567found low blood sugar levels as a result of skipping breakfast for the last few months.A news report usually s
8、tarts with a lead.It gives the most important information about an event.Then the following paragraphs give more detailed information about the event.Some news reports go on to provide b a c k g r o u n d o r s u p p o r t i n g information.Understanding a news reportFastreadingThe features of the n
9、ews report Lead Body TailInverted pyramid format（倒金字塔模式）（倒金字塔模式）gives the most important information contains more detailed information provides background or supporting information Read Paras.14 carefully and finish the task.1.What is the relationship between the first and the second paragraph?The
10、second paragraph further illustrates the lead.2.Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital?Because she fainted in her morning PE lesson.3.Can you paraphrase“They say that she has struggled with eating problems for a long time.”?She has been trying for a long time to lose weight through skipping meals.4.Wha
11、t did Laura do when she found out Jennifer was skipping meals?She warned Jennifer that it was unhealthy.CarefulreadingRead Paras.57 carefully and answer following questions.1.What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight?Skipping meals,over-exercising and taking weight-loss med
12、icine.2.What numbers are given in para.5?Whats the purpose of giving these numbers?Almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals,one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine.Giving these numbers can help support the topic sentence of the paragraph.3.What lifestyle t
13、ips did the expert give?Having a healthy balanced diet,keeping regular hours and getting plenty of exercise.Post readingIn pairs,discuss the following questions.A31.A news report headline should tell the readers what happened and draw their attention.Can you think of another headline for this report
14、?Price of Skipping Meals.2.Jennifer is now in hospital.Suppose you are Jennifers best friend.What would you say to her?I hope to see you recover soon and never skip meals again.3.What are the possible causes of weight problems?Make a list.Eating too much junk food,drinking sugary drinks,lack of phys
15、ical exercise,temptation of indoor activities including watching television and playing computer games.Unit 4Period 1 Welcome to the unit&Reading(II)(英语英语 )ENGLISHENGLISH1.Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels and was treated immediately.詹妮弗被发现有危险的低血糖,并立即接受了治疗。【词汇精讲】在本句中immed
16、iately用作副词,意为“立即,马上”。immediately还用作连词,意为“一就”。e.g.He began to look for another position immediately.e.g.I told him immediately he came.【词汇拓展】(1)英语中,表示“一就”有以下四类表达方式:as soon as;no sooner.than.,hardly/scarcely.when.;immediately/directly/instantly;the moment,the instant,the minute,the second。e.g.No soone
17、r had I closed my eyes than the phone rang.(2)引导时间状语从句的还有the moment,the first time,every time,by the time,next time等特殊连接词。e.g.I thought her nice and honest the first time I met her.2.“Jennifer thought that skipping meals would be a simple way to reach her target weight,”her friend Laura Williams tol
18、d our reporter.“珍妮弗认为不吃饭是达到目标体重的简单方法,”她的朋友劳拉威廉姆斯告诉我们的记者。【句式剖析】句中a simple way to reach her target weight,名词way后接动词不定式作定语。way既可以接动词不定式作后置定语,也可以接of doing作后置定语。e.g.We have found a way of safeguarding our money.e.g.Can anybody think of a way to raise money?e.g.They could not find a way to get themselves
19、out.【句式拓展】(1)除了way以外,英语中还有很多名词既可以接动词不定式作后置定语,也可以接of doing作后置定语。常见的有ambition(雄心,抱负),challenge(挑战),chance(机会;可能性),determination(决心,决定),favour(善行,恩惠),honour(荣幸,荣誉),intention(想法,打算),liberty(自由),misfortune(不幸,灾祸),necessity(必要,需要)等。e.g.His ambition to become/of becoming a pilot was thwarted by poor eyesig
20、ht.(2)当 way 表示“道路”之意时,后面的to是介词,意为“通向之路”,后接名词或动词-ing形式。e.g.Self-help is the best way to success.3.She told me she had trouble concentrating in class.她告诉我她在课堂上很难集中注意力。【词汇精讲】concentrate vi.&vt.集中(注意力、思想等);全神贯注。concentrate on是固定词组,表示“集中精力于”。e.g.We must concentrate our efforts on improving education.【词汇拓
21、展】4.In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful,teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly.在一个通常以瘦为美的社会,青少年有时候会求助于极端的方法来快速瘦身。【词汇精讲】在本句中slim用作不及物动词,意为“变苗条,减肥”;还可以用作形容词,意为“苗条的;微薄的,小的”。e.g.How do you manage to stay so slim?【词汇拓展】slim down变苗条,减肥e.g.How can I slim
22、 down my hips?5.According to a recent survey of senior high school students lifestyles,almost one fifth of teenagers regularly skip meals,one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss medicine.根据最近对高中生生活方式的一项调查,近1/5的青少年经常不吃饭,1/10的人过度锻炼,4%的人甚至吃减肥药。【句式剖析】句中one fifth和one in ten是英语中的分
23、数。e.g.Not one in ten of the boys could spell well.【句式拓展】(1)用基数词+序数词表示:分数在英语中通常是借助于基数词和序数词来共同表达的。其中基数词表示分子,序数词表示分母。分子为1时,既可以用one,也可以用a。(2)如果分子大于1,分母则要用复数形式。三分之一one third;三分之二 two thirds(3)二分之一不能说a second,而要说a half。四分之一和四分之三可以说a fourth 和three fourths,但也常用a quarter和three quarters表示。(4)分数修饰的名词在句子中作主语时,谓
24、语动词是用单数还是复数取决于名词,即与名词保持一致。(5)带分数的表示:所谓带分数,实际上是整数+分数,只是整数部分与分数部分要用连词and 连接。(6)分数常和of连用,作主语或宾语,但分数也可以不带 of 短语直接作主语或宾语。6.Health experts are concerned about these figures.卫生专家对这些数字表示担忧。【词汇精讲】句中的concerned是形容词,意为“担心的;关切的;相关的”。concern作动词时,意为“涉及;让担忧”。e.g.Many parents are concerned that some TV programs will
25、 have a bad influence on the development of their children.许多家长担心一些电视节目会对孩子的成长有坏的影响。e.g.I hope the department concerned will deal with the matter immediately.e.g.What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change.【词汇拓展】be concerned about/for.关心;挂念be concerned with/in.与有关;参与;牵涉到as/so far as.b
26、e concerned就而言concern n.U担心;忧虑;C关心的人(或事)show/express concern about/for.对表示关心/担心concerning prep.有关;涉及e.g.She is deeply concerned about your safety.e.g.As far as Im concerned,you cant ignore the fact.【温馨提示】形容词concerned作前置定语时,意为“关心的,挂念的,担心的”;作后置定语时,意为“相关的;有关的”。e.g.a concerned look“关切的神情”;the authoritie
27、s concerned“有关当局”。7.These so-called“quick-fix methods”prove to be harmful to teenagers.这些所谓的权宜之计被证明对青少年有害。【词汇精讲】在本句中prove用作连系动词,意为“证明是,结果是,被发现是”,不用于被动语态,后常接形容词、名词、不定式作表语。e.g.The medicine proved satisfactory.【词汇拓展】prove还可用作及物动词,意为“证明,证实”,主要用于下列句型:(1)prove+名词/代词(2)prove+宾语+宾语补足语,作宾语补足语的通常有形容词、名词、动词不定式
28、等。to be通常可以省略。e.g.Again history proved him(to be)wrong.(3)prove+宾语从句8.it is important to have a healthy balanced diet.有一个健康平衡的饮食很重要【词汇精讲】在本句中diet用作名词,意为“节食;日常饮食”;还可以用作动词,意为“节食,进行规定饮食”。e.g.Too rich a diet is not good for you.e.g.You ought to diet and take more exercise.【词汇拓展】be/go on a diet 节食a balan
29、ced diet 平衡饮食e.g.Many girls are reported to be going on a diet to stop their normal weight gain,some of whom even miss breakfast.9.If they do not take in enough food,they may feel weak and get ill easily.如果他们没有摄入足够的食物,他们可能会感到虚弱,很容易生病。【词汇精讲】在本句中take in意为“摄入,吸收”,还可以意为“接受;让进入;理解;包括;欺骗;接待,留宿;订阅”。e.g.Fis
30、h take in oxygen through their gills.【词汇拓展】take over to移交;遗留给 take along 随身带着 take away带走,使离去take over夺取;接管 take off脱;去掉;起飞;(事业)蓬勃发展take out拿出,取出 take after与相像 take back退回;收回;接回take up占据(时间、空间等);开始(学习或某种爱好);从事,对感兴趣take on呈现;具有;担任(工作);承担(责任);雇用 take to爱;喜欢;沉迷于e.g.The plane took off despite the fog.e.
31、g.She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.10.We strongly encourage all teenagers to follow these lifestyle tips,because living well is the safest and most effective way to get into shape.我们强烈鼓励所有青少年遵循这些生活小常识,因为健康的生活是最安全、最有效的塑身方式。【词汇精讲】在本句中get into shape意为“强身健体”。e.g.Regular exercise hel
32、ps the film star get into shape and keep a slim figure.【词汇拓展】in the shape of以形状 in good shape身体状况好out of shape身体不佳;变形的 take shape成形After Jennifer returned home from hospital,she wrote a diary entry about her experience.Complete the diary entry with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the b
33、ox below.B1energetic concentratediet get into shapeimmediately prove side effect make a full recovery30 OctoberDear Diary,I was very frightened when I woke up in hospital last Thursday.Then my mum told me what happened.She said I fainted in my PE class because of low blood sugar levels.Fortunately,I
34、 was rushed to hospital(1)_.The doctor helped me and I(2)_ within two days.My experience(3)_what a bad idea it is to try to lose weight by skipping meals.Now I know this extreme weight-loss method has serious(4)_.immediatelymade a full recoveryproves/has provedside effectsI also understand that bein
35、g healthy and(5)_is more important than being slim.From now on,Ill pay more attention to my health rather than my weight.Ill eat a balanced(6)_to make sure I have enough nutrition.Exercising regularly is also an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle.My doctor tells me that itll help me(7)_better i
36、n class.So,Ill play sport with my friends every other day after school.I hope these lifestyle changes can help me(8)_.energetic concentratediet get into shapeimmediately prove side effect make a full recoveryenergeticdietconcentrateget into shape 1.I was very frightened when I woke up in hospital la
37、st Thursday.上周四我在医院醒来的时候非常害怕。【词汇精讲】句中的frightened是形容词,用来描述人的心理感受,意为“受惊的,害怕的”。e.g At the sight of the dog,she was too frightened to move.一看见这条狗,她吓得不敢动了。【词汇拓展】fright n.惊吓,恐怖frighten vt.使惊恐,使害怕frightening adj.吓人的,令人害怕的be frightened at/of.害怕be frightened to death 吓得要死frighten sb into/out of doing sth恐吓某人
38、做/不做某事2.The doctor helped me and I made a full recovery within two days.医生帮了我的忙,两天之内我就完全康复了。【词汇精讲】在本句中within用作介词,意为“在(某段时间)之内”,还可以意为“在(某段距离、范围)之内;在里”。e.g.My house is within walking distance of my university.e.g.With prices keeping going up,he finds it hard to live within his income.【词汇拓展】within budg
39、et在预算内 within ones grasp 某人能理解within limits适度地,节制地 within the reach of 能拿得到;能到达within five days五天之内 live within ones income 量入为出within reach/call/hearing/sight在够得着/叫得应/听得见/看得到的地方within 20 minutes walk步行20分钟以内do what is within your power尽力而为“Weight”appears in the news report as part of different coll
40、ocations.Read the examples below and add more collocations.B2watch ones weightreduce weightgain weightput on weightweight gainweight controlweight problemsweight training birth weightbody weightheavy weightlight weightaverage weightideal weightRead the lead of the news report,think of a recent event
41、 and write your own lead.B3 When a group of questions are used to introduce a topic,they are usually not meant to be answered.Rather,the author intends to draw the readers attention to the topic and make them think about and take an interest in it.Learn thisPolitical advisers from Fujian province ha
42、ve made a joint proposal to lessen the academic burdens on primary and high school students and bolster their physical fitness in response to more Chinese teenagers becoming myopic and obese.(China Daily,26 May,2020)A Sample课堂总结课堂总结Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.The leadA teenage girl fai
43、nted at school yesterday after(1)_ meals.More detailedInformationBackgroundInformationTo reach(2)_,Jennifer turned to skipping meals.But she has struggled with some side effectsfor a long time.With(3)_ as being beautiful,unhealthy weight-loss habits have become(4)_.skippingSupportingInformationThese so-called quick-fix methods prove to(5)_teenagers.It is important to have(6)_to make their bodies(7)_ well.being thincommonbe harmful to a healthy balanced dietfunctionher target weight
