Unit 1   A Perfect Day

unit 1   a perfect day
teaching aims:
to read two texts for specific information
to revise present simple and present continuous
teaching course:
ⅰwarm 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’s perfect days.
ⅱ  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.
ⅲ  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?
what does a workaholic mean?
 ⅳ  language in use
work in pairs and describe your parents’ lifestyle to your partner.
ⅴ  vocabulary
do the exercise 7
ⅵ  grammar
first turn to page 92  analysis and explain present simple and present continuous
then do the exercise 8 and 9
ⅶ  homework
write a composition “my perfect day”
words:100 words or so
suppose you can design your a day freely what is your perfect day like?