1、Unit 6 Food and lifestyle Reading (I) I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. read the passage fluently; 2. understand new words and expressions about food and lifestyle; 3. describe Kittys and Daniels lifestyles; 4. try to give some advice a
2、bout how to keep fit. II. Teaching contents 1. New words and expressions: fit, meal, pear, sugar, tooth, change, plan, more, pool, cola, swimming pool, love/like dancing, every day/week, need to do, keep fit, have milk and bread for breakfast, between meals, too much, be bad for, play computer games
3、, plan to do, go swimming 2. New structures: I need to keep fit. I always have milk and bread for breakfast. There is a swimming pool near my home. I plan to go swimming every week. III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. Introduce Kittys and Daniels lifestyles; 2. Introduce stu
4、dents own lifestyles with the passage as a model. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in Play a video. In the video, some fat boys are taking part in a summer camp to lose weight. Step 2 Presentation (I) 1. Answer the questions. T: Whats the news report about? S: Some fat boys take part in a summer
5、camp to lose weight. T: Yes. Can you guess what makes them so fat? S1: I think they eat too much. S2: I think they seldom exercise. S3: I think T: Your answers all sound reasonable. Can you give them some advice to keep healthy/fit? S1: I think they should exercise every day/week. S2: I dont think t
6、hey should eat too much sweet food. T: Yes. Exercise more. Dont eat too much food with sugar. Having too much sugar is bad for your teeth. Have fruit every day. And have three meals on time. 2. Read the new words and expressions. Step 3 Presentation (II) T: Today well learn about Kittys and Daniels
7、lifestyles. Lets see what they eat and how they live. 1. Fast reading. Read the passage quickly and try to fill in the following table. What she/he eats How she/he lives Kitty Daniel 2. Detailed reading. (1) Listen to the tape and you can take some notes. Then lets finish some True or False exercise
8、s. a. Kitty loves swimming. b. Kitty often eats healthy food. c. There is too much sugar in cakes and sweets. d. Daniel seldom plays computer games. e. Daniel does not like to play sports. f. Kitty and Daniel have healthy lifestyles. (2) Role play. T: Now lets read the passage again and finish the d
9、ialogue between Simon and Millie. Then act out the dialogue with your partner. Simon: How often does Kitty dance? Millie: She dances _. Simon: How long does Kitty dance every time? Millie: She dances for _. Simon: Why is healthy food so important for Kitty? Millie: Because she needs to _. Simon: Doe
10、s Daniel have a healthy lifestyle? Millie: _, _. Simon: What does Daniel plan to eat every day? Millie: He plans to eat _ every day. Simon: What does Daniel plan to do? Millie: He plans to _ every week. (3) T: I still have some questions about what Kitty and Daniel eat and how they live. Please help
11、 me fill in the blanks in the table. Kitty Daniel I have _ and _ for breakfast every day. I eat _ and _ for lunch and dinner. Sometimes I have an _ or a _ between meals. I seldom eat _ or _. I dance for _ every day. I love _ and _. My favourite meat is _. I do not eat _ and _ every day. I do not oft
12、en eat _. I _ exercise. I plan to _ every day . 3. Discussion. (1) T: Whose lifestyle do you think is healthier, Kittys or Daniels? Why do you think so? (2) T: Why do you think Daniels lifestyle is not healthy? What advice can you give to Daniel if he wants to keep fit? 4. Introduce your own lifesty
13、le. T: Can you tell us something about your own lifestyle? Write down some key words in the following table. Then Id like to invite some of you to share your lifestyles with us. Name _ Age _ Lifestyle _ Exercise _ Breakfast _ Lunch _ Dinner _ 5. Tips for keeping fit. T: If you want to keep fit, you should have a healthy lifestyle, which means youd better exercise more, have fruit every day and have meals on time. V. Homework 1. Read and recite the passage; 2. Try to write something about your own lifestyle.
