Revision 1. I find soap operas ______(interest). 2. I am ___ __ (interest) in sports programmes

because they can make me _______(excite) 3.I feel very _____because the film that I am

seeing is very ______.( boring/ bored) 4.I think a shepherd’s life is quite _____(relax). 5.Gail was lying in the sun looking very

_____(relax).

interesting

interested

1. I find soap operas ______(interest). 2. I am ___ __ (interest) in sports programmes

because they can make me _______(excite) 3.I feel very _____because the film that I am

seeing is very ______.( boring/ bored) 4.I think a shepherd’s life is quite _____(relax). 5.Gail was lying in the sun looking very

_____(relax).

excited

bored

boring

relaxing

relaxed

-ing/-ed adjectives interesting/interested exciting/excited boring/ bored relaxing/relaxed worrying /worried

surprising/surprised tiring/tired

challenging/challenged-ing adj. Often describe things -ed adj. Often describe people’s feeling

Eg: Teaching young children is a challenging job.

I am surprised to learn that I have passed the test.

1. If you don’t do any sports you will get _____and _____(lazy).

2.Once we study in the Senior high school, we will be _______and ______(busy)

lazier lazier

busier

busier

类似的词： lazy, busy, easy, happy, healthy, heavy

Lesson 1A Perfect Day?

What kind of lifestyles do you think these two men have? boring, busy, dangerous,

active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting,

peaceful, relaxing, stressful

Key words

Brian

Bob

-What does a couch potato

refer to?- A couch potato is someone

who watches too much

television.

“ 沙发马铃薯”。懒人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.

工作狂工作迷

醉心于工作的人

Brian

A couch potato

Cartoons

TV series

films/movies

sports programmes

game shows

the news talk show

How to relax yourself?

What are your favourite kinds of TV programme?

TV Spider gram: what are your favorite programs, why?

Music programs

Talk show

films

Game show cartoons

documentaries

Soapopera

news

Sports programmes

TV Programs

Brian

Read and underline the TV pr

ogrammes that Brian usually

watches.

the children’s programmes, old movies,

the news, TV series, sports, a play

Read the text again and answer these

questions:

1. Is Brian a lazy person ?

Can you find two examples of his lazy b

ehaviour?

2. What do you think “You’ve got

the world at your feet” means?

Yes, Brian is lazy.

For example, he watches the

children’s programs until about

half-past ten. Then he gets up.

He doesn’t 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 “You’ve 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.

Bob

A workaholic

take up;

at home in the morning

during the day in the office

at home in the evening

go to the office first;

get home late;

wake up ,go off take

Workaholic- a busy life

jump out of bed, get changed

be filled with

bring back;

have no time with family; complain about

Ask at least 2 questions according to the passage

A Workaholic Eg: It takes me less than fifteen minutes t

o wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on bus.

How long does it take the writer to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on bus?

1. How does Bob spend his morning and

evening?

2. What takes up a large part of the

writer’s day?

3. When does the writer get home?

4. When does the writer get to bed?

5. Why does Bob’s family complain?

6. Why does Bob work so hard?

Voice your opinionAre Brain and Bob’s lifestyles healthy?

What can they do to improve their lifestyles?

Brian

Bob

Mr Biakey and Mr Black Mr Biakey is a person who likes ______TV too much. From

______ till ______ he does nothing _____ watch TV. I don’t think it’s ______ to live in his way. If he ______ doing so, he will get ______and ______. And ______ in bed or ______ in a sofa all day does him a lot of ______. He will get ______ and ______ and ______ to fall ill.. Mr Black is a ______ person who ______ himself to his work. He ______ hard as soon as he gets up ______ late into the night. He often feels very ______and he lacks ______ Working without proper ______or exercise does great ______to people’s ______. I think both of them should ______ their lifestyle and begin a ______ life.

Mr Biakey and Mr Black Mr Biakey is a person who likes

______TV too much. From ______ till ______ he does nothing _____ watch TV. I don’t think it’s ______ to live in his way. If he ______ doing so, he will get ______and ______. And ______ in bed or ______ in a sofa all day does him a lot of ______. He will get ______ and ______ and ______ to fall ill..

watching morning

night butgood

keepslazier lazier lyingsitting

harm fatter fattereasier

do sb. harm, do sb. good

Mr Biakey and Mr Black

Mr Black is a ______ person who ______ himself to his work. He ______ hard as soon as he gets up ______ late into the night. He often feels very ______and he lacks ______ .Working without proper ______or exercise does great ______to people’s ______. I think both of them should ______ their lifestyle and begin a ______ life.

diligent /hard-workingdevotes

worksuntil

tired exercises

harm healthchange

healthy

rest

Assignment

English WeeklyA2 Language focus , Text &test

Language pointsA Couch Potato

1. 打开关掉转台2. 下楼3. 围成一圈 ( 在圆

圈内 ,  毫无进展 )4. 遥控

1.switch on=turn on

switch off=turn off

switch over=change

2.go downstairs

3.in a circle

4.remote control

1. 打开关掉转台2. 下楼3. 围成一圈 ( 在圆

圈内 ,  毫无进展 )4. 遥控

1.switch on=turn on

switch off=turn off

switch over=change

2.go downstairs

3.in a circle

4.remote control

(1)switch on= ? 把开关打开；接通 例子：首先你要接通机器电源。 First you should switch the machine on.

(2)switch off= ? 把…关掉，关上 例子：他把电视关了 .

He switched the TV off

(3)switch over = ? 转换频道，转变 ; 交换位置 例子：你先开车 , 然后我们换着开 You drive first and then we can switch over.

turn on

turn off

change

I often _____________ the TV to watch MTV, bu

t my brother always _________________ to the fo

otball games. I don’t generally enjoy sports progr

ams, so whenever he does that , I _______ the TV

_____ and go to bed. But when I do that, my broth

er often ___________ it ______ again!

switch on; switch off; switch over

switch onswitches over

switch

switches onoff

1.( 铃，爆竹）响2. 换衣服3. 占据（时间 /

空间）4. 充满

1.go off

2.get changed

3.take up

4.be filled with

=be full of

5.complain about sth

complain to sb about sth

= complain about sth to sb

6.get bored

get bored with sth

5. 抱怨某事 向某人抱怨某事

6. 感到厌倦的 对某事厌烦

Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day.

This table takes up too much room.

这个桌子太占地方了。

take up= ? use up （ time/room ） 占据（时间 / 空间）

Doing housework takes up a large part of the day.

Watching TV takes up too much time of the day.

What takes up a large part of the day?Doing housework takes up a large part of the day.

Watch TV, too much time of the day

Do housework; a large part of the day

take up 开始做某项工作 / 学习某个学科 ;

发展某种爱好 如：（ 1 ） A few years later I dropped medicine

and took up physics.

（ 2 ） He took up a job as a doctor last year.

（ 3 ） Mike took up writing when he was in

college

开始做某项工作

发展某种爱好

开始学习某个学科

fill vt 使充满；注入　①花园里开满鲜花。 　 Flowers filled the garden. ② fill A （容器 / 日子） with B The doctor filled the bottle with some medi

cine. 医生往瓶里装入一些药物。 ③A be filled with B A 里充满了 B The bottle is filled with some medicine

Ex7 P9 Use the following phrasal verbs in the correct form to complete the sentences below.

switch on, switch off, switch over, take up, fill with, complain about, bring back

1. As the mother of four children, my days are _________ cooking and cleaning!

filled with

2. Doing research and writing reports ___

___ a large part of my day.

3. I don’t enjoy watching TV with my bro

ther as he always ____________ to the

programmes that he wants to watch.

4. Please ________ the TV when you go to

bed.

take up

switches over

switch off

5. ________ the light. It’s really dark

in here!

6. I try to do the homework that I

__________ from school as soon as I

get home.

7. Mona is never happy. Listen, she’s

now ________________ her lunch!

Switch on

bring back

complaining about

English Weekly

A4 同步练习 Unit 1 Lesson 1

Unit 1 Lesson 1 Unit 1 Lesson 1 I. 1. midnight 2. urgent 3. complained

4. personal 5. cartoons 6. document7. peaceful 8. bored

II. 1. in 2. without 3. on 4. with 5. with 6. about / of 7. up 8. off 9. at 10. up 11. from 12. through III. 1. make some money 2. switch on 3. works as 4. bring back 5. is asleep

A4版

IV. 1. go downstairs

2. took up; just for fun

3. must be ready for

4. It took; less than

5. does he 6. answer this email

7. didn’t; until

8. the first to come and the last to leave

9. While Mr. White was ill

10. besides this dog