Unit 9 The Risks of LifeUnit 9 The Risks of LifeUnit 9 The Risks of LifeUnit 9 The Risks of Life

Part I Listening and Speaking ActivitiesPart I Listening and Speaking Activities

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language ActivitiesPart II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

Part III Extended Activities Part III Extended Activities

Part I Part I Listening and Speaking Activities

• Introduction of functions• Listen and speak• Try to speak more• Make your own dialogue • What are they for? • If you want to learn more

•Introduction of functions

• -Would you like to sit by the window? • -Would you like to sit in the front?

• Eg. No, but thanks anyway. • - Sure. It’s very kind of you to ask. • -Thank you. This is exactly what I want.

• Have the students say more sentences showing offering and responding.

•Listen and speak

Conversation One

Answers: 1.a 2. b 3. b

Conversation Two

Answers: 1.b 2. a 3. a 4.

b

Notes:

• Didn’t sleep a wink: an emphatic way of saying “didn’t sleep at all”

• push yourself too much: work too hard

• squeeze in time to do something: try to get some time from a busy schedule for doing something else. Add something to an already busy schedule

Try to speak more

• Pair work: (A: a waiter B: a regular customer of the restaurant)

• Useful structures:1. Would you like to take this seat?2. It’ll be very pleasant to…3. What do you recommend …?4. My doctor advised me to …

•Make you own dialogue

Useful structures and expressions:

• May I ask you who’s calling?• What’s up?• The field visit has been cancelled owing to the time

constructions. • Would you like me to take a message?• Would you please tell her…?

• 5 What are they for?

Answers:1c 2e 3d 4f 5b 6a 7g

• 6 If you want to learn more

-Answers: a5 b6 c 3 d 1 e 9 f4 g2 h8 i7

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

• Proverbs

• Pre-reading Tasks

• Notes

• text

• Comprehension work

• Language work (A, B, C)

One good turn deserves another

• A good turn you do to someone means you help, assist or do something to benefit to him/her.

• The proverb means that one would give help, assistance, etc. to you in return for your kindness/ or in return for what you’ve done for him/her.

•Proverb

•pre-reading tasks

1) list at least three things that you can do to keep fit or live longer

2) What risks may result from bad diets or poor life habits?

3) Can you list some examples of bat diets or poor life habits?

•Language points in the text

• Structures

1)There is nothing we can do to alter … , but we can …

2)It makes sense to …

3)Just as people look different so they also eat different kinds of foods.

•Language points in the text

• Words and Phrases

1) For better or worse: for one way or another

2) Have anything to do: have relation with

3) Hear about: hear people talk about

4) Anticipate: tell in advance

5) Suffer from: have

6) Assume: take for guaranteed

7) Guarantee…from…: effectively keep people away from

•Comprehension work

1. What are the health risks that we are born with?

2. What can people do to avoid health risks?

3. What is the rule in the writer’s mind when he says, “Exceptions don’t break the rule”? And what is the exception he is referring to?

4. If we can’t change our genes, then what can we do to keep fit?

5. What is “never too soon/late to …”? And why?

6. What is the main idea of the last section

•Language work (Part A)

Answers1. for better or worse2. anything to do3. break the rule4. hear about/of5. inherit6. anticipate7. suffer from8. assume9. no two people are alike10.guarantee freedom

•Language work (Part B)

For reference: 1. It is wrong to assume that young people don’t have to be

careful about their diet.2. It may be easy to determine how much iron and calcium our

body needs. 3. Everyone needs calcium. But it is quite possible that one

woman needs only half as much of it to be as healthy as another woman.

4. It would be possible for more people to enjoy active and healthy lives well into old age if they did eat differently.

•Language work (Part C)

1. It makes sense to replace the abacus with a computer as the latter works far more efficiently.

2. No one can guarantee that he won’t get any disease all his life.

3. She didn’t like the radio play, so she changed to another (radio) station.

4. We are anticipating that you will regain confidence through the singing competition.

•Language work (Part C)

5. Jennifer assumed that the man was a hero until the police arrested him.

6. One’s first day at school may affect one’s study in later years.

7. The old man suffered from lung cancer.

8. It’s got nothing to do with you.

9. For better or worse I boarded the plane for New York.

10. It’s too cold to go swimming today.

Part III Extended Activities

1. dictation2. Read more3. In other words4. translation5. Rewrite sentences6. Rewrite sentences7. writing

•Dictation

• We have different kinds of food to eat. But we don’t seem to pay enough attention to how the food we eat is related to our disease patterns. A poor diet, especially in our early life, may result in some hidden health problems. By the time they become evident, a lot of damage may have already been done to our health.

•Dictation

• On the other hand, it is very hard to find out exactly what we need. There is no certain way of anticipating who will get what disease, and when. However, evidence shows that people who always eat high-fat food are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, heart disease, and clogged arteries. So it does make sense for us to choose food wisely and eat as many different kinds of food as possible.

•Read more

• Answers:

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T

5. F 6. T 7. T 8. T

1. anticipate: expect 2. evident: obvious3. variation: difference4. assume: believe

• In other words

•translation

For reference 1. Scientists assume that there is no life on Mars.2. Different nations have different ways of life. 3. Health has something to do with diet.4. The two pictures look so alike that I can’t tell who’s who. 5. This article does not make any sense. 6. On my way to the company, I tried to anticipate the kind of

questions the manager would ask me at the interview. 7. It is reported that no one died in the fire. 8. Although the two companies have the same name, they

have nothing to do with each other. 9. What would you like to drink – coffee or tea?

•Rewrite the following sentences using some, any, or each.

Reference:• Any child can learn to read and write. • Each of us received his invitation. • Some of the children didn’t understand. • I’ll be free any day next week. • He gave gifts to each of the children. • I’d like to give you some advice. • I like any fruit except bananas. • Each of the competitors got a prize. • Some people said that they would be late.

•Rewrite the following sentences beginning with it.

• Reference version:1. It is very difficult for me to do it. 2. It was very careless of you not to have locked the door. 3. It was kind of Mary to pay the bill. 4. It is unnecessary for you to come early. 5. It is hard to say if he will lend you some money. 6. It is predictable that we will win the game. 7. It is obvious that you’re wrong. 8. It is common for people to complain about the price rise.