Unit Two

Lesson Three Lesson Three

Going to a Fitness Going to a Fitness CampCamp

•What are the kids in the picture doing?•What do they look like ?•What’s their problem?•Why do they become so overweight?•Have you got any advice for them?

complete the ad

• A fitness camp

• Can you run _____________ your classmates?

• Have you failed your PE examination?

• Don’t be _______!

• Our ____________ can help you ____________

and__________ again. Come and join us!

• Dates: ________________

• Places: _______________________________

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July 15—Aug.15

Activity Centre for Youngsters

Look and think

•Are all the fitness camps for overweight kids?

•Have you ever joined a fitness camp?

•How can a fitness camp help us?•How can we keep fit?

vocabulary

1. fitness n. 健康，合格• fitness equipment 健身器材； fitness center 健身

中心； fitness camp 健身训练营； fitness test 健康检查

• fit a. 合适的，恰当的（与 for 连用）；• 健康的 =healthy 比较级： fitter 最高级： fittes

t 反义词： unfit 不合适的• v. 合适，安装；使适应，使合格• 动词过去式： fitted/fit 过去分词： fitted/fit 现在分词： fitting 第三人称单数 fits• 他每天早上做操保持健康。 He keeps fit by doing exercises every morning.

2. fail vi&vt. 失败；不合格；不能eg. The boys tried to climb the mountain, but they failed

because of the bad weather. 孩子们尽力想爬上山，但因为天气不好没成功。• fail to do sth. 未能做某事 = be not able to do sth.=not d

o sth.= not manage to do sth.eg. He failed to pass the driving test. =He wasn’t able to pass the driving test. =He didn’t pass the driving test. =He didn’t manage to pass the driving test.• 派生词 : failure n. 失败• 失败是成功之母。 Failure is the mother of success.

3. upset a 心烦的 (worried) ，苦恼的；弄翻的 vt.&vi. 使心烦意乱 (make someone feel sad or worri

ed) ；弄翻 (tip over, turn over, knock over)• 过去式和过去分词 :upset 现在分词 :upsetting

eg. 我们要是不让妈妈知道我们在哪里 , 她会放心不下 .

Mother will be upset if we don’t let her know where we are.

4. weight n. 重，重量；体重（同音异义词：wait ）

eg. What is your weight? 你体重多少？• gain/lose weight 增加 / 减少体重； put on weight 体重增加，发胖• weigh v. 称 重量（同音异义词： way ）eg. 你体重多少 ?

How much do you weigh?

5. ad n. [ 口 ] 广告 （ advertisement 的缩写）• 派生词： advertise v. 登广告，为…做广告，

advertiser n. 广告商eg. 广告能帮助推销货物。 Advertisement helps to sell goods.

我们决定为我们的新产品做广告。 We decided to advertise our new product.

6. either ad. 也，而且（通常用于否定句，肯定句中用 too ）

eg. I haven’t read it and my brother hasn’t, either.

我没有读过，我兄弟也没读过。• a. & pron. （两者之中）任一（的）；每

一个（的）eg. You may use either dictionary.• conj. 或；不是　就是eg. Either my father or my brother is coming.

不是我父亲就是我兄弟要来。

7. finally ad. 最后 = in the end, at last

eg. She finally agreed with me.

她最终同意了我的意见。• 派生词： final a. 最后的； n. 决赛eg. Did you watch the badminton final between C

hina and Japan yesterday?

你看了昨天中国队和日本队的羽毛球决赛吗 ?

8. athletic a. 运动的，运动员的；强壮的• 派生词： athlete n. 运动员（ sportsma

n ）eg. 她看起来像运动员。 She looks like an athlete.

9. surprise vt.&n. 　使惊奇• in surprise 惊奇地； to one’s( great) surprise 使

某人（非常）惊奇的是； by surprise 突然（冷不防，出其不意）派生词 : surprised a. 感到惊讶的 surprising a. 令人惊讶的• sb. be surprised at sth.• be surprised to do sth.• He made a surprising decision. 他做了个让人大

吃一惊的决定。• We are surprised at the news. = We are surprised to hear the news.

10. pass vt.&vi. 经过；通过考试等；传递 （常与 along, by, down, on 连用）• 过去式和过去分词： passed ( 同音异义词： past ）eg. She passed her driving test with difficulty.

她好不容易才通过了驾驶考试 .

What’s the matter with Danny?

Listen and find out his problem.

•Listen then answer the questions:Listen then answer the questions:•Why did Danny fail the P.E.exam?Why did Danny fail the P.E.exam?•What will he do then?What will he do then?

Read the text and look for the followiRead the text and look for the following information:ng information:

When does the fitness camp start?When does the fitness camp start?

Where is it? Where is it?

How long will it last?How long will it last?

Text: True or False

• Danny failed the PE examination because he had a stomachache.

• He runs more slowly than the other students.

• His mother advised him to lose weight and to eat less food.

• This fitness camp starts on July 15, and I twill last more than a month.

• Danny would like to join the camp because he wants to lose weight.

• Hid mother didn’t agree him to go to the fitness camp.

Role play: Danny’s father wants to know why Danny is upset. Now he is talking with his wife. Make up a dialogue and then act it out. You can begin like this:

Why is Danny so upset today?

He …

Go to a Go to a fitness camp!fitness camp!

Group work: Group work: （（ DiscussiDiscussionon ））Is it good for the overweight children to go to the fitness camp?

as…as• Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences according to the model with as…as• Model: maths / important / English Maths is as important as English.• New York/famous/Washington D.C. ____________________________________________• foreign languages/useful/computers ____________________________________________• Tom/study hard/Jack _____________________________________________• My cousin/spend much money/my aunt _______________________________________________• Henry/rich/Shirley _____________________________________________• Ann/can run fast/Grace ______________________________________________

** as +adj./adv. +as

New York is as famous as Washington D.C.Foreign languages are as useful as computers.Tom studies as hard as Jack.

My cousin spends as much money as my aunt.Henry is as rich as Shirley.

Ann can run as fast as Grace.

Exercise 3: Write sentences according to the model with as…as.

• Model: I am taller than my deskmate. My deskmate isn’t as tall as I.• My room is bigger than yours. ________________________________________• You get up earlier than me. ________________________________________• We played better than them. ________________________________________• I’ve been here longer than you. _______________________________________• She studies harder than Tom. ________________________________________

Your room isn’t as big as mine.I don’t get up as early as you.

They didn’t play as well as us.You haven’t been here as long as I.Tom doesn’t study as hard as she.

Exercise 2: Right or wrong

1. Dick doesn’t swim as fast as John. ( )

2. Dick swims not as fast as John. ( )

3. Julia jogged not as long as Linda this morning. ( )

4. Julia didn’t jog as long as Linda this morning. ( )

• ** not as…as =not so…as

WOW! Are they the same boy?

Danny

Please tell us his changes with not as…asnot as…as

T&F exercise, correct the false sentences.1. Danny joined the Fitness Camp with his classmates.

( )2. It was a one-month camp during the winter

holidays. ( )3. The overweight kids only played sports at the

camp. ( )4. They did not enjoy themselves very much there.( )5. Danny lost a lot of weight and became stronger

after a month. ( )6. He looks like a sportsman now. ( )7. It did not take Danny along time to pass the PE

exam. ( )8. He has learned that sports are more important than

a healthy diet. ( )

Read the passage and answer the questions:

• What happened to Danny?

Any great changes in Danny?

2. What did he do at the camp?

3. What did he learn from the camp?

4. How “great” this camp is?

5. What do you think of this fitness camp?

6. Any other way to get in good shape?

Fitness PlanRising time

Bedtime

Sports Three meals

Extension activity: Suppose you have an overweight friend Bill, please make a fitness plan for him. You can have a discussion in groups of four. Here is a table for you to complete the plan.

We have made a fitness plan for Bill. He should (had better) / shouldn’t (had better not) …