Module 5 Unit 2 Get off the sofa.课件+内嵌音频（外研版九年级下册）

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Would you like to be a couch potato
We call people who spend too much time
watching TV on the sofa “couch potato”.
Learning objectives
1. Learn some new vocabularies and expressions:
thanks to, health care, expect, require, physical, effort,
once in a while, harm.
2. Be able to understand the reading materials on a
healthy life and offer advice on living a healthy life.
3. Have a grasp of some reading skills.
New words
多亏；归功于
医疗保健（服务）
v. 预料；预计
v. 需要
adj. 身体的；体力的
n. 力气；精力
偶尔； 有时； 间或
v. 损害；伤害
thanks to
health care
expect
require
physical
effort
once in a while
harm
Extensive reading
Skim the passage in 1 minute and find the answers to the following questions quickly.
1)What does the passage
mainly talk about
2) What’s the structure of
the passage
Five rules for a healthy life.
Introduction— Elucidation
Learning to read
Just read the title and subtitles of the passage. Then you will make clear the main idea and structure.
3)Now try to speak out the 5 rules for a healthy life.
Get off the sofa.
Eat healthy food.
Rest while you can.
Do not worry. Be happy.
Say no to smoking.
Author’s advice
Match the rules with the pictures
1. Get off the sofa!
2. Eat healthy food!
3. Rest while you can!
4. Do not worry. Be happy!
5. Say no to smoking!
A
B
C
D
E
1. Are people today getting the same amount of exercise as they did in the past Why
2. Why is it sometimes difficult to be a teenager
3. Who do you think the passage is written for
Answer the questions.
1.Are people today getting the same amount of
exercise as they did in the past Why
No, they aren’t. People today get less exercise because their work requires less physical effort.
2.Why is it sometimes difficult to be a teenager
3.Who do you think the passage is written for
Teenagers have difficulties with school, exams and friendships.
The passage is written for teenagers.
What does it refer to
It refers to “being happy”.
Read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions.
Careful reading
1. Why are most people living
healthier and longer lives
Because there is better health care.
Task 1
2. There are several figures mentioned in the Para.1.
Find out what the following figures refer to.
thirty-five
five
hundredth
live 35 years longer
celebrate 100th birthday
5 rules for a healthy life
Read Para. 1 and choose the best answer.
People who are born today can expect to
live ______ years longer than those who
were in the 19th century.
2. There are more and more people celebrating
their _____ birthday.
Careful reading
( )
( )
A. 15 B.25 C.35
A. 80th B.90th C.100th
C
C
Read Para. 2, and fill in the blanks.
It is _________ to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 ______ every day. In the past, people’s job ________ more physical______. They often had to walk for miles every day. When farmers were_______ in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time.
required working comfortable steps effort
comfortable
steps
required
effort
working
1. You should only have fast food once in a while.
2. Teenagers need about 7 hours’ sleep a night.
Read Para. 3-6. Decide “T” or “F”.
T
3. It is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or parents.
F
F
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friendship
4. Smoking will harm nearly every part of your body.
T
(Para.5) Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health. Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher.
parents friendships
1. You should only have fast food once in a while.
2. Teenagers need about 7 hours’ sleep a night.
Read Para. 3-6 carefully. Decide “T” or “F”.
T
3. It is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or parents.
F
F
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friendship
4. Smoking will harm nearly every part of your body.
T
Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century. It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthdays. Here are five rules for a healthy life.
Five rules for a healthy life
Reading analysis
thanks to相当于because of，表示“由于，幸亏”，常带有“感谢”的感彩。
It’s thought/hoped/said/… that…
人们认为/希望/说……。如：
It’s thought that changing the plan now is impossible.
expect to do sth. 期望做某事
1 Get off the sofa!
Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day. In the past, people’s jobs required more physical effort. They often had to walk for miles every day. When farmers were working in the fields, they were
at least“至少”，对应词组为at most“最多”。
effort“力气；精力”
physical effort 体力（劳动）
spare no effort to do sth.
不遗余力做某事
keep fit 保持健康
=stay healthy
fit in 适合； 合适
fit sb. for sth.使某人适合做某事
require“需要”
require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事
n. requirement
keeping fit at the same time. Think about it: Do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past 2 Eat healthy food!
It is important to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables. Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it once in a while. Eating
keep fit 保持健康
fit in 适合；合适
fit sb. for sth. 使某人适合做某事
too much of the wrong food will harm your health.
3 Rest while you can!
When we were babies, we slept for much of the night. Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies, but it is important for you to get about eight hours’ sleep a night. At weekends, you have got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too.
harm v. 伤害
harm one’s health
有损健康
adj. harmful
as…as 和……一样
as much as… 和……一样多
4 Do not worry. Be happy!
Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health. Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher.
5 Say no to smoking!
Yes, you knew I was going to say this! It is so important. Smoking is not cool. It is dangerous. It harms nearly every part of your body. Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health.
向……说“不”，
即“拒绝/不同意”。
Role play
It is 2:00 am. Jack is still watching TV, eating a lot of fast food, and smoking…
Writing：work in groups
Give Jack some advice!
Some sentences you can use:
It is important to …
You should eat…
You need enough...
Do not eat/ drink/ smoke….
Dear Jack,
I am worried that you don’t have a healthy life. And I’d like to give you some advice:
First, it is important to get off the sofa! Do some exercise. Next, you should eat healthy food. Don’t eat fast food. And then you need enough sleep. It is good for you. Finally, please say no to smoking. It harms your health.
Summary
Key words: expect, require, physical, effort, harm
Key expressions: thanks to, health care, once in a while,
keep fit, at the same time, harm one’s health, as…as, say no to…
Key sentences:
It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthdays.
Homework
2. Write a letter to Jack, and tell him how to keep a healthy life.
1. Finish activity 3 and activity 4 on P43.(text book)
经典名句：
A light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
No sleep, no health.
没有睡眠就没有健康。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富有和聪明。