《英语》（七年级上册）
Unit 6 Food and lifestyle
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. master language points in the passage;
2. give advice on how to keep fit.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: fit, meal, pear, sugar, tooth, change, plan, more, pool, swimming pool, cola, 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, 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. Master the key language points;
2. Learn to judge one’s lifestyle and give reasonable advice.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead in
1. Match the words with correct meanings
T: We’ve learned a lot about Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles. But do you know the meanings of the following new words? Try to match the words with correct meanings.
(1) healthy
________________
a not often
(2) fit
________________
b do sports
(3) hungry
________________
c how one lives
(4) seldom
________________
d good for one’s health
(5) exercise
________________
e needing food
(6) lifestyle
________________
f strong and healthy
Read the sentences with the above words.
◆Healthy food is important for me.
◆I need to keep fit.
◆Sometimes I feel hungry between meals, so I eat an apple or a pear.
◆I seldom eat cakes or sweets. They have too much sugar and are bad for my teeth.
◆I like playing computer games. I seldom exercise.
◆I need to change my lifestyle now. I plan to eat more fruit and vegetables every day.
2. Fill in the blanks
Complete the table below according to the questions.
◆What does Kitty have for breakfast/lunch/dinner/between meals?
◆How often does Kitty exercise?
◆How long does Kitty exercise?
◆What does Daniel love?
◆What does Daniel plan to eat?
◆How often does Daniel exercise?
◆What does Daniel plan to do?
Kitty
Daniel
What she/he
eats
For breakfast
1. ____________
He loves
1. ____________
For lunch
2. ____________
For dinner
3. ____________
He plans to eat
2. ____________
Between meals
4. ____________
How she/he
exercises
How often does
she exercise?
5. ____________
How often does
he exercise?
3. ____________
How long does
she exercise?
6. ____________
He plans to
4. ____________
3. Retell Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles according to the table above
【设计意图：复习课文词汇，然后让学生回答问题并填表格，为接下来的复述课文做准备。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. My lifestyle
T: Boys and girls, do you want to know my lifestyle? Please look at the slide and read through the passage.
2. Language points
(1) have something for breakfast/lunch/supper/dinner
e.g. The woman usually has some bread and milk for her breakfast.
Does the boy with glasses often have pork, vegetables and rice for dinner?
(2) too much + u
too many + pl.
e.g. The man is really fat because he likes having too much meat for his meals.
There are too many people here, but the hall is small.
Don’t drink too much. It’s bad for your health.
(3) be bad for
opp. be good for
e.g. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
Doing eye exercises twice a day is good for your eyes.
(4) keep fit/healthy
(5) plan to do something (planning) (n. & v.)
e.g. They are busy planning to celebrate the coming Teachers’ Day.
He plans to go hiking at the weekend.
His plan is to go hiking at the weekend.
(6) need to do something
need something to do something
need do something
e.g. We each need to read English for half an hour every day.
He needs some money to buy a hair clip as a birthday present for his sister.
Need football players have a lot of training to keep fit every day?
3. Discussion
(1) T: Boys and girls, what do you think of my lifestyle?
T: It is true my lifestyle is healthy in some aspects and unhealthy in other aspects. Now, I’ll divide you into two groups. One group should find out healthy points and the other group should find out unhealthy points. Let’s see which group will do better.
Healthy points
Unhealthy points
◆play badminton
◆have breakfast
◆have a short rest after lunch
◆have porridge and some vegetables for
dinner
◆spend five minutes driving to work
◆Sometimes I don’t have breakfast.
◆I often have a bowl of rice, some fish, pork,
beef and an apple for lunch.
◆Then I sit in the sofa and watch TV for one
or two hours. Then I begin to surf the
Internet.
◆often eat hamburgers
◆eat chocolate every day
◆like drinking cold cola
(2) T: So many unhealthy points! Can you give some advice to help me keep fit?
Advice: You should walk to work.
You should have meals on time.
You should eat some vegetables for lunch. You eat too much meat.
You should do some exercise after dinner.
You shouldn’t eat hamburgers too often, eat chocolate every day or drink cold cola.
(3) Discuss do’s and don’ts.
T: Nowadays people pay more attention to their lifestyles. Let’s think about how to keep fit. Work in groups of four and write down your ideas.
◆Exercise more.
◆Have three meals on time.
◆Have fruit every day.
◆Don’t have something too sweet.
◆Don’t drink too much cold drinks.
◆Don’t watch TV and surf the Internet too long.
◆Don’t go to bed too late.
…
4. Tips for keeping fit
T: If you want to keep healthy, please have a healthy lifestyle and say goodbye to bad living habits.
【设计意图：结合重要语言点介绍自己的生活方式，在阅读中处理词汇；然后让学 生评价教师的生活方式，鼓励学生一分为二地看问题，并让他们针对不良生活习惯提出建议，给出健康小贴士。】
V. Homework
1. Retell Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles.
2. Write a short passage about your lifestyle.
课件15张PPT。Unit 6 Food and lifestyle Reading (II)Help me match the words with their correct meanings. Word matchingdfeabcKitty’s lifestylemilk and breadfish and vegetablesfish and vegetablesan apple or a pearevery day half an hourDaniel’s lifestylehamburgers, beef and colafruit, fish and vegetablesseldomgo swimming every weekMy lifestyle I’m Mr Shen. I like to play badminton and I spend five minutes driving to work every day.
For breakfast, I usually eat some pieces of bread and an egg, and I drink a glass of milk. This gives me enough energy to start the day. Sometimes I don’t have breakfast.
I often have a bowl of rice, some fish, pork, beef and an apple for lunch. After lunch, I usually have a short rest.
For dinner, I always have porridge and some vegetables. Then I sit in the sofa and watch TV for one or two hours. Then I begin to surf the Internet.
I often eat hamburgers. I eat chocolate every day. I know eating too much chocolate is bad for my teeth. But I can’t stop. I like drinking cold cola. It’s really cool.
It is important for me to keep fit. I plan to exercise every day. I know I need to do something to change my lifestyle. Can you give more advice?★★★★★★Language points1. have something for breakfast/lunch/
supper/dinnere.g. The woman usually has some bread and
milk for her breakfast.Does the boy with glasses often have pork,
vegetables and rice for dinner?2. too much + un.
too many + n.(pl)e.g. The man is really fat because he likes
having too much meat for his meals.There are too many people here. The
hall is not big enough.Don’t drink too much. It’s bad for your
health.Language points3. be bad foropp. be good fore.g. Eating too much sugar is bad for your
teeth.Doing eye exercises twice a day is good
for your eyes.Language points4. keep fit/healthy5. plan to do something (planning) (n.&v.)e.g. They are busy planning to celebrate the
coming Teachers’ Day.He plans to go hiking at the weekend.His plan is to go hiking at the weekend.Language points6. need to do something
need something to do something
need do something (用于否定句或疑问句)e.g. We each need to read English for half an
hour every day.He needs some money to buy a hair clip as
a birthday present for his sister.Need football players have a lot of training
to keep fit every day?Language pointsDiscussionWhat do you think of my lifestyle?◆play badminton◆have breakfast◆have a short rest after
lunch◆have porridge and
some vegetables for
dinner ◆spend five minutes driving to work◆Sometimes I don’t have breakfast.◆I often have a bowl of rice, some fish,
pork, beef and an apple for lunch.◆Then I sit in the sofa and watch TV for
one or two hours. Then I begin to surf
the Internet.◆often eat hamburgers◆eat chocolate every day◆like drinking cold colaAdvice for me to keep healthy◆You should walk to work.◆You should have meals on time.◆You should have some vegetables for lunch.◆You should exercise after dinner, such as
having a walk.◆You should not have hamburgers too often.◆You should not eat chocolate every day.◆You should not drink cold cola.Discussion do’s and don’ts◆Exercise more.◆Have three meals on time.◆Have fruit every day.◆Don't have something too sweet.◆Don’t drink too much cold drinks.◆Don’t watch TV and surf the Internet
too long.◆Don’t go to bed too late.◆...Tips for keeping healthyHave a healthy lifestyle
and
say goodbye
to bad living habits.HomeworkRetell Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles.
2. Write a short passage about your lifestyle.
