Lifestyles: Exploring Different Lives

1. 滁州中学----封全龙 Lesson One A Perfect Day?

2. Unit 1 Lifestyles

3. In this unit you will… Talk about your own lifestyle and find out other people’s. Listen to some interviews(访问）, radio programmes（电台节目）and a survey(调查）. Readarticles(文章) about lifestyles and a personal letter. Write a personal letter （私人信件）.. Review the present tenses(现在时）.

4. lifestyles Adjective to describe • creative • active • peaceful • relaxing • interesting • exciting • easy • free stressful boring dangerous busy lazy

5. Business executive Shepherd Football player Student

6. Warm-up Peaceful Relaxing Easy/Free Boring Exciting Active Dangerous Creative Exciting Busy Stressful

7. Lifestyles • Football player: Being famous isn’t -----, you know. I travel a lot. I have matches in different countries. But my job is -----, very exciting! I love the matches, the stadium, the people ----- -, know what I mean? • Student: My dad says these are the best days of my life—but I am not so sure! You know, I’ve got lots of work to do and there’s not much time really. I also play football for ----- and we have to do training three nights a week.

8. Shepherd: I love the ----- and I love being outdoors, alone with my thoughts. It’s ------, and there’s no one to tell me what to do. But it’s not so good when the weather is bad. • Business executive: I’m very ----, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very ------. I suppose. I mean, I’ve got responsibility for big amounts of money. But I find it really ----------.

9. Lifestyles • Football player: Being famous isn’t easy, you know. I travel a lot. I have matches in different countries. But my job is exciting, very exciting! I love the matches, the stadium, the people cheering, know what I mean? • Student: My dad says these are the best days of my life—but I am not so sure! You know, I’ve got lots of work to do and there’s not much time really. I also play football for the school team and we have to do training three nights a week.

10. Shepherd: I love the animals and I love being outdoors, alone with my thoughts. It’s peaceful, and there’s no one to tell me what to do. But it’s not so good when the weather is bad. • Business executive: I’m very busy, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very stressful. I suppose. I mean, I’ve got responsibility for big amounts of money. But I find it really exciting.

11. Pair work- talk about lifestyles of your parents\friends\grandparents\… Example: My bother-in-law (姐夫) is a traffic policeman. He is in charge of dealing with traffic accidents. His life is very stressful.Though busy he is, he has lots of hobbies. He likes playing table-tennis,badminton in his spare time. I think he is a 100% sports fan. He has never missed any sports games when he is free.

12. TV programmes • The news • Documentaries 记录片 文献片 • Talk shows • Soap operas 肥皂剧 • Sports programmes • Music programmes • Cartoons • Films • Game show relaxing serious

13. Revision interesting interested excited bored boring relaxing relaxed • Learn some adjective to describe lifestyles and some kinds of TV programmes • I find soap operas ______(interesting/interested). • I am ______ (interesting/interested) in sports programmes because they can make me _______(exciting / excited) • I feel very _____because the film that I am seeing is very ______.( boring/ bored) • I think a shepherd’s life is quite _____(relax). • Gail was lying in the sun looking very _____.

14. -ing/-ed adjectives • interesting/interested exciting/excited • bored/boring relaxing/relaxed • worrying /worried surprising/surprised • tiring/tired challenging/challenged • -ing adj. Often describe things • -edadj. Often describepeople’s feeling • Teaching young children is a challenging job. • I am surprised to learn that I have passed the test.

15. A Perfect Day

16. Couch potato ----a person who loves watching TV very much a person who is addicted to television • Workaholic ----a person who loves work and does too much of it

17. Fast reading • How long does Brain spend on TV a day? • Why does Bob work so hard?

18. How long does Brain spend on TV a day? ( 16/17 hours ) • Why does Bob work so hard? ( make more money for family )

19. Read the two texts and finish the form. Watch the children’s programmes and old movies in bed Wake up 5 minutes before…15minutes to… very busy Watch the news Even busier meetings appointments…urgent matters Watch another old film…walk dog Watch soap operas or sport and the main news, a good play on BBC2 … Paperwork …e-mails Look at some documents until… Watch more films until two o’clock Make more money…busy and challenged Not much money but happy

20. Which lifestyle do you prefer? Which one is healthier? What can Bob or Brian do to improve their lifestyles? Voice your opinion

21. Vocabulary (p55) Man 1: So tell me David, what’s a typical day like for you? Man 2: Well, I’m a light sleeper so I can usually______of bed by six each morning. It’s my habit to always________and_____before eating breakfast. I like starting my working day feeling organised and in control. Afterwards, I_____an hour getting to the office in my car. It_____longer when there’s traffic jam. After I get there, I normally______ on the phone with a lot to people I hardly know. And some of these people can be quite rude at times! Then I_____ meetings with people I don’t like very much. I try keeping the meetings short and to the point, so as not to waste everyone’s time. I often____ lunch in a hurry and can’t_________ what I’ve eaten. In the afternoon, I____ in my office, working on lots of files or working on the computer. I never________ of the window. I don’t know if it’s sunny or raining. To be honest, the weather isn’t important to me, while I’m working. On the way home, I’m usually______ in traffic for up to an hour. But, what can I do? I’m a lawyer and it’s my duty to help people solve their problems. get out get dressed wash spend takes talk have eat remember stay look out stuck