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Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?

Words Preview complain vi.抱怨，投诉 switch vt.转换，转变 play n.戏剧，短剧 portable remote paperwork alarm vi.抱怨，投诉 vt.转换，转变 n.戏剧，短剧 adj.轻便的，手提的 adj.遥远的 n.日常文书工作 n.警报，警告器

Words Preview urgent document midnight bored adj.急迫的，紧急的 n.公文，文件

Expressions Preview talk show remote control switch on switch off switch over alarm clock go off take up be filled with 谈话节目，现场访谈 遥控 把开关打开，接通 把……关掉，关上 转换频道，转变 闹钟 (爆竹、铃等)响 占据 充满着

What are your favorite kinds of TV program? sports programmes, the news , TV series, cartoons, game shows, films, talk shows, music programmes

cartoon

sports games

TV series

film film

news game shows

Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?

What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have? boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful

What does a couch potato refer to? A couch potato is someone who watches lots (some would say too much! ) of television. “沙发马铃薯”。它不是马铃薯的变种, 而是现代社会里的产物, 指浪费太多时间看电视的人。

Fast Reading 1. Underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches. the children’s programs, news, old movies, TV series, sports games

Brain's day News Old films children's programmes and old movies In the morning At noon In the afternoon In the evenings At nine thirty At night until two a.m. News Old films TV series or sport and the news A good play on BBC More films

True or false Brian is not satisfied with the kind of lifestyle. 2. Brian’s wife goes out to work and supports the family. 3. Brian has more than one TV set. 4. Brian’s wife often complains that the money Brian makes is not enough. F T T F

5，When Brian wakes up he gets up immediately. 6， In the evenings, Brian often watches old films or sport and the news again. 7，Brian always takes his portable TV while going out for a walk every afternoon. 8，Brian has a good wife, and they live a happy life. F F T T

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B

Careful Reading 1. Is Brian a lazy person ? Can you find two examples of his lazy behavior? Yes, Brian is lazy. For example, he watches the children’s programs until about half-past ten. Then he gets up. He doesn’t work but his wife works and she makes his meals.

2. What do you think “You’ve got the world at your feet” means? It is used in a humorous way . It means this person feels he has a successful life because he can watch anything he likes on TV.

Ⅰ.课文理解(根据课文内容填空。每空限填一词) Brian Blackey is a couch potato. Every day he spends most of his time watching TV. Every morning he turns 1.________the television the moment he wakes 2.________.At about 10∶30 he gets up，goes 3.________and switches on the TV in the living room. After a simple lunch，he watches TV until 2∶00 in the midnight. When he takes the dog for a 4.________—to the garden wall only，he sits on the stone wall and watches the portable TV 5.________the dog walks round in a circle. Of course，he couldn’t live this lifestyle 6.________a good wife. His wife works hard and 7.________meals for him. on up downstairs walk while without makes

Language points 1. switch on=turn on接通, 打开(电器) First you should switch the machine on.首先你要接通机器电源。 switch off =turn off切断(电流等) He switched it off because he didn’t like the television programmes. 他把电视关了, 因为他不喜欢那些电视节目。

switch over交换位置, 转换。 switch to 转换到，转到 You drive first and then we can switch over. 你先开车, 然后我们换着开。 wake up 醒来 at the moment 此刻

to off over on

while While

He is too lazy. His life is too boring only at home He is too lazy! His life is too boring only at home. He should go out for work and do some exercise.

Discuss What can Brian do to improve his lifestyle?

play football go cycling read go to gym go jogging

go swimming go dancing go for a walk

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