Unit 6 Food and lifestyle
Reading （I）
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson， students should be able to:
1. read the passage fluently；
2. understand new words and expressions about food and lifestyle；
3. describe Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles；
4. try to give some advice about how to keep fit.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and expressions: fit， meal， pear， sugar， tooth， change， plan， more， pool， cola， swimming pool， 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. Introduce Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles；
2. Introduce students’ own lifestyles with the passage as a model.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Play a video. In the video， some fat boys are taking part in a summer camp to lose weight.
【设计意图：以视频导入，为呈现本单元的主题做铺垫。】
Step 2 Presentation （I）
1. Answer the questions.
T: What’s the news report about?
S: Some fat boys take part in a summer camp to lose weight.
T: Yes. Can you guess what makes them so fat?
S1: I think they eat too much.
S2: I think they seldom exercise.
S3: I think …
T: Your answers all sound reasonable. Can you give them some advice to keep healthy/fit?
S1: I think they should exercise every day/week.
S2: I don’t think they should eat too much sweet food.
T: Yes. Exercise more. Don’t eat too much food with sugar. Having too much sugar is bad for your teeth. Have fruit every day. And have three meals on time.
2. Read the new words and expressions.
【设计意图：结合视频内容，让学生猜猜肥胖的原因，并鼓励他们给出一些保持健康的建议，教师也可结合新词汇给出建议。】
Step 3 Presentation （II）
T: Today we’ll learn about Kitty’s and Daniel’s lifestyles. Let’s see what they eat and how they live.
1. Fast reading.
Read the passage quickly and try to fill in the following table.
What she/he eatsHow she/he lives
Kitty
Daniel
2. Detailed reading.
（1） Listen to the tape and you can take some notes. Then let’s finish some True or False exercises.
a. Kitty loves swimming.
b. Kitty often eats healthy food.
c. There is too much sugar in cakes and sweets.
d. Daniel seldom plays computer games.
e. Daniel does not like to play sports.
f. Kitty and Daniel have healthy lifestyles.
（2） Role play.
T: Now let’s read the passage again and finish the dialogue between Simon and Millie. Then act out the dialogue with your partner.
Simon: How often does Kitty dance?
Millie: She dances _____________.
Simon: How long does Kitty dance every time?
Millie: She dances for ____________.
Simon: Why is healthy food so important for Kitty?
Millie: Because she needs to ____________.
Simon: Does Daniel have a healthy lifestyle?
Millie: ________， _____________.
Simon: What does Daniel plan to eat every day?
Millie: He plans to eat _______________ every day.
Simon: What does Daniel plan to do?
Millie: He plans to _____________ every week.
（3） T: I still have some questions about what Kitty and Daniel eat and how they live. Please help me fill in the blanks in the table.
KittyDaniel
I have __________ and __________ for
breakfast every day.
I eat __________ and __________ for lunch and dinner.
Sometimes I have an __________ or a __________ between meals.
I seldom eat __________ or __________.
I dance for __________ every day.I love __________ and __________.
My favourite meat is __________.
I do not eat __________ and __________ every day.
I do not often eat __________.
I __________ exercise.
I plan to __________ every day.
3. Discussion.
（1） T: Whose lifestyle do you think is healthier， Kitty’s or Daniel’s? Why do you think so?
（2） T: Why do you think Daniel’s lifestyle is not healthy? What advice can you give to Daniel if he wants to keep fit?
4. Introduce your own lifestyle.
T: Can you tell us something about your own lifestyle? Write down some key words in the following table. Then I’d like to invite some of you to share your lifestyles with us.
Name __________
Age ___________
Lifestyle ___________________________________________________________________
Exercise ___________________________________________________________________
Breakfast __________________________________________________________________
Lunch _____________________________________________________________________
Dinner ____________________________________________________________________
5. Tips for keeping fit.
T: If you want to keep fit， you should have a healthy lifestyle， which means you’d better exercise more， have fruit every day and have meals on time.
【设计意图：通过完成不同的任务，培养学生的阅读技巧；采用讨论的方式来复述课文，更具创意，同时也能帮助学生更好地描述自己的生活方式。】
V. Homework
1. Read and recite the passage；
2. Try to write something about your own lifestyle.
