北师大版
高中一年级(上)
Unit 1
Unit 1 lifestyles
Lesson 1
A Perfect Day?
Xiaolan Middle School
刘萍
Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do
you spend watching TV every day?
Point out what kinds of TV programme they are.
music
programmes
cartoons
sports
programmes
films
TV series
the news
game
shows
talk
shows
Talking
What are your favourite kinds of TV
programme? Why?
Reading
True or false
1.When Brian wakes up he gets up
immediately. F
2. In the evenings, Brian often watches old
film or sport and the news again. F
3. Brian always takes his portable TV while
going out for a walk every afternoon. T
T
4. Brian has a good wife, and they
live a happy life.
F 5. Bob normally wakes up about five
minutes after his alarm clock goes off.
T 6. Bob is very busy all day.
F 7. Bob seldom has time for fun and
other leisure activities with his family,
but his family doesn’t complain.
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。
organization
Choose the most suitable
main idea from A-I for
each paragraph. There
are two extra main ideas
that you do not need.
What is workaholic?
What is different
between a workaholic
and a couch potato?
A. Mr. Brain almost does nothing but watch TV.
B. Bob is very busy with his work in the daytime.
C. Brain can watch much TV because he has a good
family, especially a good wife.
D. Brain likes doing exercise very much.
E. Brain is fond of watching TV. Even so during a walk.
F. It tells us why Bob works so crazily.
G. It shows us what Bob does before going to work in
the morning.
H. Bob is tired of his work.
I. Bob is also busy at night.
Suggested answers
1. A Couch Potato
Par1.A
Par2.E
Par3.C
2. A Workaholic
Par1. G
Par2. B
Par3. I
Par4. F
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 programme.
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。
You drive first and then we can switch over.
你先开车， 然后我们换着开。
2. take up 占据（时间、空间）
This table takes up too much room.
这个桌子太占地方。
Her time is fully taken up with writing.
她的时间都用来写作了。
take up 还可以表示： 开始学习某项课程；
向…提出；开始做某项工作； 拿
起武器；打断某人等。如：
A few years later I dropped medicine and
took up physics.
几年以后我放弃了医学， 开始学习物理。
He said he would take up my difficulties
with the headmaster.
他说他要向校长提出我的困难。
When can you take up your duties, Doctor
White?
怀特医生， 您什么时候可以开始工作？
Use the following phrasal verbs in
the correct form to complete the
sentences below.
switch on, switch off, switch over, take
up, fill with, complain about, bring
back
1.As the mother of four children,
my days are _________
filled with coking and
cleaning!
2. Doing research and writing reports
take up a large part of my day.
_______
3. I don’t enjoy watching TV with my
brother as he always ____________
switches over to
the programmes that he wants to watch.
4. Please _________
switch off the TV when you
go to bed.
5. Switch
________
on the light. It’s really dark
in here!
6. I try to do the homework that I
bring back from school as soon as I
__________
get home.
7. Mona is never happy. Listen, she’s
complaining about her lunch!
now _________________
Match the sentences with the rules.
Find more examples in the texts for
each use.
1.For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass
of milk. a)
2.I like the main news at six o’clock.
b)
The Present Simple tense describes:
a) an activity that is repeated regularly.
b) a present state, a feeling or opinion.
What tense is used in the following
sentences? Complete the rule.
1.Brian Blakey is sitting on his sofa.
2.Brian’s wife is working as a secretary.
The Present ___________
Continuous describes:
a) an activity happening now.
b) a present activity that happens regularly
but only during a short period of time.
Homework
Keep a diary about your
weekend.
Words about 100.