Module 1 Our Body and Health Habits
I. 教学内容分析
本模块的话题围绕生活习惯、饮食起居、健身运动和疾病症状等的英语表达而展开，进而介绍了一些国家的医疗保健情况，从而使学生树立和养成爱好体育锻炼、注意身体健康的意识和习惯。指导学生学会表达自己的见解和观点，通过进一步的讨论使学生明白什么样的生活习惯才是健康的。
Introduction 这一部分先复习和学习与饮食、健康相关的词汇，通过Activity 2的活动进行巩固；接着列举了一些与饮食健康相关的谚语，通过对Activity 4的问题讨论使学生对中外的有关健康的谚语表达有个初步的认识。
Reading and Vocabulary 通过回答问题的形式复习和学习另外一些有关饮食健康的词汇；学习两篇介绍中国学生Zhou Kai的短文并完成相关练习，培养学生的综合阅读能力。在情感态度上，通过周凯和其母亲的观点冲突和周凯对自身生活习惯的描述，帮助学生了解什么是健康的生活方式，如何形成健康的生活习惯。并通过本部分的学习指导学生在实际生活中，如何来养成自己健康的生活习惯。
Speaking (1) 通过两人活动和小组活动来讨论如何保持身体健康，并且就生活中有关健康的重要事项来发表自己观点，通过讨论达成共识。
Function 通过观察节选自阅读文章的句子体验如何表达将要发生的事情；并通过练习来学习和巩固。
Grammar (1) 这一部分是学习名词作动词用的意义和用法，并通过练习使学生有初步认识。但是不强调学生掌握具体的理论知识，只是初步了解和具体掌握一些实例。
Listening and Vocabulary 先通过单词填空和回答问题活动导入有关身体器官、疾病症状、询问病情等的词汇和表达，为听力活动扫除词汇障碍；然后通过完成听力活动来培养学生获取信息的能力。
Grammar (2) 通过观察节选自听力材料中的句子使学生清楚will和be going to的区别，并通过后续练习使学生掌握其用法。
Pronunciation 听并跟读听力中出现的句子，注意其中出现的连读现象。
Speaking (2) 通过讨论对话掌握询问病因、描述症状、提供帮助表达法。
Everyday English 通过对话，学习一些常用的表达方式。
Writing 要求学生通过事情的逻辑关系将句子按事情发展的先后顺序排列；并通过模仿学写有关自身健康问题的小短文。
Culture Corner 通过阅读来比较三个西方国家医疗保健体系的优劣，使学生对西方的医疗保健制度有个初步的认识。
Task 通过对健康问题的调查研究，汇报并讨论，是学生反思自己是否有健康的生活习惯，从而养成良好的生活习惯。
Module File 对整个模块的学习内容进行小结，巩固本模块的知识。
II. 教学重点和难点
１. 教学重点
(1) 本单元的生词和短语。
(2) 弄清名词作动词后的确切意思；will和going to的区别。
(3) 有关健康生活方式的讨论。
２. 教学难点
(1) 学会谈论健康问题。
(2) 了解一些有关健康生活的信息。
(3) 学习有关健康的文章。
III. 教学计划
本单元分为四个课时
第一课时：Introduction, Speaking（1）, Culture Corner
第二课时：Reading and Vocabulary,
第三课时：Grammar（1）, Function and Grammar（2）
第四课时：Listening and Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Everyday English and Speaking（2）
第五课时：Writing, Task and Module file
IV. 教学步骤
Period 1 Introduction, Speaking 1, Culture Corner
Teaching Goals:
To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the good healthy habits.
To develop Ss’ ability in discussing.
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Introduction
Purpose: To activate Ss and arouse them to talk about illness
1. Leading-in
Ask Ss the following questions: Have you ever got such illnesses like the flu and the toothache? How do you feel when you get these illnesses? How do you get rid of them?And do you know why people would get such illnesses?
2. Pair work
Ask Ss to go through the sentences in Activity 2 on P1, and then talk about themselves to each other.
For example: I take at least two hours’ exercise a week, but I sometimes get colds and flu.
3. Group work
Ask Ss to read the four proverbs together; Then discuss what the proverbs mean either in English or in Chinese.
You are what you eat. 人如其食
Your body and even mental state is affected by the type of food you eat.
A healthy mind is in a healthy body. 健康的思想寓于健康的身体之中
If you are clear about eating healthily and follow a sensible diet, you are likely to be clear thinking in other areas of life.
（3）Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起的人享有健康、财富和智慧
Sleeping late or sleeping in the morning are not good for the body, the mind or for business.
(4) An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每天吃苹果，不必上诊所
It is important to eat fresh fruit and vegetables everyday in order to stay healthy.
4. Ask Ss to think of some Chinese proverbs connected with health.
For your reference:
（1）饭后走一走，活到99
（2）苦口良药
（3）身体是革命的本钱
Step 2. Speaking (1)
Propose: To develop Ss’ speaking ability.
(Group work) Ask Ss to decide on the five most important things that they should or shouldn’t do in order to stay healthy, then put them in order of importance.
How to stay healthy
Things you should do
Things you should not do
Suggested Answers:
Various answers are acceptable.
Step 3. Culture Corner
Propose: To let Ss know something about the health care system in foreign countries.
1. (Individual work) Ask Ss to read the passage individually, and then finish the form.
Health care system in three countries
Health care
Doctors
Health insurance
Britain
America
Canada
Suggested answer:
Health care system in three countries
Health care
Doctors
Health insurance
Britain
free
Work for government
Recently, more people use it
America
Pay by the people themselves
Work for themselves
Poor people don’t have money to pay for it.
Canada
free
Work for themselves
2. (Group work) after finish the form , ask Ss to tell the differences among the three health care system, and then decide which one is the best , explain why.
3. (Team Work) Explain some key points of the passage.
（1）pay vi & vt 支付，交纳
◆ pay sb 付钱给某人
Eg We are paid by the hour.
◆ pay … for sth 花钱买某物
Eg She pays $200 a week for this apartment.
◆ pay for sth 付某物的钱
Eg I’ll pay for the tickets.
(2) own vt属于，拥有
Eg Do you own your house or rent it?
adj & pron 自己的，本人的
Eg It was her own idea.
(3) put…into …将……投入……
Eg He’s putting a lot work into improving his English.
(4) become ill 生病
Step 4. Home work
Write a short composition about how to stay healthy.
Periods 2 Reading and Vocabulary, Grammar 1
Teaching Goals:
1. To get Ss to master the reading skills of scanning and skimming.
2. To let Ss master the language points in the textbook.
3. To let Ss master the grammar rules that nouns used as verbs.
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Revision
Propose: To let Ss review what had learnt last period ,and lead them to the new content.
Ask Ss the following question:
Do you still remember the words connected with illness?
For your reference:
flu, get/catch a cold, toothache, unhealthy, etc.
(Group work) Ask Ss “How to make ourselves healthy?”
For your reference:
Do a lot of exercise.
Have a healthy diet.
Don’t eat too much fat.
Early to bed and early to rise.
Step 2. Leading-in
1. Word study
T: Now today we are going to learn an interesting article. The main character is Zhou Kai, who is a student in senior high school. Let’s see how healthy he is. Before read the passage, let’s study some new words.
anxious adj worried
※[搭配] be anxious about , be anxious for sb
Eg ① He seemed anxious about the meeting.
② Parents are naturally anxious for their children.
(2) captain n leader of a group of people
Eg He was captain of the basketball team at school.
(3) injure vt to hurt yourself or sb else
Eg Tom injured his knee playing football.
※[相关] injury n harm or damages
Eg Tow players are out of the team because of injury.
(4) pain n 疼痛
Eg You get more aches and pains as you get older.
v 使痛苦，使苦恼
Eg It pains me to see you like this.
（5）normal adj ordinary
Eg It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
2. Exercise
Try to finish the exercise in Activity 1on P2.
Suggested answer:
sweets (2) break(an arm), fever, injure, injury, pain, painful (3) normal (4) captain
(5) anxious
Step 3. Reading
Propose: To promote the ability of vocabulary understanding and analysis, and develop the reading skills.
1. Skimming
Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.
(1) Ask Ss to read the passage and try to answer the questions in Activity 2 on P2.
Suggested Answer：
① Because he is going out to play football in the rain.
② She thinks he will catch a bad cold.
③ She asks him to at least wear a jacket.
(2) Ask Ss to go through part 2 quickly, and then answer the questions Activity 3 on P2:
Suggested Answers:
① They are connected because they both talk about the way Zhou Kai’s mother looks after him, and because they both mention the time he got ill through playing football in the rain.
② Various answers are acceptable. One possible answer is:
Yes, Zhou Kai has a healthy lifestyle because his mother give him lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. He eat fish, not fatty meat or sugar and sweets. He also exercises regularly, playing a lot of football.
2. Scanning
Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text.
(1) Read part 2 and then finish Activity 4 and 5 on P3.
Suggested answers to Activity 4:
① a ② b ③ a ④ b ⑤ b
Suggested answers to Activity 5:
① broken ② cold ③ diets ④ injury ⑤ Flu(Influenza) ⑥ healthy
(2) Ask Ss to find the key sentence of each paragraph in part 2.
Suggested Answers:
Para1: My mother has always made sure we eat very healthily, and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of my life.
Para2: I’m quite healthy.
Para3: I’m crazy about football.
Step 4. Language points
Purpose: To train Ss’ language capacity.
Ask Ss to read the text again and then discuss the important words, phrases and sentences.
1.sweet
adj 甜的；香的；悦耳的；令人愉快的
Eg ① Too much sweet food is bad for your teeth.
② She has a sweet voice.
③ I can’t tell you how sweet this victory is.
n 糖果，甜食; （pl）满足
Eg I’m enjoying the sweets of life.
2. When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. 妈妈看到周凯没穿夹克就向前门走去，担心地盯着他。
（1）see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事。
Eg I see him having supper.
※[比较] see sb do sth 看见某人做某事
Eg I see you come in.
（2）head towards/ for… 朝……而去; 前往……
Eg She is heading towards home.
※[拓展]该词组还有比喻义，即“将会碰到; 遭到”
Eg ① Are you heading for great difficulties?
② The world is heading for many problems.
（3） eye n 眼睛 vt 盯着看,注视
Eg He eyed me painfully.
3. make sure 一定要，确保
可用于以下两种句型搭配：
(1) make sure +of + n/ v-ing
(2) make sure +that 从句 ( 常用一般现在时)
Eg ① You’d better make sure of the time when you have a date.
② Make sure there is no mistakes in your composition.
4. have a sweet tooth = be fond of sweet food 有吃甜食的嗜好，喜爱甜食
5. diet n 日常饮食，日常食物vi 节食
Eg ① Mary accept the doctor’s advice on diet.
② No sugar in my coffee, I’m dieting.
※[相关词组] go on a diet 节食
Eg I decided to go on my diet before my holiday.
6. would rather do 宁愿做……
Eg I would rather sleep in bed.
※[拓展] “宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”的表达为：
Would rather do… than…/ would do … rather than…
Eg ① I would rather play tennis than swim.
② I would play tennis rather than swim.
7. I was stupid enough to play football in the rain.
adj /adv + enough to do …表示“能够……”, 达到了做某件事的地步。
Eg ① She plays well enough for a beginner.
② He is old enough to enter/ go to school.
③ I wasn’t foolish enough to believe him
8. fit adj 合适的; 健康的 vi & vt (使)适合; (使)合身
Eg ① Water in this river is not fit to drink.
② This coat doesn’t fit (me).
9. be crazy about 迷恋; 为……而疯狂
Eg ① He is crazy about her.
② They are crazy about cartoons.
10. …as I’ve said, this isn’t a problem because my mother feed us so well.
该句子是非限制性定语从句，位于主句前。as 指的是this isn’t a problem because my mother feed us so well.这时as 翻译为“正如……那样”
Eg As is known to everyone, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
※[拓展] as 的其它用法
(1) 表“当……的时候”
Eg She always sings as she cooks.
(2) 表“按……的方式”
Eg Do in Rome as the Romans do.
(3) 表“由于”
Eg As you were out, I left a message.
(4) 表“像……一样”
Eg You’re as tall as your father.
Step 5. Homework
1. Try to retell the passage we have learnt this period.
2. Finish the Vocabulary and Reading exercises in the Workbook on P68.
Periods 3, Function and Grammar
Teaching Goals:
1. To get Ss to know how to talk about future;
2. To let Ss know how to describe the symptoms;
3. To enable Ss to know will / be going to for future actions;
Teaching Procedures:
Step1. Revision
1. First, check Ss whether they have finished their homework. Later check the answers to the Vocabulary and Reading exercises in the Workbook on P68. If necessary, give Ss some instruction.
Step 2. Function
Purpose: To let Ss have a general idea about the grammar rules we are going to talk this period.
1. Pair Work
Let Ss observe the sentence“I’ll be fine.”, and then say what tense it is used.
Suggested Answer:
Future tense
2. Discussion
Ask Ss to discuss which of the two possibilities is correct with a partner in Activity 1 on P4.
Suggested Answer:
make a prediction
3. Individual Work
Have Ss finish Activity 2 on P4, then check with their partners. Later collect the answers from the whole class.
Suggested answer:
will hurt
’ll get/become
’ll get/ become
will, be
’ll fall
Step 3. Grammar (1)
Propose: To enable Ss to know the uses of nouns used as verbs.
1. Individual Work
Ask Ss to finish Activity 1on page 5.
Suggested Answers:
“head” and “eye” are the nouns used as verbs in sentence A. “diet” is the noun used as verb in sentence B.
2. Explanation
Let Ss have the general idea about the grammar rules.
(1) 一个词由一种词类转到另一种词类而不发生词形的变化，称为转化(conversion).常用的转化为动词的名词有：
Head, eye, name, book, hand, dress, diet, mail, ship, face, work, answer, use, etc.
有些动词也可转化为名词：
Love, laugh, walk, answer, work, change, help, look, feel, wash, stop, increase, etc.
名词和动词在转化时，有时不改变意思，有时意思会改变，如：
eye n 眼睛 v (用眼睛看)注释，端详
ship n 船 v 用船来装
help v 帮助 n 帮助
love v 爱 n 爱
(2) Practice : (Individual Work)Ask Ss to finish Activity 2 on P5.
Suggested answer:
① houses ② fingered ③ tastes ④ hand
Step 4. Grammar（2）
Propose: To enable Ss to know will / be going to for future actions.
1. Practice
(1) Look at these sentences and phrases in Activity 1 on P7, and then complete the sentences with will / be going to.
Suggested Answer:
① will
② be going to
(2) Read the example to the class and ask them to complete Activity 2 individually, then check their answers with a partner.
Suggested Answers:
① is going to ② ’ll ③ ’m going to ④ ’s going to ⑤ ’ll ⑥ going to ⑦ going to ⑧ ’ll
2. Presentation
Propose: To enable Ss to know some detail grammar rules.
单纯谈到将来的事情，没有主观因素，可用will：
Eg ① It will become warm when spring comes.
② The train will leave at 8 this morning.
表示说话人的揣测，用will：
Eg ① She will be all right after taking the medicine.
② That will be Dr Wang’s clinic. Let’s go and have a look.
表示一种倾向，用will：
Eg ① Each time he comes to Beijing, he will visit the Great Wall.
② Without air, man will die.
表示说话时决定马上要做的动作，用will：
Eg ① Here’s the door bell. I’ll open the door.
② Can you lie down please, and I’ll examine you ?
表示经过事先考虑或安排后的意愿，用be going to：
Eg My best friend is in hospital, but he is going to come out tomorrow.
(6) 在口语中，表示将要发生的事情时，多用 be going to：
Eg ① What’s going to happen?
② Is there going to be a party tomorrow evening?
(7) be going to 可用于表示将来时间的条件状语从句，will 却不能：
Eg ① If he is going to participate in the competition, he’d better get prepared.
② If we are going to start early, 5 o’clock is ok.
(8) will 可用于表示意愿、拒绝等的条件状语从句。
Eg ① If Tom won’t come, we’ll lose the game.
② If he will do something useful, he will save the boy.
3. Conclusion
Propose: To let Ss summarize what have learnt just now.
（1）be going to 表示以前早就决定要做的事，往往译成“打算或准备做某事”；而will仅表示将要发生的动作或说话时才决定要做的事。
（2）will有时还用来表示一种倾向或习惯性的动作。
（3）表示天气多用be going to, 表示年龄时多用will。
Step 5. Homework
Finish the Grammar exercises in the Workbook on P67—68.
Periods 4 Listening and Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Everyday English, Speaking 2
Teaching Goals:
1. To get Ss to master some new words.
2. To enable Ss to know some skills of listening.
3. To let Ss pay attention to Liaison.
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Revision
Check the answers to the Grammar exercises in the Workbook on P67—68.
Step 2. Listening and Vocabulary
Purpose:
● To enable Ss to study the new vocabulary.
● To develop Ss’ listening ability.
1. Vocabulary
Review words we have learnt that connected with the body: arm, leg, head, eye, ear, nose, hand, face, mouth, neck, shoulder, knee, foot, cheek.
Study the new words connected with the body that we are unknown: chest, heart, lung, stomach, throat, liver, kidney, spleen.
(3)Words Game: Ask four students to go to the stage. The teacher say one word, they should finger it out, the rest of Ss are the judges, who should check whether the four students are right or not.
(4) Ask Ss to finish Activity 1 and 2 on P5.
Suggested answers to Activity 1:
① lungs ② heart ③ throat ④ chest ⑤ stomach
Suggested answers to Activity 2:
① X-ray ② symptom ③ breathe ④ pneumonia ⑤ have a temperature ⑥ prescription
2. Listening
(1) Pre-listening.
Read the sentences in Activity 3, and then predict who says them.
(2) While-listening.
① Listen to tape and check the answers to Activity 3 on P6.
Suggested answers:
P P D P D D D D P
② Ask Ss to listen again and answer the questions in Activity 4 on P6.
Suggested Answers:
(a) Mr Chen’s chest hurts when he breathes and he has a temperature, a sore throat and a cough.
(b) The doctor says she will examine Mr Chen and write him a prescription.
③ Ask Ss to listen again, and check the errors with their partners in Activity 5 on P6.
Suggested answer:
(a) I’ve got a temperature of 38。C.
(b) Can you take a deep breath?
(c) Well, I’m afraid you’ve probably got pneumonia.
(d) My wife’s going to visit her this afternoon.
(e) My wife’s going to pick me up in a quarter of an hour.
(f) I should imagine about two weeks, at least.
(3) Post-listening
① Ask Ss to finish Activity 6 on P6.
Suggested Answers:
(a) toothache (b) broken arm (c) migraine (d) cough (e) stomachache (f) sore throat
② Student A chooses a health problem and describes the symptoms, Student B asks about it and offers helps.
Step 4. Everyday English
Purpose: To let Ss know the meaning of some phrases.
Ask Ss to do the Activity on P8, and then check the answers with their partners.
Suggested Answers:
(1) a (2) a (3) a (4) b (5) a (6) a
Step 5. Pronunciation
Let Ss pay attention to liaisons between words and mark the sounds, then listen to the tape and check it.
Suggested Answers:
My chest_hurts.
I’ve got_a temperature.
I’ll write_you_a prescription.
Pick me_up_at the hospital.
I’ll be_off work for_a week.
She will visit_you this_afternoon.
Step 6. Homework
1. Review the content we had learnt today, and know how to describe symptoms of a disease.
2. Finish the rest exercises in the Workbook.
Periods 5 Writing, Task and Module file
Teaching Goals:
1. To help Ss review what we have learnt in this module;
2. To write a paragraph about a small health problem
Step1. Revision
Check the answers to the rest exercises in the Workbook and give Ss some instruction.
Step 2. Writing
1. Ask Ss to order the sentences in Activity 1 on P8 individually, and then check with their partners.
Suggested Answers:
(1)F (2) D (3) B (4) H (5) C (6) A (7) G (8) E
2. Ask Ss to work in pair, one acts as a patient, another acts as a reporter, then finish a interview.
start of the illness
Cause of the illness
symptoms
what the doctor said
what the doctor did
how the illness ended
3. Ask Ss to write an interview, including the pointes in the given form above.
4. Ask some students to show their works.
Step 3. Task & Assignment
Ask Ss to think of at least five questions about a healthy lifestyle and do a survey with group members. Finish the task to write a long questionnaire about the healthy lifestyle.
Step 4. Module File
1. Leading-in: Now we have nearly finished module, what have we learnt?
2. Allow Ss a few minutes to read the module file.
3. Practice
(1) Translate the following sentences.
① 起航后，他们向南驶去。
② 你最好把时间和地点弄清楚。
③ 我愿意步行而不愿意坐公共汽车。
④ 我的钱够付出租车费的。
⑤ 污染的水不适合饮用。
⑥ 正如我们所预料的那样，这本书很受学生的欢迎。
Suggested Answers:
① After they set sail, they headed south.
② You’d better make sure of the time and place.
③ I’d rather walk than take a bus.
④ I have got enough money to pay for a taxi.
⑤ Polluted water is not fit to drink.
⑥ As we expected, the book is very popular with students.
(2) Multiple choice
① If you ____ a moment, I’ll go and tell the manager that you _____ here.
A. will wait, will be B. are waiting, will be
C. will wait, are D. have waited, are
② The meeting ____ to start at seven.
A. shall be about B. go C. is about D. is going
③ Look at these clouds. ______.
A. It’ll rain B. It is to rain C. It will be raining D. It’s going to rain
④ I won’t be free Friday morning. I _____ a friend of mine.
A. shall be seeing B. see C. sees D. saw
⑤ My younger sister _____ be 16 years old next year.
A. is going to B. will C. is to D. should
⑥ I think I’ll write Jim right now and tell him _____ with him.
A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I was going D. I would go
Suggested Answers:
① C ② D ③ D ④ A ⑤ B ⑥ A
Step 5. Homework
1. Revise all the useful words and expressions in the passage and try to make some sentences.
2. Preview Module 1.
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