《Get off the sofa!》Look after yourself PPT课件2

Warming up

Do you like sitting on the sofa and watching TV?

Do you like doing exercise every day?

Do you often eat fast food?

Do you often eat fruit and vegetables?

Do you have eight hours’sleep a night?

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New words

thanks to   多亏; 归功于

health care   医疗保健(服务)

expect       v. 预料; 预计

require      v. 需要

physical     adj. 身体的; 体力的

effort         n. 力气; 精力

once in a while   偶尔; 有时; 间或

harm         v. 损害; 伤害 

Listen to the passage and answer the questions.

1. Do people live longer than before?

Yes, they did.

2. Is eating fruit and vegetables good for your health?

Yes, it is.

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Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. What are the five rules for a healthy life according to the writer?

Get off the sofa!

Eat healthy food!

Rest while you can!

Do not worry. Be happy!

Say no to smoking!

2. Are people today getting the same amount of exercise as they did in the past? Why?

No, they aren’t. Because in the past, people’s jobs required more physical effort.

3. Why is it sometimes difficult to be a teenager?

Because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships.

4. Who do you think the passage is written for?

It is written for teenagers.

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language points

1. Thanks to better health care, most people     are living healthier and longer lives.

多亏了更好的医疗服务, 现在大多数人都能生活地更健康, 寿命更长。

thanks to+名词/动词ing, 表示“多亏, 归功于”。

e.g. I made much progress thanks to his help.   

多亏有他的帮助, 我才有这么大的进步。 

health care表示“医疗服务”。

e.g. Old people can get good health care in our neighbourhood.

我们小区的老人能得到好的医疗服务。

2. Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century.

今天出生的人期望能比19世纪出生的人多活大约35年。

expect to do sth.表示“预料做某事, 预计做某事”。

e.g. We expect to get more gold medals in the coming Olympic Games.

在下一届的奥运会上我们预期要拿更多的金牌。

3. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day.

为了保持健康, 你每天必须要走至少10000步。

keep fit 表示“保持健康”。

e.g. She tries to keep fit by jogging everyday.

她每天慢跑以保持健康。

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Exercises

1. His life was saved ___ better medical  technology.

A. thank to      B. thanks to

C. thank for     D. thanks for

2. Our parents _____ us to get higher education.

A. worry  B. believe  C. expect   D. harm

3. We face the same difficulty ____ everyone does in the beginning of the business.

A. for      B. to      C. as    D. with

4. Everyone should ______ drinking when driving.

A. say no to        B. say yes to   

C. say hello to     D. say thanks to 

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