任务一:
★完成调查问卷
1、How long can you take a walk every day?
2、Do you wash your clothes by hands?
3、How many hours do your eyes glue to your phone every day?
任务二:
★完成预习测试卷
一、填空题
People are less (1)________(好动的) nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier. There is public transport for us to take. There are washing machines to wash our clothes. We (2)________(享受) ourselves in front of a screen. Fewer people are doing (3)________(手工的) work, and most of us have jobs that involve little (4)________(身体的) effort. (5)_________________(结果), we move around less, burn off less energy, and have more health problems. So, what should we do to (6)__________(应对) this modern problem? Exercise is a great cure we have always had, but sadly we have ignored it for too long. Evidence shows that whatever your age, being physically active can help you lead a healthier and happier life. People who exercise often have fewer chances to (7)__________(患) many long-term illnesses such as heart disease and (8)_________(癌症). (9)________________(而且), physical activity can also boost (10)______________(自尊心), mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reduce your risk of suffering from stress and depression. “If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the best medicines ever invented,” says a health expert.
二、中英互译
1、我们乘坐公共交通出行。
2、我们用洗衣机洗衣服。
3、我们在屏幕前玩得很开心
4、我们应该怎么处理这个现代问题呢?
Reading and Writing
一、教材分析
本课教学内容选自教材Unit 2读写部分,要求学生能读懂有关现代人健康问题的短文并获取关键信息,熟悉并掌握网站回帖的写作要点并能按提示完成网站健康专栏的回帖。
二、学情分析
经过前两节课的学习,学生已能针对不同的健康问题进行交流,能够使用常见句型给出合理的建议。与此同时,学生基本了解保持健康的重要性,需要进一步从文章中获取更多关于运动对保持身心健康重要性的信息。
三、教学目标
1. 学生能读懂有关健康问题和锻炼重要性的文章,并提炼关键信息进行推理、判断;
2. 学生能补全有关健康问题的思维导图,能按提示完成网站健康专栏的帖子回帖;
3. 学生能够通过自我评价与课后总结反思,养成良好的学习习惯,提高语言学习和应用能力。
四、教学重点、难点分析
教学重点:能熟悉并运用略读和精读的方法理解文章内容,掌握描述有关现代人健康问题的常用词汇与句型。
教学难点:能通过提取阅读文段中的关键信息,能利用相关词汇与句型完成网站健康专栏的帖子回帖。
五、教学过程
Before class:
* 1. 拓展活动:学生课前完成教师发布的有关日常锻炼及生活习惯等方面情况的小问卷。问卷内容如下:
(1)How long can you take a walk every day?
(2)Do you wash your clothes by hands?
(3)How many hours do your eyes glue to your phone every day?
During class:
Step 1 Preview
* 1. 拓展活动:邀请最佳“健康小顾问”团队获得者向全班展示,师生点评。
2. 邀请同学介绍健康检测结果,号召大家关注自身及身边人的健康问题。
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Think and discuss.
处理教材活动9。可分两步:
(1)学生根据自身情况讨论运动给身心带来的益处,为后续阅读活动做铺垫。
*(2)拓展活动:教师邀请同学分享小问卷的调查结果。学生讨论并思考如何开展积极的锻炼。
(设计意图:本环节首先通过介绍健康检测结果,复习前两节课的内容,检测学生的学习效果,旨在引导大家关注自身及身边人的健康问题,学生通过讨论运动给身心带来的益处来熟悉阅读文本的关键词汇,进一步加深积极锻炼对保持健康重要性的认识。)
Step 3 While-reading
1. Read and choose.
处理教材活动10。可分两步:
(1)学生快速浏览文章,判断文章的主要写作目的。
*(2)拓展活动:学生思考文章每一段的段落大意并在文本中找出支撑语句。
Paragraph | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
General idea | People are less active nowadays. | People ignore that exercise is a great cure. | Being physical active can help people lead a healthier and happier life. |
Evidence | Technology has made our lives easier. | Exercise is a great cure we have always had, but sadly we have ignored it for too long. | Fewer chances to develop many long-term illnesses. |
2. Read and complete.
(1)处理教材活动11。学生再读文章,补全有关现代人健康问题的思维导图。
Phenomenon | be less active move around less burn off 1)less energy |
Reason | technology makes life easier fewer people do 2)manual work |
Solution | exercise |
Benefit | develop less long-term illness boosts 3)self-respect、mood、sleep quality and energy reduce risks of stress and 4)depression |
*(2)拓展活动:学生依据上面的表格内容,设计并画出思维导图。
(设计意图:本环节借助标出关键信息、寻找支撑语句、对比分析细节信息、归纳主要特点等一系列活动,侧重培养学生在阅读过程中通过快速阅读寻找关键词,细读对比、分析并提炼关键信息,从而解读文本内涵的能力。)
Step 4 Post-reading
1. Read and decide.
处理教材活动12。学生从课文中获取细节信息,标注关键词,扩展对语句细节的理解,判断正误并更正信息。
(1) Many people are burning off more (less) energy because their life is busier (easier) than before.
(2)Modern health problems may include being overweight, moving around less and having too much work pressure.
(3) Exercise is one of the best ways to keep people away from modern health problems.
2. Read and reorder.
处理教材活动13。可分两步:
*(1)铺垫活动:学生根据课文内容,找出关于健康的五句话中承上启下的关键词。
Sentence | Key information |
First, exercise can reduce people`s chances to develop heart disease or cancer.(A) | first |
What is more, exercise can reduce people`s risk of suffering from stress and depression.(B) | what is more |
Exercise can help people lead a healthier and happier life(C) | healthier and happier life |
All in all, exercise would be the best medicines ever invented to improve people`s life quality.(D) | all in all |
Second, exercise can boost people`s self-respect, mood, sleep quality and energy.(E) | second |
(2)学生根据关键词理清句子间的逻辑关系并将句子排序。
C A E B D
(设计意图:本环节通过从课文中获取细节信息并进行判断,在前一个活动的基础上扩展对语句细节的逻辑关系理解,提高推理判断的能力。)
Step 5 Writing
Read and reorder.
处理教材活动14。学生阅读网站健康专栏的帖子并根据帖子中提到的健康问题予以回复。可分两步:
(1)快速阅读帖子找到咨询者的健康问题。
(2)阅读回复帖子,通过找出关键信息推理回复内容,给出合理建议。
Key information | Possible answer |
be physically active | 1)do more exercises |
be related with being overweight | 2)eat healthily for keeping fit |
Don`t be ashamed of yourself. | 3)enjoy yourself in taking some exercise |
your energy and sleep quality | 4)boost your mood |
(3)学生小组分享写作,师生分别进行评价。
写作评价标准 |
(1)给出建议的相关词汇与句型的使用是否正确? |
(2)所给建议的内容能否解答咨询者的问题? |
(3)回复是否清晰且符合逻辑? |
(4)语法运用是否正确? |
(5)单词拼写是否正确? |
(设计意图:本环节是写作活动,教师引导学生在反复研读阅读材料的基础上,运用所学语言知识仿照材料进行回复,掌握网站回帖的基本格式。)
Step 6 Conclusion.
教师引导学生结合本单元读写部分微课,总结本课所学。
Step 7 Homework.健康小顾问
学生为咨询者设计每日健康计划,从饮食、生活习惯等方面帮助咨询者恢复健康并与同学分享。
KWL ChartBefore you begin your research, list details in the first two columns. Fill in the last column after completing your research.

★必做题(课内知识检测)
根据所给信息完成短文写作
Your class is going to make posters about good living habits to encourage other students to follow healthy life styles. Here are some suggestions. Design a poster with the information given below. Try to be as brief as possible.
| Suggestion |
1. Eating fruit and vegetables every day helps your body grow and develop, and can reduce the risk of many diseases. |
2. Spending less time in front of the screen can protect your eyes. |
3. Brushing teeth twice a day can prevent decayed teeth. |
4. Doing more physical exercise can help you control your weight. |
| 5. Eating less junk food or fried food will make you physically active. |
| ....... |
◆选做题(课后知识拓展)
录制“健康小顾问”视频
(1)学生2至3人为一个团队根据问卷检测结果选择一个健康问题,以录制视频并讲解的方式为大家展示正确的解决办法及锻炼方式,上传到学习平台或班级群。
(2)在全班开展投票,推选出最佳“健康小顾问”团队作品两份。