Unit 3 Health Teaching objectives In this unit, Ss learn how to …
use the simple present and present continuous. use if and when in statements and questions. talk about health, remedies, sleep habits, and stre. encourage people to talk by making comments and asking follow-up questions. use expreions like Wow! and You’re kidding! to show surprise.Main Points of Teaching Enable Ss to talk about health, remedies, sleep habits, and stre.Difficult Points of Teaching Enable Ss to use the simple present and present continuous.Teaching Periods 6 teaching hours Teaching procedures Unit opening page Introduce the theme of the unit This unit is about health.What are some things you can do to stay healthy? Write all the responses on the board.In Unit 3, you learn how to…
Unit aims Read the unit aims aloud.Tell Ss to listen and read along.Before you begin…
Introduce the health tips Tell Ss to cover the words below the pictures and look at the pictures.Say, “These four pictures show things people can do to stay healthy.Work with a partner and write a short sentence about the health tip in each picture.”
Ask several pairs to share their tips with the cla.Write their sentences on the board. Read the sentences below the pictures aloud.Ss listen and repeat.Help with new vocabulary as needed.Ss practice reading the sentences. Ask the cla, “Which of the things in the pictures do u do to stay healthy?” Have several Ss answer.Ask, “What else can u do? Use ideas from the board, or think of more things to do.”
Ss ask and answer in pairs.Then ask several Ss to report their answers to the cla.Leon A Healthy living 1 Getting started Ste the scene Read the leon title aloud.Ask, “What are some things u do to stay healthy?” Ask a few Ss to answer.Ask, “Who is doing sth special, or different, to stay or get healthy right now?” Ask a few Ss to answer.A Preview the task Read the instructions aloud.
Play the recording First, Ss read along.Then Ss listen without looking at books and write their answers.
Have Ss compare their answers in pairs.Check answers with the cla. B
Preview the task Say, “Read the interviews again.Look for time words and expreions.Write these column headings on the board: Routines (All the time) and Temporary Events (Now).Ask a few Ss to call out the time expreions for the first headings, and write them on the board.Ask, “What verb tense do u see in the sentences with these time expreions?”
Ask a few Ss to call out the time expreions for the second heading, and write them on the board.Ask, “What verb tense do u see in the sentences with these time expreions?” Read the instructions aloud. Do the task. Have Ss compare their answers in pairs.Check answers with cla.2 Grammar Present the grammar chart
Understand the grammar Say, “The grammar chart compares the simple the simple present and the present continuous.” Explain that the simple present is used to talk about regular or repeated events or routines and situations are true all the time.And the present continuous is used for activities and events that are temporary, or going on around now.It is also used for activities that are going on at the time of speaking. Present In Conversation Read the information aloud.Have Ss make a sentence in the simple present for each of the verbs presented.A Preview the task Have Ss look at the picture.Ask, “What is she doing?” Ask, “What is on the table?” (an aromatherapy burner) Read the instructions and the example aloud.Ask, “Why is the simple present the correct tense?” (It’s asking how u cope with stre in general or all the time.) Do the task 2 Listening and speaking A Preview the task Say, “You will hear four people talking about their unhealthy habits.Read the incomplete statements and gue what each person says.Write your guees.”
When Ss finish, ask a few Ss to call out their guees for each statement.Say, “Now listen and write what they actually say.”
Play the recording Ss listen and write the miing words.Check answers with the cla.Leon B Aches and pains 1 Building vocabulary Ste the scene Hold your head as if it hurts.Say, “I have a headache.” Write a headache on the board.Hold your stomach as if it hurts.Say, “I have a stomachache.” Write it on the board.Ask, “What other health problems do u know the words for in English?” Write Ss’ responses on the board.A Preview the task Read the instructions aloud.Have SS look at the pictures. Play the recording Ss listen and repeat. Ask, “Do u have any of these problems right now? If yes, raise your hand.” Ask any Ss who raise their hands, “Which problem do u have?” B Preview the task Ask Ss to look at the chart.Read the instructions aloud.Tell Ss to use ideas from the lists on the board or their own ideas. Do the task 2 Speaking naturally A Preview the task Have Ss look at the conversation.Say, “When people are speaking, they put stre on the words that are important in the sentence.An important word can be, for example, the answer to a question.” Say, “Stre is also used to contrast, or correct, information.For example, imagine I call u by the wrong name.When u correct me, u say your name clearly and a little more loudly.” Read the instructions aloud.
Play the recording Ss listen and repeat.B Preview the task Tell pairs to practice the conversation in Part A, taking turns playing each role.Read the instructions aloud. Do the task
3 Building language Set the scene Write on the board: remedy.Explain, “A remedy is used to fix a problem.For example, one remedy for a headache is to take an aspirin.Imagine you have a cold.What remedy do u use?” Write Ss’ responses on the board.A Preview the task Look at the picture.Say, “Sonia and Mark are talking on the phone.Where’s Mark?” (at home) “What’s wrong with her?” (He’s sick.) “What do u think Sonia and Mark are talking about?” (a remedy) Books closed.Say, “What does Sonia want to make for Mark? Listen and write the answer.”
Play the recording For the first time, Ss listen and write the answer without looking at books; for the second time, Ss listen, read along, and review their answer.Then check the answer with the cla Practice the conversation in pairs.B Preview the task Tell Ss to find if and when in the conversation and circle them.Ask, “What tense are the two verbs in each sentence?” Do the task 4 Grammar Present the grammar chart Understand the grammar Say, “When and if have very similar meanings.You can use when to talk about a situation that is usual for u, and u can use if to talk about a situation that is not so usual.But both are poible in the sentences in the chart.” A Preview the task Read the instructions and the phrases from No.1 aloud.Read the example conversation.Remind Ss that they can put the part with when at the start of the sentence or after the other part.Have Ss complete the task. Have Ss check answers in pairs.Then check answers with the cla.B Preview and do the task.Leon C How come you’re tired? 1 Conversation strategy Set the scene Read the title of the leon aloud.Ask, “What does how come mean?” (why) Say, “Think about the title.Try to gue some of the words that are in the conversation in this leon.” As Ss call out their guees, write them on the board.A
Preview the task Tell Ss to look at A’s statement.Read it aloud.Say, “Read B’s responses.Which are the best to keep the conversation going? Check the boxes.” Have Ss compare their answers in pairs.Check answers with the cla. Books closed.Read the instructions aloud. Play the recording Books open.Ss listen and read along. Play the recording again Ask, “Why is Adam tired?” Ss listen and write the answer. Play the recording again Ss listen, read along, and review their answers.Check answers with the cla. Ask Ss to read the conversation again and circle any words that they gueed would be in the conversation.As Ss call them out, circle them on the board. Practice Have Ss practice the conversation in pairs.B Preview the task Have Ss read the sentences and replies. Do the task C Preview and do the task Read the instructions aloud.To model the task, have two Ss read the example conversation.Have pairs use the sentences in Part B for ideas and give their own answers.Remind Ss to say more than just yes or no.2 Strategy plus Find examples Say, “Look at the conversation on p.26 again.Find the expreions that Yuki uses to show surprise.
Present Strategy plus Read the information and the examples aloud.Ask, “Why does Yuki say ‘You’re kidding!’”
Present In Conversation Books closed.Write on the board: Oh, Wow, Really, and Gosh.Say, “Two of these are in the top 50 words, and two are in the top 500 words.Which two are in the top 50? Which two are in the top 500? Write your guees.” Books open.Ask a S to read the information.Have Ss raise their hands if they gueed correctly.A Preview the task Have Ss read the conversations.Say, “Now listen and write the expreions you hear.”
Play the recording Ss listen and read along.Listen again and write the expreions. Check answers with the cla.
Have Ss practice the conversation in pairs.B Preview the task. Play the recording Ss listen, then write the expreion.Ss listen again.Then check answers with the cla.3 Talk about it Preview the task Read the instructions aloud.Ask Ss to read the discuion questions.Make sure that Ss understand the meaning of each question. Do the task Have Ss discu the questions in groups.Say, “When u find sth u have in common, make notes.”
Leon D Ways to relax 1 Reading Set the scene Read the title of the leon aloud.Ask, “How do u relax? What do u do?” Get ideas from Ss.A Prereading Preview the task Write the word streed on the board.Ask, “What does streed mean?” Get ideas from Ss. Do the task B During reading Preview the reading Have Ss look at the reading.Say, “This is a leaflet.A leaflet is usually one piece of paper with helpful information.”
Read the instructions aloud.Tell Ss to circle two new or interesting things they learn as they read. Do the reading Have Ss rend the leaflet and circle the information. When Ss finish, call on a few Ss to tell the cla the information they circled. Do the reading again Have Ss read the leaflet again and underline any new vocabulary.Help with new vocabulary as needed.C Postreading Preview the task
Do the task Have Ss answer the questions and then compare their answers pairs.Check answers with the cla.2 Listening Set the scene Tell Ss to look at the pictures.Ask, “Where are the people? What are they doing?” Get ideas from Ss.A Preview and do the task Read the instructions aloud.Have Ss work in pairs and discu the questions Call on several Ss to tell the cla what they do to relax.B Preview the task Read the instructions aloud. Play the recording Play the first conversation.Ask, “Which picture does this conversation go with?” Then ask, “What words in the conversation help u choose this picture?”
Play the remaining conversations, and have Ss write their answers.Check answers with the cla.C Preview the task Read the instructions aloud. Play the recording Play the first conversation, and then pause the recording.Ask, “What else does she do to relax?” Ss write the answer under the picture they labeled 1. Play the remaining conversations.Ss listen and write the activities. Play the recording again Ss listen and review their answers.Check answers with the cla.3 Writing A Preview the task Ask some general questions about common health problems. Read the instructions aloud.Call on four Ss to each read an example. Do the task Have Ss write a common health problem on a piece of paper. B Preview the task Read the instructions aloud.Call on different Ss to each read the example problem and the replies. Present the Help note Ask Ss to read some of the problems they wrote in Part A.Give suggestions using sentences with if when clauses. Do the task Have Ss pa their papers around their group, and write a reply to each person.
