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湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011年下学期制作 :07


1. Read the questions carefully before you begin.

2. Skim the passage, and look for main points and key words.

Two guidelines to help you find information quickly:

Skills building 1: finding information


Read the letter on Page 45,

underline the main points and

circle the key words.


Main points: The writer is overweight

and feels embarrassed when others laugh at her. She worries that overweight might damage her health, and wants to lose weight.


Key words: overweight, exercise, going

on a diet, lose weight, health


How do you choose a gym?What will you consider when choosing a gym?

Step 1: recommending a gym to a friend


Look at the advertisement and

a web page about a gym.

Underline the main points and

circle the key words.


Listen to the radio commercial for Better Body Gym. Complete the note sheet.

2. Number of branches in the city:

3. In which roads are the branches?

2

One is in Jinshan Road, and the other one is in Hubei Road.


4. What do you get for free if you join now?

5. How big is each branch?

One-month free membership.

3000 square metres.


Work in pairs and discuss why Wu Tone should join Better Body Gym.

I think Wu Tong should join the gym because:

1.__________________________________

2.__________________________________

3.__________________________________

4.__________________________________

The membership cost is cheap.

The gym is close by.

He can do exercise and get fit.

He can receive advice on how to become strong.


6. Is there a health café at the gym?

7. Can you get any advice about exercise?

8. Do you need to be 18 to join?

9. How can you find out more?

No

No

Yes

Call 5555 4567.


If you need to write down information quickly, it is important that you make your notes as brief as possible. You can use abbreviations, key words and symbols.

Skills building 2: note taking


An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase.

Dr. = Doctor e.g. = for example

A.D. = advertisement

A contraction is the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of internal letters.

can’t = cannot


Symbols

﹥﹤↑↓∵∴→+=

more thannearly/less thanincreasedecreasebecausethereforemean/lead toand/alsoequal


Guess the meaning of the each following emoticons.

:- ) =

:-( = sadness

:-O = surprise

:-D = great joy

:-P = making a face

:~-( = crying


Listen to the recording and write down the words you hear, using the skills you have just learned.


1.In the mornings, he swims 2500 meters, four times a week.

2.In the afternoons, she rides a bike for 40 kilometers, three times a week.

3.Because it is raining, I ran for only 15 minutes.

4.The population of the city has increased by twenty per cent.

5.Shanghai and Beijing are both bigger than Hong Kong.

Typescript


1.mornings, he swims 2,500 m × 4/wk.

2.afternoons, she rides bike 40 km × 3/wk.

3. ∵ it’s raining, I ran 15 min

4. city pop. 20%

5. Sh. & Bj. HK ﹥

Answers


The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres, which is usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.

Step 2: interviewing a person about exercise and training


Whether you are planning on walking or running a marathon it is very important to prepare well in advance.

Do you know how to prepare for a marathon?


A reporter is interviewing Lucy

about her training programme for

taking part in a marathon. Listen to

the interview, and complete the

notes below.


• Each marathon = _________ (time needed)

• Tue = 800m*8(fast)

• 10 miles * 3 days/wk. (slow)

• ____________________ (marathon speed)

• sun = 18 miles

• _________ = rest

• runs _______ miles/wk

4.55 hrs.

10 miles * 1 day/wk

Mon

62


In groups talk about how to keep fit. Take notes while your partner is talking, using the skills you have learnt.


Skills building 3: using punctuation

Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.


Apostrophe (’): showing possession and missing letters.

Colon (:): causal connection, presaging lists and strong contrast.

Comma (,): creating separation and pauses in sentences.

Dash (---): significantly separated aside.

Ellipsis (...): for tension-building pause.

the most common punctuation marks


Hyphen (-): connecting words together.

Exlamation mark (!): usually showing strong feeling.

Full stop (.): ending sentences and in abbreviations.

Quotation marks (“”): showing speech and 'different' words.

Semicolon (;): separation of related text and lists.


Read the e-mail in the textbook and

find the sentences that the writer uses

to give advice and encouragement.

Step 3: writing an e-mail encouraging a friend


You may want to mention:• weight-loss pills• equipment• going on a diet• sports• healthy eating• fast food• gyms

Write an e-mail encouraging your friend who has weight problems.

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