大学英语泛读 2unit

Chapter2ChangingLifestylesandNewEatingHabitsDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner1.Whatislifestyle?Giveexamplesoftwoverydifferentlifestyles.Describehowtheyaredifferent.

Whatislifestyle?Lifestyleisthewayinwhichapersonoragroupofpeoplelivesandworks.acomfortable/healthy/lavish,……lifestyle舒适、健康、挥霍无度等的生活方式Heisabusinessmanagerandtravelsalot.Althoughheworksveryhard,whenit’sfree,healsodoesregularexercise.Lifestyle:ChallengingBusyStressfulActorswhoareveryfamousnowinChinaforthefilm《那些年》.Buttheirlivesarealsoverybusyandtired.Lifestyle:ExcitingActiveBusyMichaelisapoliceofficerinAmerica.Heisalsoamemberofabasketballteamandplaysthegameonceaweek.Hegoesfishinginhisfreework.Lifestyle:ThrillingDangerousenthusiasticHeisateacherinJXNormalUniversity.Alwaysittakeshimhalfanhourtoarriveschool.Inhisleisuretime,heoftentakesawalkwithhislittlelovelydog.LifeStyle:PeacefulRelaxingFreeBoringYourownlifestyles?•Iamacollegestudent,Ioftentakepartinsomeactivitiesbecause…IlikewatchingmoviesorTVseries,for…UsuallyIgotolibraryintheevening…2.Thinkaboutyourlifetoday.Isyourlifedifferenttodaythanitwas3or4yearsago?Writeaboutsomedifferencesinyourlifenow.Listtheminthechartbelow,andtellclassmateaboutthem.3.Imaginethelifestyleyoudreamof.Write3or4sentencesaboutit.

Example:IamasuccessfulfootballplayerlikeMessi.IliveinLondonbutItravelalot…EtRaymondWhatdoyouthinkthearticleisabout?Mainidea:(Howtouseskimmingstrategyandfindthemainidea)Q1:Canyoufindthetopicsentencesindifferentparagraphs?Underlinethemindifferentparagraphs.(RefertoflowchartP24)Q2:Whataremostusefulinhelpinggeneralizingthemainida?Q3:Whatisthemainidea?(topic+controllingidea,neithertoogeneralnortoodetailed)Whatisthisarticleabout?Becauseofchangesinlifestylesandincreasedawarenessofnutrition,Americansarechangingtheireatinghabitsandeatinghealthierfoods.Scanforthedetailedinformation1.WhydoAmericanshavedifferenteatinghabitstoday?Becausetheyhavedifferentlifestylesthantheyhadinthepast.2.HowhaveAmericanlifestylechanged?Giveexamples.Manypeoplelivealone.Therearemanysingleparents,therearemanydouble-incomefamilies.3.Howdothesechanginglifestylesaffectthewaytheyeat?MostAmericansusemicrowaveovensathome.Americanseatoutnearlyfourtimesaweek.Scanforthedetailedinformation4.Howhastheawarenessofthedangerofcholesterolchangedwhatpeopleeat?Peopleeatlessredmeatandmorechicken,turkey,andfish.5.Howdopeoplechangetheireatingpatternsaccordingtodifferentsituations?Giveexamples.Beforeorafterphysicalactivity,peopleeatsalads.Foraromanticdinner,peopleeatshrimporlobster.AnalyzethetextDifficultsentencesinterpretationAskstudentstotranslatethefollowingsentencesL9-10L15-16

Vocabulary

Fromthereadingpassage,findthewordsthatfitthefollowingdescriptions

1.____findinfoodandnecessaryforgoodhealth.2._____Partsofplantsthatyoueatbutcannotdigestwhichhelpfoodtomovequicklythroughyourbody.3.______foundinfoodandareimportanttobuildourbones,teethandblood4.______Afamilyinwhichbothhusbandandwifehavejobs.5.______atypeoffoodmadefromamixtureofflour,eggs,andwaterthatisformedintodifferentshapesandthenboiled6._____issomeoneorsomethingwhichcarriesoutaprocessfibernutritioncalciumpastadouble-incomefamilyprocessorSomenutritionshelpbuildourbodyProtein-----fishmeatandbeanscalcium------eggsmilkandotherdiaryproductscarbohydrates:pastabreadricenoodlesCholesterol:redmeatseafoodFiberandmineral:breadcerealVitamin:vegetablefruitfishmilkTopicPresentation1.Arelifestylesalsochanginginyourcountry?Why?Dscribehowtheyarechanging.Doyouthinkourlifestylewillcontinuetochangeinthefuture?Why?e.gonlineshopping;onlineeductation;eatfastfood……3.Inyourcountry,dopeopleeatdifferentlytodaythantheydidinthepast?Givereasonsandexamplesinyourexplanation.Healthydietandhabit早饭吃得好；午饭吃得饱；晚饭吃得少。Breakfastlikeaking;lunchlikeaPrince;supperlikeapauper.要想身体好，早饭要吃好。GoodBreakfastmakesyouhealthy.吃得七分饱就该离餐桌.Leaveoffwithanappetite饭前喝口汤，永远没灾殃。Somesoupbeforedinner,healthybodyforever.

Healthydietandhabit吃饭不要闹，饭后不要跑。Nofrolicingderingthemeal,norunningafterthemeal朝食三片姜，赛过人参汤。ThreegingerswiththebreakfastarebetterthanginsengAmericanslovetodo……Guess！！！1、WatchingTV

Americansspendhalftheirleisuretimeinfrontofthetelevision,makingitthemostpopular21st-century"hobby."AccordingtoareportbyTheNielsenCo.,56.4percentofthattimeinfrontoftheTVisspentwatchingrealityTV,whileonly20percentisspentwatchingsports.2、SportsandExerciseMenare6percentmorelikelytoexerciseorplaysportsthanaretheir"betterhalves."AccordingtotheNationalSportingGoodsAssociation,theactivitiesthatbothsexesengagedinthemostin2010were"exercisewalking",exercisingwithequipment,swimming,bikeridingandbowling.3、Reading

Leisurelyreadingvarieddrasticallybyagegroup."Individualsage75andoveraveraged1.1hoursofreadingperweekendday,"theATUSsays."Conversely,individualsages15to19readforanaverageof6minutesperweekendday."4、ComputerGames

"Currentlytherearemorethanhalfabillionpeopleworldwideplayingonlinegamesatleastanhouraday--and183millionintheUSalone",writesJaneMcGonigal,authorofRealityisBroken.Theaverageyoungpersonracksup10,000hoursofgamingbytheageof21.That'salmostexactlyasmuchtimeastheyspendinaclassroomduringallofmiddleschoolandhighschooliftheyhaveperfectattendance.Mostastonishingly,5milliongamersintheU.S.arespendingmorethan40hoursaweekplayinggames--thesameasafull-timejob!"5、SocialNetworking"Socialnetworksandblogsreachnearly80percentofactiveU.S.InternetusersandrepresentthemajorityofAmericans'timeonline",theNielsenSocialMediaReportsays.WheredoesAmericaspenditstimeonline?InMay2011,Americansspent53billionminutesonFacebook,makingitthemostpopularU.S.website

6、PlayingorListeningtoMusic

IfFacebook"likes"areanyindication,Americanslovemusic.Ofthetop30most"liked"things,11arerecordingartists,and"music"itselfhasover32millionfans(asofthetimeofpublication).7、Traveling

In2010,Americanstook1.5billionleisuretrips.AccordingtotheU.S.TravelAssociation,themostpopularreasonsfortakingleisuretripsareseeingfriendsandfamily,shopping,sightseeingandgoingtothebeach

8、GoingtotheMoviesThreeoutofeveryfourAmericansgotothemoviesatleastonceayear.Accordingto