LifestylesUnit 1

1. Look at the photos. What kind of

lifestyle do you think the people have?

(use some objectives to describe it )

Key words to talk about lifestyle

• boring • 无聊的• busy• 繁忙的• dangerous• 危险的• active• 活跃的，充满活

力的

• easy• 简单的• lazy• 懒惰的• exciting• 有趣的，兴奋的• free• 闲暇的

• interesting• 有趣的• peaceful• 和平的• relaxing• 轻松的，放松的• stressful• 有压力的

Setp1.

Look at the photos. What kind of lifestyle do you think the people have ? Use the key words and sentence structure to help you.

I think a____ ‘s life is…but…sometimes.

A business manager

busy/exciting

/boring

I think a _____ ‘s life is…but…sometimes.

A shepherd

lazy/free/

dangerous

I think a _____ ‘s life is…but…sometimes.

A football player

interesting/exciting

/stressful

I think a _____ ‘s life is…but…sometimes.

a student

interesting/active

/stressful

I think a____ ‘s life is…but…sometimes.

teacher’s lifestyle

singer’s lifestyle

peasant’s lifestyle

miner’s lifestyle

Step2. Listen. Say which of the

people in the photos is speaking1. a football player 2. a student

3. a shepherd

4. a business manager

Listen again and find out the missing words1. Football player:

Being famous isn’t______,

you know. I travel a lot—I have

matches in________ countries.

But my job is _______, very

exciting! I love the________, the

______cheering, know what I

mean?

easy

different

exciting matche

speople

2. Student: My dad says these are the

best days of my life—but I’m not

! You know, I’ve got lots of

to do and there’s not much ＿＿＿ really. I also play _______ fo

r the school team and we have to d

o training_____ nights a week.

so sure

work

time

three

football

3. Shepherd:

I love the______ and I love

______. It’s _______, and

there’s no one to tell me what to

do. But it’s __________when

the weather’s bad!

animals

nature

not so good

peaceful

4. Business manager:

I’m very _______, and I don’t h

ave time to see my husband and chil

dren. Mmmm and my life is very __

_______, I suppose. I mean, I have

to__________ lots of money. But I fi

nd it really ________.

busy

stressful

deal with

exciting

Step4. Work in pairs

Talk about some more lifestyles of other

jobs. (Use adjectives and tell why.)

Example:

Read the passage about my aunt’s life and talk about her lifestyle with your partner.

A: My aunt’s life is very interesting because

she travels a lot and she has a young

daughter.

B: Yes, but it’s very busy and stressful

because she works very hard and she

hasn’t got time for hobbies.

driver’s lifestyle builder’s lifestyle

doctor’s lifestyle pilot’s lifestyle

-ing/-ed adjectives• interesting/interested exciting/excited• bored/boring relaxing/relaxed• worrying /worried surprising/surprised• tiring/tired challenging/challenged

• -ing adj. Often describe things

• -ed adj. Often describe people’s feeling

1. Teaching young children is a challenging job.2. I am surprised to learn that I have passed the test.

• It’s an __________ book and I am ______

in it.

interesting interested

• peace—peaceful—peacefully• n — adj — adv• 和平 — 和平的 —和平地，宁静地• Stress —stressful—stressfully• n — adj — adv• 压力— 有压力的—紧张地，有压力地• Relax (V)—relaxing (adj)• 放松 — 轻松的，放松的

Peaceful: not fighting or disorder calm and quiet

我们喜欢生活在和平的年代里 .

我对英国的一个谧静的山谷很感兴趣 .

We like to live in peaceful years.

I am very interested in a peaceful valley in England .

stressful: causing a lot of pressure or worry

他觉得他的新工作很紧张 .

He feels his new job very stressful.

suppose: to think or believe to think that sth is true

1. suppose +that 从句 我想你是对的 .

我想他不会来 .

I suppose that you are right .

I don’t suppose he will come .

2. suppose + 名词 / 代词 + (to be) … 认为…是…

许多人认为他已经五十岁了 .

我原以为他的妻子是一个漂亮的妇女 .

Many people suppose him to be fifty .

I supposed his wife a beautiful woman.

3. be supposed to do sth 应该做…被期望做… = should 学生应该按时完成作业。

她不应为那件事而生气。

Students are supposed to finish their homework on time.

She wasn’t supposed to be angry about that.

homework• Oral homework: • describe the lifestyles of your families

or your relatives or anyone you know.

• Imagine the lifestyle of your dreams.

• Write 5 sentence about it.• Preview

Writing homework: