Interpretation of Lesson 1 A Perfect Day?Part 1 Teaching Material:The basic topic of this unit is “lifestyles”.Lesson1 plays an important part in this unit. The articles,titles are that “A couch potato”and “A workaholic”. These two articles present completely different lifestyles. There are two pictures to stir students? interest. The first article is talking about one person who spends too much time watching TV. The second article is related with the other person who is always working from morning to night. After reading, weall know that one person is a couch potato;the other person is a workaholic.Writing purpose is that: Tell the readers these two kinds of lifestyle are unhealthy. Try to make the readers pay attention to healthy lifestyle and lead a rich life.Teaching aims1.Knowledge aims:The Ss can remember and use the topic vocabulary and topic sentences.2.Ability aims:Enable the students to understand specific information while reading.Enable the students to work out the meaning of important words from the context.Enable the students to Present Simple and Present Continuous.3.Emotional aims:Help the students have an idea that we should lead a healthy life.Teaching focus:A. Important points:1. To discuss favorite TV programs and daily activities and to read two texts forspecific information2. Improve the Ss? reading abilityB. Difficult points:1. To revise Present Simple and Present ContinuousWell, how to achieve the teaching objectives better, to stress the key points and break through the difficult points? The key is how to make use of the proper teaching methods. I?ll talk about my teaching methods below.Part 2: Teaching methods:According to the modern perception theories and social intercourse teaching theories, I adopt theTSA method and TBLT method in my teaching, namely Total Situational Action and Task-based Language Teaching.The former is a “scene —activity” teaching method .It establishes a real scene and the interaction between the teacher and the Ss .It emphasizes a dynamic information exchange between the teacher and Ss.The latter offers the Ss an opportunity to complete the tasks in which Ss use language to achieve a specific outcome. Let the Ss know more about life while they are learning English. As a guide,teacher should make the Ss use English freely and correctly. And combine the language structures with language functions.Finally, student-centered teaching method, free discussion, individual work, pair work, group work. Fast-reading, careful-reading, and presentation.Part 3: Learning methods:The Ss do not often use English to express themselves and communicate with others. Some Ss are not active in the class, because they are afraid of making mistakes. Let Ss study in a relaxed and agreeable atmosphere. Ss understand the new knowledge in certain degree through the mental process of seeing, hearing, saying, observing, imagining, thinking etc. So let Ss make preparationsfor completing the new study task.After feeling and comprehending the language points, let Ss obtain the knowledge actively by cooperative study. Thereby, develop the Ss? a bilities of studying and working with the learning language independently.Part 4: Teaching aids:A blackboard, a projector or computerPart 5: Teaching proceduresStep 1: Lead-in and pre-reading:T: I think most of us like watching TV. Watching TV is part of our life, do you think so?S:T: We know about all kinds of things from TV. What are your favorite kinds of TV program? Tell the class. Use the Key Words to help you. (Show some slides about TV programs)S:T: Why do you like the programs?S:T: Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?S:T: The way a person lives and works is different. Can you imagine an adult doesnothing except watch TV all day? Or he only thinks of working and never has time to watch TV? What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have?S:T: In reality few people like do that, but some people like that lifestyle and think it is a perfect day. Now let?s read the text “A Perfect Day?” really?Step 2: Fast-readingDo the exercise 3 to let students understand the text.Read the two texts quickly and underline the TV programs that Brain usually watches.The children?s programs, news, old movies, TV series, ports gamesUnderline the kinds of work Bob does every day.Meetings and phone calls, urgent matters, do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails, l ook at documents at home, be ready for the next day?s workStep 3: Careful-reading:Do the exercise 4. Read the two texts again and answer these questions. First let the students look through five questions. Then read the text again carefully. Think about the following five questions. When you finish your reading, I will check your answers. After that, Ss have got a better understanding of this article. Then guide the Ss to summarize main idea of each paragraph. This part reflects Task-based Language Teaching. And enable the students to understand specific information while reading.Step 4:Presentation --DiscussionWhich lifestyle do you prefer? Which one is healthier?What can Bob or Brian do to improve their lifestyle?Possible answers:Do you work too hard? You may need more time to enjoy your life with your family.You are too lazy! Your life is too boring only at home .You should go out for workand do some exercise.(Up to now, it is one period)Step 5: Post-reading and word studyAfter analyzing the text, I think all of you have a deeper thought of the passage. Now we will do some exercises. Complete exercise 7on page 9.Then give the students some time to finish the exercise. Some time later, check the answers. If possible, ask the students to translate the sentences into Chinese.Then I will explain key words. Such as: switch on; take up, fill with …Step 6: GrammarDo the exercise 8 and 9.To revise Present Simple and Present Continuous.Step 7: PracticeLet Ss do some exercises to consolidate what we learnt just now. Look at task ten. Read this sentence, describe your parents? lifestyles to your partner.Step 8: Blackboard DesignA Perfect Day?Main idea of each para. Grammar Language pointsswitch ontake up….Step 9 HomeworkKeep a diary about your weekend.That is all for my interpretation. Thank you for your attention.。