game shows
talk shows
What does a couch potato refer to?
A couch potato is someone who watches lots (some would say too much! ) of television.
“沙发马铃薯”。它不是马铃薯的 变种，而是现代社会里的产物，指 浪费太多时间看电视的人。
switch over交换位置, 转换。 You drive first and then we can switch over. 你先开车, 然后我们换着开。 2. take up占据（时间、空间） This table takes up too much room. 这个桌子太占地方。
Her time is fully taken up with writing. 她的时间都用来写作了。 take up还可以表示:开始学习某项课程; 向…提出;开始做某项工作; 拿起武器;打 断某人等。如： A few years later I dropped medicine and took 。
2. Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.
meetings and phone calls, urgent matters, do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails, look at documents at home, be ready for the next day’s work
3. How does Bob spend his morning and evening?
Bob’s morning is very busy with very little time to get dressed and have breakfast and he has all kinds of urgent matters . His evening is not easy, either .He has documents to read and never goes to bed until mid-night.
Careful Reading
1. Is Brian a lazy person ? Can you find two examples of his lazy behavior?
Yes, Brian is lazy. For example, he watches the children’s programs until about half-past ten. Then he gets up. He doesn’t work but his wife works and she makes his meals.
2. What do you think “You’ve got the world at your feet” means? It is used in a humorous way . It means this person feels he has a successful life because he can watch anything he likes on TV.
boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful
cartoons
sports programmer
films
TV series
the news
4. Why does Bob’s family complain? Bob seldom has time for fun and other leisure activities with his family.
5. Why does Bob work so hard? He wants to make more money. Besides, he gets bored if there is nothing to do . He likes being busy.
北师大版高中英语必修一全套课件
Unit 1 lifestyles Lesson 1
A Perfect Day?
Do you ever watch too much TV? How much time do you spend watching TV every day?
What kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have?
A person who works very hard and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things.
He is a workaholic.
工作迷
醉心于 工作的人
工作狂
Fast Reading
1. Underline the TV programmer that Brian usually watches. the children’s programs, news, old movies, TV series, sports games
Language points
1. switch on=turn on接通, 打开(电器) First you should switch the machine on. 首先你要接通机器电源。 switch off =turn off切断(电流等) He switched it off because he didn’t like the television programmes. 他把电视关了, 因为他不喜欢那些电视 节目。