Period 2 Vocabulary and ReadingTeaching Goals：1．To get Ss to master the reading skills of scanning and skimming．2．To let Ss master the language points in the textbook．3．To let Ss master the grammar rule一一nouns used as verbs．Teaching Procedures：Step 1．RevisionPurpose：To let Ss review what had learnt in the last period and lead them to the new content．1．Ask Ss the following question：Do you still remember the words and expressions connected with illness?For your reference：flu，get／catch a cold，toothache，unhealthy，etc．2．Ask Ss to discuss “How to make ourselves healthy?”in groups of four．For your reference：(1)Do a lot of exercise．(2)Have a healthy diet．(3)Don’t eat too much fat．(4)Early to bed and early to rise．Step 2．Leading-in1．Word studyT：Today we are going to learn an interesting article．The main character is Zhou Kai，who is a student in senior high sch001．Let’s see how healthy he is． Before we read the passage，let’s study some new words·(1)anxious耐焦急的，迫切的※[固定搭配]①be anxious about对……感到焦虑，着急E.g. He seemed anxious about the meeting．②be anxious for sb为某人担忧E.g. Parents are naturally anxious for their children·(2)captain n首领，领导者E.g. He was captain of the basketball team at school·(3)injure vt伤害，使受伤E.g. Tom injured his knee when playing football．※[相关]injury n伤害E.g. Two players are out of the team because of injury·(4)pain①n疼痛E.g. You get more aches and pains as you get older·②vt使痛苦，使苦恼E.g. It pains me to see you like this．(5)normal 正常的E.g. It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip．2．ExerciseAsk Ss to finish the exercises in Activity l on P2．Suggested Answers：(1)sweets (2)break(all arm)，fever，injure，injury，pain，painful(3)normal (4)captain (5)anxiousStep 3．ReadingPurpose：To develop Ss’ reading skills．1．SkimmingPurpose：To get a brief understanding of the text．(I)Ask Ss to read Part 1 and try to answer the questions in Activity 2 on P2．Suggested Answers：①Because he is going out to play football in the rain．②She thinks he will catch a bad cold．③She asks him to at least wear a jacket．(2)Ask Ss to go through Part 2 quickly，and then answer the questions in Activity3 on P2．Suggested Answers：①They are connected because they both talk about the Way Zhou Kai’s mother looks after him．and because they both mention the time he got ill through playing football in the rain．②Various answers are acceptable．One possible answer is：Yes，Zhou Kai has a healthy lifestyle because his mother gives him lots of fresh fruit and vegetables．He eats fish，not fatty meat or sugar and sweets．He also exercises regularly．playing a lot of football．2．ScanningPurpose：To get Ss to have some details in the text．(1)Read Part 2 and then finish Activity 4 and 5 on P3．Suggested Answers to Activity 4：①a ②b ③a ④b ⑤bSuggested Answers to Activity 5：①broken ②cold ③diets ④injury ⑤nu(Influenza) ⑥healthy(2)Ask Ss to find the key sentence of each paragraph in Part 2．Suggested Answers：Paragraph 1：My mother has always made sure we eat very healthily，and fresh fruit and vegetables are a very important part of our diet．Paragraph 2：I’m quite healthy．Paragraph 3：I’m crazy about football．Step 4．Language PointsPurpose：To train Ss’ language capacity．Ask Ss to read the text again and then discuss the important words，phrases and sentences．1．sweet(1)adj 甜的；香的；悦耳的；令人愉快的E.g. ①Too much sweet food is bad for your teeth．②She has a sweet voice．③l can’t tell you how sweet this victory is．(2)n糖果，甜食；(p1)满足E.g. I'm enjoying the sweets of life．2．When Zhou Kai’s mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on，she eyed him anxiously．妈妈看到周凯没穿夹克就向前门走去，担心地盯着他。

(1)see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事。

E.g. I see him having supper．※[比较]see sb do sth看见某人做过某事E.g. I see you come in．(2)head towards／for．．．朝……而去；前往……E.g. She is heading towards the office．※[拓展]head towards／for还有比喻义，即“将会碰到；遭到”E.g. ① Are you heading for great difficulties?②，I'}le world is heading for many problems．(3)eye Vt盯着看，注视E.g. He eyed me painfully．3．make sure一定要，确保可用于以下两种句型搭配：(1)make sure+0f+n／v—ingE.g. You’d better make sure of the time when you have a date．(2)make sure + that从句(常用一般现在时)E.g. Make sure that there is no mistake in your composition．4．have a sweet tooth=be fond of sweet food有吃甜食的嗜好，喜爱甜食5．diet(1)n日常饮食，Et常食物E.g. Mary accept the doctor’s advice on diet．[相关词组]go on a diet节食E.g. I decided to go on my diet before my holiday．(2)vi节食E.g. No sugar in my coffee，I’m dieting．6．would rather do宁愿做……E.g. 1 would rather sleep in bed．※[拓展]“宁愿做……而不愿做……”的表达为：would rather do…than…／would do…rather than．．．Eg①1 would rather play ten nis than swim．②1 would play tennis rather than swim．7．1 was stupid enough to play football in the rain．我真是够蠢的，居然在雨中踢足球。