Unit1 --- Warm up
In this unit you will…
Talk about your own lifestyle and find out about other people’s.
Listen to some interviews, radio programmes and a survey.
Read articles about lifestyles and a personal letter.
Write a personal letter.
Review the present tenses.
Warm-up
1 >Look at the photos. What kind of lifestyle do you think the people have?
Use the Key Words to help you.
boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful
Example
I think a shepherd’s life is peaceful and relaxing-but maybe it’s boring sometimes.
Answers
1 Shepherd’s life: lazy/free/dangerous
2 Football player’s life: interesting/exciting/stressful
3 Business manager’s life: busy/exciting/boring
4 Student’s life: interesting/active/stressful
2> Listen. Say which of the people in the photos is speaking.
Example 1 a football player
Answers
1 a football player 2 a student 3 a shepherd 4 a business manager
Tapescript
1 Football player: Being famous isn’t easy, you know. I travel a lot—I have matches in different countries. But my job is exciting, very exciting! I love the matches, the people cheering, know what I mean?
2 Student: My dad says these are the best days of my life—but I’m not so sure! You know, I’ve got lots of work to do and there’s not much time really. I also play football for the school team and we have to do training three nights a week.
3 Shepherd: I love the animals and I love nature. It’s peaceful, and there’s no one to tell me what to do. But it’s not so good when the weather’s bad!
4 Business manager: I’m very busy, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very stressful, I suppose. I mean, I have to deal with lots of money. But I find it really exciting.
3> Work in pairs. Talk about the lifestyles below.
Example
A: My aunt’s life is very interesting because she…
B: Yes, but it’s very…
1 My aunt is a business manager in Shanghai and she travels a lot. She has a young daughter. She works very hard so she hasn’t got time for hobbies.
2 Fang Ming is a police officer in Chengdu. He is also a member of a basketball team and plays the game once a week. He goes fishing in his free time.
4> Introduce some more lifestyles of other jobs. Let the students learn more.
peasant’s lifestyle
miner’s lifestyle
teacher’s lifestyle
doctor’s lifestyle
singer’s lifestyle
rocksy’s lifestyle
students’ lifestyle
pilot’s lifestyle
coach’s lifestyle
traffic police’s lifestyle
driver’s lifestyle
builder’s lifestyle
Writing
5> Imagine the lifestyle of your dreams. Write five sentences about it.
Example
I am a professional tennis player. I live in Beijing but I travel a lot.
6> Think bout your own lifestyles. You know, you are students, you are very busy. In other countries, students ‘s lifestyles aren’t like ours. What’s your opinion about this? Please write them down.
