Audio-Visual English Course (2008-2009 1st Semester)

1. Audio-Visual English Course (2008-2009 1st Semester) Unit 7 How Are You Feeling? 1st Class

2. Ready, Set, Go! Warm-up exercise: What do you do to stay healthy?

3. Section 1 Sound Recognition • / s / • 1:48 • / z / • 3:38 • / sh / • 5:48 • / sion / • 7:02 • /θ/ • 9:08 • /δ/ • 10:50 • / f / • 12:48 • / v /

4. Section 2 Interactive Listening Task 1 • Background • “climb the bandwagon乐队花车”: Long ago, bands on the platforms of traveling wagons played music to announce a parade or political speech. To show their support, people would often jump onto the platform and join the band. Today, the idiom usually refers to someone who hopes to benefit from supporting another person’s idea. • “to fall off the bandwagon” has the opposite meaning.

5. Section 2 Interactive Listening Task 1 • Background • In the U.S., the Holidays usually refers to the time between Thanksgiving (late Nov.), Christmas (Dec. 25) and New Year’s (Jan. 1). There are many parties and festivities, and people tend to overeat and gain weight during this time. • resolution坚定, 决心, 决定, 决议resolve • to work out daily with a partner每天和陪练员练习 • check it out fattening • hiking徒步旅行 • Question 4 His germs细菌are contagious传染性的, and he doesn’t want Susan to get a cold too.

6. Section 2 Interactive Listening Task 1 • Activity 1 The words and phrases in the Word Box will appear in the following dialogue. Study the definitions so that you will be able to read along with the recording. • Word Box • fit健康的；结实的 • Do you feel fit?你觉得身体好吗？ • He runs to keep fit.他跑步为了保持健康。 • as fit as a fiddle=very healthy • work out 运动；锻炼 • gymnasium健身房, 体育馆 • diet饮食；食物; 特种饮食；保健食谱 • to go on a diet节食；吃限定食物 • He began his diet a week ago.他在一星期前开始节食

7. Section 2 Interactive Listening Task 1 • Activity 2 Listen to the following dialogue. Write the missing words and phrases you hear in the blank spaces provided to complete the dialogue. Keys for reference • look great / three times a week / so busily / my diet / so easy / get in shape / fruits and vegetables / could go running together / hate running

8. Section 2 Interactive Listening Task 1 • Activity 3 Answering the following questions regarding the dialogue above. Write your answers in the space provided and discuss your answers in class. • 1. Do you think Amanda and Christina see each other frequently? • 2. What do you think Christina means when she says that she watches what she eats? • 3. What two excuses does Amanda give for why she is out of shape? • 4. What advice does Christina give Amanda? What advice do you give her?

9. Section 3 Culture Klatch • Activity 1 Listen to the passage. From the context of the passage, identify and write the definitions of the words or phrases in the Word Box. Do not use a dictionary. Word Box ailment: a mild illness home remedy: a simply prepared medication, often of unproven effectiveness administered without professional supervision. It is usually prepared in the home an passed from generation to generation. proverb: a short, widely-used saying that expresses a basic truth or practical idea myth: a fiction or half-truth nutrient: a source of nourishment placebo: something that helps a patient get well, but has no real medicinal value. The patient believes it will make him or her well, and this belief is what makes them better.

10. Section 3 Culture Klatch • Activity 2You’ll hear a series of sentences related to what you’ve just heard. Write the down the sentences and check your dictation for accuracy. • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

11. Section 3 Culture Klatch • Activity 2You’ll hear a series of sentences related to what you’ve just heard. Write the down the sentences and check your dictation for accuracy. • Keys for reference • 1. Most people do not go to the doctor for minor ailments. • 2. It is common to eat chicken soup when you have a cold. • 3. A well-known proverb says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” • 4. Doctors recommend getting seven to nine hours of sleep every night. • 5. It is possible that a placebo can help people to recover more quickly because of the positive mental impact it can have.

12. Section 3 Culture Klatch • Activity 3Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks to complete this summary. • People have many different ideas about how to stay ____. For serious illness, people tend to go to the doctor, but for minor _____, they often ____ home remedies. There are also some old proverbs that give advice about how to stay _____. While many home remedies and proverbs are just ______, there is often some truth to them. Sometimes even a placebo can make _____ feel ______.

13. Section 3 Culture Klatch • Activity 3Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks to complete this summary. • Keys for reference • healthy • ailments • rely on • healthy • myths • people • better

14. Section 3 Culture Klatch • People have many ideas about how to stay healthy, and what you should do if you get sick. For serious illnesses, people tend to go to the doctor, but for minor ailments, they often rely on home remedies. For example, chicken soup is supposed to be good for a cold, and some people say that a spoonful of sugar will cure the hiccups. • There are also some old proverbs that give advice about how to stay healthy, such as, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” or “Early to bed, early to rise keeps a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

15. Section 3 Culture Klatch • While many home remedies and proverbs are just myths, there is often some truth to them. Apples are indeed filled with beneficial nutrients, and doctors recommend at least seven to nine hours of sleep per night to maintain good health and a clear mind. Doctors have not been able to show any direct link between chicken soup and faster recovery from a cold. However, studies show that sometimes the positive mental impact of taking something, even if it’s just a placebo, can help people to recover more quickly.