Unit Emotions and health Teaching aims: In this unit students are required to 1)get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about english culture 2)do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; 3)grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary 4 read the in-class read ing passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their read ing comprehension, 5)do some post-read ing exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills 6)translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the read ing passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities L. USeful Information Ever since the time of Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychiatry experts felt there was a strong relationship between emotions and health. Freud,a medical doctor, said that certain physical needs must be met to maintain mental health These include physical safety, food, and, especially, sexual gratification. Some think that Freud overemphasized sex. He also said that a poor emotional adjustment such as a repressed conflict can cause psychosomatic illnesses. These are illnesses with real physical symptoms but no physical cause IL Preparation 1. On the stage Directions: Work in groups to organice a mime production in which only body language and gestures are used to covey a particular emotion. For each performance, the other students are asked to guess the emotion expressed. One can express one s anger by pulling a long face getting red in the face being ready to attack clenching one's fist
Unit 7 Emotions and Health Teaching Aims: In this unit students are required to : 1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture; 2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; 3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary; 4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension; 5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.; 6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities. I. Useful Information Ever since the time of Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychiatry, experts felt there was a strong relationship between emotions and health. Freud, a medical doctor, said that certain physical needs must be met to maintain mental health. These include physical safety, food, and, especially, sexual gratification. Some think that Freud overemphasized sex. He also said that a poor emotional adjustment such as a repressed conflict can cause psychosomatic illnesses. These are illnesses with real physical symptoms but no physical cause. II. Preparation 1. On the Stage Directions: Work in groups to organize a mime production in which only body language and gestures are used to convey a particular emotion. For each performance, the other students are asked to guess the emotion expressed. Samples One can express one’s anger by: --- pulling a long face; --- stomping on the ground; --- getting red in the face; --- shouting or yelling; --- being ready to attack; --- clenching one’s fist;
-- gnashing one's teeth One can express one's anxiety by ng patting one's head One can express one's sadness by being motionless putting on an expressionless face, One can express one's hopelessness by shaking one's head shrugging one's shoulders One can express ones nervousness by scratching one's head pacing/walking up and down murmuring to oneself 2. Healthy emotions 1 )experience 2)different 3 )healthily 4 )sad 5)lost 6)complex Physically 8)hard 9)mental IIL. Pre-reading Activities Directions: Work in groups to answer the following questions. Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of ilIness. What else does good health mean? What determines health? Sample Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of illness. Good health also means mental alertness and muscularity. One who has good health is intelligent, strong, energetic, quick-minded, and full of vigor There are many factors contributing to good health. First of all, one shouldnt smoke and shouldnt drink excessively. Secondly, one should have a healthy diet and avoid eating and drinking too much at one time. One should eat breakfast every day and eat very little between meals. Thirdly, exercise is extremely important for good health. If one takes exercise regularly, good health won't be too far away. Fourthly enough sleep is also very important. One should sleep seven to eight hours a day Lack of sleep will dull one's mind and one's body will eventually give out. Finally one should get regular med ical care. Regular check-ups are necessary IV Passage reading
--- gnashing one’s teeth. One can express one’s anxiety by: --- remaining silent; --- strolling here and there; --- patting one’s head. One can express one’s sadness by: --- crying or weeping; --- being motionless; --- putting on an expressionless face; --- facing the sky. One can express one’s hopelessness by : --- shaking one’s head; --- shrugging one’s shoulders. One can express one’s nervousness by: --- scratching one’s head; --- pacing/walking up and down; --- murmuring to oneself. 2. Healthy Emotions 1)experience 2)different 3)healthily 4)sad 5)lost 6)complex 7)physically 8)hard 9)mental III. Pre-reading Activities Directions: Work in groups to answer the following questions. Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of illness. What else does good health mean? What determines health? Sample Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of illness. Good health also means mental alertness and muscularity. One who has good health is intelligent, strong, energetic, quick-minded, and full of vigor. There are many factors contributing to good health. First of all, one shouldn’t smoke and shouldn’t drink excessively. Secondly, one should have a healthy diet and avoid eating and drinking too much at one time. One should eat breakfast every day and eat very little between meals. Thirdly, exercise is extremely important for good health. If one takes exercise regularly, good health won’t be too far away. Fourthly, enough sleep is also very important. One should sleep seven to eight hours a day. Lack of sleep will dull one’s mind and one’s body will eventually give out. Finally, one should get regular medical care. Regular check-ups are necessary. IV. Passage Reading
1. Finishing reading the passage within 16 minutes, and point out the main idea of the passage. 2. Filling the blanks in the reading comprehension exercises 3. Language points 1)It is not just stress that can do damage. (1.16) 此句为强调句,结构为itis.that”,如果强调的是人,也可以用“itis….Who'。 如“ Paul came here in September”这个句子可以有两种强调句型 It was Paul that came here in September It was Paul who came here in September. 下面的句子中,被强调的是人称代词,用what和who有细微差别 It was i who found him there It was me that found him there 2)they reduced their visits to the doctor by 36 percent (1.30-31) If something increases or decreases by a particular amount, that amount is ained or lost e.g. Villent crime had increased by 10 percent since last year Their pay has been cut by one-third 3)which in turn gives them more understand ing of the situation(1. 40) The phrase"in turn"has two meanings. In the passage, it means as a result of something. It also means"one after the other e.g. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn Katherine looked at each face in turn 4) This helps make more sense of it. (1.45) This sentence means: Writing about negative and unpleasant events gives one a better understand ing of the situation 5) Another interesting study.. than those with fewer. (1.52-54) In this sentence, there are two object clauses one is that the more diverse your social network, the better", the other is"that people who have a number of d ifferent social relationships have a lower risk of getting colds than those with V. Post-Reading Activities 1. Translations 1)We can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight-whichever suits you 2) Men are generally supposed to be strong, but most women know that the reverse is often true 3)He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence 4) You look equally nice in both dresses-I wouldn t know which one to ad vise you bu 5) This candidate has an impressively diverse range of interests and experience 6) The child suddenly let go of her hand and ran across the street
1. Finishing reading the passage within 16 minutes, and point out the main idea of the passage. 2. Filling the blanks in the reading comprehension exercises. 3．Language Points 1) It is not just stress that can do damage. (l.16) 此句为强调句，结构为 “it is ….that ” ，如果强调的是人，也可以用 “it is ….who”。 如 “Paul came here in September.”这个句子可以有两种强调句型： It was Paul that came here in September. It was Paul who came here in September. 下面的句子中，被强调的是人称代词，用 what 和 who 有细微差别： It was I who found him there. It was me that found him there. 2) they reduced their visits to the doctor by 36 percent (l.30~31) If something increases or decreases by a particular amount, that amount is gained or lost. e.g. Villent crime had increased by 10 percent since last year. Their pay has been cut by one-third. 3) which in turn gives them more understanding of the situation (l.40) The phrase “in turn” has two meanings. In the passage, it means “as a result of something”. It also means “one after the other”. e.g. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn. Katherine looked at each face in turn. 4) This helps make more sense of it.( l.45) This sentence means: Writing about negative and unpleasant events gives one a better understanding of the situation. 5) Another interesting study……than those with fewer. (l.52~54) In this sentence, there are two object clauses: one is “that the more diverse your social network, the better”; the other is “that people who have a number of different social relationships have a lower risk of getting colds than those with fewer”. V. Post-Reading Activities 1．Translations 1) We can go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight-whichever suits you best. 2) Men are generally supposed to be strong, but most women know that the reverse is often true. 3) He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence. 4) You look equally nice in both dresses-I wouldn’t know which one to advise you to buy. 5) This candidate has an impressively diverse range of interests and experience. 6) The child suddenly let go of her hand and ran across the street
7) The result of the competition will depend largely on the opinions of the judges 8)Im tired of ling me what to do all the tin . Writing Directions: Write a composition entitled"How to Manage Stress" in no less than 100 words. Remember to write neatly. As university students, we are lucky to have a chance to learn more things. And college life is beautiful. But college is not the students' paradise. We must face many difficulties which come from not only our study, but also our daily lives. These d ifficulties bear down on us with the weight of mount Tai. The stress is harmful to students health. We must manage it. Here is how You can speak out or write down your stress. When you are depressed, you can tell one of your intimate friends all your troubles. Then he or she will give you a few words of comfort. You will feel better after that. Also you can write down all your troubles and read them and again. When you are bored with them, you will worry less about them If you dont like speaking or writing, you can go out with your friends. You can go camping, fishing, swimming, skating and things like that. But you must throw yourself into it. Then you will be happy and forget all your stress. You may be tired after that, and you will sleep like a log till broad daylight. The next day, everything will be all right Remember that stress is dangerous to your health, but you can manage it. Why not start now? Sample 2 There are all kinds of stress in our daily lives such as stress from work, stress from study and stress from examinations. How to manage stress is thus a very important problem that we have to deal with properly I think stress itself doesnt exist. It's only because we consider things to be bad and regard all of them as our own fault and won't forgive ourselves As we all know, there is nothing you can do without error. So it's impossible to expect everything to be perfect. If we have done our best, although not successfully, there is nothing to regret And we dont to blame ourselves continuously. In fact we have done a quite good job. Then we will feel the stress less. We will stay healthy and do well in the future Eventually we will be successful
7) The result of the competition will depend largely on the opinions of the judges. 8) I’m tired of you telling me what to do all the time. i. Writing Directions: Write a composition entitled “How to Manage Stress” in no less than 100 words. Remember to write neatly. How to Manage Stress Sample 1 As university students, we are lucky to have a chance to learn more things. And college life is beautiful. But college is not the students’ paradise. We must face many difficulties which come from not only our study, but also our daily lives. These difficulties bear down on us with the weight of Mount Tai. The stress is harmful to students’ health. We must manage it. Here is how: You can speak out or write down your stress. When you are depressed, you can tell one of your intimate friends all your troubles. Then he or she will give you a few words of comfort. You will feel better after that. Also you can write down all your troubles, and read them again and again. When you are bored with them, you will worry less about them. If you don’t like speaking or writing, you can go out with your friends. You can go camping, fishing, swimming, skating and things like that. But you must throw yourself into it. Then you will be happy and forget all your stress. You may be tired after that, and you will sleep like a log till broad daylight. The next day, everything will be all right. Remember that stress is dangerous to your health, but you can manage it. Why not start now? Sample 2 There are all kinds of stress in our daily lives such as stress from work, stress from study and stress from examinations. How to manage stress is thus a very important problem that we have to deal with properly. I think stress itself doesn’t exist. It’s only because we consider things to be bad and regard all of them as our own fault and won’t forgive ourselves. As we all know, there is nothing you can do without error. So it’s impossible to expect everything to be perfect. If we have done our best, although not successfully, there is nothing to regret. And we don’t to blame ourselves continuously. In fact we have done a quite good job. Then we will feel the stress less. We will stay healthy and do well in the future. Eventually we will be successful
