Do You Look After Yourself ?

1.How many hours do you sleep per night ?

a)under 6 hours b) about 7 or 8 hours

c) more than 9 hours

2.How often do you clean your teeth ?

a)once a day b) twice a day

c) after every meal

3.How often do you do physical exercise, enough to make you out of breath ?a) never b) once a week c) two or three times a week 4.How often do you eat sweets or chocolate? a) never b) sometimes c) every day 5. How many pieces of fresh fruits do you eat per day ?a) One or two b) more than two c) none

Check your answers to the questionnaire.1. a) You probably aren’t getting enough sleep. b) 7 or 8 hours per night is sufficient for most people. c) you are a sleepy head , aren’t you!2. a) Once a day is not enough! b) Once in the morning and once at night is probably OK. c) Very good. Dentists recommend cleaning teeth after every meal.

3. a) You should take up some kind of sport! b) Good--once a week is better than never! c) Excellent! You must be very fit.

4. a) Well done! You probably save lots of money on dentist bills. b) Well, every now and then is OK. c) You should cut down!

5. a) Good. As they say -- an apple a day keeps the doctor away! b) Very good. Doctors recommend several pieces of fruit per day. c) You really should try to eat more fresh fruit.

kidney n. 肾 liver n. 肝脏

brain n. 大脑

n. 听觉n. 间隔；间歇n. 脉搏vt. 消化vi. 交换

intervaldigestswaphearingpulse

Read the words,then match the words with their Chinese meanings.

Find six to label the parts of the body in the diagram.

Key Words

liver

brain

lungs

stomach

heart

kidney

Exercise 2 (Page 33)

Look at the following statements and decide which part of the body is described.

ankle, brain, eye, heart, kidney, bone, knee, liver, lungs, muscle, ribs, spine, stomach, wrist, fingers

Key Words : The Body

This organ weighs about a kilo and is made

up of two sides. It is like a super computer that

processes information.

This organ is like a bag which reeives

everything you eat.It digests your food

and sends vitamins and minerals into

the blood.

brain

stomach

This organ beats at regular intervals 100,000

times a day. With each beat, it circulats 80 ml

of blood through the body—that’s 8,000 litres

of blood per day! It pumps blood into the lungs,

where it receives oxygen, Before being

pumped around the rest of the body.

heart

This is a very delicate organ. There are

two in a body and they have delicate

lids which protect them. Light enters and

reaches special light sensitive cells. These

work like a camera and finally send signals

to the brain.eyes

These organs absorb oxygen and get rid of

carbon dioxide. They are found

on either side of the heart. They

receive air as a result of breathing

and when blood passes through,

They give it oxygen. lungs

Which champion athlete do you think can run 100 meters in 8 seconds?

Is it possible for you?

Maurice Greene第一位同时拥有 50米、 60 米和 100 米3项世界记的男选手。

Floyd Landis2006 年环法自行车赛冠军 , 第三位获此殊荣的美国人

Marion Jones 2000 年悉尼奥运会女子 100 米、 200 米、4x400 米接力冠军 Florence Griffith奥运短跑三项金牌得主，同时也是 100 米及 200 米短跑的世界纪录保持人

Ben Johnson 汉城奥运会以惊人成绩打破男子百米世界纪录并夺得金牌

Super Athletes

100 metres

in 8 seconds?

Lesson 1 Super Athletes

doping n. 服用兴奋剂 gene-therapy 基因疗法

dash n. 短跑 marathon n. 马拉松赛跑

enhancesupremetoleratedoubtfulseekannual

increase

stand; bear

highest, greatest

yearly

do not believe, suspicious

look for

Match the words with their meanings.

abuse vt. 滥用They the trust the company had shown in them, the boss is very angry.

滥用

abusedused

violate vt. 违反，违背Do doping and gene-therapy

the Olympic spirit?

violate violet

违背

fundamental adj. 根本的，基本的Doping is a form of cheating.

fundamental

根本的

abuseviolate

controversial adj. 有争议的oppose vt. 反对Gene-therapy is very and many people further research into it.

有争议的反对

controversial oppose

What is the Olympic spirit?

Is it good for athletes to cheat in the competition?

Fast ReadingWhat is the general idea of the passage?A.The athletes who took part in the first Oly

mpic Games are not as fast as athletes today.

B. Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world.

C. The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively affected by doping and gene-therapy.

D. Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed.

Read the text again, match the key information with each part.

Records have fallen

Doping

Gene-therapy

Olympic spirit

Part one. (1-2)

Part two. (3-6)

Part three. (7)

Part four. (8)

Homework

Review the key words and read the text.