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2. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 1. Read the questions carefully before you begin. 2. Skim the passage, and look for main points and key words. Two guidelines to help you find information quickly: Skills building 1: finding information

3. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Read the letter on Page 45, underline the main points and circle the key words.

4. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Main points: The writer is overweight and feels embarrassed when others laugh at her. She worries that over- weight might damage her health, and wants to lose weight.

5. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Key words: overweight, exercise, going on a diet, lose weight, health

6. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 How do you choose a gym? What will you consider when choosing a gym? Step 1: recommending a gym to a friend

7. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Look at the advertisement and a web page about a gym. Underline the main points and circle the key words.

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10. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Listen to the radio commercial for Better Body Gym. Complete the note sheet. 2. Number of branches in the city: 3. In which roads are the branches? 2 One is in Jinshan Road, and the other one is in Hubei Road.

11. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 4. What do you get for free if you join now? 5. How big is each branch? One-month free membership. 3000 square metres.

12. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Work in pairs and discuss why Wu Tone should join Better Body Gym. I think Wu Tong should join the gym because: 1.__________________________________ 2.__________________________________ 3.__________________________________ 4.__________________________________ The membership cost is cheap. The gym is close by. He can do exercise and get fit. He can receive advice on how to become strong.

13. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 6. Is there a health café at the gym? 7. Can you get any advice about exercise? 8. Do you need to be 18 to join? 9. How can you find out more? No Yes Call 5555 4567.

14. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 If you need to write down information quickly, it is important that you make your notes as brief as possible. You can use abbreviations, key words and symbols. Skills building 2: note taking

15. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Dr. = Doctor e.g. = for example A.D. = advertisement A contraction is the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of internal letters. can’t = cannot

16. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Symbols ﹥ ﹤ ↑ ↓ ∵ ∴ → + = more than nearly/less than increase decrease because therefore mean/lead to and/also equal

17. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Guess the meaning of the each following emoticons. :- ) = :-( = sadness :-O = surprise :-D = great joy :-P = making a face :~-( = crying

18. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Listen to the recording and write down the words you hear, using the skills you have just learned.

19. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 1.In the mornings, he swims 2500 meters, four times a week. 2.In the afternoons, she rides a bike for 40 kilometers, three times a week. 3.Because it is raining, I ran for only 15 minutes. 4.The population of the city has increased by twenty per cent. 5.Shanghai and Beijing are both bigger than Hong Kong. Typescript

20. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 1.mornings, he swims 2,500 m × 4/wk. 2.afternoons, she rides bike 40 km × 3/wk. 3. ∵ it’s raining, I ran 15 min 4. city pop. 20% 5. Sh. & Bj. ﹥ HK Answers

21. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres, which is usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens. Step 2: interviewing a person about exercise and training

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23. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Whether you are planning on walking or running a marathon it is very important to prepare well in advance. Do you know how to prepare for a marathon?

24. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 A reporter is interviewing Lucy about her training programme for taking part in a marathon. Listen to the interview, and complete the notes below.

25. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Each marathon = _________ (time needed) Tue = 800m*8(fast) 10 miles * 3 days/wk. (slow) ____________________ (marathon speed) sun = 18 miles _________ = rest runs _______ miles/wk 4.55 hrs. 10 miles * 1 day/wk Mon 62

26. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 In groups talk about how to keep fit. Take notes while your partner is talking, using the skills you have learnt.

27. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Skills building 3: using punctuation Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.

28. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Apostrophe (’): showing possession and missing letters. Colon (:): causal connection, presaging lists and strong contrast. Comma (,): creating separation and pauses in sentences. Dash (---): significantly separated aside. Ellipsis (...): for tension-building pause. the most common punctuation marks

29. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Hyphen (-): connecting words together. Exlamation mark (!): usually showing strong feeling. Full stop (.): ending sentences and in abbreviations. Quotation marks (“”): showing speech and 'different' words. Semicolon (;): separation of related text and lists.

30. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 Read the e-mail in the textbook and find the sentences that the writer uses to give advice and encouragement. Step 3: writing an e-mail encouraging a friend

31. 湖南长郡卫星远程学校 2011 年下学期制作 :07 You may want to mention: weight-loss pills equipment going on a diet sports healthy eating fast food gyms Write an e-mail encouraging your friend who has weight problems.