4. RUNNING Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, in big cities and in the countryside, you can see people run- -ning. Men and women, children and teenagers,middle-aged and old peop - -le are running. People run everyw- -here -- along the beaches, through the parks, down the streets, or at thesee people run- -ningalong the beaches, through the parks, down the streets,

5. gymnasium.Some people even run in their living rooms. A few years ago, running was not so popular. In the 1960s, when some people saw a runner, they would ask, “Hey, what’s the hurry?” Or they might say to themselves, “Is he all right?” Women almost never ran. If they did, they might hear a man shout,running was not so popular.In the 1960swould might

6. “If I catch you,can I keep you?” But today all this is changing. Today men and women of all ages enjoy running.enjoy running Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from the following bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking cigarettes,and not exercising enough. Doctors tell us, Doctors say come from too muchenough

7. “Eat less,don’t smoke, and exercise more.” Running is a good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs 3 times a week. “I love to eat,” she says. So she runs to lose weight. Running is good for one’s health in other ways too.Many runners sayhelps build a strong heartis good for

8. running makes headaches and other small health problems go away. “Ru - -nning is my doctor,” says one man. Running can also help people to relax.makes headaches and other small health problems go away

9. Along( 沿着 ) 与 across( 穿过 ) Through 与 across 均有 “ 穿过 ” 的意思 through 指的是立体的, “ 从其中穿过 ” Eg: walk through the forest( 从林中穿过 ) across 指的是平面的, “ 从平面穿过 ) ” Eg: walk across the street( 从街面穿过 )

10. Classsical music is not popular today. Running was not so popular 跑步还不十分普遍 running 为动名词, 作主语 be (not)popular …… ( 不 ) 普遍, 流行

11. In the 1960s 在 20 世纪 60 年代 世纪, 年代前要加定冠词 the. the 1970s 20 世纪 70 年代 the 1980s 20 世纪 80 年代 …… 依此类推

12. She has not come back, she might be busy today. Would 在本句中指过去习惯性动作 Might 在本句中表推测, 译为 “ 可能 ”, “ 也许 ” eg: 她还没回来, 也许她今天很忙.

13. 马克喜欢读书 Enjoy 后只能接动名词, enjoy doing sth. “ 乐于做某事, 喜爱做某事 “ Eg: Mike enjoys reading.

14. The students in our school come from all over the country. Come from 来自于 …… Eg ： I come from a working family.

15. Enough 可作形容词, 副词和代词 1. 作形容词时, 位于被修饰的名词前 enough time enough seats 2. 作副词时, 位于所修饰的词的后面 big enough carefully enough 3. 作代词时, 后面不接名词 --What about another cup of tea? --That ’ s enough. Thank you.

16. 她帮助我做作业。 Helps build a strong heart help 后可接带 to 或不带 to 的不定式 help sb. do sth. help sb. to do sth. Eg: She helped me (to) do my homework.

17. Smoking is not good for your health. Be good for 对 …… 有好处 Eg: Reading more is good for you. 吸烟对身体没有益处。

18. How can we make the trees grow quicker? Make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 Eg: My mother made me go to buy some flowers.

19. See(hear,notice, watch) + sb. + doing 看见 ( 听见 ) 某人正在做某个动作 Eg: I heard the thief going down the stairs. I saw him crossing the road. See(hear,notice,watch) +sb. +do 看见 ( 听见 ) 某人做了某个动作 Eg: I heard the thief go down the stairs. I saw him cross the road.

20. Too much 太多, 过分. 用于不可数名词 前或单独使用. eg: There is too much furniture in this room. You have given me too much. Much too 太 …, 非常. 修饰形容词或副词 eg:You are much too kind to me. We are driving much too fast.

21. Questions: 1.Where and when do people run? 2.Was running popular a few years ago ? 3.Why do many people run?

22. 1.Where and when do people run? Early in the morning, at noon,or in the evening, in big cities and in the countryside, you can see people running.

23. 2.Was running popular a few years ago ? No,it wasn’t.

24. 3.Why do many people run? Running can do good to our health. It helps us build a strong heart and lose weight. It can also help us keep fit.

25. homework 1.Read the text 2.Do comprehension exercises 3.Preview reading for interest