Practice Fast Reading Preview Unit 8

Unit 8 Getting Enough Sleep? Dream on

I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）

Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Figuring out how to keep a healthy life and work off the sleep debt. II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases

2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words 3. Reading skills: Choosing Reading Speed III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing

IV. Teaching Time（教学时数）: 4 periods V. Teaching Content（教学内容） 1. Related Information

World Sleep Day (3.21) is an annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. Good Sleep, Healthy Aging 2. Lead-in

How long do you usually sleep every night?

How do you wake up every morning, by alarm clock or by biological clock? How do you work off the sleepiness?

What can we do to improve our sleep quality and wellness? 1) Establish a regular bedtime and waking time.

2)If you are in the habit of taking nap, do not exceed 45 minutes of daytime sleep. 3) Avoid caffeine 6 hours before bedtime. This includes coffee, tea and many sodas,

as well as chocolate.

4) Avoid heavy, spicy, or sugary foods 4 hours before bedtime. A light snack before bed is acceptable.

5) Exercise regularly, but not right before bed. 6) Use comfortable bedding.

7)Find a comfortable sleep temperature setting and keep the room well ventilated. 8)Block out all distracting noise and eliminate as much light as possible. 3. Text Analysis

Overall structure of the text

Part I: Introduce the topic and the viewpoint—sleep dept is a national emergency. Part II:Sleep debt & Morgaged Mind Part III: Wide Awake but nor Restred Part IV: Sleep & Well-being Part V:Toward a sleep-smart lifesyle 4. Vocabulary

deprive [di’praiv] vt. to prevent from possessing or enjoying 剥夺, 夺去, 使丧失 deprivation n. play-off n. 最后决赛 lapse [l?ps] n. 丧失, 失效 eyelid [‘ailid] n. 眼睑, 眼皮 strobe light n. 闪光灯 pupil [?pju:p?l] n. 瞳孔

go to great lengths to do sth.不遗余力, 竭尽全力 do one‘s best / spare no efforts to do sth.

doze [d?uz] vi. to sleep lightly or intermittently 打盹儿, 打瞌睡 doze off 打瞌睡

Be / become cross with (对?)生气,发脾气 mortgage [?m?:ɡid?] vt. put up as security 抵押 coin [k?in] v. 创造

monetary [?m?nit?ri] adj. 货币的; 金融的 ledger [?led??] n. 分类账 array [?‘rei] n. 展示, 陈列, 一系列

biochemical [bai?u‘kemik?l] adj. 生物化学的 timepiece [‘taimpi:s] n. 时钟,座钟 arousal [?‘rauz?l] n. 觉醒,激励 fatigue [f?‘ti:ɡ] n. 疲劳, 劳累

precise [pri‘sais] adj.精确的, 准确的 precision [pri‘si??n] n. 精确度, 准确(性)

regulate [‘reɡjuleit] vt.控制, 管理

synchronize [?si?kr?naiz] vt.把(钟表)拨至相同的时间; 校准 ；使同步 wane [wein] vi.变小; 减少

alarming [?‘lɑ:mi?] adj. 使人害怕的; 扰乱人心的 apathetic [.?p?‘θetik] adj.无感情的; 冷淡的; 无动于衷的 vivacious [vi?vei??s] adj. 活泼的, 快活的 Ⅵ. Summary(小结)

1. Ask the students to remember key words and expressions in Text A. And conclude the general idea of section A

2. Establish an average sleep requirement to maintain alertness. Add 15-30 minutes if you still feel drowsy. Take biological clock into account.

Seek professional help to deal with sleep disorder. VII. Homework （作业）

Home reading: three Hours to Save Your Life Discuss the questions in small groups Practice Fast Reading Preview Unit 9

Unit 9 Invented Words

I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）

Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage Get to know the history and development of English Language. II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties（教学重点及难点） 1. The usage of new words and phrases 2. Knowing the history of English vocabulary.

3. Understanding the composition of English vocabulary 4. Learning some rules of word formation III. Teaching Methods（教学方法） Teaching Discussing Practicing

IV. Teaching Time（教学时数）: 4 periods V. Teaching Content（教学内容） 1. Related information

Old English 450-1100 Anglo-Saxon

The English language begins as the Romans leave Britain and a lot of Germanic tribes start flooding in.

Four of our days of the week were named in honor of Anglo-Saxon gods. Christianity religion enriched English with 400-500 words from Greek and Latin. Along came the Vikings with their action-man words. 2000 Middle English 1100-1500 The Norman Conquest

1066 true-to-his name William the conqueror invaded England, bringing new concepts, like French language.

The country now had three languages: French for the nobles, for all official business. So French were usually used to describe the life in the upper society. Latin for the churches and English for the common people.

The English absorbed about 10000 words from Normans. Modern English 1500- Shakespeare

As the dictionary tells us, about 2000 new words and phrases were invented by