1、unit 2 whats the matter period 2step 1 filling the blanks (3a)here is a picture. look at it. a boy is sick. a teacher is talking to him. now read the conversation on the left, please. a: whats the matter?b: im not feeling well. i have a_.a: when did it start?b: about _ ago.a: oh, thats too bad. you

2、should_.b: yes, i think so.a: i hope you feel better soon. think of how you can complete the conversation. write the answers in the blanks. answers: a: whats the matter?b: im not feeling well. i have a cold.a: when did it start?b: about two days ago.a: oh, thats too bad. you should get some rest.b:

3、yes, i think so.a: i hope you feel better soon. step 2doing pairwork (3b)before doing the pairwork, practice the dialogue in activity 3a with your partner. (ss act it out)good. now look at the picture on page 9 and ask and answer whats the matter with the people in the picture. at last, present the

4、conversation to the class. step 3 doing group workare you tired? now we are going to do a game “mime an illness”. for example, hold tooth as if you have a toothache. one students stand in front of the classroom and mime an illness. the other students guess the illness and advice. you can ask and ans

5、wer like this:a: whats the matter? do you have a sore throat?b: no, i dont.c: do you have a headache?b: yes, i do.d: you should lie down and rest.then fill in the chart.name illnessadviceliu pengheadachelie down and restli feitoothachesee a dentisthong taosore throatdrink some hot tea with honeywang

6、 yistomachachedon't eat anything for two hoursstep 4 warming up by asking and answeringnow we are going to learn section b. first lets ask and answer questions about illness, using have for talking about health problems and modal verbs should/shouldnt. a: whats the matter? b: i have a toothache.

7、 a: you should see a dentist. a: whats the matter? b: i have a sore back. a: you should have a rest.a: whats the matter? b: i have a sore throat. a: you should drink some hot tea with honey.a: whats the matter? b: i have a stomachache. a: you should lie down and rest.step 5 matching the words you st

8、udy (1a)now open your books at page 10. lets look at the words together. please read after me.very good. please look at the picture and match the words with the picture.lets check the answers.step 6 matching (1b)look at the pictures. the person in each picture is giving advice. what advice are the p

9、eople giving? lets discuss the pictures.now match each picture with one piece of advice. write the letter of the picture in front of the sentences that give advice.step 7 listening and writing (2a)gina, tony, julie and alan are talking about the healthy problems. look at this chart. read the names o

10、n the left. pay attention to the sample answer after ginas name. now listen to the recording. there are four conversations. write the problems in the blanks after each persons name.tapescriptconversation 1mom: what's the matter, gina?gina: im tired.mom: well, you should go to bed early.gina: tha

11、ts sounds like a good idea.mom: you certainly shouldn't go to that party tonight.gina: i guess you're right.conversation 2what's the matter, tony? tony: i'm stressed out.bill: you should listen to some music. tony: that sounds like a good idea.bill: and relax, you shouldnt study toni

12、ght.tony: okay. ill stop.conversation 3mary: what's the matter, julie? julie: i'm thirsty.mary: you should have a drink.julie: i guess you're right.mary: and you shouldn't eat any more pizza. conversation 4dad: what's the matter, alan? alan: i'm hungry.dad: you should eat an

13、apple.alan: that's a good idea. dad: you shouldn't play soccer before dinner.answers:problemshouldshouldntginatiredtonystress outjuliethirstyalanhungryread the tapescript to underline all examples of modal should/shouldnt. step 8 listening and matching (2b)now i will play the recording again

14、. this time, write what each person should and shouldnt do for their problem.ill give a pause after each conversation.please listen and write.lets check the answers.problemshouldshouldntginatiredshould go to bed earlyshouldn't go to the party tonighttonystress outshould listen to musicshouldn

15、9;t studyjuliethirstyshould have a drinkshouldn't eat more pizzaalanhungryshould eat an appleshouldn't play soccer before dinnerstep 9 reading and underlining (3a)we are going to read the article on page 11. first we shall read to the tape together and try to blacken all the useful expressio

16、ns. next we are going to read aloud the article slowly and clearly. we will try to understand the meaning of the article.a healthy lifestyle，the chinese way traditional chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang to be healthy. for example, are you often weak and tired? maybe you have

17、too much yin. you should eat hot yang foods, like beef. eating dangshen and huangqi herbs is also good for this. but people who are too stressed out and angry may have too much yang. chinese doctors believe that they should eat more yin foods like tofu. chinese medicine is now popular in many western countries. it's easy to have a healthy lif