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课件网) Unit 3 Fit for life Integrated skills (I) Watch a short play and answer the following questions. How did the boy feel Why Lead-in ↓ the inability to see objects at a distance clearly Talking about short-sightedness Integrated skills Pre-listening ! identify keywords Listening strategies look out for these words While-listening Post-listening ways to protect eyes Pre-reading Reading A recent national survey has revealed that roughly three out of four ( ) high school students wear glasses, fuelling concerns about eyesight problems among China ’s youth. The figures disturb the school authorities, who have decided to tackle this problem head-on . No. 9 High School is one of those that have gone to great lengths to protect students’ eyes, coming up with effective solutions. Paragraph 1 Measures taken by No. 9 High School to protect students’ eyes 1 Ensuring that students ’ eyes get regular breaks throughout the day: stopping for a few minutes in the middle of their study and looking at distant objects; going outdoors and enjoying themselves in the sun 2 Providing students with an eye-friendly environment: adjusting all the lights to make sure the classrooms are well lit; placing computers in the computer room at least 50 centimetres away from students; equipping the library with new chairs that can be adjusted to ensure the best sitting position 3 Making everyone aware of the ways to improve eye health: sending out information advising all parents on how to protect their children’s eyes; training students to recognize signs of eyesight problems Paragraphs 2–4 Measures taken by No. 9 High School to protect students’ eyes Ensure (1) regular breaks stop for a few minutes in the middle of their (2) study look at (3)d_istant objects go (4) outdoors_ and enjoy themselves in the sun Provide an (5) eye-friendly environment (6) Im rove school facilities: (7) adjust lights to ensure the classrooms are well lit place computers at least fifty (8) centimetres away from students equip the library with new chairs that can be adjusted to ensure the best (9) sitting position (10) aise awareness of protecting eyes (11) inform parents of advice on how to protect their children ’s eyes train students to recognize (12 ign s of eyesight problems More suggestions do eye exercises twice a day provide more plants in and out of the classroom Paragraphs 2–4 Paragraph 5 Q1: What is the author’s attitude towards the measures A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Neutral. Q2: How do you know that All of these measures are helping reduce eyesight problems. No. 9 High School is leading the way for other schools with its impressive forward thinking on eye health. Please act out an interview in pairs. One acts as a newspaper reporter. The other answers his or her questions about how your school deal with the eyesight problems. You are required to exchange your roles and interview each other, using the i ... ...
