BOOK I
Unit 7
Emotions and Health
Teaching Aims:
In this unit students are required to :
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages
in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their
spoken skill and communicative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their
vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and
grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading
comprehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they
have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions
learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their
translating abilities.
I. Useful Information
Ever since the time of Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychiatry,
experts felt there was a strong relationship between emotions and health. Freud, a
medical doctor, said that certain physical needs must be met to maintain mental health.
These include physical safety, food, and, especially, sexual gratification. Some think
that Freud overemphasized sex. He also said that a poor emotional adjustment such as
a repressed conflict can cause psychosomatic illnesses. These are illnesses with real
physical symptoms but no physical cause.
II. Preparation
1. On the Stage
Directions: Work in groups to organize a mime production in which only body
language and gestures are used to convey a particular emotion. For each
performance, the other students are asked to guess the emotion expressed.
Samples
One can express one’s anger by:
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--- pulling a long face;
--- stomping on the ground;
--- getting red in the face;
--- shouting or yelling;
--- being ready to attack;
--- clenching one’s fist;
--- gnashing one’s teeth.
One can express one’s anxiety by:
--- remaining silent;
--- strolling here and there;
--- patting one’s head.
One can express one’s sadness by:
--- crying or weeping;
--- being motionless;
--- putting on an expressionless face;
--- facing the sky.
One can express one’s hopelessness by :
--- shaking one’s head;
--- shrugging one’s shoulders.
One can express one’s nervousness by:
--- scratching one’s head;
--- pacing/walking up and down;
--- murmuring to oneself.
2. Healthy Emotions
1)experience
2)different
3)healthily
7)physically 8)hard
9)mental
4)sad
5)lost
6)complex
III. Pre-reading Activities
Directions: Work in groups to answer the following questions.
Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of illness. What else
does good health mean? What determines health?
Sample
Good health has come to mean more than simply the absence of illness. Good
health also means mental alertness and muscularity. One who has good health is
intelligent, strong, energetic, quick-minded, and full of vigor.
There are many factors contributing to good health. First of all, one shouldn’t
smoke and shouldn’t drink excessively. Secondly, one should have a healthy diet and
avoid eating and drinking too much at one time. One should eat breakfast every day
and eat very little between meals. Thirdly, exercise is extremely important for good
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health. If one takes exercise regularly, good health won’t be too far away. Fourthly,
enough sleep is also very important. One should sleep seven to eight hours a day.
Lack of sleep will dull one’s mind and one’s body will eventually give out. Finally,
one should get regular medical care. Regular check-ups are necessary.
IV. Passage Reading
1. Finishing reading the passage within 16 minutes, and point out the main idea
of the passage.
2. Filling the blanks in the reading comprehension exercises.
3．Language Points
1) It is not just stress that can do damage. (l.16)
此句为强调句，结构为 “it is ….that ” ，如果强调的是人，也可以用 “it is ….who”。
如 “Paul came here in September.”这个句子可以有两种强调句型：
It was Paul that came here in September.
It was Paul who came here in September.
下面的句子中，被强调的是人称代词，用 what 和 who 有细微差别：
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It was I who found him there.
It was me that found him there.
they reduced their visits to the doctor by 36 percent (l.30~31)
If something increases or decreases by a particular amount, that amount is
gained or lost.
e.g. Villent crime had increased by 10 percent since last year.
Their pay has been cut by one-third.
which in turn gives them more understanding of the situation (l.40)
The phrase “in turn” has two meanings. In the passage, it means “as a result of
something”. It also means “one after the other”.
e.g. There were cheers for each of the women as they spoke in turn.
Katherine looked at each face in turn.
This helps make more sense of it.( l.45)
This sentence means: Writing about negative and unpleasant events gives one a
better understanding of the situation.
Another interesting study……than those with fewer. (l.52~54)
In this sentence, there are two object clauses: one is “that the more diverse your
social network, the better”; the other is “that people who have a number of
different social relationships have a lower risk of getting colds than those with
fewer”.
V. Post-Reading Activities
1．Translations
1) We can go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight-whichever suits you
best.
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2) Men are generally supposed to be strong, but most women know that the
reverse is often true.
3) He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence.
4) You look equally nice in both dresses-I wouldn’t know which one to advise you
to buy.
5) This candidate has an impressively diverse range of interests and experience.
6) The child suddenly let go of her hand and ran across the street.
7) The result of the competition will depend largely on the opinions of the judges.
8) I’m tired of you telling me what to do all the time.
2． Writing
Directions: Write a composition entitled “How to Manage Stress” in no less
than 100 words. Remember to write neatly.
How to Manage Stress
Sample 1
As university students, we are lucky to have a chance to learn more things. And
college life is beautiful. But college is not the students’ paradise. We must face many
difficulties which come from not only our study, but also our daily lives. These
difficulties bear down on us with the weight of Mount Tai. The stress is harmful to
students’ health. We must manage it. Here is how:
You can speak out or write down your stress. When you are depressed, you can
tell one of your intimate friends all your troubles. Then he or she will give you a few
words of comfort. You will feel better after that. Also you can write down all your
troubles, and read them again and again. When you are bored with them, you will
worry less about them.
If you don’t like speaking or writing, you can go out with your friends. You can
go camping, fishing, swimming, skating and things like that. But you must throw
yourself into it. Then you will be happy and forget all your stress. You may be tired
after that, and you will sleep like a log till broad daylight. The next day, everything
will be all right.
Remember that stress is dangerous to your health, but you can manage it. Why
not start now?
Sample 2
There are all kinds of stress in our daily lives such as stress from work, stress
from study and stress from examinations. How to manage stress is thus a very
important problem that we have to deal with properly.
I think stress itself doesn’t exist. It’s only because we consider things to be bad
and regard all of them as our own fault and won’t forgive ourselves.
As we all know, there is nothing you can do without error. So it’s impossible to
expect everything to be perfect. If we have done our best, although not successfully,
there is nothing to regret.
And we don’t to blame ourselves continuously. In fact we have done a quite good
job. Then we will feel the stress less. We will stay healthy and do well in the future.
Eventually we will be successful.
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