Our Body and Healthy Habits教案
(show the following table on the screen. )
country the way to pay problems
britain the government+ health insurance companies the government has not put enough money in to the health service.
america insurance companies the poor have both health and money problems.
canada completely by the government /
2)students are required to answer the following question. the above table may be of great help.
(show the following question on the screen. )
which health care system do you think is the best? write two or three sentences explaining why.
suggested answers:
canada’s health care system is the best of the three, i think, because it is completely and really free.
3)encourage students to reflect on the health care system of china by asking them a few questions. different opinions are allowed.
the questions you may use:
who pays for the health care in china? by the government or citizen themselves?
do most of the people in china have health care system?
now that the new policy of health care system for farmers has come into force, will they benefit a lot? why? why not?
4. related language points
1）health care is free for everyone living in britain.
對(duì)于居住在英國的人來說保健是免費(fèi)的。
living in britain 為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語，可轉(zhuǎn)化為定語從句who lives in britain。例如:
all those coming to the party are my friends. 所有來參加聚會(huì)的都是我的朋友。
do you know the boy lying under the big tree? 你認(rèn)識(shí)那個(gè)躺在大樹下的男孩兒?jiǎn)?
及時(shí)反饋:
the repairs cost a lot, but it’s money well ____________.
a. to spend b. spent c. being spent d. spending
答案: b well spent 是過去分詞短語作后置定語修飾前面的money。二者為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，因此用過去分詞短語作定語。句意為: 這些修理花很多錢，但花得很值。
2）britain was the first country in the world to have a free health care system paid for by the government. 英國是世界上第一個(gè)實(shí)行由政府支付的免費(fèi)保健制度的國家。
the first . . . to do 表示“第一個(gè)干……的”。當(dāng)名詞前有序數(shù)詞或the last, the next, one of the等詞修飾時(shí)，后面一般用動(dòng)詞不定式修飾。例如:
jim was the first to arrive and the last to leave. 吉姆第一個(gè)來，最后一個(gè)走。
china is the third country to send man-made spaceship into universe.
中國是世界上第三個(gè)向宇宙發(fā)射載人飛船的國家。
及時(shí)反饋:
tom is the first ___________he might be wrong.
a. admit
b. to admit
c. of admitting
d. for admitting
答案: b 這里用動(dòng)詞不定式修飾the first 作后置定語。
3）as a result, more people are using private health insurance.
因此更多的人在使用私人醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)。
as a result為副詞短語“因此，結(jié)果”。例如: