Do the exercise true or false to see how much students understand.

1. Brian is not satisfied with the kind of lifestyle.

2. Brian's wife goes out to work and supports the family.

3. Bob is poor so he has to work day and night.

4. Bob almost has no time to spent with his family.

5. It seems that Bob prefers doing a lot of things all day to doing nothing.

6. Bob's wife often quarreled with Bob for him doing nothing.

7. Brian has more than a TV set.

8. Brian's wife often complains the money that Brian makes is not enough.

Answers: 1. F 2.T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6.F 7.T 8.F

T: What does a couch potato refer to?

S:

T: A couch potato is someone who watches lots (some would say too much!) of television.

"沙发马铃薯"。它不是马铃薯的变种，而是现代社会里的产物，指浪费太多时间看电视的人。

T: What is workaholic?

S:

T: A person who works very hard and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things. What is different between a workaholic and a couch potato?

S:

T: They are too different. One is lazy and doing nothing, the other like being busy

Ⅲ Read aloud

　Do the exercise 3 to let students understand the text.

Read the two texts quickly and underline the TV programmes that Brain usually watches.

the children's programs, news, old movies, TV series, sports games

　Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.

meetings and phone calls, urgent matters, do my own paperwork and answer some personal e-mails, look at documents at home, be ready for the next day's