8). Are you quite fit?

Step 3 Introduction

Let the students look at another picture and asked them if they knew the boy.

Zhou Kai, a middle school student, loves football very much and is very healthy.

Step 4 Reading

　　I Scanning

　　 Read the text quickly and try to find the answer to these questions:

　　1. Why is Zhou Kai's mother anxious?

Because he is going out to play football in the rain.

　　2. What does she think will happen?

She thinks Zhou Kai will catch a bad cold.

　　3. What does she ask him to do?

She asks him to at least wear his jacket.

　　II Understanding

　　Play the tape for the students and ask them to listen & read following the tape in a low voice. Then finish the exercises.

1. Zhou Kai's family _________.

　　 (a) avoid eating too much fat or sugar

　　 (b) eat a lot of vegetables, fruit and meat

　　2. Zhou Kai ________________.

　　 (a) sometimes gets colds and flu

　　 (b) seldom gets colds or flu

　　3. A week ago, Zhou Kai _________.

　　 (a) caught a cold (b) injured his arm

　　4. Two years ago, Zhou Kai _______.

　　 (a) hurt his leg (b) hurt his arm

　　5. Zhou Kai describes himself as ___.

　　 (a) crazy

　　 (b) someone who loves football

III Language points