新视界大学英语综合教程2_unit5课件.ppt

Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Warming up;Skimming;;Answer: A leisure inactivity seems to be something you do in your free time which involves as little energy as possible, eg sleeping or being a couch potato. If one thinks of a computer mouse, the expression mouse potato becomes easy to understand – one who is always in front of the computer surfing the Net or playing games. The nicely rhyming telly belly refers to the result of being a television addict who also has a large stomach. Mouse miles refer to the miles of movements which a mouse moves on the table and indicates how much time you’ve spent on the computer and how many activities you’ve had with your computer.;Skimming;Skimming;Skimming;Leisure inactivities – or how to relax and do nothing;2 One instance of this is cricket, which is a peculiar game with weird rules, where nothing happens for five days, at the end of which the players often decide to call it a draw. And everyone playing or watching feels perfectly fulfilled by this non-event. It’s a good example of what we now call a leisure inactivity.;3 Gradually over the years, leisure inactivities have involved even less interaction. In the 1990s a new leisure creature evolved, one who thinks that lying on the sofa watching sport or DVDs on the television is the most exciting inactivity they can manage. This is the couch potato. ;4 So who wants to be a couch potato? Well, as a matter of fact, many people do, and for very good reasons. Maybe it’s your one day off in the week, maybe you just got back from work or school. Maybe you’re tired and just want to chill. For the couch potato, every activity is too much trouble, and being idle is an art form.;5 How do you become a couch potato? It’s easy. Sit down in a comfortable place, such as a nice soft chair, or ... you knew it was coming ... a couch. Don’t sit on a potato. Make sure you have everything you need, things to eat (especially potato chips – no seri