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Unit 1
Time to Relax
Section B (1a~2c)
学习目标
1
2
3
To learn new words and phrases：reduce, stress, rather, object, suggestion, foreign, allow, sense, achievement, so far, etc;
To identify and summarize Luca’s and Maya’s hobbies by extracting key details from the text;
To talk about your hobbies and how they improve your life.
Let’s watch and talk.
Lead in
go skiing
go hiking
programming
dancing
Different people have different ________ .
hobbies
What do you think of different hobbies
Pre-reading
In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better Tick the ones that are true for you. You may add more.
My hobby helps me ...
to relax
to learn a new skill
to try new things
to make new friends
to reduce stress
[r dju s] [stres]
减少压力
1a
Look and predict.
The passage will talk about ...
Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions.
Identifying facts and opinions
Facts are statements that are true. On the other hand, opinions express a feeling or belief. They may or may not be true. Look for key words like “think” or “believe” to help you identify whether a statement is an opinion.
Fast-reading
1b
Luca’s Opinion
Maya’s Opinion
How many parts can we divide the text into
Lead to the topic of the text
Introduce Luca Bruno’s hobby and his opinion
Introduce Maya Badal’s hobby and her opinion
What is the structure of this text
C.
1
2
3
4
5
6
A.
B.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Read the text carefully and complete the mind map.
Careful-reading
1c
Making mobile phone apps
When he was ten
Because he thinks that apps can be a great way to help people and it gives him such a sense of achievement.
Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps.
He started programming when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers.
He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people.
“It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app,”says Luca.
Collecting post cards
When she was five
It’s a good way to learn about different places, and it’s interesting to see beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.
Instead, this teenage girl collects postcards!
Her dad sent it to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall!
“I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they’re a good way to learn about different places,”Maya says.
“I think it’s interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.”
Read the text and answer the questions.
1. In para.1, which word is used to describe painting pictures
2. In para.4, what does “them” refer to
3. What’s Maya’s dream
4. What does Maya’s first postcard show
Read again and complete the sentences with different purposes. Then write about yourself.
1. Some people listen to music to ________________________
____________.
2. Others play tennis to ________________________________.
3. Sometimes people paint pictures to ____________________
_______________________________.
4. Luca developed his latest app to _______________________
__________.
5. Maya collects postcards to ___________________________.
6. I ________________________________________________.
help them calm down after a
keep fit
remember beautiful
landscape or object, or reduce stress
busy day
help people around the world
learn Italian
learn about different places
1d
What new hobby would you like to take up and why Share your ideas.
I want to take up ________ because it can help me _________ (relax / learn new skills / make new friends ... ).
I want to take up photography, because it can help me find beauty in everyday life.
I want to take up playing chess, because it can help me improve my thinking skills.
Post-reading
1e
to stay healthy
（补充）…
to learn new skills
to reduce stress
to relax
How can hobbies improve our life
Further thinking
dream of _____________
reduce stress ___________
a sense of achievement _________
physical hobby___________
a good way to do sth. _____________
梦想；希望
收集明信片_______________
外国文化 ______________
开始；起步__________
同时 _______________
美丽的景色 ________________
减少压力
成就感
运动爱好
做某事的好方法
collect postcards
foreign culture
start out
at the same time
beautiful landscape
Summary
Match the words in the box with the verbs below. Some words can go together with more than one verb.
calligraphy coins poems football ice skating sport
stories tennis stamps postcards guitar skiing
collect do go play write
coins
stamps
postcards
calligraphy
ice skating
skiing
sports
football
tennis
the guitar
poems
stories
postcards
Vocabulary in Use
2a
Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Use the correct forms of the verbs.
get over take up give up reduce stress find it fun to (do sth)
A: Hey, I heard you’re thinking about ___________ a hobby
B: Yes, I am. Any suggestions
A: Well, I ___________ paint. It's a great way _____________
and express myself.
B: That sounds fun, but I'm worried about not being good at it.
A: Don't worry. Everyone starts somewhere. As long as you
don't ________, you'll get better at it over time.
B: Right! I should _________ my fear of failure and just try to have fun.
A: Exactly! Painting is a great way to discover your creative side too.
taking up
find it fun to
to reduce stress
2b
give up
get over
My biggest inspiration is my dance . when I first started dancing, I was really scared to in front of others. I didn’t want to talk to my instructor about it because he seemed very strict. However, we after class one day, and I realized that he was surprisingly nice! He told me that a lot of his students had ________ fears. He helped me to get over my fear. My greatest so far is dancing in front of hundreds of people last year. I was quite calm when I danced on stage, and I had a great time after all!
achievement instructor chat similarity perform
instructor
perform
chatted
similar
achievement
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2c
Words and phrases:
reduce, stress, yoga, object, Italian, programmer, allow, sense, achievement, coin, stamp, teenage, postcard, rather, old-fashioned, foreign, dream of, suggestion, failure, inspire, strict, surprisingly, so far, stage
Sentences:
Reading or listening to music can help us to calmdown after a busy day.
He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people.
I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they’re a good way to learn about different places
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