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Unit 1 Time to Relax
Section B How can a hobby improve your life
(1a-1e) + Vocabulary in Use
Learning Objectives
1. identify and summarize Luca’s and Maya’s hobbies by
extracting key details from the text and explain how these
hobbies improve their lives.
2. distinguish between facts and opinions in texts.
3. talk about your hobbies and how they improve your life.
In this lesson you will:
Guess
Look at the parts of the pictures. What hobbies does the boy have
What hobbies do you have
Does anyone have a special hobby like making things or collecting something
In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better Tick the onesthat 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
Skim Reading
1. List three benefits of hobbies described in the text.
Help us calm down, keep fit and reduce stress.
2. Who are the two students mentioned in the text
Luca Bruno and Maya Badal.
3. Where are they from What are their hobbies
Luca is from Italy. He likes to make mobile phone apps.
Maya is from India. She enjoys collecting postcards.
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.
1b
Examples
Facts
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
Opinions
The Eiffel Tower is the most beautiful landmark in Europe.
Drinking cold water is better than drinking hot water in summer.
Luca’s Opinion
Maya’s Opinion
Read the text again and complete the mind map.
Careful Reading
1c
make mobile phone apps
when he was ten
he thinks it’s a great way to help people
collect postcards
when she was five
it’s a good way to learn about different places
Answer more questions about the text.
1. What kind of app does Luca make How does this app help
people
He makes an Italian learning app. It allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian.
2. Where is Maya’s first postcard from
Her first postcard is from Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
莫高窟
3. How many postcards does Maya have now
Now she has over one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries.
4. What is her dream
She dreams of travelling to the places on the postcards in the future.
Do you agree that collecting postcards is old-fashioned
If you could create an app like Luca, what problem would it solve
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 ____________________
_______________________________.
help them calm down after a
keep fit
remember beautiful
landscape or object, or reduce stress
busy day
1d
4. Luca developed his latest app to _______________________
__________.
5. Maya collects postcards to ___________________________.
6. I ________________________________________________.
help people around the world
learn Italian
learn about different places
What’s the function of these infinitives in the sentences
To show purposes.
Further Thinking
How do their hobbies help them
Who Hobbies How it helps them Life improvement
Luca create mobile phone apps
Maya collect postcards
get a sense of achievement
learn about different places
motivate him to create more apps to help people
give her a dream of exploring the world
Think and Share
Do you think a hobby can change someone in the future Use Luca and Maya or someone you know as an example to explain.
What new hobby would you like to take up and why Share your ideas.
watching birds
baking
rock climbing
photography
1e
I'd like to take up photography as a new hobby because I can capture beautiful moments.
Besides, sharing my photos with friends lets us talk about the stories behind them, which makes us feel closer.
Language Points
1. When work or school is over, what do you do to
pass the time
pass the time的意思是“消磨时间；打发时间”。
E.g. After homework, I listen to music to pass the time.
I often read books to pass the time on the long train journey.
2. Do you spend time on hobbies you love
spend time on sth / spend time in doing sth的意思是“花费时间做某事”。
E.g. I spend half an hour on English reading every morning
to improve my language skills.
My grandma often spends time in gardening on weekends, which makes her feel relaxed.
3. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga,
can help us to keep fit. And some hobbies are creative.
physical hobby指需要身体运动或体力参与的爱好。
E.g. Playing badminton every weekend is my favorite
physical hobby—it keeps me active and energized.
4. People sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful
landscape or object, or reduce stress.
reduce stress的意思是“减轻压力”。
E.g. Many people find that listening to soft classical music
before bed is an effective way to reduce stress and
improve sleep quality.
5. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time.
这句话的意思是“Luca Bruno在闲暇时喜欢搞点创意（进行创造性的活动）”。
E.g. Many people like to be creative in their free time, such as
painting or writing stories.
6. His latest app allows people around the world to find
study partners for learning Italian.
allow sb to do sth的意思是“允许某人做某事”。
E.g. My parents allow me to play games for one hour a day.
The school allows students to use the library after class.
7. It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people
using the app.
a sense of achievement的意思是“成就感”，a sense of通常表示“......感”。
E.g. Climbing to the top of the mountain filled her with a
sense of pride.
It gives me a great sense of satisfaction to know that my efforts have made a difference.
8. I know some people think postcards are rather old-
fashioned, ...
old-fashioned的意思是“相当老式的；比较过时的”。
E.g. My grandfather still uses an old-fashioned radio to
listen to news every day.
My grandma likes to wear old-fashioned clothes that were popular when she was young.
9. She dreams of travelling to these places in the future!
dream of的意思是“梦想；希望”。
E.g. I dream of becoming a scientist.
We all dream of having a happy life.
Vocabulary in Use
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
2a
collect do go play write
coins
stamps
postcards
calligraphy
ice skating
skiing
sport(s)
football
tennis
the guitar
poems
stories
postcards
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.
taking up
find it fun to
to reduce stress
2b
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.
give up
get over
字面意思是“每个人都是从某个起点开始的”，实际上强调每个人在掌握任何新技能之前，都曾经历过笨拙的、不熟练的初学阶段，意思相当于”万事开头难“。
随着时间的推移
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
achievement instructor chat similarity perform
2c
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!
instructor
perform
chatted
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!
similar
achievement

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