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新人教八年级下册
Unit 1 Time to relax
Section B 1a-1e
At the end of this part, you will be able to
read a description of two teenagers’ hobbies.
write about your hobby.
Learning objectives
01
02
03
learn vocabulary of collocations related to free-time activities.
Lead-in
What’s your hobby?
How can your hobby improve your life?
help me to relax
help me to learn a new skill
playing the piano
playing football
drawing
help me to make new friends
Lead-in
What’s your hobby?
How can your hobby improve your life?
help me to reduce stress
help me to try new things
singing
going hiking
My hobby helps me...
□ to relax
□ to make new friends
□ to learn a new skill
□ to reduce stress
□ to try new things
_____________________
Pre-reading
1a In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better?
Tick the ones that apply. You may add more.

Activity 1
Know Luca Bruno’s and Maya Badal’s hobbies and their benefits by reading
Skim the passage and answer the questions.
Tip: We can predict what a passage is about by the title and the picture.
Hobbies That Are Good for You
What is the passage mainly about?
Hobbies that are good for us.
Can you guess what the hobby is?
Traveling?
painting?
or...?
Reading
1 Read the text QUICKLY.

Main Ideas
types of hobbies:
hobbies (tennis/yoga)
→ keep fit
hobbies (painting/app-making/collecting)
→ relax, reduce stress, learn new things
Two
Physical
Creative
Structure
总
分1：Luca
分2: Maya
2 Read & 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.
分1：Luca
分2: Maya
3 Read the text CAREFULLY.
①How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling a story.
C. By giving a fact. D. By describing a scene.
Para. 1
B. By asking questions.
sb. spend(s) ... on sth/ in doing sth
保持健康
减压
calm down 冷静下来
Para. 2-3：
Luca Bruno’s hobby
According to the passage, why did Luca Bruno start programming?
A. Because his parents asked him to learn it.
B. Because he read about successful people who were once programmers.
C. Because he wanted to make a lot of money.
D. Because his school offered an excellent programming course.
find it+形容词+to do sth.发现做某事是... 。it是形式宾语, to do 是真正的宾语
从……做起
Para. 2-3：
Luca Bruno’s hobby
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. famous businessmen B. mobile phone apps
C. people around the world
D. study partners
成就感
Where is the place shown on Maya’s first postcard?
A. The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang
B. A beautiful foreign building
C. A landscape in 32 countries
D. Her dad’s workplace
Para. 4-6：
Maya Badal’s hobby
What does Maya Badal collect as a hobby?
A. Coins
B. Stamps
C. Postcards
D. Books
梦想做某事
1c Read & Complete the mind map.

making?mobile?
phone?apps
collecting?
postcards
when?he?
was?ten
when?she?
was?five
Because it gives him a sense of?achievement to see people using?the app and?he? believes he is helping people around the world to learn Italian.
Because?she?thinks?
postcards?are?a good?way to learn about?different places and it’s?interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.
1d 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??????_________________??????????????????????????????????????????????.
relax/calm?down
keep?fit/stay?healthy
remember?a?beautiful?
landscape?or?object/reduce?stress
help?people?find?study partners? for?learning?Italian
learn?about?different?places
read books to improve my knowledge
Post-reading
1e Discuss the question.
What new hobby would you like to take up and why? Share your ideas.
I would like to take up gardening as a new hobby. Gardening allows me to connect with nature, reduce stress, and watch plants grow from seeds to fully bloomed flowers or fruits. It also teaches me patience and responsibility, and I can enjoy the fresh air and beauty of nature in my own space.

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