(共23张PPT)
Unit 8 From hobby to career
Period 2
Reading II & Listening
Review
I _______ go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black ______ with a million ________ on it. In different seasons, we saw different groups of stars. Sometimes we saw stars ________ brightly across the sky. How beautiful they were!
My lifetime hobby --- studying stars
used to
velvet
diamonds
shooting
Fill in the blanks.
Fill in the blanks.
Review
Studying the stars was great fun for me. Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find out _____________. Now it is my career. I ____ a TV programme called The Sky at Night. I use my _________ to tell people about the stars in a _____ way. I am proud of my TV programme --- it has ______ for more than 50 years!
_______, you can turn your hobby into your career too. ________ can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do!
more and more
host
knowledge
lively
lasted
Actually
Anybody
The gist of the article.
Review
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
The beginning hobby of Patrick.
The past activities of Patrick.
The advice of Patrick’s mother.
Today’s career of Patrick.
Look and say
Review
Say the name the following activities or hobbies.
playing basketball
watching movies
reading
Look and say
Review
Say the name the following activities or hobbies.
cooking
playing the piano
drawing
Comprehension
Presentation
Read the article on page 105 and complete the sentences.
When I was eight, I ___________________. That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
got a book about stars
I kept studying the stars because it
____________________________.
Now ________________ is my career.
was great fun for me
studying the stars
My advice: Anybody can ____________________
_________________________________________.
achieve their dreams.
You just have to enjoy what you do!
Find facts in the article to support these statement about Patrick Moore. Then write the facts below.
1 Patrick Moore thinks the night sky is beautiful. (It looked like …)
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
2 Patrick Moore and his mother spent many exciting moments looking at the stars. (Sometimes we saw …)
Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky. How beautiful they were!
Comprehension
Presentation
Find facts in the article to support these statement about Patrick Moore. Then write the facts below.
3 Many people like watching Patrick Moore’s TV programme. (I am proud of …)
I am proud of my TV programme --- it has lasted for more than 50 years!
Comprehension
Presentation
Activity
In groups, discuss how Patrick turned his hobby into his career.
First, he fell in love with stars when he was eight because of a book.
Then, he often goes out to see the sky with his mother and is attracted by different stars.
Gradually, he thinks it's interesting to study stars, and his thirst for knowledge of stars is growing.
Therefore, he insisted on studying stars.
Finally, even turned them into his own profession.
Discuss.
Watch the video and talk about it.
Pre-listening
From the video, we can know:
one’s hobby can become his career in the future.
If a person like taking photo, what may he/she be in the future
a photographer.
If a person like words, what may he/she be in the future
a writer.
If a person like cooking, what may he/she be in the future
A chef.
Watch the video and talk about it.
Pre-listening
A sailing teacher.
While-listening
Listen to a woman talking about how her hobby became her career and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.
I grew up next to the ____. My dad took my sister and me for trips on his _____. I loved the water. I spent all my free time sailing.
I got a job in a(n) _______. Every ________, I still went sailing.
One day, I decided to leave my job and make my ______ my career! I trained to be a sailing teacher. Now I love my ____!
sea
boat
office
weekend
hobby
job
长大
进行帆船运动
A sailing teacher.
While-listening
Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions in short sentences.
1 When did the woman’s dad take her for trips on the sea
At weekends.
2 What happened when the woman got older
When she got older, she sailed the boat myself.
A sailing teacher.
While-listening
Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions in short sentences.
3 How did the woman feel about her first job
She wasn’t happy with her job. She found it very boring.
4 What does the woman teach people to do now
She spends every day teaching people how to sail safely.
A sailing teacher.
When I was young, my family lived next to the sea. My dad used to take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, I sailed the boat myself. I loved the water and spent all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby.
Read after the tapescript.
Post-listening
sail [se l]
v. 驾驶帆船航行
After I left school, I got a job in an office. I still went sailing every weekend. I wasn’t happy with my job. I found it very boring. I thought about sailing every day.
One day, I decided to leave my job in the office and make my hobby my career! I trained to be a sailing teacher. Now I spend every day teaching people how to sail safely. I’m very happy now. I love my job.
Read after the tapescript.
Post-listening
v.决定
v. 训练
Activity
1 The woman lived next to mountains when she was young. ( )
2 The woman used to go for trips on her father’s boat. ( )
3 The woman spent all her free time sailing. ( )
4 The woman feel interested with her first job. ( )
5 The woman teaches people how to sail safely now. ( )
Choose T (true) or F (false)
F
T
T
F
T
Practice
Choose the correct answers.
( ) 1 A variety of heavy industries grew ___ alongside the port.
A. down B. out C. up
( ) 2 They ___ against taking legal action.
A. decided B. deciding C. decide
( ) 3 I got shoes for the next time Tripp and I go ____.
A. sailed B. sailing C. sail
C
A
B
Practice
Choose the correct answers.
( ) 4 You can ___ people to be more expressive.
A. train B. make C. let
( ) 5 He had finally ____ success.
A. come out B. achieved C. accomplish
( ) 6 ____ it was quite good really.
A. Gradually B. finally C. Actually
A
B
C
Summary
Key points:
深化理解文章My lifetime hobby --- studying stars。
了解爱好如何变成职业。
Homework
1. 模仿录音的语音、语调，朗读补充阅读篇章。
2. 思考自己的爱好，假设其变成自己未来的职业将是怎样的。
谢谢
