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Module 4 Colourful Life
Unit 8 From hobby to career
Reading 1
Lead in
Free talk
What is your hobby
Pre-reading
Look and say.
3. What is probably his job now
What are they doing
2. What is Patrick Moore’s hobby
astronomer
/ str n m / n. 天文学家
Why did he like studying stars
What is his advice on turning hobbies into careers
When and how did he begin his hobby
How did he turn his hobby into his career
While-reading
Read the article quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
1
2
3
4
While-reading
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
At the age of __________,
________________ was the start of his lifetime hobby.
eight
a book about stars
1
How long did his hobby last For a long time or a short time
When and how did he begin his hobby
v. 持续
终身爱好
2
While-reading
Read Para 2 and answer the questions.
What did the sky look like
In different seasons, what could they see
It look like black velvet with a diamonds on it.
They could see different groups of stars and stars shooting brightly across the sky.
simile
比喻
the sky
stars
2
looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
different groups of stars.
Stars shooting brightly across the sky.
2
Find an adjective(adj.) from Para 2 to answer it conclude.
While-reading
Read Para 2 and answer the question.
Why did he like studying stars
Beautiful
Because the stars are very beautiful.
3
While-reading
Read Para 3 and answer the questions.
What is Patrick’s doing now
He is the host of a TV programme called The Sky at Night.
3
While-reading
Read Para 3 and fill in the blanks.
What I do
How I feel
Why
4. The host of
The Sky At night
Is it fun
1.
5.
6.
7.
Career
Hobby
Studying the stars
Great fun for me.
use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.
Proud
It has lasted for more than 50 years.
Learnt 2.__________________.
Wanted to 3. _______________________.
a little about them
find out more and more
Group work: Circle the key words showing Patrick could turn his hobby into career and discuss what qualities(品质) are behind the key words.
desire(渴望) for knowledge;
keep learning
enjoy doing it
think deeply;
keep thinking
keep doing it
interested
While-reading
4
What is Patrick’s advice for us
We have to enjoy what we do.
Further thinking
Why did Patrick write this article
To show off (炫耀) his excellent experience.
To tell readers how beautiful the stars are.
To encourage readers to turn their hobby into their careers.
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2
3
4
Post-reading
Group discussion
Discuss in groups about one student’s hobby and, if he/she wants to turn it into his/her career, what should he/she do
What is the hobby
When did and how I/he/she begin it
Why did I/he/she love doing it
How can I/he/she turn it into my/his/her career
You can start like this:
When I/XX was five, I/XX …
… because…
If I/XX want(s) to …, I/she should…
Summary
Learn about Patrick Moore’s hobby and career.
Know about how to turn a hobby into a career.
Homework
1.Write a passage about your hobby and how you can turn it into your career.
2. Complete the exercises on P106.
P106 Exercises
P106 Exercises
lasted
lively
knowledge
Anybody
P106 Exercises
P107 Exercises
got a book about stars
was great fun for me
studying stars
achieve their dreams. You
just have to enjoy what you do!
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky. How beautiful they were!
I am proud of my TV programme—it has lasted for more than 50 years.
P106 Exercises
Thank you!