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Unit 8 From hobby to career
Period 2 Reading II & Listening
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级下
Learning objects
1
Go deep into and learn the structure of the main reading text.
2
Learn some language points.
3
Understand the main idea of the story and retell the story.
Review
Fill in the blanks.
Studying stars was Patrick Moore’s 1. _________ hobby. He began to study stars when he was eight. He 2. _________ to go outside with his mum on 3. ________ nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million 4. __________ on it. Studying the stars was great 5. _____ for him. Patrick 6. _____ a TV programme about stars which lasts more than 50 years. He uses his 7. __________ to tell people about the stars in a 8. ___ way. He 9. __________ his dream because he 10. __________ what he does.
lifetime
used
clear
diamonds
fun
hosts
knowledge
lively
achieves
enjoys
A. I host a TV programme and I love my career.
B. It talks about the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
C. It talks about how to change our hobby into our career.
D. I used to look at the sky with my mum and I really enjoyed it.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Review the passage quickly and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Review
Read Para. 1 & 2 and decide if the following statements are T(true) or F(false).
Patrick Moore began his lifetime hobby with a lesson about stars.
Patrick and his mum spent many exciting moments looking at the stars.
The weather was good when they went outside.
Reading task
1.In what way did Patrick continue his hobby
Read Para. 3 and answer the following questions.
Reading task
He hosted a TV programme called the Sky at Night. He used his knowledge to tell people about the stars in lively way.
2.Why did Patrick feel proud
Because he could share his knowledge and his programme has lasted for more than 50 years.
Read Para. 4 and answer the questions.
Reading task
Enjoy what you do so that you can achieve your dream.
What is the advice from Patrick Moore
Post-reading
Student A :
Patrick Moore
Other students:
Interviewers
An Interview
Role-play
According to the questions and mark down the answers.
Post-reading
Questions Answers
What is your hobby
When did you become interested in stars
What di you use to do
What did you think of the night sky
Have you ever seen anything amazing in the night sky
Studying the stars.
When I got a book about stars at the age of eight.
I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky.
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
Yes. Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky.
Questions Answers
What is the name of your programme
What is the programme about
How long has your programme lasted
What advice would you like to give to young people
Post-reading
The Sky at Night.
It’s a programme that tells people about stars in a lively way.
For more than 50 years.
Anybody can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do!
Try to design more questions.
According to the interview and complete the sentences.
Post-reading
got a book about stars
was great fun for me
studying the stars
achieve their dreams
You just have to enjoy what you do!
Retell the article with the help of the mind map.
Post reading
Example
When Patrick was eight, he got a book about stars, and that was the beginning of his lifetime hobby. He used to go outside with his mum and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. In different seasons, they saw different stars. They were beautiful.
Now, studying the stars is his career. He hosts a TV programme called The Sky at Night. He uses his knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way. His is proud of his programme. He thinks that everyone can achieve their dreams as long as they enjoy what they do.
Summary
Useful sentences:
1. That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
2. I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky.
3. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
4. How beautiful they were!
Summary
Useful sentences:
5. Studying the stars was great fun for me.
6. I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.
7. Actually，you can turn your hobby into your career too.
8. Anybody can achieve their dreams.
1. 杰克为了有一天能实现他的梦想努力工作。
Jack works very hard to _______ ______ ________one day.
2. 我妈妈不许我晚上独自外出。
My mum doesn't allow me to ____ ________by myself at night.
3. 蒂姆看起来像他的爸爸。他们都有蓝色的大眼睛。
Tim ______ ____ his father. Both of them have big blue eyes.
Exercise
根据中文意思完成句子。
achieve
his
dream
go
outside
looks
like
Exercise
4. 没有人会知道未来会发生什么。
Nobody can know what will happen _____ ______ _______.
5. 我为我的孩子感到自豪。
I _____ _______ _____ my child.
in
the
future
am
proud
of
Listening
Today, we will learn another story about turning hobby into career.
Lead in
Look at the picture, can you guess the woman’s hobby and career
sail v. 驾驶帆船航行
go sailing 去进行帆船活动
Listen to a woman talking about how her hobby became her career.
Pre-listening
A sailing teacher
These words tell us it is talking about a place.
How did they go for trips
Pre-listening
I predict here is a noun about time.
A job.
1. Read the information quickly.
2. Try to predict the answers.
Predict
n. 名词
n. 名词
n. 名词
n. 名词
n. 名词
n. 名词
The working place.
A sailing teacher
A Listen to the story and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.
sea
boat
office
weekend
hobby
job
Listening
decide v. 决定
grow up 长大
train v. 训练
1. When did the woman’s dad take her for trips on the sea
____________________________________________________
2. What happened when the woman got older
____________________________________________________
3. How did the woman feel about her first job
____________________________________________________
4. What does the woman teach people to do now
____________________________________________________
At weekends when she was young.
She sails the boat herself.
B Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions in short sentences.
Listening
She found it very boring.
She teaches people how to sail safely now.
Tape script
Listen again and repeat the sentences.
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. l began to love sailing. When l got older, l sailed the boat myself. I loved the water and spent all my free time sailing. lt was my favourite hobby.
After l left school, l got a job in an office. l still went sailing every weekend. l wasn’t happy with my job. l 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.
Post-listening
Why or Why not
If you were her(the sailing teacher), would you change your job
Think and talk:
No, I wouldn’t change my job. Because I need the money to support my hobby. The job in the office is easy and I can earn more money than being a teacher.
Yes, I would change my job. Although I have higher income from this job, and my living condition will be better, my life without freshness is boring.
1. You’ll have to t______ hard before the next match.
2. Zheng He was an amazing man in Chinese history. He loved going s______.
3. Wang Fang d______ to go abroad for study next year.
4. My grandpa wants to live in the countryside when he g_________ older.
5. How do you f______ about your new English teacher
rain
ailing
ecides
ets / grows
eel
Exercise
一、首字母提示写出所缺单词，注意其形式。
( )1. I often go ____ in the greenway with my friends at weekends.
A. ride B. riding C. for ride D. to ride
( )2. I like lions very much. So I spend all my free time ____ books about lions.
A. reading B. to read C. read D. to reading
( )3. My mother taught me ____ when I was a little girl.
A. dance B. danced C. to dancing D. to dance
D
B
A
Exercise
二、选择最佳答案填空。
Summary
Key words: sail, decide, train
Key phrases:
grow up, go sailing, decide to do, get older, spend… doing
Homework
1. Recite the text.
2. Finish the exercise paper.
The more you like it, the more skillful you are.
嗜之越笃，技巧越工。
Reflection
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