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Unit 8 From hobby to career
Period 1 Reading I
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级下
Learning objects
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Words: career, diamond, host, lively...
Phrases: in the future, used to, look like…
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Learn some language points.
3
Understand the main idea of the story and retell the story.
Lead in
Free talk
What do you enjoy doing in your free time
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Here are some hobbies. Are they indoor activities or outdoor activities Tick (√) I for indoor ones and O for outdoor ones. You may tick both.
Lead in
What would you like to do in the future
in the future 将来
Lead in
A hobby
A job
What would you like to do in the future
What do you enjoy doing in your free time
Lead in
Can we make our hobbies into our jobs
Lead in
hobby
career
job
Play basketball
basketball player
drawing
artist
career n. 事业
A career is the job someone does for a long time of their life.
achieve your dream
achieve v.
达到(目标)
Lead in
Pre-reading
hobby
career
How can we make our hobby into our career
Today we will introduce a famous man who successfully made his hobby into his career. Let’ s find out the answer from this passage.
Patrick Moore
Pre-reading
Before you read
What are they looking at
My lifetime hobby
—studying stars
by Patrick Moore
Look at the pictures and the title of the article on page 105. Then answer the questions below.
What is Patrick Moore’s hobby
Studying stars.
What is probably his job now
A person who studies stars.
Pre-reading
1 The Sun is a
________.
2 The Earth is
a ________.
3 The Moon is a _______.
star
planet
satellite
Do you enjoy studying the stars and planets Use the words form the box to complete the sentences below.
Pre-reading
planet satellite star
planet n. 行星
satellite n. 卫星
shoot v. (过去式shot)
(朝某个方向)射，冲，飞驰
Patrick and his mum
Who
outside the house
Where
on clear nights
When
look at the sky and watch the stars
What
What is that in the picture
A star
A star shoots brightly across the sky.
Pre-reading
New words
Reading
velvet n. 丝绒；天鹅绒
host v. 主持
knowledge n. 知识
lively adj. 生动的
last v. 持续
actually adv. 事实上
anybody pron. 任何人
diamond n. 钻石
Match the two halves of these sentences to learn their meanings.
Have a go
lasted
lively
knowledge
Anybody
Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.
anybody knowledge lasted lively
Have a go
1. What did the writer use to do with his mum on clear nights
A. He used to read books with his mum.
B. He used to go shopping with his mum.
C. He used to do housework with his mum.
D. He used to go outside and look at the sky with his mum.
2. What did the writer think of the stars
A. Ugly. B. Beautiful. C. Boring. D. Funny.
Reading task
Read the article and choose the best answers.
3. What is the writer’s job now
A. A TV programme host. B. A radio programme host.
C. A radio programme director. D. A TV programme director.
4. Why is the writer proud of his programme
A. The programme makes him interested in stars.
B. The programme helps him turn his hobby to career.
C. The programme has lasted for more than fifty years.
D. The programme helps more people know about stars.
Reading task
Patrick Moore became _____________ stars when he was __________.
Para.1
Patrick enjoyed ____________ with his _____ when he was ________.
Para.2
Patrick successfully turn his _______into his ______.
Para.3
Anyone can__________
__________________.
Para.4
Read the passage and conclude the main idea of each paragraph.
watching stars
mum
young
interested in
eight
make their
dreams come true
hobby
career
Reading task
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!
Reading task
Find facts in the article to support these statements about Patrick Moore. Then write the facts below.
Post-reading
hobby
career
I know how we make our hobby into our career.
Have a good hobby from an early age.
Spend much time on a hobby.
Enjoy the hobby.
Never stop learning. Be hard-working.
Share the hobby with others.
1. Studying the stars was great fun for me. 研究星星对我来说是很大的乐趣。
【用法】① studying the stars 是动名词短语，意为“研究星星”。单个动名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
Language points
Language points
【拓展】
当两个或两个以上的动名词短语作并列主语时，如果它们叙述的是一件事或一个概念，那么谓语动词用单数形式；否则，谓语动词用复数形式。
Going to bed early and getting up early is good for our health.
早睡早起对我们的健康有好处。
Watching TV and reading books are very interesting. 看电视和读书是非常有趣的。
② fun 是不可数名词，意“乐趣；有趣的事”，常用great，a lot of 或 lots of 等来修饰，表示“非常，很”。
We had a lot of fun at the party last night. 昨晚的聚会我们玩得很高兴。
Language points
【即时训练】用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. I think _______ (fly) a kite with you _____(be) interesting.
2. _______ (play) basketball and _________ (swim) ____ (be) two different kinds of sports.
flying is
Playing swimming are
Language points
2. Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find out more and more. 一旦我了解了关于它们的一点点，很快我就想要了解越来越多的有关星星的知识。
【用法】① once 是连词，意为 “一旦……就… …”，引导时间状语从句。
Once you see this movie, you will never forget it. 一旦你看了这部电影，你就永远不会忘记它。
Language points
【拓展】once 作副词，意为“曾经”；“一次”
I once learnt French at the school. 我曾经在学校学过法语。
My father go for a walk in the park once a day. 我爸爸每天去公园散步一次。
Language points
② more and more 越来越多；形容词或副词有两种结构表示“越来越……”：
A. 单音节词和少数双音节词：比较级+ and +比较级；
B. 多数双音词和多音节词：more and more +原级
better and better 越来越好
more and more interesting 越来越有趣
Language points
Language points
【即时训练】将下列汉语翻译成英语。
1. 越来越高
taller and taller / higher and higher
2. 越来越有用
more and more useful
3. 越来越重
heavier and heavier
4. 越来越漂亮
more and more beautiful
Language points
3. I host a TV programme called The Sky at Night. 我主持名叫《仰望夜空》的电视节目。
【用法】① host v. 主持 n. 主人，东道主
a host of 大量的，许多的
Who will host the party 谁将主持这个晚会？
My host family is friendly. 我的寄宿家庭很友好。
She has a host of good friends. 她有许多好朋友。
② called 在此句中意为“（被）叫做……的”。called 以及其后面的名词在句中作定语，修饰called前面的名词。
a boy called Tom 一个叫做汤姆的男孩。
4. I am proud of my TV programme-it has lasted for more than 50 years! 我以我的电视节目而自豪——它已经持续了50多年了。
【用法】
① be proud of 为……感到自豪
Are you proud of yourself 你为自己感到自豪吗？
②last v.持续
Our English competition will last for 3 hours.我们的英语竞赛将会持续3个小时。
Language points
1. China h______ the 28th Olympic Games in 2008.
2. He s______ the ball before the goalkeeper(守门员) saw it.
3. In this sports meeting, each game l___________ about an hour.
4. I believe I will a______ my dream when I grow up.
5. She gave up her c______ and married the man.
6. Mars is the fourth p______ in order from the Sun.
osted
hot
asts / lasted
chieve
areer
lanet
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
Exercise
1. A good __________(begin) makes a good end.
2. The stars shine ________ (bright) at night.
3. She looks young, but ________ (actual) she’s 50.
4. Our English teacher always teaches us in a ________ (live) way and all of us are interested in her classes.
5. Mr Wu has a good ___________ (know) of history.
beginning
brightly
actually
lively
knowledge
二、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Exercise
( )1. We’re hoping to move to Guangdong in _____ near future.
A. a B. the C. / D. one
( )2. Thank you for ___ my grandpa when I was away.
A. looking after B. looking over
C. looking at D. looking for
B
A
Exercise
三、选择最佳答案填空。
( )3. John _____ with a fork and a knife, but now he ____ with chopsticks ( 筷子) after living in Beijing for several years.
A. used to eat, is used to eat
B. used to eating, is used to eat
C. used to eat, is used to eating
D. was used to eating, used to eat
( )4. She was born ____ the morning of 3 March.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
C
A
Exercise
( )5. He knew ____ about cars. Maybe you should ask others.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
( )6. I ____ have to work late.
A. some times B. sometimes
C. some time D. sometime
A
B
Exercise
Summary
Key words:
career, planet, satellite, diamond, shoot, host, knowledge, lively, last, anybody, achieve
Key phrases:
in the future, used to, go outside, look like, more and more, turn...into
Homework
1. Recite new words and expressions .
2. Finish the reading exercise paper.
Are interested in is not to insist on solitary roll obsession, interested in talented persistence is divine mission.
人很大的兴趣就是感觉一步一步地往自己设定的目标方向去努力！
Reflection
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