(共30张PPT)
Unit 4 The art of having fun
Starting out & understanding ideas
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
1. Learn some core words and expressions of the text;
2. Learn about some activities for fun;
3. try to introduce your favourite activity for fun.
1. What are they doing
2. What does the picture tell us
skateboarding
singing
listening to music
playing the guitar
There are many ways to have fun and enjoy ourselves.
dancing
Look and say
Free talk
What activities did ancient people do for fun
What do you usually do for fun
Watch and answer
1. What activities did ancient people for fun
2. Whica activity is the most interesting one to you
Watch and answer
What activities did ancient people do for fun
Cuju蹴鞠
Weiqi 围棋
Bingxi冰嬉
The ancient people played cuju and weiqi for fun. They had their own winter sports—bingxi.
Which activity is the most interesting one to you
It is more than 2000 years old. They use a leather ball for this game.
It is over 4000 years old.It is a board game with black and white pieces.
It started from the Qing dynasty.They are fun activities like speed skating and ice football.
What do you often do for fun among these activities
Look at the survey result and answer the questions.
What is the survey about
According to the survey, the most popular activity is _______________.And the least one is _________.
Learning objectoves
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
1. Learn about the importance of havingfun and master some core words and expressions of the text;
2. Learn about some activities for fun;
3. try to introduce your favourite activity for fun.
Look at the title and predict what the passage is about.
Use the expressions to help you
Prection
have fun
a moment of joy
lift sb’s spirits
feel youthful
bring people closer
enjoy life
The title means if we can’t balance between _________and________, we will become a dull boy.
work fun
The passage may talk about the advantages of having fun. Having fun can make us ______________, ____________and____________
lift our spirits
feel youthful
bring people closer
While reading
The passage can be divided into_____parts
Lead to the topic:_______.
Body part:_________
Conclusion:______
③
1
2,3,4
5
What’s the structure of this passage
①
②
③
④
⑤
①
②
③
④
⑤
①
②
③
④
⑤
A
B
C
While reading
Match the main idea with each part
Lead to the topic:have fun
The advantages of having fun
Call on us to take time to have fun
Read for the title.
a The Importance of having fun
b Different ways of having fun
c Having fun in your own way
Choose another suitable title for the passage.
While reading
Why do most people choose something for fun as the fifth thing
A. Because it is helpful to survive .
B. Because they want to make the island beautiful.
C. Because they don't want to get bored.
Read para. 1 and answer the question.
While reading
How many advantages of having fun does the writer mention What are they
Three. Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits, keep us feeling youthful, and connect us with others.
Read paras. 2-4 and answer the question.
While reading
( )1. Fun is important in a way.
( )2. We should work hard but also take time to play hard.
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Read para. 5 and decide true or false.
While reading
Read and complete.
1.________________
2.________________
3.________________
4.________________
5.________________
6.________________
7.________________
8.________________
something for fun
lift your spirits
a moment of joy
youthful
stop playing
connect with others
brings people closer
enjoy life
While reading
We don’t stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing.
1 Why does the writer use the island example in the first paragraph
Think and share.
The writer sets it as an example to show how important having fun is.
Post reading
2 Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw Why or why not
George Bernard Shaw 萧伯纳 是爱尔兰剧作家、评论家和社会改革者。其代表作包括《伤心之家》《皮格马利翁》等。
His words remind us that we are not judged by our age but the attitudes towards having fun. He encourages people to keep having fun and explore the value of it.
他的话提醒我们我们不是由年龄来定义年老或者年轻。他鼓励人们保持玩乐并且在这个过程中来探索他的乐趣。
3 What do you think "No one is an island." means
Think and share.
It means everyone needs friends
and social connections
Post reading
eg.我无法想象在一座岛上生活。
I can’t on an islalnd.
imagine living
Language points
imagine doing sth:想象做某事
take sth.with sb.
记得带上一些钱。 Remember to you.
take some money with
take-took
◆after all 毕竟;终究
◆all in all 总而言之
◆not...at all 一点也不
eg.
Don’t be angry. , he is only a child.
_______________, pandas are popular all over the world.
The man isn’t from America ______________.
After all
All in all
at all
get bored感到厌烦,感到无聊
get/be bored with… 对……感到厌烦/无聊
Practice:
他对每天做同样的事情感到无聊。
He doing the same thing every day.
gets/is bored with
boring adj.令人厌烦的,无聊的 主语常是事或物。 The story is very boring.
这故事很无聊。
bored adj.厌烦的,不感兴趣的;烦闷的 主语是人。 I never get bored with reading.
我从不厌倦阅读。
eg:
The movie is ______! We are all with it.
A.bored; boring B.boring; bored C.boring; boring
eg:是时候摒弃那些坏习惯了。
It’s time to those bad habits.
do away with
摆脱,废除
Verb
eg:
(1)He pictures his sister gracefully on stage.
A.dance B.to dance C.dancing D.danced
(2)我想象自己在海里游泳。
I________________________________in the sea..
picture/imagine myself swimming
◆youthful adj.年轻的→youth n.青年;青年时期→youthfully adv.年轻地
No one can remain youthful forever.没有人能永葆青春。
eg:
Exercise will keep you .
A.youth B.youthful C.youthfully D.young
eg:
(1)You look too tired. Please stop a rest.
A.have B.having C.to have
(2)About an hour later, they football and rested.
A.stopped playing B.stopped to play C.stop playing
a way to do sth = a way of doing sth “做某事的方法/方式”。
eg:阅读书籍是了解世界的好方法。(learn about)
Reading books is a great way to learn about the world.
=Reading books is a great way of learning about the world.
eg:
我想请你参加我的生日聚会。
I’d like to my birthday party.
A friend of my father’s invited us (enjoy) a firework show.
invite you to (come to)
to enjoy
eg.他今天早上因病没去跑步。
He didn’t go running this morning because she was ill.
= He didn’t go running this morning because of her illness.
拓展:
注意:后接复数名词作为主语时,
谓语动词通常也用复数形式。
eg:1.我今天有许多事情要做.I have __ to do today.
2. students are planting trees in the park. the students is about 200.
A.A number of; The number of B.The number of; A number of
C.A number of; A number of
a number of things
be able to do sth.有能力做某事(相当于can)。be 动词有人称和时态的变化。如:
我能帮助我的父母做家务活。
I am able to help my parents with housework.
=I can help my parents with housework.
be not able to do