Module 4
Colourful life
Reading
A hobby is an activity that you enjoy doing in your spare time
A career is the job that you do for a long period of your life.
job
hobby
Career
playing football/exercising
football player/coach教练员
drawing
artist
singing/music
singer/ music teacher
photography 摄影
photographer 摄影师
dessert chef 甜点师
baking 烘焙
designer 设计师
fashion
If you want to do your job for a whole life …
studying stars
astronomer 天文学家
I enjoy…
I want to be a /an…
objectives
To learn how Patrick Moore made his hobby into career
To understand the relationship between hobby and career
To learn some key words and useful expressions
Words: career, planet, satellite, diamond, host, knowledge, lively, last, anybody, achieve
Expressions: in the future, used to, go outside, look like, more and more, grow up, go sailing
Sentence: Reading is my hobby.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Getting ready
What’s Hi’s hobby?
Reading.
What’s Lo’s hobby ?
Drinking oil.
What do you think about Lo’s answer?
He misunderstood the meaning of “hobby”.
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Look at the pictures and guess what the boy’s hobby is.
Studying the stars.
What do you know about stars?
star
planet
satellite
Watch the video and finish the quiz below.
Read the boy’s story on page 105 and finish the following tasks.
1. Patrick became interested in stars when he was eight.
2. Patrick used to go outside with his dad to look at the sky.
3. You can see different groups of stars in different seasons.
4. Patrick never saw stars shooting across the sky.
5. Once he learnt a little about stars, Patrick wanted to find out more and more.
6. Patrick is proud of his TV programme—it has lasted for less than 50 years.
7. Patrick thinks that anybody can achieve their dreams even if they don’t enjoy what they do.
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Task 1
Task 2
Read the article and answer the questions.
1.When was the beginning of the writer’s lifetime hobby?
2.What did the writer use to do with his mum?
3.What did the stars and the sky look like at night?
4.What did the writer think of the stars?
5.How did the writer’s hobby become his career?
6.What does the writer do now?
7.How long has the writer’s programme lasted?
8.What advice did the writer give to young people?
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1.When was the beginning of the writer’s lifetime hobby?
2.What did the writer use to do with his mum?
3.What did the stars and the sky look like at night?
4.What did the writer think of the stars?
When he was eight, he got a book about stars.
He used to go outside with his mum on clear nights and look at the sky.
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
He thought they were beautiful.
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5.How did the writer’s hobby become his career?
6.What does the writer do now?
7.How long has the writer’s programme lasted?
8.What advice did the writer give to young people?
As he learnt more about stars, he turned his hobby into 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.
It has lasted for more than 50 years.
Anybody can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do!
Find facts in the article to support these statements about Patrick Moore. Then write the facts below. (P107)
Patrick Moore thinks the night sky is beautiful.
2 Patrick Moore and his mother spent many exciting moments looking at the stars.
3 Many people like watching Patrick Moore’s TV programme.
It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
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Task 3
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!
Pay attention to the underlined expressions.
1)……的起点/开端
2)过去常常做某事
3)去外面
4)看起来像
5)找出;查明
6)越来越多
7)以一种生动的方式
8)以……为豪
9)多于
10)实现梦想
at the beginning of
used to do sth
go outside
look like
find out
more and more
in a lively way
be proud of
more than
achieve one’s dream
Task 4
Translate the following expressions.
When I was eight, I _________________. That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
I __________________ with my Mum. In different seasons, we saw different group of stars.
I kept studying the stars, because it_____________________________.
Now, _________________is my career.
My advice: Anybody can___________________. _________________________________
got a book of stars
used to go outside
was great fun for me
studying the stars
achieve their dreams
You just have to enjoy what you do!
Read the article on page 105 and complete the sentences.
Now, retell the story.
Patrick Moor got a book about stars when he was eight. That was the beginning of his lifetime hobby.
He used to go outside with his mom on clear nights and look at the sky. In different seasons, they can see different groups of stars.
Studying the stars was great fun for him. Once he learnt a little about them, he soon wanted to find out more and more.
Now it is his career. He is very proud of his TV programmer, it has lasted for more than 50 years!
possible answer:
Survey your classmates about their hobbies and dreaming jobs to finish the chart.
Name
Hobby
Dreaming job
How the hobby began
How can we achieve our dreams?
hobby
career
For example:
Susan enjoys making clothes for dolls. She dreams of being a fashion designer.
She got a doll from her mother at the age of six. That was the beginning of her lifetime hobby. She liked the doll and started to make clothes for the doll with her mother's help.
I hope she will get her dreaming job in the future.
Make a report according to the chart above.
Language points
the beginning of 此处意为“……的起点/开始”
① This is the beginning of a new path in her career.
②This is also the beginning of her career as a fashion designer.
③That was the beginning of my father's life in the television business.
1. That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.
这是她生涯中一个新路径的开始。
这也是她作为时装设计师生涯的起点。
那是我父亲投身电视业的初始阶段。
2. I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.
lively 此处意为 interesting and exciting 生动的
Our physics teacher and English teacher always give their lessons in a lively and clear way, which greatly benefits(益于) us students.
我们的物理老师和英语老师总以一种生动且清晰的方式上课,这让我们学生非常受益。
3. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.
look like 看起来与(某人或某物)相像(相似 )
①He looks like a teacher.
他看上去像个老师。
②They look like stars to the naked eye(肉眼).
肉眼看来,它们像是星星。
③They look like the teeth of some fierce(凶猛的) animal.
它们看上去像某种猛兽的牙齿。
4. Once I learnt a little about them, I soon wanted to find out more and more.
once 是连词,意为“一旦”,在句中引导表示暗示一个条件的状语从句。
①Once you understand the rules of the game, you will love the game.
一旦你理解了游戏规则,你就会爱上这个游戏。
②Once he is free, he will go to visit his grand-father.
只要他有空,他就会去看他的爷爷。
③The water is fine once you're in!
你一旦下了水,就会觉得水里挺舒适。
find out 意为“查明,弄清(情况)”
①I want to find out the railway timetable.
我想查看一下火车时刻表。
②I hope we can find out about it.
我希望我们能查清此事。
③Would you call me as soon as you find out?
你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
6. I am proud of my TV programme — it has lasted for more than 50 years.
be proud of 意为“为……感到骄傲”
①Everyone was very proud of him.
每个人都以他为傲。
②He was proud of himself for not giving up.
他为自己没有放弃而豪情满怀。
③His father was quite naturally very proud of him.
他父亲自然为他感到无比骄傲。
7. Anybody can achieve their dreams.
achieve one’s dream 意为“实现某人的梦想”
①I can achieve my dream after hard study.
通过努力学习,我一定能实现我的梦想。
②If we try our best, we will achieve our dream one day.
如果尽力,总有一天我们会实现梦想。
③To achieve his dream, he has to study harder than before.
为了实现梦想,他必须比以前更努力了。
注: 另附 word 文档。
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根据首字母提示填空。
1. Who will be the h____ for tonight’s program?
2. How long did the exam l____?
3. I’m not waiting for a__________.
4. Friend will help you a_______ this goal.
5. Mr Smith sang a song at the b________ of the party. We all liked it.
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eginning
选择合适的单词或词组完成下列句子。
1. I ________ get up at six, but now I get up at 6:30. (used to/be used to)
2. We all like Mr Li because his classes are ______. (lively/living)
3. He did not __________ a bad person. (look like/feel like)
4. You can ________ your dreams if you work hard. (achieve/complete)
5. Is there _______ in the next classroom? (anybody/somebody)
used to
lively
look like
achieve
anybody
根据句意,从方框中选择适当的短语并用其正确形式填空。
1. My brother __________ take a taxi to work but now he rides a bike.
2. ________________ people would like to buy things on the Internet.
3. The couple (夫妻) have a lovely daughter and she ____________ her father.
4. She was born in a small village but she _________ in a big city.
5. Mrs Brown _____________ her son because he is the top student in his class.
be proud of used to go outside go sailing more and more find out last for look like in the future grow up
used to
More and more
looks like
grew up
is proud of
6. We have a class meeting every Friday afternoon and it ___________ an hour.
7. He wishes his son to be a successful businessman ______________.
8. These policemen are doing their best to _________ who killed the man.
9. David often _____________ at weekends and he thinks it is an exciting sport.
10. It is blowing strongly now so you should wear your jacket when you _____________.
be proud of used to go outside go sailing more and more find out last for look like in the future grow up
lasts for
in the future
find out
goes sailing
go outside
Homework
Learn the new words and expressions by heart after class.
Write a short passage about your hobbies.