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Unit 8 Follow your interests
Listening & Speaking
Step 1:Lead in:
· Watch and Think: Do you know this sport ? What do you think of it?
_________________________________________________________________.
Step 2: Pre-Listening
· Task 1: Free talk
Q:What do you know about sailing?
Sailing is _____________________________ on the water—the wind makes the boat dance, and you _____________________. It's like playing a game with nature!
· Task 2:Read and answer(P.120)
1.What is Linda doing in the picture?
________________________________________________________________.
2.How do you think she is feeling at this moment?
________________________________________________________________.
Step 3:While-listening
· Task 1:Listen and choose the best answer.
1.When did Linda start to love sailing?
(When she was a kid /When she grew up / After she left school)
2.Who taught Linda to sail by herself when she grew up?
(Her sister / Her dad / Herself)
3.Where does Linda teach sailing now?
(On local beach / In school sports center / All over the world)Listening Tips:
Pay attention to the key words in the question.
Time/Place/Action/
Characters/Feelings
(时间/地点/动作/
人物/情感)
· Task 2:Listen to Linda's talk again and answer the questions.
1.What was Linda’s first job? What did she think of it?
_______________________________________________
2.What is Linda’s job now? What does she think of it?
_______________________________________________
Task 3:Decide whether the following statements are true(T)
or false(F). Correct the false ones.(P.120)
Step 4:Post-listening
· Task 1:Choose and fill in the blanks
spend; go sailing; happy with; use to ; how to sail ; a training course
Hello, I’m Linda. I’d like to share how I turned my hobby into a career.When I was a child, my family lived next to the sea. My dad 1.___________ take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, he taught me how to sail the boat myself. I loved the water and the fresh sea air. From then on, I 2._________ all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby.
After I left school, I got a job in an office, but I still 3._______________ every weekend. I wasn’t 4.________________ my job. I found it very boring, and I thought about sailing every day.
One day, I finally decided to leave my job and turn my hobby into a career! I took 5._______________ to become a sailing teacher. Now I teach people from all over the world 6. ______________ safely. I’m very happy now because I love my job. I think it’s the best job for me.
· Task 2:Complete the sentences.(英语周报P24-Ⅲ)
Step 5:Consolidation:Read and finish the following task
1.How did Linda tell her story?
A.By raising questions B.By time order C.By space order
2.How many periods of time(时间阶段) did Linda mention in her talk?
_________________________________________________________________.
3.Retelling:
Her family .... she began to ....
... father taught ... .; Sailing was her.....
she ...., but she ....; she thought about .....
she decided to ... ....; she took ... to become ....
she teach people ... ...;She is very ... because....
When Linda was a child
When she got older
After she left school
One day
Now
Step 6: Further thinking:Your idea
· Why do you think Linda was able to turn her interest into a career?
——Interest is the best teacher.
——Be able to solve problems.
——Use possible tools, knowledge and skills.
——Put a lot of effort into what you do.
——Practice makes perfect.
——Fight against the difficulties all the time.
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Warming-up
How can we turn our interest into a career?
Key question
Listening and
Speaking
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Language Ability: understand key info from Linda’s talk; master vocab about jobs/interests.
Learning Ability: predict content via pictures and identify listening details.
Thinking Quality: explain why interests are important and foster critical & causal thinking.
Cultural Literacy: value linking interests to careers and develop positive attitudes toward exploring passions.
Learning Objectives:
Do you know this sport ? What do you think of it?
Watch&Think
What do you know about sailing?
Pre-listening
Sailing is _____________________________
on the water—the wind makes the boat dance,
and you can _____________________.
It's like playing a game with nature!
Linda is sailing by herself.
She must be excited.
extremely lively and interesting
feel free and confident
课本P120
Pre-listening
Title and picture can help with better understanding.
Listen and choose the best answer.
While-listening
1.When did Linda start to love sailing?
(When she was a kid /When she grew up / After she left school)
2.Who taught Linda to sail by herself when she grew up?
(Her sister / Her dad / Herself)
3.Where does Linda teach sailing now?
(On local beach / In school sports center / All over the world)
1.What was Linda’s first job? What did she think of it?
_______________________________________________
2.What is Linda’s job now? What does she think of it?
_______________________________________________
She got a job in an office. She thought it was boring.
Now she is a sailing teacher, and she loves her job.
Listening Tips: Pay attention to the key words in the question.
Time / Place /Action / Characters / Feelings /
Listen to Linda's talk again and answer the questions.
While-listening
(时间)
(动作)
(人物)
(情感)
(地点)
Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). Correct the false ones.
father
every weekend
While-listening
P.120
Hello, I’m Linda. I’d like to share how I turned my hobby into a career.
When I was a child, my family lived next to the sea. My dad 1.________ take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, he taught me how to sail the boat myself. I loved the water and the fresh sea air. From then on, I 2.____ all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby.
After I left school, I got a job in an office, but I still 3.__________ every weekend. I wasn’t 4.___________ my job. I found it very boring, and I thought about sailing every day.
One day, I finally decided to leave my job and turn my hobby into a career!
I took 5._______________ to become a sailing teacher. Now I teach people
from all over the world 6. _________ safely. I’m very happy now because
I love my job. I think it’s the best job for me.
Choose and fill in the blanks with the correct forms.
Post-listening
used to
how to sail
spent
went sailing
happy with
a training course
spend; go sailing; happy with; use to ; how to sail ; a training course
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
go sailing
What think of
happy with
take a training course
how to
Complete the sentences according to the Chinese tips.
Exercises
2.How many periods of time(时间阶段) did Linda mention in her talk?
A.By raising questions
B.By time order
C.By space order
When I was a child
When I got older
After I left school
One day
Now
1.How did Linda tell her story?
Hello, I’m Linda. I’d like to share how I turned my hobby into a career.
When I was a child, my family lived next to the sea. My dad used to take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, he taught me how to sail the boat myself. I loved the water and the fresh sea air. From then on, I spent all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby.
After I left school, I got a job in an office, but I still went sailing every weekend. I wasn’t happy with my job. I found it very boring, and I thought about sailing every day.
One day, I finally decided to leave my job and turn my hobby into a career! I took a training course to become a sailing teacher. Now I teach people from all over the world how to sail safely. I’m very happy now because I love my job. I think it’s the best job for me.
Read&Answer
Hello, I’m Linda. I’d like to share how I turned my hobby into a career.
When I was a child, my family lived next to the sea. My dad used to take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, he taught me how to sail the boat myself. I loved the water and the fresh sea air. From then on, I spent all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby.
After I left school, I got a job in an office, but I still went sailing every weekend. I wasn’t happy with my job. I found it very boring, and I thought about sailing every day.
One day, I finally decided to leave my job and turn my hobby into a career!
I took a training course to become a sailing teacher. Now I teach people from
all over the world how to sail safely. I’m very happy now because I love my job. I think it’s the best job for me.
Imitation(模仿朗读)
Pay attention to linking,stress,weak forms,plosion,intonation.
连读、重音、弱读、失爆、语调
When Linda was a child
When she got older
After she left school
One day
Now
her family ....
she began to ....
... father taught ... .
Sailing was her.....
she ...., but she ....
she thought about .....
she decided to ... ....
she took ... to become ....
she teach people ... ...
She is very ... because....
Retelling
Discuss the questions below.
Why do you think Linda was able to turn her interest into a career?
Curiosity(好奇心)
Ability(能力)
Resources(资源)
Effort(努力)
Experience(经验)
Resilience(韧性)
Further thinking
——Interest is the best teacher.
——Have the ability to solve problems.
——Use possible tools, knowledge and skills.
——Put a lot of effort into what you do.
——Practice makes perfect.
—— Fight against the difficulties all the time.
Linda’s passion for sailing and her hard work and training helped her become a sailing teacher.
Pair work
Work in pairs and make a dialogue about your dream job.
Use the example below to help you.
P123
Speaking
In pairs, one as the interviewer and one as the interviewee, complete the following questions.
Interviewer Interviewee
What is your hobby and dream job?
What do you like about this job?
What skills or abilities do you need for your dream job?
What are you doing to make your dream come true?
I need ....
I want to be a ......
I like the job because ......
Now I’m learning ....
In my free time, I ....
Example
I want to be a cartoon artist.
I like the job because it lets me create colorful worlds and make people smile. When I draw characters, I feel like I’m telling stories without words!
I need to practice drawing every day and learn about colors and shapes. Now I’m learning to use a computer to make it better. My teacher says, “Practice makes perfect!”
In my free time, I sketch animals at the park or watch cartoon movies to get new ideas. Turning hobbies into jobs is cool because you spend time doing what you love. If you try hard, your passion can grow into something amazing!
Summary
In this class, we have learnt:
To identify the key words in the question and the skills of listening for the certain info.
To understand how Linda turned her interest into a successful career.
To talk about the way to change our hobbies into career.
To master some key expressions in the listening text.
1.Compulsory(必做)
Draw a mindmap about the event and timeline of Linda's. Then add your opinions where necessary.
2.Optional(选做)
Collect some famous sayings about hobbies and careers.
Write them down in your notebooks.
Homework
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