Unit1 SectionA 3a～3d课件-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 1 Time to Relax Why are free-time activities important? Big question Section A 3a-3d In this unit, you will 1.talk about how you spend your free time. 2. describe different free-time activities and hobbies 3.use infinitives to show purpose or provide moreinformation about a sentence's object. 4.explore why people need time to relax. Learning goals 巩固休闲活动词汇：calligraphy, poem, character, ink, guitar 理解并运用情感描述词汇：beautiful, difficult, hardest, encourage 掌握交际用语：What are you up to? It's a deal. 能听懂并使用询问对方活动的句型： What are you up to?= What are you doing? 能描述爱好的开始经历： When I started to do..., I spent hours...The first step is always the hardest. 能表达爱好选择和原因： Why did you choose to...?I do it to... 词汇 句型 闯关游戏 Choose a card, quickly say the phrase for the activity shown on the card, and use it to make a sentence following the pattern above. 卡牌1 卡牌2 卡牌3 卡牌4 卡牌5 卡牌6 I like to . I do it to . calligraphy Have you ever tried calligraphy? Do you know anyone who does calligraphy? Why do people learn calligraphy today? Have you ever tried calligraphy? Do you know anyone who does calligraphy? Why do people learn calligraphy today? calligraphy Peter Yaming What are they talking about？ What are they talking about？ watch What are Peter's and Yaming's free-time activities？ Q Circle them in 3a playing the guitar doing calligraphy Check Peter: Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Yaming: Hi Peter. I'm doing calligraphy. Peter: It's beautiful! What are you writing? Yaming: It's a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. Peter: What's this character? Yaming: It's yue. It means "moon". Peter: It's nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Yaming: Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. Peter: I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Yaming: Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells!Why did you choose to play the guitar? Peter: I think playing the guitar is cool. Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return. Yaming: It's a deal! 判断正误 Yaming is writing a poem by Li Bai. Peter thinks calligraphy looks easy. Yaming's grandmother taught him calligraphy. Peter's father is taught him to play the guitar. Yaming doesn't like the smell of ink. T F T T F Comparing Peter's and Yaming's Hobbies Peter Yaming Hobby Playing the ______ Doing ______ Teacher His _________ taught him His __________ taught him Why It's ______ Helps him ______, likes the ______ Difficulties It's very ______ At first it was ______, had to practice ______ How they keep going His dad encourages him ______ He started with basic ______ guitar calligraphy grandmother father relax not to give up practice cool smell of ink difficult hard single strokes 1. What words does Peter use to describe Yaming's work? 2. What does Yaming like about his hobby? 3. What are the similarities between Yaming's and Peter's hobbies? 4. What do you think "The first step is always the hardest" means? 5. How do you usually feel when you manage to do something difficult? Give an example. Read again and answer the questions. 3b PAIR WORK Check if your answer matches your deskmate's. If not, explain why your answer is different. PAIR WORK Check if your answer matches your deskmate's. If not, explain why your answer is different. What words does Peter use to describe Yaming's work? Q1 Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Hi Peter. I'm doing calligraphy. It's beautiful! What are you writing? Peter uses the word "beautiful" to describe Yaming's calligraphy. What does Yaming like about his hobby? Q2 I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells!Why did you choose to play the guitar? Yaming likes that calligraphy helps him relax. He even enjoys the smell of the ink. What are the similarities between Yaming's and Peter's hobbies? Q3 Both are difficult skills to learn.Both require a lot of practice at the beginning It's nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. What do you think "The first step is always the hardest" means? Q4 Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. It means that starting something new is often the most challenging part.  I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. How do you usually feel when you manage to do something difficult? Give an example. Q5 I usually feel a strong sense of accomplishment and pride. For example, when I finally learned to ride a bike after many falls, I smiled all day. Language points Language points Read the conversation, Circle Peter's and Yaming's free-time activities. 3a Peter: Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Yaming: Hi Peter. I'm doing calligraphy. Peter: It's beautiful! What are you writing? Yaming: It's a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. Peter: What's this character? Yaming: It's yue. It means "moon". Peter: It's nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Yaming: Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. Peter: I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Yaming: Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells!Why did you choose to play the guitar? Peter: I think playing the guitar is cool. Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return. Yaming: It's a deal! =What are you doing? 表示“由...创作/所作” teach somebody (how) to do something 特殊疑问词+动词不定式结构 watch是感官动词，watch sb do sth强调看“写”的完整过程 引导时间状语从句 spend time (in) doing something encourage somebody (not) to do something 动词不定式做目的状语 give up doing sth. choose to do something play +the+乐器 动名词做主语谓语动词用单数 Listen to the conversation Role play Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Hi Peter. I'm doing calligraphy. It's beautiful! What are you writing? It's a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. What's this character? It's yue. It means "moon". It's nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. I know how that feels! My dad's teaching me to play the guitar. It's difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells!Why did you choose to play the guitar? I think playing the guitar is cool. Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return. It's a deal! Group work Discuss the reasons why you do your hobbies. You can use the expressionsto help you. It makes me feel happy to ...It helps me to ... It's a great way to ... When I started to ..., I ... Your conversation should be like this …… I like…It makes me feel happy to ...It helps me to ... It's a great way to ... When I started to ..., I ...but… Hobby Wall I like…It makes me feel happy to ...It helps me to ... It's a great way to ... When I started to ..., I ... to feel the cold wind on my face while skiing. to see a blank paper become a beautiful painting. to create beautiful melodies with my breath. to solve a difficult coding problem. …… to learn about Chinese culture and be more patient. to create something useful from just ideas. to spend time outdoors and breathe fresh air. I fell down many times before I could stand properly. I couldn't even make a clear sound. my brush shook and the strokes were messy. The first step is always the hardest. Practice makes perfect. Don't give up, great things take time. 01 02 03 The first step is always the hardest. Practice makes perfect. Don't give up, great things take time. 01 02 03 Exercise Exercise 选择正确的形式填空 My mother encouraged me ______ (to try / trying) new things. I decided ______ (to take up / taking up) painting last year. The teacher told us ______ (not to talk / don't talk) in class. We go swimming ______ (to keep / for keeping) healthy. It's important ______ (to have / having) hobbies in life. Exercise 改错练习 I like to playing basketball with friends. She goes to library for borrow books. My dad teaches me how play chess. They started learn English three years ago. It helps me relaxing after study. play to to play to learn (to) relax Exercise 情景反应 选择最合适的回应： 1.——Your calligraphy is beautiful! ——______ A. No, it's not good. B. Thank you! My grandmother taught me. C. I don't like it. D. Your guitar is better. 2.——I'm afraid I can't do it well. ——______ A. Yes, you're right. B. The first step is always the hardest. C. You should give up. D. It's too difficult for you. B B Exercise 用所给词的正确形式填空 (learn, start, spend, encourage, relax) When I was eight, I ______ to learn piano. At first, it was very difficult. I ______ hours practising every day. My teacher always ______ me not to give up. Now, I play piano to ______ after school. I've ______ a lot from this hobby. started spent encouraged relax learnt 多媒体创作 制作一张"兴趣推荐海报"（手工或电子版均可），推荐一项你认为值得尝试的兴趣爱好，包含： 海报标题：Why You Should Try... 图片展示：相关图片或手绘图 推荐理由（至少3条，用英语） 入门建议（2-3条建议） 一句鼓励的话 Homework 感谢聆听 批评指导 Thanks for listening null 57084.0 $