Unit1 SectionB1a～1e课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Free Talk. In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better? What's your hobby? It helps me... to relax to learn a new skill to try new things to make new friends to reduce stress to keep fit to have personal thinking time to learn about the world ....... Look at the title and the pictures below. Guess what the text is about. Hobbies That Are Good for You I think the text is about hobbies and the benifits of them. Read the text. Underline the two students' opinions. Hobbies That Are Good for You When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time? Do you spend time on hobbies you love? Reading or listening to music can help us to calm down after a busy day. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us to keep fit. And some hobbies are creative. For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn't make art or write stories. Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started programming when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! "It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app," says Luca. "I believe I'm helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer to collect them! In India, Maya Badal doesn't collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collects postcards! "I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they're a good way to learn about different places," Maya says. "I think it's interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries." Maya's first postcard shows the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Her dad sent it to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall! Now there are over one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries on Maya's walls. She dreams of travelling to these places in the future! What is the structure of the passage? introduction body How does the writer start this passage? When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time? Do you spend time on hobbies you love? Reading or listening to music can help us to calm down after a busy day. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us to keep fit. And some hobbies are creative. For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. By asking questions and giving examples It catches readers’ attention and makes them think abouttheir own experiences. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn’t make art or write stories. Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started programming when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! “It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I’m helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Let’s make a mind map for Luca. ______ find/finds it fun to ______. study partners Let’s make a mind map for Luca. Luca in his free time likes to be creative doesn't make art or write stories Instead finds it fun to make mobile phone apps a great way to help people when he was ten he started programming after he read about famousbusinessman who started out as programmers allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian his latest app They can learn Italian and make friends. At the same time How does Luca feel when he sees people use the app? And what does he believe? It gives him such a sense of achievement . He believes he is helping people around the world to learn Italian . Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer to collect them! In India, Maya Badal doesn’t collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collects postcards! “I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they’re a good way to learn about different places,” Maya says. “I think it’s interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.” Maya’s first postcard shows the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Her dad sent it to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall! Now there are over one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries on Maya’s walls. She dreams of travelling to these places in the future! Try to make a mind map by yourself for Maya . Maya Try to make a mind map by yourself for Maya . doesn't collect coins or stamps Instead collects postcards postcards are rather old-fashioned Some people think I think they are a good way to learn about different places It's interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries doesn't collect coins or stamps shows the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang her first postcard her dad sent it to her when she was five. she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall. How many postcards are there on her walls now? What does she dream of doing in the future? Read again and complete the sentences with different purposes. Then write about yourself. 1. Some people listen to music to ____________________________________. 2. Others play tennis to ________________________________. 3. Sometimes people paint pictures to ___________________________________________________. 4. Luca developed his latest app to _________________________________. 5. Maya collects postcards to ___________________________. 6. I ________________________________________________. help them calm down after a busy day keep fit remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress allow people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian learn about different places and see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries. I listen to music to relax. 听音乐来放松 I read books to learn new things and broaden my horizons. 读书来学习新事物并且拓宽我的视野。 I keep a diary to record my thoughts and improve my writing. 记日记来记录我的想法并且提升我的写作。 I do sports to stay healthy and energetic. 做运动来保持健康并且充满活力的。 I learn to cook to make delicious food for my family. 学习做饭来为我的家人做美味的食物。 How can you write yourself? What new hobby would you like to take up and why? Share your ideas. I want to take up ________ as a new hobby,because it can help me _________ (relax / learn new skills / make new friends ... ) Besides,_______________. $