Unit 1 Section A & Section B 教学设计 2025-2026学年 人教版八年级英语下册

新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 1a-2d 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to recognize and say the more than six kinds of leisure activities. 2. Be able to understand interviews and dialogues, and obtain key information such as the leisure activities, purposes and challenges of the characters. 3. Be able to apply “What do you do in your free time?” “Why do you do it?” to communicate with peers about personal leisure activities and their purposes. 二、Focal & Difficult Points Guide students to pay attention to the value of different leisure activities and learn to express their personal leisure choices and feelings. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in (1) T:Today we’ll learn Unit 1 about free time activities. First, look at the picture on the opening page and answer the questions: 1.What is the girl in the photo doing? 2.Do you like this activity? 3.Do you think this activity helps us to relax? Why? (2)After students express their ideas, give the follow-up transition: T:Let’s learn more free time activities on the next page. Step 2 Learn more free time activities(1a) (1)Present the pictures in 1a one by one and ask students: T:What activities can you see? Ss:Playing the flute, doing calligraphy, painting,skiing, hiking, programming. (2)Ask students to read the activities loud to practice (3)Ask students to match the activities with the pictures in 1a. Check the answers together. B:playing the flute E:doing calligraphy F:painting A:skiing C:hiking D:programming Step 3 Listening(1b-1c) (1)T:There are three interviews about free time activities. Listen and complete the sentences with the students' activities in 1b. 1. Teng Fei likes _______________after school. 2. Teng Fei also likes ________________________at the weekend. . 3. Helen loves _____________________ in her free time. 4. Chen Jie likes to______________________. Check answers with students: 1b: 1. programming; 2. hiking; 3. painting pictures; 4. play the flute; Then ask students to read these dialogues together after the audio. (2)T:Why do they like theses free time activities? Now, let’s listen again and match the purposes in 1c with the statements from 1b. Check answers with students: 1c: A: 3 B: 4 C: 2 D: 1 Step 4 Speaking(1d) T:Work in pairs and talk about your free-time activities with a partner. You can use the structure below to help you. A: What do you do in your free time? B: I like to... A: Why do you do it? B: I do it to... Step 5 Listening and Talking(2a-2d) (1)T:You may meet challenges when you did your favourite free-time activity for the first time. Let’s look at the two pictures in 2a and share your ideas about what challenges of doing these two activities are. Ss:I’m afraid/scared of.../ I felt frustrated at... (2)T:Fu Xing and Emma also have challenges when doing the free-time activities. Listen to a conversation between Fu Xing and Emma. Tick the things they talk about in 2b. Check answers with students: challenges of free-time activities what Emma did at the weekend what they like about their free-time activities (3)T:Listen again and complete the sentences in 2c. 1.Emma went to the sports centre to _________________________. 2.Emma didn't want to _________________________again at first. 3.Fu Xing told Emma that no one expected her to______________________ from the start. 4.The instructor told Emma not to _________________________. 5.Fu Xing used to be scared of water, but she started swimming to _____________ her fear. 6. Fu Xing encouraged Emma to _________________________again. Check answers with students: 1.try ice skating 2. go ice skating 3. be perfect 4. give up so easily 5. get over 6. try ice skating Then ask students to read the conversation together after the audio. (4)Further thinking T:What can you learn from their experiences to get over the challenges? Ss:Be confident/ Never give up when meeting challenges... (5)Talking in groups(2d) Guide students to share experiences of doing their favourite free-time activity for the first time. T:What was it like when you did your favourite free-time activity for the first time? Share your experiences in your group. You can refer to the example below. A: I love ________________ now. But I was afraid to ___________________ at first. B: Oh, I didn't know that. What helped you to get over your fear? A: I ______________________________. That helped me to get better quickly! Then invite some groups to share their conversations or experiences with the class. Step 6 Summary Ask students to summarize what are learned in this class by drawing a mind map. Homework 1.Listen to the recordings again and read the scripts fluently. 2.Finish the exercise to consolidate expressions and structures. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A(1a-2d) How do you spend your free time? 1.Activities: playing the flute, doing calligraphy, painting, skiing,hiking, programming... 2.Sentences: A:What do you do in your free time? B:I like to... A:Why do you do it? B:I do it to(relax/get exercise/express feelings)... 新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 1a-2d 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to recognize and say the more than six kinds of leisure activities. 2. Be able to understand interviews and dialogues, and obtain key information such as the leisure activities, purposes and challenges of the characters. 3. Be able to apply “What do you do in your free time?” “Why do you do it?” to communicate with peers about personal leisure activities and their purposes. 二、Focal & Difficult Points Guide students to pay attention to the value of different leisure activities and learn to express their personal leisure choices and feelings. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in (2) T:Today we’ll learn Unit 1 about free time activities. First, look at the picture on the opening page and answer the questions: 1.What is the girl in the photo doing? 2.Do you like this activity? 3.Do you think this activity helps us to relax? Why? (2)After students express their ideas, give the follow-up transition: T:Let’s learn more free time activities on the next page. Step 2 Learn more free time activities(1a) (1)Present the pictures in 1a one by one and ask students: T:What activities can you see? Ss:Playing the flute, doing calligraphy, painting,skiing, hiking, programming. (2)Ask students to read the activities loud to practice (3)Ask students to match the activities with the pictures in 1a. Check the answers together. B:playing the flute E:doing calligraphy F:painting A:skiing C:hiking D:programming Step 3 Listening(1b-1c) (1)T:There are three interviews about free time activities. Listen and complete the sentences with the students' activities in 1b. 1. Teng Fei likes _______________after school. 2. Teng Fei also likes ________________________at the weekend. . 3. Helen loves _____________________ in her free time. 4. Chen Jie likes to______________________. Check answers with students: 1b: 1. programming; 2. hiking; 3. painting pictures; 4. play the flute; Then ask students to read these dialogues together after the audio. (2)T:Why do they like theses free time activities? Now, let’s listen again and match the purposes in 1c with the statements from 1b. Check answers with students: 1c: A: 3 B: 4 C: 2 D: 1 Step 4 Speaking(1d) T:Work in pairs and talk about your free-time activities with a partner. You can use the structure below to help you. A: What do you do in your free time? B: I like to... A: Why do you do it? B: I do it to... Step 5 Listening and Talking(2a-2d) (1)T:You may meet challenges when you did your favourite free-time activity for the first time. Let’s look at the two pictures in 2a and share your ideas about what challenges of doing these two activities are. Ss:I’m afraid/scared of.../ I felt frustrated at... (2)T:Fu Xing and Emma also have challenges when doing the free-time activities. Listen to a conversation between Fu Xing and Emma. Tick the things they talk about in 2b. Check answers with students: challenges of free-time activities what Emma did at the weekend what they like about their free-time activities (3)T:Listen again and complete the sentences in 2c. 1.Emma went to the sports centre to _________________________. 2.Emma didn't want to _________________________again at first. 3.Fu Xing told Emma that no one expected her to______________________ from the start. 4.The instructor told Emma not to _________________________. 5.Fu Xing used to be scared of water, but she started swimming to _____________ her fear. 6. Fu Xing encouraged Emma to _________________________again. Check answers with students: 1.try ice skating 2. go ice skating 3. be perfect 4. give up so easily 5. get over 6. try ice skating Then ask students to read the conversation together after the audio. (4)Further thinking T:What can you learn from their experiences to get over the challenges? Ss:Be confident/ Never give up when meeting challenges... (5)Talking in groups(2d) Guide students to share experiences of doing their favourite free-time activity for the first time. T:What was it like when you did your favourite free-time activity for the first time? Share your experiences in your group. You can refer to the example below. A: I love ________________ now. But I was afraid to ___________________ at first. B: Oh, I didn't know that. What helped you to get over your fear? A: I ______________________________. That helped me to get better quickly! Then invite some groups to share their conversations or experiences with the class. Step 6 Summary Ask students to summarize what are learned in this class by drawing a mind map. Homework 1.Listen to the recordings again and read the scripts fluently. 2.Finish the exercise to consolidate expressions and structures. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A(1a-2d) How do you spend your free time? 1.Activities: playing the flute, doing calligraphy, painting, skiing,hiking, programming... 2.Sentences: A:What do you do in your free time? B:I like to... A:Why do you do it? B:I do it to(relax/get exercise/express feelings)... 新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 3a-3d 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to correctly recognize and understand the core vocabulary in the dialogue and master the key sentence patterns. 2. Be able to obtain key information and answer related questions by listening to and reading dialogues. 3. Be able to imitate conversations for role-playing and participate in group discussions to share personal hobbies and reasons. 4. Understand the importance of extracurricular activities and cultivate a positive attitude towards life. 二、Focal & Difficult Points Be proficient in vocabulary related to hobbies; Be able to communicate orally clearly and fluently, and actively share personal relaxation experiences, preferences and reasons. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in (1)Picture reading(3a) T:Let’s continue the topic about free time activities. First, look at the picture and tell me: 1.Who are in the photo? 2.What are they doing? 3.What characters is YM writing? (2)Present the core words: calligraphy, poem, character, stroke. And guide students to recognize and understand the meaning. Step 2 Identify free-time activities(3a) T:What are Peter's and Yaming's free-time activities? Circle Peter's and Yaming's free-time activities in the conversation. Check the answers: Peter's free-time activity: playing the guitar Yaming's free-time activity: doing calligraphy Step 3 Reading and answer questions(3a-3b) T:Read again and answer the questions in 3b. 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. Check answers with students: 3b 1. Peter uses the words “beautiful” and “nice” to describe Yaming's work. 2.It helps him relax, and he enjoys the smell of ink. 3. Both hobbies need practice and patience. Both need the help of someone else. 4. It means starting something new is always challenging, but it gets easier with practice. 5. When I manage to do a difficult thing, I feel proud and excited. For example, I once spent weeks learning to ride a bike. At first, I kept falling, but finally I could ride smoothly. I felt happy and confident. Step 3 Role-play the conversation(3c) (1)Ask students to read the conversation together after the audio. (2)Then, work in pairs to practice the conversation and choose 3 pairs to show. (3)Fill in the blanks based on the conversation. The afternoon light was gentle on my desk. I was ___________________, writing a poem by Li Bai with careful ____________(笔画). My grandmother taught me this. The _____________ “yue” for “moon” was taking shape(成形) under my brush. Peter came over to watch. He thought it was ___________ but also looked ____________. I told him ___________________________________(万事开头难), remembering how I ____________________________ when I began. Peter understood. He said his dad was teaching him to ________________, and it was difficult too, but his dad always ______________________________. Now, I do calligraphy to relax. I even like the smell of the ink. Peter likes guitar because he thinks ____________________________. We made a quiet(秘密的) ___________ then. I would teach him to write. He would teach me to play a song ________________(作为回报). Check answers with students: The afternoon light was gentle on my desk. I was doing calligraphy, writing a poem by Li Bai with careful strokes. My grandmother had taught me this. The character "yue" for "moon" was taking shape under my brush. Peter came over to watch. He thought it was beautiful but also looked difficult. I told him the first step was always the hardest, remembering how I spent hours practising single strokes when I began. Peter understood. He said his dad was teaching him to play the guitar, and it was difficult too, but his dad always encouraged him not to give up. Now, I do calligraphy to relax. I even like the smell of the ink. Peter Peter likes guitar because he thinks playing the guitar is cool. We made a quiet deal then. I would teach him to write. He would teach me to play a song in return. Step 4 Discussion and Speaking(3d) (1)Discuss the reasons why you do your hobbies. You can use the expressions to help you. *It makes me feel happy to... *It helps me to... *It's a great way to . *When I started to..., I... (2)Further thinking What can we get from our hobbies? The significance of extracurricular activities in relaxing the mind, enhancing abilities and enriching life encourages students to stick to their hobbies and actively participate in after-school activities. Step 5 Summary Ask students to summarize what are learned in this class: *Core vocabulary and key sentence patterns about hobbies, such as calligraphy, strokes, poem, “What are you up to?” “It makes me feel...” etc. *Clarify reasons why they do hobbies; *Understand the importance of leisure activities, insist on hobbies, enrich their after -school life Homework 1.Listen carefully to the dialogue recording, read the dialogue fluently and recite the key sentence patterns in the dialogue. 2.Write a paragraph in English introducing your hobbies, including the name of the hobby, the reasons for liking it, and your learning experiences, etc Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 3a-3d Key words：calligraphy, poem, character, stroke, guitar, encourage, deal Important structures： 1. What are you up to? 2. It makes me feel... 3. When I started to..., I... 4. It's a deal! 新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A Grammar Focus 4a-4c 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to accurately distinguish the grammatical functions of infinitives (to do) as object complements and adverbials by analyzing the example sentences in part 4a. 2. Be proficient in using infinitives to complete the blanks in 4b and 4c. 3. Be able to express personal preferences and reasons coherently. 二、Focal & Difficult Points Master the grammatical functions of infinitives as object complements and adverbials, and understand their meanings and usages in different contexts. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in Present the topic of this unit --- free-time activities to stimulate students’ background experiences and interest: 1.What do you usually do in your free time? 2. -Why do you do these things? -It makes me feel happy to... It helps me to... It's a great way to ... When I started to..., I... 3.What challenges do you meet? Step 2 Identify the form of infinitive to do(4a) (1) Ask students to read the sentences in part 4a together and circle the infinitive structures (to do/not to do) within them to perceive the usage of to do. What do you do in your free time? I play the flute to relax. How did you spend your weekend? I went to the sports centre to ice skate. How did you get into painting? I saw my mother paint. I decided to give it a go. What did your instructor say? She told me not to give up so easily. (2)T:What does the infinitive (to do) do in each sentence? Is it used to explain the action or the purpose of the action? Check the answers: 4a I play the flute to relax. (adverbial---purpose) I went to the sports centre to ice skate. (adverbial---purpose) I saw my mother paint. (object complement---explain) She told me not to give up so easily. (object complement---explain) (3)Summary of infinitive to do T:Work in pairs to discuss and summarize the usage of infinitive to do. Then ask students to share their ideas. And make the judgement clear: 1)Object complement: Explain the object, located after the object (structure: the predicate verb + object + to do); 2)Adverbial: Describe the purpose, often located at the end of the sentence. Step 3 Use the structure to do in sentences(4b) (1)T:Complete the conversations with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets in 4b. 1.A: Thanks for your advice! It made me ____________(decide) to try skiing. B: You're welcome. Try______________ (forget) your fears and have fun! 2.A: My cousin often asks me ___________(fly) kites with her when it's windy. B: That sounds fun! I'd love to watch you __________(fly) kites sometime. 3.A: I love to watch kung fu movies ____________(relax). B: Really? When I want ___________(relax), I watch animal videos. 4.A: My parents told me _____________(not push) myself too hard. B: Yes, it's important _____________(not forget) to relax once in a while. Check answers with students and analyze the functions of to do: 4b 1.decide(object complement---explain); to forget(object) 2.to fly(object complement---explain); fly(object complement---explain) 3.to relax(adverbial---purpose); to relax(object) 4.not to push(object complement---explain); not to forget(subject) (2)Sort out the core phrase and sentence patterns. ask sb. to do sth. tell sb. not to do sth. decide to do sth. want to do sth. try not to do sth. it's important (not) to do sth. Then ask students to make sentences with these patterns in terms of free-time activities. Step 4 Complete the passage with the infinitive forms of the verbs in the box.(4c) My twin brother and I look alike, but we are so different. I love sport, and I often meet my friends__________ football and tennis. My brother joined us to play football once or twice, but he decided_____________ after that. He doesn't like sport very much! Instead, he likes__________ at home and___________ movies, ___________ to music, and ____________with friends online. Our parents were worried about him staying home too much. They also wanted us ___________more time together as a family. So, now they let us ______________our favourite activities on Saturdays, but on Sundays, we go on a family outing together! Check answers with students: 4c (1)to play (2)not to come (3)to stay (4)watch (5)listen (6)chat (7)to spend (8)do Step 5 Summary Ask students to summarize what are learned in this class: *The infinitive as an object complement and adverbial. *The basic forms of the infinitive (to do / not to do) and some fixed collocations *Use the infinitive to talk about free-time activities. Homework Write a passage of 5 to 7 sentences introducing your weekend activities and using at least 3 sentences with infinitives. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 4a-4c Grammar Focus Infinitive (to do / not to do) 1.Functions: - Object Complement (OC): 谓语动词 + 宾语 + to do - Adverbial (Adv): 表目的（in order to do），位于句末 2. Fixed Collocations: ask sb. to do sth. tell sb. not to do sth. decide to do sth. want to do sth. try not to do sth. it's important (not) to do sth. 新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B Reading(1a-2c) 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to get the basic information about hobbies in the passage，including content of hobbies, starting time, reasons and gains. And identify facts and opinions. 2. Be able to present structured knowledge with the help of mind maps. 3. Be able to describe hobbies and purposes, and exchange and share ideas about new hobbies. 二、Focal & Difficult Points 1.Classify and organize the basic information logically to form a clear visualized mind map. 2.Describe the purpose, function and personal thoughts of hobbies in the target language. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in(1a) Free talk: 1.What do you usually do in your free time? 2. In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better? -It makes me feel ... to... It helps me to... It's a great way to ... When I started to..., I... to relax; to make new friends; to learn a new skill; to reduce stress; to try new things; ... Ask a few students to share their opinions to motivate interest of students. Step 2 Identify facts and opinions(1b) (1)Ask students to skim and find the names of the two students to find the parts with their related information. T:Today, let’s move to two students’ interesting hobbies and learn about how hobbies can improve our life. T:Firstly, skim the text and catch the names of the two students. Ss:Luca Bruno and Maya. T:So which paragraphs are about their hobbies separately? Ss:Para.2-3 are about Luca and Para.4-6 are about Maya. (2)Identify facts and opinions Explain the core concepts: Clarify the difference between “fact” and “opinion” Facts are statements that are true. On the other hand, opinions express a feeling or belief. They may or may not be true. Look for key words like “think” or “believe” to help you identify whether a statement is an opinion. T:Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions. Check the answers: Luca's opinions: 1) He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. 2) “It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app” 3) “I believe I'm helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Maya's opinions: 1) “I think they're a good way to learn about different places” 2) “I think it's interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.” (3)Quiz Which of the following is an opinion according to the text? (C) A. Luca Bruno started programming when he was ten years old. B. Maya Badal has over one hundred postcards on her walls. C. Postcards are a good way to learn about different places. D. Luca Bruno's latest app helps people find study partners for learning Italian. Step 3 Read for basic information(1c) (1)Present the mind map in 1c and ask students to scan for specific details. T:Scan the text and complete the mind map. You need to fill in Luca’s and Maya’s hobbies, starting time, reasons for liking them in 1c. (2)Check the answers(students present their mind maps): Luca: 1)making mobile phone apps 2)when he was ten 3)Because it gives him a sense of achievement to see people using the app and he believes he is helping people around the world to learn Italian. Maya: 1)collecting postcards 2)when she was five 3)Because she thinks postcards are a good way to learn about different places and it's interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries. (3)The teacher makes a summary and comment, emphasizing the logic of information classification by the mind map. (4)Read to complete the sentences(1d) T:Read again and complete the sentences with different purposes. 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_______________________________. Check the answers: 1. relax/calm down 2. keep fit/stay healthy 3. remember a beautiful landscape or object or reduce stress 4. help people find study partners for learning Italian 5. learn about different places T:Write about yourself. I_____________________________________________________. Ask students to present their ideas. Step 4 Discussion(1e) Divide students into groups and discuss. T:What new hobby would you like to take up and why? Share your ideas. Ss:I would like to take up _____________ as a new hobby. ____________ allows me to ______________________. ___________________ gives me a sense of _______________. It also teaches me _____________________________. Step 5 Vocabulary in Use 2a Match the words in the box with the verbs below. Some words can go together with more than one verb. collect do go play write coins, stamps, postcards calligrapher ice skating, hiking, skiing football, tennis, the guitar poems, stories 2b Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. Use the correct forms of the verbs. A: Hey, I heard you're thinking about _____________a hobby? B: Yes, I am. Any suggestions? A: Well, I __________ paint. It's a great way_____________ and express myself. B: That sounds fun, but I'm worried about not being good at it. A: Don't worry. Everyone starts somewhere. As long as you don't___________, you'll get better at it over time. B: You're right! I should _____________ my fear of failure and just try to have fun. A: Exactly! Painting is a great way to discover your creative side too. Keys:taking up; find it fun to; to reduce stress; give up; get over 2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. One of the people who inspires me the most is my dance___________ . When I first started dancing, I was really scared to _____________in front of others. I didn't want to talk to my instructor about it because he seemed very strict. However, we ____________after class one day, and I realized that he was surprisingly nice! He told me that a lot of his students had__________. He helped me to get over my fear. My greatest____________ so far is dancing in front of hundreds of people last year. I was quite calm when I danced on stage, and I had a great time after all! Keys:instructor; perform; chatted; similar; achievement Homework Write a short passage about your hobby, including what it is, when you started it, why you like it and how it helps you. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B 1a-2c Reading& Vocabulary in Use Benefits of hobbies: - Relax, calm down, reduce stress - Keep fit - Learn new skills, make friends, gain knowledge 2. Facts V.S. Opinions (key words: think, believe) 3.Luca's hobby: Make mobile phone apps - When to start: At 10 - Why: Help people to learn Italian, sense of achievement 4.Maya's hobby: Collect postcards - When to start: At 5 - Why: Learn about different places, interesting 新人教版八年级英语下册单元教案 Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B Writing (3a-3c) 一、Instruction Aims 1. Be able to sort out the structure that describes the favorite after-school activities and list the core points for introducing them. 2. Be able to transfer and apply the vocabulary, target structures, sentence patterns and various functional expressions learned in this unit to writing. 二、Focal & Difficult Points Flexibly apply the vocabulary and sentence patterns of this unit to the writing task. Be able to write simple expository texts by referring to the reading examples. 三、Teaching Steps Step 1 Lead-in (1)Review topic-based expressions Show various pictures of after-school activities (such as swimming, doing calligraphy, hiking, reading, horse riding, etc.), guide students to describe the contents of the pictures using the vocabulary learned in the unit, and review the relevant expressions. (2)T:What's your favourite free-time activity? Step 2 Posts Reading(3a) (1)Present the task Present Jason's post in 3a and explain the writing task: Write a reply to Jason introducing your favorite after-school activity. (2)Read and answer questions. Ask students to look through the posts and answer the questions. 1)What's Shuyin's favourite free-time activity? 2)How did it start? 3)When and where does she do it now? 4)Why does she like it? Check answers by making students share their ideas. 1)Horse riding. 2)When she was six, she visited her grandfather's farm, and he took her to ride a horse. It was such an amazing experience! 3)Every weekend at his farm. 4)Because she enjoys being in nature. Horse riding also helps her stay fit. Most importantly, it lets her spend time with Nini! (3)Complete the mind map. T:Guide students to complete the mind map with the information about Shuyin's favourite free-time activity on the blackboard. (4)Identify the structure of the post. Clarify the structural framework of the model T:In the mind map, it shows the structure of the post. What is it? Ss:Name of the activity; Origin; Time and place; Reason for love; Step 3 Writing (1)Create a similar mind map for your own favourite free-time activity. (3b) Then ask a couple of students to show their mind maps. (2) Write a reply to Jason's post by introducing your favourite free-time activity. You can use the expressions to help you.(3c) *My favourite free-time activity is... *I find it fun to... *I started this activity when I was ... *It makes me really happy when ... *I like to do it because... *I enjoy ... when I... *It lets me ... Step 4 Presentation After finishing writing, ask some students to go to the blackboard and present their works. Then evaluate their works with students in terms of content, language and structure. Homework Polish your final draft and write it in your composition book neatly. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B Writing (3a-3c) 1.Useful Words & Phrases Activities: horse riding, painting, hiking, collecting coins.. Verbs: collect, do, go, play, write... Adjectives: fun, relaxing, amazing... reduce stress, stay fit, express myself, such an amazing experience... 2.Structure What is it? (My favourite free-time activity is...) How did it start? (I started...when I was...) When & Where do you do it? (I do it...at/in...) Why do you like it? (Because.../It helps me.../It lets me...) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $