Unit 1 Time to Relax Section B 1a-1e 课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Time to Relax Unit 1 Section B How can a hobby improve your life? 第四课时 1a-1e 1.Learning goals 1.通过阅读短文,能够梳理语篇中两个主人公的爱好及其原因,同时了解不同类型的爱好以及不同爱好带给人们的益处。 2.基于文章的框架结构,学生能够说出两个主人公的爱好及其原因。 3.能够认识到有益的爱好,对提高个人生活质量,促进个人发展的作用。 Make a conversation A:What do you like to do when you are free ? B:I like to ... A:Why do you like to ... B:Because it can hep me ... My hobby helps me... to relax to make new friends to learn a new skill to reduce stress to try new things to improve ourselves to connect with nature to feel a sense of achievement to keep healthy to increase confidence In what ways does your hobby help to make your life better? Tick the ones that apply. You may add more. 1a 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! Hobbies That Are Good for You What does it mean? 1.How many paragrahps are the passage ? 2.What's the struture of this passage ? 3.What does the passage mainly about? A:How to make mobile phone app. B:The benefits of hobbies and some people's hobbies . C:The importance of learning different languages. D: The best ways to collect postcards. Read and answer the questions. Six. Gerneral to specific . Read the first paragraph and answer in what ways does hobbies help to make life better . 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. 1.It can help us to calm down after a busy day. 2.It can help us to keep fit. 3.It can help us to be creative. Identifying facts and opinions Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions. 1b 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. 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!” Luca's opinions 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! Maya's opinions Read the text again and complete the mind map. 1c 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!” Hobbies That Are Good for You make mobile phone apps when he was ten he thinks it’s a great way to help people 3.While-reading 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! Hobbies That Are Good for You make mobile phone apps when he was ten he thinks it’s a great way to help people collect postcards when she was five it’s a good way to learn about different places 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! Hobbies That Are Good for You Reading Hobbies That Are Good for You make mobile phone apps when he was ten he thinks it’s a great way to help people collect postcards when she was five it’s a good way to learn about different places Try to introduce some information about two characters according to the table . I would like to take up gardening as a new hobby. Gardening allows me to connect with nature, reduce stress, and watch plants grow from seeds to fully bloomed flowers or fruits. It also teaches me patience and responsibility, and I can enjoy the fresh air and beauty of nature in my own space. 4.Post-reading What new hobby would you like to take up and why? Share your ideas. 1e Hobbies are not just fun-they make us grow . Thank you ! $