Unit 1 Lesson 3 Section A (3a-3d) （讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年八年级英语下册同步备课（人教版）

该初中英语课件围绕“爱好与空闲时间”核心主题，通过Brainstorm传统中国爱好、Look and Say图片提问激活学生已知，结合文化小贴士引入《静夜思》及诗歌文化，搭建从旧知到新知的学习支架，帮助学生逐步理解对话中Peter和Yaming的爱好、动机及挑战。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与思维品质，引入《静夜思》及传统爱好培养学生对中国文化的理解，设计Further Thinking分析爱好挑战与感受提升思维的分析推断能力。采用角色扮演和小组讨论强化语言能力，学生能提升跨文化沟通和问题解决能力，教师可借助结构化活动设计高效开展教学。

Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A How do you spend your free time? (3a-3d) Learning Objectives 1. understand the conversation by identifying Peter’s and Yaming’s hobbies, extract their motivations, and analyze their challenges. 2. role-play the dialogue to practice fluency and hobby-related expressions in context. 3. discuss personal hobby experiences using the target language. In this lesson you will: Brainstorm When you hear “traditional Chinese hobbies”, what activities come to your mind? doing calligraphy doing paper cuts practicing wushu performing Beijing opera playing Chinese chess playing Chinese instrument Look and Say What are these students doing? Which activity looks more interesting to you? Why? 1. What are Yaming and Peter doing? Yaming is doing calligraphy / writing a poem, and Peter is watching him do it. 2. Which poem is he writing? Thoughts on a Tranquil Night. 3. What do you know about the poem? Culture Tip Thoughts on a Tranquil Night is a poem by Li Bai from the Tang Dynasty. It describes the feeling of missing one’s hometown while travelling far away. In Chinese culture, the moon symbolizes family reunion, which makes this poem deeply meaningful for calligraphy practice. Thoughts on a Tranquil Night Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoar-frost on the ground? Looking up, I see the moon so bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. Read the conversation. Circle Peter's and Yaming's free-time activities. 3a Read the conversation and complete the table. Name Hobby Learned from Challenge Why do it Yaming Peter calligraphy guitar his grandmother his dad spent hours practising single strokes difficult and easy to give up to relax cool Read again and answer the questions. 1. What words does Peter use to describe Yaming's work? He says the characters are beautiful but difficult. 2. What does Yaming like about his hobby? It’s a way to relax and he likes the ink smells. 3. What are the similarities between Yaming's and Peter's hobbies? They are hard at first and both of them need practice. 3b 4. What do you think “The first step is always the hardest” means? It means the start of learning something new is the most difficult. Just like Yaming, when he began learning calligraphy, he had to practice single strokes for hours. It wasn’t an easy step. 5. How do you usually feel when you manage to do something difficult? Give an example. Further Thinking When Yaming mentioned spending hours practising single strokes, Peter said, “I know how that feels”. Do you know what was that feeling? tired bored out of patience ... What do you learn from Yaming’s and Peter’s experiences when trying something new? It’s normal to face difficulties when starting something new. Not giving up helps us get better at new things. Sticking with something difficult brings a sense of achievement. ... The hardest part is often just starting. Be brave to start, and be patient to grow. Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it. Tips for role-play: Remember key lines. Use proper emotions. Add some gestures. Listen to your partner. 3c 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 ... 3d Samples Hobby Reason reading books listening to music dancing It helps me to learn new things about the world. It helps me to relax and forget my worries. It's a great way to exercise and feel confident. Language Points 1. What are you up to? What are you up to? 的意思是“你在做什么？”“你最近在忙什么？”，用于询问对方当前或近期的活动，语气友好。 E.g. — Hey, long time no see! What are you up to these days? — I’ve been busy preparing my final exam. 2. It’s a poem by Li Bai. 这句话中，介词by表示“作者是......”“由......创作”。 E.g. Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen. 《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀写的。 3. The first step is always the hardest. 这句话的意思是“万事开头难”，与“Everything’s difficult before it’s easy.”意思相同。 4. I spent hours practising single strokes. 这句话中stroke的意思是“书法/绘画中的一笔、一划”。 E.g. Chinese calligraphy focuses on the beauty of each stroke. She carefully controls every stroke when painting flowers. 5. I can teach you to play a song in return. in return的意思是“作为回报；作为交换”。 E.g. She helped me with math, so I shared my lunch with her in return. He gave me a beautiful gift, and I wrote him a poem in return. 6. It’s a deal! 这句话的意思是“成交”“一言为定”“就这么定了”，用来确认双方达成共识、约定或交易。这句话语气积极且正式度低，适合朋友、同事、家人等熟悉或非正式的沟通场景。 E.g. —Tomorrow we’ll meet at the cafe at 3 pm, okay? —It’s a deal! —I’ll give you my old book, and you lend me your pen. —It’s a deal! 本文件著作权为创作公司所有, 仅限于教师教学及其他非商业性和非盈利性用途。如发现盗用、转卖、网络传播等侵权行为, 本公司将依法追究其相应法律责任。 部分素材选自网络, 如有争议, 请联系删改。 声 明 Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 78236.555 $