Unit 8 Follow your interests Reading课件 2025-2026学年沪教版七年级英语下册

Unit 8 Section 1 Reading Follow your interests 1 Lead in Watch a video and answer question Write down: What jobs have you heard? 2 Lead in What jobs can you hear in it? 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ doctor actor lawyer singer president dreamer policeman fire fighter post man Lead in Brainstorm What other jobs do you know? a computer programmer a cook a basketball player an engineer a bus driver a teacher a scientist a violinist a pianist a doctor a pilot an actor Lead in +ist: +ress: +er: +or: teacher driver writer dancer actor doctor actress女演员 pianist violinist player singer reporter programmer inventor发明家 dentist牙医 scientist artist艺术家 waitress女服务员 +man: policeman男警察 policewoman女警察 Can you think of ways to remember jobs easily? Jobs visitor Pre-reading Start! Peter A B Make clearly C — Work hard D — Make sure a job E — Know about jobs Lead in I have a dream. A B Make clearly C — Work hard D — Make sure a job E — Know about jobs “The most powerful way to realize our dream is to speak out!” Do you know what’s the Chinese Dream? China is becoming stronger and better in the world and tries to help other countries. Dream time Pre-reading Lead in Speak out your dream: What’s your dream job? My dream is to be a/ an____________. Dream time Lead in interest career Will you turn your interests into career? Today we will introduce a famous man who successfully made his hobby into his career. Let’ s find out the answer from this passage. Pre-reading My Lifetime interest— Studying Stars by Patrick Moore Look at the title and the pictures of the article on page 117. Then finish the tasks below. Number the paragraphs Circle the demonstrative pronouns（指示代词） (e.g. this, that, these, those) 23 While-reading velvet /ˈvelvɪt/ n. a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon , with a thick soft surface host /həʊst/ v. to introduce a television or radio programme, a show, etc. knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ n. the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience lively /ˈlaɪvli/ adj. full of life and energy; active and enthusiastic last /lɑːst/ v. to continue for a particular period of time actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. used in speaking to emphasize a fact or a comment, or that sth is really true anybody /ˈenibɒdi/ pron. = anyone diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ n. a clear precious stone of pure carbon 24 While-reading My hobby is studying the stars, satellites and planets. 恒星 卫星 行星 Hello, my name is Patrick Moore. Who wrote this article? What is Patrick Moore’s hobby? 25 While-reading Patrick Moore became _____________ stars when he was __________. Para.1 Patrick enjoyed ____________ with his _____ when he was ________. Para.2 Patrick successfully turn his _______into his ______. Para.4 Anyone can__________ __________________. Para.5 Read the passage and conclude the main idea of each paragraph. watching stars mum young interested in eight make their dreams come true hobby career Studying the stars was_________ for him, and he was __________ the night sky. Para.3 great fun curious about Childhood Adulthood 26 While-reading Read Para. 1 & 2 and answer the questions What did the writer use to do with his mum on clear nights? What did the writer think of the stars? He used to go outside and look at the sky with his mum. He thought the stars were beautiful. =At the age of 8 used to do (过去)常常做某事 否定形式：didn’t use to do I used to go running. I didn’t use to go running. on clear night on a cold morning at night in the morning see… doing 看见......正在做某事(一部分) see…do 看见......做完某事(全过程)； (经常)看见......做某事 终身爱好 Find an adjective from Para 2 27 While-reading Read Para 2 and answer the questions What did the sky look like? In different seasons, what could they see? It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. They could see different groups of stars and stars shooting brightly across the sky. simile 比喻 the sky stars Vega Lyra The “belt” of Orion The “belt” of Orion is made up of three bright stars in a straight line. They look like a belt worn by a hunter. Vega Vega is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. While-reading Read Para 3 and decide if the following statements are T(true) or F(false). Studying the stars made the writer feel bored. Patrick’s encouragement played an important role in his pursuit of stars. Reading books in the library improved the Patrick’s knowledge of stars. While-reading Read Para 4 and answer the following questions He hosted a TV programme called the Sky at Night. He used his knowledge to tell people about the stars in lively way. Because he could share his knowledge and his programme has lasted for more than 50 years. In what way did Patrick continue his hobby? Why did Patrick feel proud? The Sky at Night 《仰望夜空》 While-reading Read Para. 5 and answer the questions. Enjoy what you do so that you can achieve your dream. What is the advice from Patrick Moore? While-reading Further thinking Why did Patrick write this article? To show off (炫耀) his excellent experience. To tell readers how beautiful the stars are. To encourage readers to turn their hobby into their careers. Post-reading How can we make our interests into careers? We can study hard in class. We have to read more books. We should stick to our hobbies and keep practicing. We can't give up when we meet difficulties. We can make use of every chance to make us better. Further thinking Post-reading “The most meaningful way to realize our dream is to take action!” A B Make clearly C — Work hard D — Make sure a job E — Know about jobs Post-reading Student A : Patrick Moore Other students: Interviewers An Interview Role-play Post-reading Questions Answers What is your interest? When did you become interested in stars? What di you use to do? What did you think of the night sky Have you ever seen anything amazing in the night sky? Studying the stars. When I got a book about stars at the age of eight. I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. Yes. Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky. Post-reading Questions Answers What is the name of your programme? What is the programme about? How long has your programme lasted? What advice would you like to give to young people? The Sky at Night. It’s a programme that tells people about stars in a lively way. For more than 50 years. Anybody can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do! Try to design more questions. Post-reading Interest Career What’s your interests? Do you agree to turn an interest into your career? Free Talk Post-reading different from Interest Career Enjoyment: a way for relaxing Practice: need to improve skills and make progress Maybe can’t make money. worry about making a living. Work: hard, need hard-working and training Play: interesting & easy Discussion professional gaming player 职业电竞选手 Post-reading hobby career We need P ractice A ction S tudy S upport I nterest O pportunity（机会） N atural（天赋） What do we need to do to turn a hobby into a career? Passion Summary Post-reading Hold on your dream, and make it come true. A B Make clearly C — Work hard D — Make sure a job E — Know about jobs 梦想还是要有的,万一实现了呢？ Never forget, if you can dream it, you can do it! 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