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Unit 8 Follow your interests 沪教牛津版七年级下册 How can we turn our interests into a career? Key question 主题范畴:人与自我 Listening 1 Pre-listening sail go sailing be happy with take a training course v. 驾驶(坐)帆船航行 去航海 对……感到满意 参加培训课程 New words and phrases Can everyone achieve his / her dream? Why? What’s their hobby? Can they turn their hobby into their career? What can you see in the picture? Can you guess the woman’s hobby and career? Pre-listening Guess what Linda’s story is about. What is Linda doing in the picture? What is Linda’s job? How do you think she is feeling at this moment? Listen to the recording and fill in the missing parts. After I left school, I got a job_. I still went sailing every weekend. I wasn’t _ my job. I found it very _. I thought about _ every day. One day, I decided to leave my job in the office and make my hobby my_ . I trained to be a sailing _. Now I spend every day teaching people how to _ . I am very happy now. I _ my job. in an office happy with boring sailing career teacher sail safely love Listening Her first job was in an office, but she found it boring. Now she is a sailing teacher, and she loves her job. Answer the following questions based on your notes. (1) What was Linda’s first job? What did she think of it? (2) What is Linda’s job now? What does she think of it? How to describe someone’s job? How to answer the question “What do you think of...?” Use complete sentences to describe their job and their feelings about it. Example: Linda used to work in an office, but she found it boring. Now she is a sailing teacher, and she loves it. Express your opinion clearly. Example: I think it’s interesting. When I was young, my family lived_. My dad used to take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, I sailed the boat _. I loved the water and spent _ sailing. It was my favourite _ . next to the sea myself all my free time hobby Listen again and complete the notes. Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). Correct the false ones. Linda learnt how to sail from her father. When Linda worked in the office, she went sailing every weekend. Discuss the following questions within your group. 1. Why did Linda like sailing? Did she like sailing very much? Why or why not? 2. What did Linda do to become a sailing teacher? 3. Why do you think Linda was able to turn her interest into a career? Post-listening career hobby HOW? How did she turn her hobby into her career? hobby: sailing at her young age work in an office? career: teach people how to sail safely Summary Linda’s passion for sailing and her hard work and training helped her become a sailing teacher. Hello, I’m Linda. I’d like to share how I turned my hobby into a career. When I was a child, my family lived next to the sea. My dad used to take my sister and me for trips on his boat at weekends. I began to love sailing. When I got older, he taught me how to sail the boat myself. I loved the water and the fresh sea air. From then on, I spent all my free time sailing. It was my favourite hobby. Tapescript After I left school, I got a job in an office, but I still went sailing every weekend. I wasn’t happy with my job. I found it very boring, and I thought about sailing every day. One day, I finally decided to leave my job and turn my hobby into a career! I took a training course to become a sailing teacher. Now I teach people from all over the world how to sail safely. I’m very happy now because I love my job. I think it’s the best job for me. More Exercise 15 Linda’s family lived next to the sea. She went sailing on weekends. She’s a sailing teacher. What is Linda’s favorite hobby? Does Linda love her job? happy with how to go sailing What think of decided to take 可参考作业布置如下: Samples: 基础作业 拓展作业 1.熟悉听力训练的技巧; 2.整理抄写Listening听力原文的单词和重点句型; 登录WWW.EKWING.COM,完成一套听力作业; Homework 18 THANKS $