Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A 3a-3d 课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit1 Time to Relax How do you spend your free time? Section A 3a-3d learning objectives 1. Language Ability - Learn and use words like calligraphy, guitar, poem and sentences like “What are you up to?” “It’s a deal!” in talks about hobbies.- Understand the conversation and answer questions about it; talk about your own hobbies simply. 2. Thinking Quality - Find the similarities between Yaming’s and Peter’s hobbies and think about why they keep their hobbies.- Understand the meaning of “The first step is always the hardest” and share your own ideas with examples. 3. Learning Ability - Pick up new words and sentences from the conversation by yourself. - Work with classmates to do role-play and discuss hobbies together. 4. Emotional Attitude - Learn to love Chinese traditional culture like calligraphy. - Know the importance of not giving up when doing difficult things for hobbies. A: What do you do in your free time? B: I like to ... A: Why do you do it? B: I do it to ... Review Let’s watch What art form is this? It’s Chinese calligraphy. /k l r fi/ n. 书法 It is not only a free-time activity, but also a traditional Chinese art. 4.How does Peter feel when he watches Yaming doing calligraphy? 3.What poem is Yaming writing? He is writing Jingyesi. Perhaps he feels surprised and interested. Look and guess 2.What is in Yaming’s hand? What is he doing? It’s a writing brush. He is doing calligraphy. 1.What do you think they’re talking about? They might be talking about hobbies. What hobbies do they have? Read and circle Person Free-time Activity Teacher Why He Enjoys the Activity Challenges & Exchanges Yaming Calligraphy His grandmother 1. He does calligraphy to _ 2. He likes the _ of the ink 1. The first step of learning calligraphy was the hardest, and he spent hours practising _ at the beginning. 2. Agreed to teach Peter to write a _ in exchange for Peter teaching him to play a _ Peter Playing the guitar His dad He thinks playing the guitar is _ 1. Learning the guitar is _, but his dad encourages him not to _ 2. Proposed teaching Yaming a _ in return for learning to write a _ from Yaming relax cool strokes poem song difficult smell give up song poem Read again and Fill in the blanks. 1.What words does Peter use to describe Yaming’s work? 2.What does Yaming like about his hobby? 3.What similarities between Yaming’s and Peter’s hobbies? Read and answer He uses the words “beautiful”, “nice”, and “difficult” . He does calligraphy to relax, and he even likes how the ink smells. Both hobbies were difficult at the beginning.Both of them got help or encouragement from their family. Why does Yaming like the smell of ink? Because it’s part of his calligraphy hobby, and calligraphy relaxes him. 4.What do you think “The first step is always the hardest” means? It means that starting a new thing is usually the most difficult part, but it will get easier if you keep trying. Everything is hard at the beginning Take the first step bravely. 5.How do you usually feel when you manage to do something difficult? Give an example. I feel proud and happy. For example, I struggled to learn English grammar, but when I got a good score in the test, I was so happy. Function Expression Hey! Hi! What are you up to? Start the conversation Develop the conversation What are you writing? What’s this character? Why did you choose to play the guitar? Make responses End the conversation It’s beautiful! I like watching you write like that. Exactly. It’s nice! I know how that feels! I think playing the guitar is cool. It’s a deal! Organize the expressions of the conversation. Read and imitate 注意:英语句子中承载重要信息的内容词通常要重读,而表示语法功能的词则会弱读。即使同为内容词,其重音程度也会因语义的重要性而有所不同。 Hi Peter. I’m doing calligraphy Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it. 3c Peter: Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Yaming: Hi Peter. I’m doing calligraphy. Peter: It’s beautiful! What are you writing? Yaming: It’s a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. Peter: What’s this character? Yaming: It’s yue. It means “moon”. Peter: It’s nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Yaming: Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. Peter: I know how that feels! My dad’s teaching me to play the guitar. It’s difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Yaming: Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells! Why did you choose to play the guitar? Peter: I think playing the guitar is cool. Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return. Yaming: It’s a deal! Let’s learn / p m/ n. 诗 / s l/ adj. 单个的 /str k/ n. 笔画、击球 放弃 / k/ n. 墨水 n&v 回来、归还 /di l/n 交易、协议 v 对付 Peter: Hey Yaming! What are you up to? Yaming: Hi Peter. I’m doing calligraphy. Peter: It’s beautiful! What are you writing? Yaming: It’s a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. Peter: What’s this character? Yaming: It’s yue. It means “moon”. Peter: It’s nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Yaming: Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. Peter: I know how that feels! My dad’s teaching me to play the guitar. It’s difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. Yaming: Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells! Why did you choose to play the guitar? Peter: I think playing the guitar is cool. Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return. Yaming: It’s a deal! Let’s learn / p m/ n. 诗 / s l/ adj. 单个的 /str k/ n. 笔画、击球 放弃 / k/ n. 墨水 n&v 回来、归还 /di l/n 交易、协议 v 对付 Yaming loves . His grandmother taught him how , but the first step is always . Yaming spent hours . Now, it’s a great way , and Yaming even likes ! Fill in the blanks according to the conversation and retell the passage. doing calligraphy how to write it the hardest practising single strokes to relax how the ink smells Discuss the reasons why you do your hobbies. You can use the expressions to help you. It makes me feel happy to .. It's a great way to ... It helps me to... When I started to...,I…. 3d Sharing time You can share it in different ways My hobby is paper-cutting. It makes me feel happy to cut different patterns like pandas and peonies. It’s a great way to show foreign friends how smart Chinese people are. When I started to learn it, my hands shook a lot, but now I can cut a beautiful paper flower and tell them that paper-cutting has a history of over 1,500 years in China. Sample what to say…… 关注 Ll****: It is my favorite traditional art too. Cc****: I’m really interested in Chinese traditionnal food song****: I want to learn paper cutting like you! ****: so beautiful! u****: Your paper cutting skills are awesome! 0****: Paper cutting is so beautiful! I love it so much. … 中国传统艺术 40万+ 点赞 1万+ x 23 Self - evaluation Peer assessment Teacher assessment Pronunciation and Intonation Fluency流利度 Grammar and Vocabulary Accuracy准确性 Expression and Creativity Discuss in groups What can you learn from Yaming and Peter? 1.Be persistent in hobbies: Both stick to their hobbies even when they’re difficult. 2.Learn from others: They get guidance from family and are willing to teach each other. 3.Find joy in the process: Yaming relaxes through calligraphy; Peter thinks guitar is "cool"—they enjoy their hobbies beyond just learning. Discuss in groups When facing difficulties, what can we do? 1.Practice patiently: Yaming spent hours practising single calligraphy strokes. 2.Accept support: Let others (family/friends) encourage or teach you (like Peter’s dad’s encouragement). 3.Don’t give up: Even if the first step is hard, keep trying (as Yaming says, "The first step is always the hardest"). 4.Stay positive: Focus on the benefits (e.g., Yaming finds relaxation in calligraphy) to stay motivated. Keep going and never give up When we face difficulties Words: calligraphy, character, strokes,exactly,... Phrases: give up, doing calligraphy... Sentences: What are you up to? It’s difficult, but he always encourages me not to give up. ... Summary Language points My grandmother taught me how to write it. 我奶奶教我怎么写它。 - 语法点: teach sb. how to do sth. 是“疑问词+不定式”结构,作宾语补足语; taught 是 teach 的过去式。 昨天老师教我们怎么画猫。 My teacher taught us how to draw a cat yesterday. 知识点: teach 的常用搭配: teach sb. sth. (教某人某事)/ teach sb. to do sth. (教某人做某事)。 Language points When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes.当我开始练书法时,我花了好几个小时练习单笔画。 ① when 引导时间状语从句,主从句均用一般过去时; ② start to do sth. (开始做某事)/ spend time (in) doing sth. (花费时间做某事, in 可省略)。 昨晚他花了两个小时读这本故事书。 He spent two hours reading the storybook last night. 知识点: practise (英式)/ practice (美式)后接动词-ing形式,不接不定式。 Language points Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return.你能教我写诗吗?我可以教你弹一首歌作为回报。 - 语法点: ① 一般将来时的一般疑问句(Will + 主语 + 动词原形); ② teach sb. to do sth. 再次出现,强化“教某人做某事”的搭配。 我会帮你学英语,你可以帮我学数学作为回报。 I will help you with your English, and you can help me with math in return. - 知识点: in return 是固定短语,意为“作为回报”。 Language points Will you teach me to write a poem? I can teach you to play a song in return.你能教我写诗吗?我可以教你弹一首歌作为回报。 - 语法点: ① 一般将来时的一般疑问句(Will + 主语 + 动词原形); ② teach sb. to do sth. 再次出现,强化“教某人做某事”的搭配。 我会帮你学英语,你可以帮我学数学作为回报。 I will help you with your English, and you can help me with math in return. - 知识点: in return 是固定短语,意为“作为回报”。 Language points It’s a deal! 成交! - 语法点:这个句子通常用于表示双方达成协议或一致同意,相当于“I agree / accept.”。名词deal表示“协议”,通常与动词make或reach连用,表示“达成协议”。 他们达成了协议,要把这座房子卖给一个外国家庭。 They to sell the house to a foreign family. made a deal 忙于_ 练书法_ 花数小时做..._ 练习单笔画_ 教某人做_ 鼓励某人不做.._ 放弃_ 作为回报_ 设法做成某事_ 看起来难_ 第一步_ 一言为定_ be up to do calligraphy spend hours doing practice single strokes teach sb to do encourage sb not to do give up in return manage to do look difficult the first step It’s a deal Exercise Yaming is doing calligraphy (书法) in his_(空闲的)time. Peter thinks_(play)the guitar is cool. Yaming learned to write the poem_his grandmother. Peter uses “beautiful” to describe Yaming’s_(作品). Yaming does calligraphy_(relax)after practice. free playing from work to relax 二. 填上适当的单词 Exercise Homework Must do: Copy the key sentences from the conversation and translate them into Chinese. Choose to do: Write a short passage about your own hobby (at least 5 sentences). 星越教育 null 72436.805 星越教育 null 70660.305 $