Unit 1 Time to Relax Section A (3a-3d)课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 1 Time to Relax (Period 2) Section A (3a-3d) 英语人教版八年级下册 Look at the picture. What is the girl doing? What’s your free-time activity? Why do you like it? 2 Look at the picture and answer the questions. When do you think this conversation takes place? What are they doing? What do you think is Yaming’s favourite free-time activity? What about Peter’s? 3 Read the conversation. Circle Peter’s and Yaming’s free-time activities. 3a Hey, Yaming! What are you up to? Hi, Peter. I’m doing calligraphy. It’s beautiful! What are you writing? It’s a poem by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. What’s this character? It’s yue. It means “moon”. It’s nice! I like watching you write like that. But it looks difficult. Peter: Yaming: Peter: Yaming: Peter: Yaming: Peter: up to 正在做；由某人决定 poem n. 诗 Well, the first step is always the hardest. When I started to do calligraphy, I spent hours practising single strokes. 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. Exactly. Now I do calligraphy to relax. I even like how the ink smells! Why did you choose to play the guitar? 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. It’s a deal! Yaming: Peter: Yaming: Peter: Yaming: stroke n. 笔画；击球 single adj. 单个的；单身的 ink n. 墨水 return n. & v. 回来；归还 in return 作为回报 deal n. 交易；协议 v. (dealt, dealt) 对付 Read the conversation again and fill in the table. Question Yaming Peter What’s his free-time activity? Whom did he learn it from? How did he feel at the beginning? What does he like about the hobby now? Why does he like it? 6 Read again and answer the questions. 3b 1. What words does Peter use to describe Yaming’s work? 2. What does Yaming like about his hobby? Peter uses the words “beautiful”, “nice”, and “difficult” to describe Yaming’s work. Yaming likes it because it’s relaxing. He even likes how the ink smells. 7 3. What are the similarities between Yaming’s and Peter’s hobbies? 4. What do you think “The first step is always the hardest” means? Yaming’s and Peter’s hobbies were both difficult at the beginning and required lots of practice. I think this means that starting something new is more difficult than continuing once you have begun. 8 5. How do you usually feel when you manage to do something difficult? Give an example. manage v. 完成（困难的事）；管理 I usually feel proud when I manage to do something difficult. For example, I felt very proud of myself when I finally could ride a bike after many tries.（答案仅供参考） 9 Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it. Pay attention to the stress, tone, pause and liaison. • When I 'starte(d) to do ca'lligraphy, I 'spent 'hours | 'practising 'single strokes. • 'Why did you 'choose to 'play the guitar? • Will you 'teach me | to 'write a poem? • I can 'teach you to 'play a 'song in return. Retell Yaming’s free-time activity according to the conversation. 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 ______________________! Discuss the reasons why you do your hobbies. You can use the expressions to help you. 3d • It makes me feel happy to ... • It’s a great way to ... • It helps me to ... • When I started to ..., I ... Aspect Criteria Score (1–5) Content • The conversation is related to the topic. • The conversation is complete and clear. Language • The grammar in the conversation is correct. • The conversation uses different sentence patterns. Pronunciation • Pronunciation is clear and understandable. • The speaking speed is appropriate. Body language • Eye contact and facial expressions are used. • Body language helps communication. 13 New words poem; single; stroke; ink; return; manage ... Speaking Talk about hobbies and reasons for taking up a hobby New expressions up to; in return 1. Write conversations for 3a to describe how Peter and Yaming practise their hobbies together later. 2. Use the language support in 3d to write 3 sentences. Describe one of your hobbies and why you like it. Blues 69406.305 $