Unit 3 Our Hobbies

Topic 1 What hobbies did you use to have?

竖岗二中 宋振永

1. Learn to use the gerund as the subject.

2. Master “what you did in the past” and “what you

do now”.

3. Improve students’ abilities of listening, speaking,

and reading.

Teaching aims：

Talk about the topic of collecting

stamps.

Teaching importance：

Section A

Warming up

What’s your hobby?

What do you often do in your spare time?

点击这里让我们看看这个人的爱好吧！

New

words

spare

in one’s spare time

hobby

comic

VCD

interested

be interested in

fond

be fond of

act

collect

plant

novel

Vocabulary

paint

Language

Points

Why not go out and do some outdoor activities? 为什么不出去做一些户外活动呢？

【解析】 (1) outdoor activities“户外活”动 。 outdoor “ ”意为 （在）户外的 。

e.g.

A healthy outdoor life 有益健康的户外生活

点拨：

go out for ...“ …… ”为 而出去 。

拓展

e.g.

I like going out for a walk with my mother.

我喜欢和妈妈一起出去散步。

go out to do sth. “ ”出去做某事 。

e.g.

Let’s go out to play basketball.

我们出去打篮球吧。

1a Listen, read and say

Helen: What do you often do in your spare time?

Wen Wei: I often go fishing. It’s my favorite hobby.

And I also enjoy reading comics. It’s great fun.

Well, what’s your hobby?

Helen: I’m a movie fan. I go to the movie theater

a lot. I also rent VCDs and watch them at home.

Wen Wei: Why not go out and do some outdoor

activities?

Helen: Sounds good! Maybe I need a change.

What does Wang Wei often do in his spare time?

What’s Helen's hobby?

What suggestion does Wen Wei give to Helen?

What’s your hobby?

Listen to 1a, then answer the questions.

1b Pair work

Practice 1a with your partner.

Then make similar conversations,

talking about what you often do in

your spare time.

2a Look, listen and say

I’m interested in playing basketball.

I love singing and playing the guitar.

I enjoy dancing to music.

I prefer playing soccer.

I’m fond of acting.

I like sleeping.

I like recitng poems.

Talk about your own hobbies with

your partners, using the sentence

patterns in 2a.

2b Group work

Match the pictures with the phrases.

Then listen to the recording and

number the pictures.

3 Work alone

a. walk a pet dog b. listen to music c. collect stamps

d. plant flowers e. climb moutains f. fly kites

g. go hiking h. go swimming

Survey your classmates about their

hobbies, using the words or phrases in t

he box. Then report the results to your cl

ass.

4 Group work

singing playing basketball watching movies collecting toys skating reading novels collecting telephone cards listening to music fishing playing soccer climbing mountains traveling painting cooking acting making model planes

•You can begin like this:•35 students in our class like singing…

35

love enjoy like prefer

be interested in be fond of

Exercises

1. —What’s your hobby?

—I love ___________ (collect) model planes.

2. Most students prefer __________ (watch) TV

to _________ (study).

3. Are you interested in ___________ (swim)?

4. I hope you can s______ my joy of success.

5. Who is your f_________ film star?

collecting

studying

swimming

hare

avourite

根据提示，写出正确的单词。

watching

1. Last summer, I went to _______________

( 爬山 ) with my parents.

2. You must ____________ ( 浇花 ) every day,

or they will die soon.

3. My father is interested in __________ ( 钓鱼 ).

4. Let’s _____________ ( 看电影 ) together,

shall we?

根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。

climb mountains

water flowers

fishing

watch movies

调查一下你的家人都有什么爱好，他们业余时间都喜欢干什么。整理后，和同学们分享一下吧。

Homework:

Section B

New

words

pleased

value

used

rock

painting

stone

doll

coin

share

e-mail

address

hate

pop

Vocabulary

rock

painting

doll

Language

Points

1. We can also learn a lot about people, places, history and special moments from stamps. 我们还可以从邮票上了解许多关于人文、地理、历史和特殊事件的知识。

点拨：

【解析】 learn a lot 等于 learn much，“ ” 意为 了解许多，学到许多 。

learn ... from ... “ …… …… ……向 学习 ；从 学……”习 。如：

We can learn a lot of new things from the

Internet. 我们可以从网上学到许多新东西。

链接

2. Some of them are of great valuable. 其中一些（邮票）非常有价值。

【解析】 some of ... 和我们学过的 one

of ... many of ..., most of ...等结构是相同的，只是数量表达上有所不同。 some of ...

后可接名词或代词，用复数形式，也可接代词宾格复数。

e.g. Some of the students study hard.

一些学生学习很努力。

如果 some of 后所接的词是可数名词复数，则谓语动词用复数形式；如后接不可数名词，则谓语动词用单数形式。

拓展

e.g.

Some of the bread is from Canada.

其中一些面包是从加拿大进口的。

peopleplaces

historySpecial moments

stamps

Michael: Hi, Maria!Maria: Hi, pleased to see you!Michael: Wow! What beautiful stamps! Collecting stamps must be great fun!Maria: It certainly is! We can learn a lot about people, places, history and special events from stamps. Look at these old stamps.Some of them are of great value. Well, what are your hobbies?Michael: I used to listen to rock music but now I love collecting paintings and telephone cards.

1a Listen, read and say

story books model planes dolls

photos of famous stars stamps coins

A: What things do you love collecting?B: I love collecting…

Look at the collections below. If you like them, draw a happy face . If you don’t like them, draw a sad face .

1b Work alone

Make conversations after the example,

using the collections in 1b.

1c Pair work

Example:

A: What do you love collecting?

B: Why do you like collecting them?

A: Because…

• Hi, I’m Philip. I’m a soccer fan, but I used to be a movie fan. I used to enjoy listening to music, and I wasn’t interested in sports at all. But now, my hobby is doing sports like swimming and playing soccer. And I never miss any important soccer games. I used to know little about paintings. But now, I like collecting them. Do you share my interests? Let’s be friends. My e-mail address is philip1994@renai-edu.com.

Practice2a Read and understand

In the past Now

Complete the table about Phlip’s interests according to 2a.

2b Work alone

He used to be a movie fan. He is a soccer fan.

He used to enjoy listening to music, and wasn’t interested in sports at all.

His hobby is doing sports like swimming and playing soccer.

He like collecting paintings.He used to know little about paintings.

Talk about your hobbies in groups. You may use the expressions below.

but now II used to

I didn’t used to but now I

listen to music,

collect stamps,

hate it.

don’t like/enjoy it.

I

like/ enjoy dancing.

prefer collecting coins.

play soccer,

go shopping,

like it.

enjoy it.

3 Group work

Example

I used to enjoy pop music, but

now I don’t enjoy it. I enjoy playing sports.

I didn’t use to play sports, but

now I like it.

Exercises

1. Michael is used to ___________ (get up)

late in the morning.

2. You should ______ how to swim _____ ( 向 …… 学习 ) him.

3. ______ _____ ______ ______( 你曾经 ) go

to school on foot?

填入适当的单词。

getting up

learn from

Did you used to

1. _____ terrible day today!

A. How B. What

C. What a D. How a

2. —Would you like _____ orange juice?

—No, thanks.

A. some B. many C. little D. a lot

选择正确的答案。

3. —Here is your coffee with milk. Is that it?

—Yeah. ______. Thank you.

A. It’s mine B. you are wrong

C. that’s it D. I think so

4. —Are you tired after a long walk?

—No, ______

A. not a little B. not a bit

C. not a few D. not a lot

喜欢集邮吗？课后收集一下关于邮票的信息吧！

Homework:

Section C

•1. Review “used to do sth”

I used to travel to Dalian.

She used to travel to Shanghai by plane.

Review

New

words

vacation

pond

nobody

secret

chat

net

the Net

etc.

relaxing

friendship

knowledge

daily

and so on

Vocabulary

Language

Points

keep pets, play sports, dance to music

【解析】 (1) keep pets “ ”养宠物(2) play sports “ 做运动” (3) dance to musi

c “ 伴着……跳舞；随着……跳舞”。

e.g.

The children are dancing to the beautiful songs happily.

孩子们正伴着优美的乐曲快乐地跳舞。

点拨：

What a cool boy ! How beautiful flowers!

Presentation

1a Look, listen and say•A: What did you use to do in the summer vacation?•B: I used to go swimming.•A: Where did you use to swim?•B: I used to swim in the pond in front of my house.•A: Who taught you to swim?•B: Nobody. I taught myself.•A: Really? How clever!•B: Thanks. Did you use to go swimming during the summer vacation?•A: No, I didn’t.•B: What hobbies did you use to have?•A: Aha, it’s a secret!

What did he

used to do?

When Where

Go swimming during the summer vacation

in the pond in front ofhis house

Complete the chart:

1b Pair work

•Practice conversations with your partner

using the phrases in the table.

•Example:

A: What hobbies did you use to have?

B: I used to listen to pop music.

A: What hobbies do you have now?

B: Well, I play sports.

playing computer games go roller skating

collect coins keep pets

go fishing go sking

listen to music go swimming

watch TV paint

Look at these pictures of Kangkang and Michael last year. Then complete the sentences using used to.

2 Work alone

1. In spring, Kangkang and Michael used to fly kites.

2. In summer, they __________________________________.

3. In fall, they __________________________________.

2. In winter, they __________________________________.

They used to go swimming.

They used to climb hills.

They used to go skiing.

3a Read and understand

People usually do what they like in their spare time. They keep pets, chat on the Net and collect things such as coins, dolls or stamps. They also play sports, dance to music, play computer games,etc. Some of these hobbies are relaxing, and some are exciting.

Hobbies can bring people happiness, friendship and knowledge. They help people relax after their daily work. When people are getting old, hobbies can keep them healthy. When people are sick, hobbies can help them get well soon.

3b: Read 3a, then listen to the tape, finish 3b according to 3a:

•In their _____ time, people usually ____ pets, ____on the Net, ________ stamps, and so on.

•Hobbies can bring people __________, __________ and ____________. When people are tired, hobbies help them _____. When people are ________ old, hobbies can _____ them _______. When people are sick, hobbies can help them get ____ soon.

spare keep

chat

happiness

collect

friendship knowledge

relaxgetting keep

healthywell

Consolidation

•According to the pictures to retell the passage.

• 1. Practice in 3a• 2. Answer the questions: What does your hobby bring to you? It can make us relax. I can learn a lot from it. It also brings me friendship. We share the great joy from it. It bring me happiness.

Practice

4 Class activities

•She collects seashells on the seashore.

•Then she sells seashells, I am sure.

•After she sells seashells by the seashore,

•She goes back to the seaside and collects more.

Exercises

1. I hope our f____________ will last forever.

2. The old man likes reading the d______

newspaper.

3. As a student, you must try your best to study

all kinds of k____________.

4. She wants to spend this summer v_________

in Sichuan.

5. The p______ is too small to swim in.

riendship

nowledge

ocation

ond

根据提示，写出正确的单词。

aily

1. Why not go swimming on this weekends?

______ ______ ______ go swimming on this

weekends?

2. I taught myself.

I learned it ______ ______.

3. Did you use to ride to school?

______ ______ to ride to school?

Why don’t you

by myself

Used you

同义句转换，每空一词。

4. All the visitors had a good time when they were

in Beijing.

All the visitors ___________ ___________

when they were in Beijing.

5. What do you often do in your spare time?

What do you often do in ______ ______ time?

enjoyed themselves

your free

同义句转换，每空一词。

课后巩固 use to 的用法。

Homework:

use to

Section D

•Look at the pictures, answer the following questions.

•1. What animals do you like best?

•2. Is … your pet?

•3. What’s its name?

•4. Why do you like it?

•5. What do you give it to eat?

Review

New

words

bath unfriendly

ugly

lazy

stupidwhether

Vocabulary

•Listen to the tape, then fill in the blanks in 1a.

Presentation

•A lot of people like pets. I like pets, too. My ______

pet is a pig. I call him __________, because the colo

r of him skin is light pink. He is very clever and I keep

____in the house. He is clean. He likes water and I o

ften help him take a bath in the pond _____ my hous

e. He ______ eating fruit and vegetables, and he do

esn’t ______ whether they are good or not. Pink like

s walking, too. I often take him _____ for a walk. He

always follows me, just _____ a little friend.

favoritePIG

himbehind

enjoys

out

like

PINK

mind

1b Group work

•Discuss the following questions in groups, usi

ng the words in the box.

dirty friendly clever unfriendly

funny clean ugly smart

beautiful cute lazy brave

stupid… … … …

•Questions:

•Do you have a pet? If not, what pet wou

ld you like to have?

•What’s your pet?

•What’s your pet like?

•Why do/don’t you like it?

•How do you take care of it?

2 Written work•Write a passage about your hobbies. The title is “My hobby”.

3a Grammer focus

I used to collect stamps, but now I hate it.

I didn’t use to play soccer, but now I enjoy it.

Did you use to go swimming during the summer vacation?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

What hobbies did you use to have?

Used to

I am interested in playing basketball.

I am fond of acting.

I prefer playing soccer. Pleased to see you.

Collecting stamps must be great fun.

Some of them are of great value.

Do you share my interests?

I hate/don’t like/ don’t enjoy it.

Useful expressions

Project

Name In the past Now Reason

1. Survey the people around you. Ask questions about their hobbies and complete the table.

2. Write a report about your survey and deliver it in class.

Exercises

1. What a l______ day today!

2. I shall take a hot b______ and go to bed.

3. Do you m______ if I smoke here?

4. He spoke so fast that I couldn’t f______ him.

5. The baby is really u______, but his mother l

oves him very much.

ovely

ind

ollow

gly

根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词。

ath

1. Most young people are fond of __________ (listen) to

rock music.

2. Judy used to ______ (live) in a small city.

3. Nobody could know where he lived and how to ______

(give) the letter to him.

4. Many visitors enjoy ______ (visit) the places of interes

t in China.

5. Wood is used to ______ (make) paper.

listening

live

give

visiting

make

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. Could you tell me ______ he will come or

not?

A. if B. whether C. or D. that

2. Are you interested in ______ basketball?

A. play B. to play

C. playing D. played

选择正确的答案。

3. Japanese is ______ Chinese.

A. like B. different from

C. the same D. good

4. —How do you take care of your pets?

—______.

A. I often walk it after supper

B. I don’t like it

C. I don’t think so

D. I like it very much

你有自己的小宠物吗？写一篇关于它的小短文吧！

Homework: