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课件网) Lesson 38: Hobbies Are Fun! Unit 7 Enjoy Your Hobby 单词： confidence, postcard, outdoor 短语： not only... but also..., take up 句子：（1）A hobby is not only fun but also useful. （2）A hobby can help build your confidence and make your life more colourful. （3）A lot of people enjoy gardening, travelling, skiing and other such activities. Learning Goals 1 能用英语流利地讲述自己所了解的新型娱乐项目。 2 Free Talk What types of hobbies can you think of What new hobby do you like Why Presentation “A happy child has a hobby.” That’s an old saying, and it’s true. A hobby is not only fun but also useful. A hobby can help build your confidence and make your life more colourful. It can help you make more friends and teach you to work well with others. There are many different types of hobbies. Some people like to collect things such as stamps, toy cars and postcards. Other hobbies are outdoor activities. A lot of people enjoy gardening, travelling, skiing and other such activities. Games are also popular. Some people like to play card games or chess. Others are interested in the arts. They like drawing, dancing, acting and singing. People usually take up their first hobby when they are kids, but hobbies are fun for all ages. It’s never too late to learn something new. Vocabulary hobby n. 爱好 confidence n. 自信 postcard n. 明信片 outdoor adj. 户外的；露天的 Expressions not only... but also... 不但……而且…… take up 开始从事 Language points 1. A hobby is not only fun but also useful. 爱好不仅有趣，而且有用。 not only... but also...意为“不但……而且……”，连接并列的两个成分， not only放句首时，句子需倒装。 ※ She was not only intelligent but also very musical. 她不仅聪明，而且极具音乐天分。 2. A hobby can help build your confidence and make your life more colourful. 爱好可以帮助你创建信心，让你的生活更加丰富多彩。 build one’s confidence意为“树立某人的自信心”。 ※ The praise helped me build my confidence. 表扬有助于树立我的信心。 3. A lot of people enjoy gardening, travelling, skiing and other such activities. 很多人喜欢园艺、旅游、滑雪等活动。 a lot of意为“很多”，修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，其同义短 语为lots of。 ※ There is lots of reading in class. 课上有大量阅读。 4. People usually take up their first hobby when they are kids, but hobbies are fun for all ages. 人们通常在他们还是孩子的时候就 开始了他们的第一个爱好，但是爱好对所有年龄的人来说都是有 趣的。 take up意为“开始从事”。 ※ It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife. 人到中年开始新的事业并不难。 5. It’s never too late to learn something new. 学习新东西永远不会嫌晚。 something为不定代词，意为“某事；某物”，形容词修饰不定代词 应放在其后。 ※ There’s something funny about him. 他有点儿怪。 Let’s do it! 1. Underline and copy the old saying mentioned in the lesson. _____ 2. Underline and copy the key sentences in the se cond paragraph. _____ 3. Circle the hobby that is NOT mentioned in the lesson. card ... ...
