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课件网) Unit 8 Follow your interests 主题范畴： 人与自我 主题群： 做人与做事 子主题： 职业启蒙，职业精神 Key question How can we turn our interests into a career talk about my dream job. understand the importance of following one’s interest. explain how to turn my interests into a career. describe ways of choosing a suitable career. Unit objectives 单元目标 I can: New words and phrases possible adj. 可能 athlete n. 运动员 biologist n. 生物学家 instrument n. 乐器；仪器 interest n. 兴趣；业余爱好 *career n. 生涯；职业 lifetime n. 一生；终身 *diamond n. 钻石 belt n. 腰带 shoot v. 冲；奔；飞驰 extremely adv. 极其；极端；非常 curious adj. 求知欲强的；好奇的 increase v. 增长；增多；增加 host v. 主持 beyond adv. 在另一边；在（或向）更远处 audience n. 观众；听众 lively adj. 充满趣味的；令人兴奋的 actually adv. 事实上 go outside 外出 more and more 越来越多 Lead in What’s your interest play tennis play games drawing play the guitar go fishing play basketball an interest & a job what you like doing in your free time what you would like to do in the future a hobby a job We call … interest job Playing football Drawing Singing Football player Artist Singer For example: career If you want to do your job for a whole life … What careers can our interests possibly lead to Why is it important to follow our interests What do you want to be in the future How can you find your dream job THINK Before you read Look at the hobbies below and suggest possible jobs from the list. You can also suggest other jobs. Possible jobs astronomer biologist dancer musician photographer reporter athlete cook engineer painter programmer writer Possible jobs astronomer biologist dancer musician photographer reporter athlete cook engineer painter programmer writer Hobbies (1) reading history books _____ (2) doing sport _____ (3) taking photos _____ (4) painting _____ (5) model-building _____ (6) keeping pets _____ (7) computer programming _____ (8) dancing _____ (9) playing a musical instrument _____ (10) studying the stars _____ writer / historian athlete photographer / reporter painter engineer biologist programmar dancer musician astronomer Discuss your interests and dream jobs in pairs. What is your hobby I like taking photos very much. What is your dream job My dream job is to be a photographer. I want to travel around the world and take photos of beautiful and unusual things. 1 What is Patrick Moore’s hobby Studying stars. 2 What is probably his job now A person who studies stars. Look at the pictures and the title of the article on page 117. Then answer the questions below. Read the article by Patrick Moore (1923 – 2012), a British amateur astronomer, and find out how he turned his interest into a career. While-reading My lifetime interest—studying stars by Patrick Moore When I was eight, I got a book about stars from my dad as a birthday present. That was the beginning of my lifetime interest. I used to go outside wit ... ...
