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课件网) 初中英语人教版八年级下册 Time to Time to Relax Relax Unit 1 Section A How do you spend your free time 第二课时 3a-3d 1.Learning goals Learn new words and phrases: up to, poem, single, stroke, give up, ink, return, in return, deal, manage 01 Use infinitives to show purpose or provide more information about a sentence’s object. 02 Explore why people need time to relax. 03 2.Lead in Do you feel free What do you do in your free time 3.Pre-reading 4.While-reading What are they doing calligraphy 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[ p m] by Li Bai. My grandmother taught me how to write it. Peter: What’s this character Yaming: It’s yue. It means “moon”. Read the conversation. Circle Peter’s and Yaming’s free-time activities. 3a 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[ s ɡl] strokes[str k]. 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. Read the conversation. Circle Peter’s and Yaming’s free-time activities. 3a 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[r t n]. Yaming: It’s a deal[di l]! Read the conversation. Circle Peter’s and Yaming’s free-time activities. 3a 1. What words does Peter use to describe Yaming’s work Read again and answer the questions. 3b Peter uses the words “beautiful” and “nice” to describe Yaming’s work. 2. What does Yaming like about his hobby It helps him relax, and he enjoys the smell of ink. 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 Read again and answer the questions. 3b Both hobbies need practice and patience. Both need the help of someone else. It means starting something new is always challenging, but it gets easier with practice. 5. How do you usually feel when you manage[ m n d ] to do something difficult Give an example. Read again and answer the questions. 3b When I manage to do a difficult thing, I feel proud and happy. For example, I once spent weeks learning to ride a bike. At first, I kept falling, but finally I could ride smoothly. I felt happy and confident. Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it. 3c 5.Post-reading It makes me feel happy to ... It helps me to ... It’s a great way to ... When I started to ..., I ... Discuss the reasons why you do your hobbies. You can use the expressions to help you. 3d e.g. I like playing basketball because it’s not only a great way to exercise but also helps me t ... ...
