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课件网) Unit1 Time to Relax Section B 1a-1e By the end of this lesson, we will be able to: 1.understand the benefits brought by hobbies. 2.identify facts and opinions. 3.share how hobbies improve our life. Lead-in Game Time 1.Which hobbies do you recognize 2.Do you have any similar hobbies Question: How can a hobby improve your life Free-Talk My hobby helps me ... to relax to learn a new skill to try new things to make new friends to reduce stress _____ Today, we’ll read about two teenagers whose hobbies changed their lives. Let’s see now! A. How Luca and Maya started their hobbies. B. The benefits of different hobbies and two teenagers' examples. C. Why postcards are better than mobile phone apps. Read the text about hobbies. Skim what the text mainly discusses. Read for the main idea She collects postcards. Her father sent the first postcard to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall. 1. What does Maya collect instead of coins or stamps 2. How did Maya start her postcard collection 3. What does Maya think of postcards She thinks they're a good way to learn about different places. Read for Maya’s hobby Read the text. Underline the two students’ opinions. When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time Do you spend time on your hobbies Reading or listening to music can help us to calm down after a busy day, Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us to keep fit. And some hobbies are creative. For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn't make art or write stories, Ihstead, this Italian teenager finds it fun to make mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started programming when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world to find study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! “It gives me such a sense of achievement to see people using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I'm helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer to collect them! In India, Maya Badal doesn't collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collect postcards! “I know some people think postcards are rather old-fashioned, but I think they're a good way to learn about different places,” Maya says. “I think it’s interesting to see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in foreign countries.” Maya's first postcard shows the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Her dad sent it to her when she was five, and she liked it so much that she put it up on her bedroom wall! Now there are over one hundred postcards from thirty-two countries on Maya's walls. She dreams of travelling to these places in th ... ...
