6Unit 2 Hobbies can make you grow as a person.(A) Hobbies can make us relaxed / happy. Hobbies can make our life interesting. Hobbies can develop our _. Hobbies can help us learn new _. Hobbies are good for people.What do you think of hobbies?interestsskillsclimbingI dont like climbing because.dancingPeople like dancing because its .growing vegetablesChildren like growing vegetables, it can bring them_looking after animalsMany people look after animals because .enjoyment/pleasure/happinesssailingI dont like sailing. Im not a good swimmer and I dont have good swimming _.playing volleyballMany people like playing volleyball. They think this _can help them to keep healthy.activity skillswritingHis parents often _ (鼓鼓勵(lì)勵(lì)) him to write anything he wanted to write when he was a primary school student.Many of his books have been _(出版出版)His hobby has brought him _pleasure&successencouragedcome out123456789102. Work in pairs. Choose the words from the box to describe your hobbies.active dangerous healthy interesting relaxing1.Which activity do you think is the most interesting?2. Which skills do you have?3. Which skill do you want to learn most? Why?Look at the picture. Ask and answer.4. Which skill do you think would be the most useful for young people?Unit3 Activity2 P52 Find a hobby to help you improve your English, if you like football, follow an English team. If your hobby is watching films, try to watch English films.1. What advantages can hobbies bring to young people?2. What hobbies does David have?Now answer the questions.Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.David likes writing, playing volleyball and many other things.3. When did David become a successful writer?4. Will Davids new books be successful?After his story about the life of a sixteen-year-old boy came out as a book in 2012.Maybe yes. The passage doesnt say it.A Para1-Para2 -Para3- Para4The structure of the passage:B Para1-Para2 Para3- Para4C Para1-Para2 -Para3 Para4D Para1-Para2 Para3 Para46Unit 2 Hobbies can make you grow as a person.(B)D Para1-Para2 Para3 Para4Whats the meaning of hobbies?What did David do for his hobbies?What did the hobbies bring him?What other hobbies does David have?Davids hobbies Many students have hobbies, _reading, painting, growing vegetables and _ animals.Some hobbies are relaxing and others are active. Hobbies can _as a person, develop your _ and help you learn new skills. 3. Complete the passage.such aslooking aftermake you grow interestsWhat do you think of hobbies?Hobbies are such as can bring /help/make you David Smith is a student, and one of his hobbies is writing. During the summer of 2010, he spent four weeks at a summer camp. _the usual activities, such as sailing and climbing, there was a writing class. “The teacher is a writer, and sheasked us to talk about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she _ us to write about our experiences at the camp.” Back at school, David wrote a story about the life of a sixteenyearold boy, and it _as a book in 2012. Many young people love his book, and, _,David has become a successful young writer.As well as encouragedcame out As a result As well as the usual activities, such as sailing and climbing, there was a writing class.There was a writing class as well as the usual activities, such as sailing and climbing,.What do you do for your hobbies?I as well asWhat do you do for hobbies and what do hobbies bring you?I , as a result, David has been very lucky because his hobby has brought him _ and _, but writing is not his only hobby. He _also _ many other things. “I like playing volleyball too,” says David. “I spend some of my free time _ volleyball for my school team. Maybe Ill write about my volleyball team in my future books.”pleasuresuccessinterested inisplayingWhat advantages can hobbies bring to young people?Hobbies can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.Try to ask more questions according to the passage!Whats the meaning of hobbies?What do you do for your hobbies?What do the hobbies bring you?What other hobbies do you have?Hobbies are such as can bring /help/make youI as well asI , as a result, 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.activity pleasure result skill success1. What _ do you enjoy doing?2. What new _ have you learnt through your hobbies?3. Has any of your hobbies brought you _ and _?4. Have you made new friends as a(n) _ of your hobby?activitiesskillspleasuresuccessresult5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 4.1. What activities do you enjoy doing?2. What new skills have you learnt through your hobbies?3. Has any of your hobbies brought you pleasure and success?4. Have you made new friends as a(n) result of your hobby?Students own answers.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words or expressions in the box.1. I get lots of _ from my hobbies.2. I like doing outdoor _ best.3. I hope David will have great _ in the future.activity as a result come out pleasure successpleasureactivitiessuccess4. The Harry Potter stories are very popular. _, the writer of the books, J.K. Rowling, has become very famous.5. I buy the magazines when they _ each month.As a resultcome outUnit3 Activity3 P53Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box. P53as a result fan hobby interesting model stamps such as ticket tidy upWhen I was (1) _ my room yesterday, I found an old box of my fathers. He gave it to me two year ago. It was really (2)_ to discover something about my fathers life as a child.He once told me about his (3) _ as a child. He wrote to people from all over the world, and they sent him letters back. (4)_, he had a book of interesting (5)_. People also gave him things from different countries, (6)_ a silk (7)_ from China, a little model car from Germany, and a small (8)_ ship from Australia. My father even kept the (9)_ from his first football match. The box made me think about my hobby. I want to keep my old picture books and magazines for a long time too. tidying upinterestinghobbyAs a resultstamps such as fan model ticket1.Some hobbies, for example, reading and painting, are very relaxing.2. David likes writing. He also likes playing volleyball.3. Many young people love Davids book, and so his hobby has brought him success.Some hobbies, such as reading and painting, are very relaxing.David likes writing as well as playing volleyball.Many young people love Davids book, and as a result, his hobby has brought him success.7. Work in pairs. Find out about your partners hobby and make notes.Ask your classmates about their hobbies:1. Do you collect anything? Yes, I do. I collect / No, I dont. My hobby is 2. When did you start doing it? I started in3. Why do you enjoy your hobby? Because itsName HobbiesWhenReasonSunny Collecting erasersIn 1998 Its funnyYou can make notes like this:Li Kai is my classmate. His hobby is music. He enjoys playing music as well as listening to it. His favourite music bands are., such as. As a result, his band is now Now write a short passage called My classmates hobby. Use as well as, such as or as a result. Use the following example to help you.Possible answer My classmates hobby My friend Paul plays chess. His father taught him to play when he was only five years old, and as a result, he is good at it now. He has played in the school team as well as in many competitions. Paul is not just a chess player. He also enjoys outdoor activities, such as walking in the countryside and climbing.There are many other interesting things to do in lifeand lets try to do something new or different.Read the passage and complete the notes.ExperiencesExperiencesAt twelve years old, Seb started to _.At fifteen years old, Seb sailed _ across the Atlantic Ocean.get ready for the journeyalone / his 9.8-metre-long boat / 5000 kmUnit3 Activity7 P54FeelingsFeelingsThe best thing was seeing _ swimming close to the boat.The worst part of the journey was when he ran out of _.In the future, he would like to _. fish and other sea animalschocolatego sailing with his friendsLiving history Living history P55 P55 Read and discuss the questions.1.Why do you think people do this?People find out about the past.2. Would they like to do it? Is there anything like this in China?They not only enjoy the weekend, but also learn a lot about life in the old days. Yes, there is.4. As well as the usual activities, as well as 表示表示“也也, 還還, 除除以外還有以外還有; 而且而且”, 是并列連詞是并列連詞, 用來(lái)連接并列成分。用來(lái)連接并列成分。 連接并列主語(yǔ)時(shí)連接并列主語(yǔ)時(shí), 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與前一主語(yǔ)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與前一主語(yǔ) 保持一致。保持一致。 The girl is lively as well as healthy. We all want to visit Beijing as well as Shanghai. He as well as his friends likes playing football.