创新大学英语-预备级教案Unit 7 Hobbies

Unit 7 Hobbies Innovation College English (Pre-starter)

Lecture 1

Part 1 Listening comprehension

Objective: To distinguish /i?/, /u?/, /e?/

To identify comparisons and contrast.

1. Guide Ss to remind some phrases of showing comparisons and contrast.(5') prefer...to...与...相比， 更喜欢... would rather ... than... 宁可...而不...

...is no better (comparative form) than... 和...一样差 much more adj. ...得多

like nothing better than... 最喜欢...

2. Give Ss time to read the items and try to guess the content of the conversation or the missing word in the passage.(5') 3. Play the record. (15')

4. Guide students to notice the differences between these similar phonetic symbols and check the answers. Answer some of the students to read a group per person and try to correct their pronunciation. (5')

5. Guide Ss to listen to the short conversations once again and repeat the key/difficult words or sentences. (5')

6. Guide Ss to compare the choices so as to focus out attention on certain part of the

recording and then listen to the long conversations. Repeat the sentences when necessary. (5')

7. Check the answers and explain the difficult parts. Play the recording of the passage

once again. (5')

Part 2 Reading Comprehension

Passage One

1. Let Ss recall if they can still remember the scene their parents red story to them before they went to sleep and how they felt the stories. And later tell Ss they are going to read a passage about a kid reading experience in her childhood. (2')

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2. Ask Ss to read the text and finish the multiple choices. (8')

3. Pick some interesting sentences to explain and let them know how to express that meaning in English. (2')

Half buring myself underneath a blanket, reading with a flashlight. Be at the climax of the story, or right at the end.

4. Guide Ss to translate the last paragraph, and choose one sentence to remember at class. (10') Passage Two

1. Tell Ss some reading skills. That is to locate the theme statement of the passage and topic sentence of each paragraph. (5')

2. Ask Ss to read the passage and try to figure out the theme sentence and topic sentences, which would be helpful for them to guess the following content. (5') 3. Guide Ss to find the important sentences so as to get a clear picture of the text orgnization. (5') 4. Check the answers. (5')

Assignments

1. Read passage 3 and find out all the hobbies of the author's and put them in a correct order according to the time. Besides, finish the following exercise. 2. Preview the new words in the intensive reading.

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Lecture 2

Warming-up

Questions for discussion: (15') 1. Do you have hobbies? What are they?

2. Do you think it is necessary to cultivate a hobby? Why? Or what are the benefits of having a hobby? Probable answers:

1. playing basketball, singing, reading, go camping, go hiking, listening to the music 2. It can enrich our life./broaden the horizon./make acquaintances. It can be a escape from the real life. It can make me confident.

It can keep a balance between study and play. It can keep healthy.

Study the Text in Detail

1. Listen to the recording of the text and underline the difficult parts they can't understand. (8')

2. Read the text loudly by themselves and try to find the answers to the questions in page 161. (17')

3. Guide Ss to learn the new words.(10')

Psychology, in a good mood, be absorbed in/ be engaged in/ be in the middle of/ be buried in, define/definition, rely on/depend on, foster/cultivate, lead to/ result in/ approach to doing sth, be guilty of, ahead of time/schedule, optional course, think twice before you leap 4. Language points (40')

a. Hobbies are rich in psychic rewards. 业余爱好：丰厚的精神回馈 Be rich in: 在。。。很富足

b. Squeeze sb./sth in: to manage to do sth although you are very busy. c. Be in a good/bad mood: be in high/low spirit, be happy/unhappy d. Activate/ active/action

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The light will turn red once the system is activated.

e. Enhance your creativity, help you think more clearly and sharpen your focus. 他们可以增强你的创造力，帮助你更清晰的思考，让你的注意力更加集中。 Sharp sharpen; light lighten; worse worsen; wide widen; white whiten; deep deepen f. Be engaged in doing sth/ be busy with sth/ be involved in sth Be engaged to sb.: having agreed to marry

g. Be absorded in sth/sb: be very interested in sth/sb so that you are not paying attention to anything else

h. Anxiety/anxious depression/depresed i. Perception perceive conceive accept concept j. Rely on/ depend on

They have to rely on the river for their water. k. Foster a hobby/interest/the growth of local industies l. Fulfill one's dream/oneself/ambition

m. Be inclined to/ be likely to do sth in a particular way n. Prepare oneself sth/for sth 给自己准备.../让自己为...而准备 Prepare yourself a notebook to write down the important points. Prepare yourself for the final-exam. o. Lead to/ cause/ result in

p. Meet one's needs/ demands/desire q. An approach to doing sth

Assignments

1. Review what has been learnt and preview the rest of the text. 2. Try to recite the phrases used to show the benefits of having a hobby.

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Lecture 3 Check the Homework

Dictation (15')

Call 2 Ss to write on the blackboard and tell the rest of the class that some of them will hand in their dictation. Let them write down the corresponding translation too. Have time left for; squeeze sth in; enhance creativity; help sb think more clearly; Sharpen one's focus; be engaged in; lose the sense of time; self-esteem; Anxiety; depression; foster one's confidence; fulfill one's dream; Be inclined to; reflect on; inspire

Study the Text in Detail (30')

1. Play the recording and let Ss recall the content of the text. Let them close the book if they are familiar with it so as to check their listening. (10') 2. Language points

a. Make time for sth: find time to do sth b. Think of/ consider/view .... As c. Be guilty about doing sth/ of sth d. Far more interested in: 有趣得多

e. Take a long look before you leap三思而后行 f. Do market research: to see if sth is needed in the market 3. Important structures

Ask Ss to read the example and finish the exercises a. As well as

b. Any time/ every time/ the moment/ the first time/the next time

Vocabulary Building (45')

1. Tell Ss to recall the meaning of the words and see how many they know and then refer to the word list if there are still some strange words.

2. Suggest Ss to guess the meaning of the whole sentence before they spot the proper word to the blank. Give Ss time to fill the blank.

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