1、Unit 6 HobbiesUnit 6 Hobbies1/17Topics:Topics:f Kinds of hobbies Kinds of hobbiesf The 10 most popular hobbies The 10 most popular hobbiesf Extreme sports Extreme sportsf Two swimmers stories Two swimmers storiesf The French Open The French Openf Grammar:prefixes and suffixes Grammar:prefixes and su
2、ffixes 2/17FocusFocusf Recogize Recogize different different hobbies hobbies in in the the pictures and fill in the tablepictures and fill in the tablef Discuss the table with your partner Discuss the table with your partner 3/17Text A The 10 most popular hobbiesText A The 10 most popular hobbiesuse
3、ful expressions:useful expressions:f have no time for.have no time for.fa list of a list of fteam sportsteam sportsfthe majority of the majority of fleave time for.leave time for.fjoin injoin inf well-earned well-earnedf be considered to be considered tofbelong inbelong infthe category ofthe categor
4、y off special equipment special equipmentfthere is no reason tothere is no reason to4/17Listening 1:What is a hobby?Listening 1:What is a hobby?Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Our Our first first guest guest tonight tonight is is Paul.Paul.Paul,tell us about your hobbies.Paul,tell us
5、 about your hobbies.Paul:Paul:Paul:Paul:Yes,Yes,well,well,I I have have several several hobbies.hobbies.I I like like painting painting and and visiting visiting art art galleries galleries and and museums.museums.But But my my very very favourite favourite hobby hobby is is playing playing the the
6、guitar guitar(I I play play in in a a band)band)and and going going to to concerts.concerts.Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Next Next we we have have Robert.Robert.Robert,Robert,what what do you do in your free time?do you do in your free time?Robert:Robert:Robert:Robert:Thats Thats
7、easy easy for for me me to to answer answer because because I I just just love love sport!sport!For For example,example,running,running,playing playing basketball,basketball,swimming.swimming.But But I I also also like like playing playing chess.chess.5/17Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Intervie
8、wer:And you,Zoe?And you,Zoe?Zoe:Zoe:Zoe:Zoe:Most Most people people my my age age do do some some kind kind of of sport sport but,but,to to be be honest,honest,sport sport doesnt doesnt interest interest me me very very much.much.My My hobbies hobbies are are playing playing the the guitar guitar an
9、d and travelling.travelling.Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Here Here is is Jonathan Jonathan to to talk talk about about his his hobbies.hobbies.Jonathan:Jonathan:Jonathan:Jonathan:Well,Well,I I like like music.music.I I spend spend a a lot lot of of time time playing playing the th
10、e guitar guitar and and practising practising new new songs.songs.Whenever Whenever I I can,can,I I do.do.Its Its great great fun.fun.But But I I also also like basketball-I play that about once a week.like basketball-I play that about once a week.Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:Interviewer:And
11、last but not least,Jadie.And last but not least,Jadie.Jadie:Jadie:Jadie:Jadie:My My hobbies?hobbies?Oh,Oh,Thats Thats easy-I easy-I have have two two hobbies:I like horse riding and swimming.hobbies:I like horse riding and swimming.6/17Listening 2:Free runningListening 2:Free running Tim Tim can can
12、 jump jump off off the the roof roof of of a a house house and and dosent dosent hurt hurt himself.himself.His His friend,friend,Robert,Robert,can can jump jump over over tables tables and and cars cars and and doesnt doesnt hurt hurt himself.Tim himself.Tim and and Robert Robert are are able able t
13、o to climb climb walls walls like like some some sort sort of of superhero.superhero.They They can can jump jump from from roof roof to to roof roof as as if if nothing nothing can can stop stop them,them,not not even even buildings.buildings.They They are are doing doing their their hobby,hobby,fre
14、e free running.running.Free Free running running is is a a new new sport sport created created by by a a Frenchman Frenchman called called Sebastien Sebastien Foucan.Foucan.The The sport sport was was started started as as a a game game he he and and his his friends friends played played as as child
15、ren children in in a a small small quiet quiet town town in in France France named named Lisse.Lisse.7/17 Here Here children children would would gather gather together together after after school school and and jump jump on on park park benches,benches,street street walls walls and eventually on th
16、e roofs of schools.and eventually on the roofs of schools.Its Its not not just just a a game game today.today.Free Free running running is is a a hard,hard,physical physical sport.sport.Free Free running running helps helps Tim Tim and and Robert Robert to to fight fight their their own own fears fe
17、ars and and deal deal with with day-to-day day-to-day problems.problems.Free Free running running is is a a combination combination of of different different martial martial arts arts movements movements that that give give a a person person good good body body control.control.8/17Listening 3:Bungee
18、 jumpingListening 3:Bungee jumping Wow!Wow!I I never never thought thought that that it it needed needed lots lots of of courage courage to to decide decide Should Should I I jump,jump,or or should should I I wait until someone pushes me?wait until someone pushes me?At At the the same same time,time
19、,a a couple couple of of Americans Americans whose whose hobby hobby was was bungee bungee jumping jumping shouted shouted at at me me and and made made loud loud noises.noises.I I didnt didnt pay pay any any attention.attention.All All I I could could hear hear was was a a voice voice from from the
20、 the safty safty crew crew standing standing next next to to me me saying,saying,Relax.Relax.Breathe Breathe deeply.deeply.Look Look at at those those beautiful beautiful mountains mountains in in the the distance.Five,four,three,two,one,jump!distance.Five,four,three,two,one,jump!Oh!I could not beli
21、eve it but I jumped.Oh!I could not believe it but I jumped.9/17 I I started started to to scream scream louder louder and and louder louder in in my my heart but no sounds left my mouth.heart but no sounds left my mouth.Being Being upside upside down,down,hanging hanging in in the the sky sky was wa
22、s not not fun fun at at all.all.I I thought thought I I was was going going to to be be sick.sick.The The most most memorable memorable second second was was the the time time just before and right after I jumped.just before and right after I jumped.Would Would I I try try to to go go bungee bungee
23、jumping jumping again?again?I I would would say,say,Yes!Yes!again again in in the the future future if if someone someone asked asked me me to.to.Why?Why?Because Because its its safe safe and thrilling!and thrilling!10/17Text B:A swimmers storyText B:A swimmers storyuseful expressions:useful express
24、ions:f at the end of at the end off take part in take part infenjoy doingenjoy doingfat the age ofat the age offswimming competitionswimming competitionfthree times a weekthree times a weekftraining sessionstraining sessionsfat the momentat the momentfnational and national and international eventsin
25、ternational eventsfcarefree girlcarefree girlffight withfight withfrun away run away 11/17Listening 4:An interview Listening 4:An interview British British Paralympic Paralympic swimmer,swimmer,Eleanor Eleanor Simmonds Simmonds won won the the gold gold medal medal in in 100m 100m freestyle freestyl
26、e in in the the Paralympic Paralympic Games Games in in Beijing when she was 14 years old.Beijing when she was 14 years old.Here Here she she talks talks about about her her target target for for and and her her training training routine.routine.Eleanor:I have to win.Coming second is not an option.E
27、leanor:I have to win.Coming second is not an option.I I trained trained every every Monday,Monday,Wednesday,Wednesday,Friday Friday and and Saturday Saturday morning morning and and afternoon.afternoon.I I have have to to be be at at the the pool pool at at 6 6 am.,but I find it easy to get up now.a
28、m.,but I find it easy to get up now.12/17 I started swimming when I was five.-I just liked it.I realized I was fast and I like winning.My typical week?On Monday from 6-7.45am,I swim 3,500m.Then I go to school for the day.Training starts again from 3.30-5.30pm.I practise step-ups to strengthen my kne
29、es.Then I swim 4,000m.On Tuesday training starts after school at 3.30pm.On Wednesday I have another moring session of 3,500m before school.13/17Before Before my my afternoon afternoon session session I I have have 15 15 minutes minutes stretching followed by 4,000m swimming.stretching followed by 4,
30、000m swimming.I I have have Thursday Thursday morning morning off,off,then then an an afternoon session of 4,000m.afternoon session of 4,000m.On On Friday Friday I I am am up up early early again again for for more more swimming-a swimming-a total total of of 3,500m.3,500m.In In the the afternoon af
31、ternoon I I swim 4,000m.swim 4,000m.My Saturday sessions mean swimming 4,000m.My Saturday sessions mean swimming 4,000m.I dont swim on Sunday.I have a day of rest.I dont swim on Sunday.I have a day of rest.14/17Listening 5:Li Na,a tennis championListening 5:Li Na,a tennis championPARIS,PARIS,June Ju
32、ne 4 4.Li Li Na Na won won the the first-ever first-ever womens womens singles singles title title for for China China and and Asia Asia when when she she beat beat the the defending defending champion champion Francesca Francesca Schiavone Schiavone of of Italy Italy in in the the French French Ope
33、n Open final here on Saturday.final here on Saturday.I I felt felt today today the the dream dream come come true,true,said said Li,Li,When When I I was young,I dreamed about becoming a champion one day.was young,I dreamed about becoming a champion one day.When When she she was was leading leading i
34、n in the the most most important important last last game game she told herself to keep cool.she told herself to keep cool.I I keep keep telling telling myself:myself:OK,OK,dont dont do do anything anything stupid.stupid.You You need need one one point,point,and and then then you you have have won w
35、on the the game,game,Li Li said after the game.said after the game.15/17 Although Although one one of of her her fans fans shouted shouted when when she she started started to to play,play,she she stayed stayed clam clam and and won won the the most most important important point point in in this th
36、is most most important important game.game.Li Li said her Italian rival played a really good game.said her Italian rival played a really good game.And And on on 25th 25th January,January,Li Li Na Na won won the the slam slam of of Aisa/Pacific,Aisa/Pacific,as as the the Australian Australian Open Op
37、en likes likes to to call call itself,itself,beating beating Dominika Dominika Cibulkkova Cibulkkova from from Slovakia.Slovakia.Li Li Na Na is is very very popular popular in in Australia,Australia,and and this this years years game game was was so so different different from from the the final final in in,when when Li Li lost lost after after tripping tripping over over her her own own feet twice and hitting her head on the court.feet twice and hitting her head on the court.16/17Grammar:Grammar:Prefix and suffixPrefix and suffix17/17