目錄0102030405060708TimetoRelaxGrowingUpNature'sTemperStayHealthyAGoodReadTheWondersofNatureCrossingCulturesMakingaDifferenceUnit1TimetoRelaxUNIT

1

TimetoRelaxBIGQuestionWhyarefree-timeactivitiesimportant?Inthisunit,youwill1.talkabouthowyouspendyourfreetime.2.describedifferentfree-timeactivitiesandhobbies.3.useinfinitivestoshowpurposeorprovidemoreinformationaboutasentence'sobject.4.explorewhypeopleneedtimetorelax.Lookandshare1.Whatisthegirlinthephotodoing?2.Doyoulikethisactivity?3.Doyouthinkthisactivityhelpsustorelax?Why?人教版英語八年級下冊FreeCrystalPartA1a~4cNowlet'sreadthepictures.Describethepictureswithproperwordsorexpressions.annoyedboredconfused歐錦賽葡萄牙1-2希臘神情沮喪的菲戈輸?shù)鬐2后的詹姆斯frighteneddepressedFriendsworriedconfusedAlwaysmakingtroublesfrighteneddepressed010203040506boredUsuallybeafraidtotalkwithparentsAbsent-mindedPlayingcomputerstoomuchHavingaconstanthighfeverOftensleepinginclassNotknowingwhattodoeverydayWhatdoyouthinkofstress?Canyoutellusthereasons?DiscoverannoyedIknowwhattheproblemis.Iunderstandquitewell...B.Iunderstandhowyoufeel.Youthinkthat...C.Thisismyadviceandreason(s).Irecommendthat...D.Ithinkmyadvicewillhelp.I'msurehewilllistentoyou.Irecommendthatyoutalktoyourfriendabouthisbehaviour.Ithinkyoushouldencourageyourfriendtotrynewhobbies.Whynotdiscusstheproblemtogether?StudyingalldaymakesJakeadullboyTheseActivitieswillhelpyouunwindProblemPlaygames1.SpendtoomuchtimeonlineDifficulttofocusonothers2.BecomeaddictedtotheInternetUnabletoconcentrateonschoolandfamilylifeSuggestionsAsfriends1.Talktoyourfriend2.TrytohaveanewhobbyunhealthyanxiousDostudentsoftenmeetwithproblemsandneedadvice?Why?Challengedifficultnew/freshresponsiblefriendlyDiscoverUnit1TimetoRelaxHow

doyouspendyourfree

time?

Matchtheactivitieswiththepictures.

playingtheflute

doingcalligraphy

painting

skiing

hiking

programmingBEFACDListentothreeinterviews.Completethesentenceswiththestudents'activities.1.Teng

Fei

likes

afterschool.2.Teng

Fei

also

likes

attheweekend.3.Helenloves

in

her

free

time.4.Chen

Jie

likes

to

————————programmingplaytheflutepainting(pictures)hikingSectionA,InterviewIAdam:Hey

Teng

Fei!I’m

doing

a

survey

on

free-time

activities.Could

you

help?Teng

Fei:Hi

Adam.Sure!Ask

away.Adam:

What

do

you

usually

do

when

you're

free?Teng

Fei:Hmm.I

like

programming.I

do

it

after

school.Adam:

Oh,are

you

creating

an

app?TengFei:That'sright.Ialso

likehiking

attheweekend.It's

a

great

form

ofexercise.Unit1Time

to

RelaxInterview2Adam:How

do

you

spend

your

free

time,Helen?Helen:

Well,I

lovepaintingpictures.Adam:How

did

you

get

into

it?Helen:Oh,I

sawmy

mother

paint

when

I

was

young.I

decided

to

give

it

a

go

too!Painting

helps

me

to

express

how

I

feel.Adam:

I

see!Unit1Time

to

RelaxInterview3Adam:What

doyou

do

in

your

free

time,Chen

Jie?Do

you

do

sport?Chen

Jie:No,notreally.But

I

liketo

play

the

flute.Adam:Wow!Isn't

that

difficult?ChenJie:Itwasverydifficult

at

first.I

needed

to

practise

a

lot!Adam:And

is

it

easier

now?Chen

Jie:It's

never

easy,but

it's

more

fun

now.I

do

it

to

relax

these

days.ListeningScripts95Listenagain.Matchthepurposeswiththestatementsfrom

1b.

A.To

express

feelings.

B.Torelax.

C.To

get

some

exercise.

D.To

create

an

app.12431dTalkaboutyourfree-time

activitieswith

a

partner.A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketo...A:Whydoyou

doit?B:I

do

it

to

...1dTalkaboutyourfree-time

activitieswith

a

partner.A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketo...A:Whydoyou

doit?B:I

do

it

to

...A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketoreadstorybooks.A:Whydoyou

doit?I

do

it

to

enjoyinterestingplotsandrelaxmymind.1dTalkaboutyourfree-time

activitieswith

a

partner.A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketo...A:Whydoyou

doit?B:I

do

it

to

...A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketodrawpictures.A:Whydoyou

doit?I

do

it

to

expessmyideasandfeelcreative.1dTalkaboutyourfree-time

activitieswith

a

partner.A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketo...A:Whydoyou

doit?B:I

do

it

to

...A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketoplaychesswithmydad.A:Whydoyou

doit?I

do

it

to

trainmythinkingskillsandhavefun.

Talkaboutyourfree-time

activitieswith

a

partner.A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketo...A:Whydoyou

doit?B:I

do

it

to

...A:Whatdoyoudoinyour

free

time?B:I

liketolistentomusic.A:Whydoyou

doit?I

do

it

to

calmdownafterstudyingandeasemystress.Whatarethechallengesofdoingthesetwoactivities?Shareyourideas.Overcomingthefearofwaterisacommonchallengeforbeginners.?It’sdifficulttocoordinatebreathing(exhalingunderwaterandinhalingabovewater)withswimmingstrokes.?Learningdifferentswimmingstyles(e.g.,breaststroke,freestyle)needspropertechniquetrainingtomoveefficientlyinwater.Whatarethechallengesofdoingthesetwoactivities?Shareyourideas.It’schallengingtokeepbalancewhileiceskating,andit’seasytofalldown.?Thecoldenvironmentmayreducebodyflexibility,makingithardertocontrolmovements.?Masteringskillsliketurningorstoppingrequiresalotofpracticetoavoidinjuries.SectionA,2b

and2cFu

Xing:Hi

Emma,how

was

your

weekend?Emma:

It

was

OK,but

now

I

hurt

all

over!Fu

Xing:How

come?Emma:I

went

to

the

sports

centre

to

try

ice

skating.People

looked

so

beautiful

doing

it!But

I

didn’t

expect

to

fall

so

many

times!Fu

Xing:Oh

dear!怎么會？期望做某事expecttodosthHowwas？詢問過去某個事物或經(jīng)歷的狀態(tài)情況Emma:I

don’t

want

to

go

ice

skating

again.Fu

Xing:Why?Nobody

expects

you

to

be

perfect

from

the

start.Emma:My

instructorsaid

that

too.Shealso

encouraged

me

to

get

back

up

whenever

I

fell.She

told

me

not

to

give

up

so

easily.Fu

Xing:Everything's

difficult

before

it's

easy.Like

swimming.I

love

it

now,but

I

used

to

bescared

of

water.Emma:Really?Fu

Xing:Yes.I

started

swimming

to

get

over

my

fear.Slowly,I

became

more

confident.Ihave

fun

being

in

the

water

now!Emma:

You're

right.I'll

try

ice

skating

again!encouragesb.todosth鼓勵某人做某事情getover克服usedtodo過去常常做某事{現(xiàn)在已不做輕易放棄get

back

up重新站起來ListentoaconversationbetweenFuXingandEmma.Tick

the

things

they

talkabout.SectionA,2b

and2cFu

Xing:Hi

Emma,how

was

your

weekend?Emma:

It

was

OK,but

now

I

hurt

all

over!Fu

Xing:How

come?Emma:I

went

to

the

sports

centre

to

try

ice

skating.People

looked

so

beautiful

doing

it!But

I

didn’t

expect

to

fall

so

many

times!Fu

Xing:Oh

dear!ListentoaconversationbetweenFuXingandEmma.Tick

the

things

they

talkabout.Emma:I

don’t

want

to

go

ice

skating

again.Fu

Xing:Why?Nobody

expects

you

to

be

perfect

from

the

start.Emma:My

instructorsaid

that

too.Shealso

encouraged

me

to

get

back

up

whenever

Ifell.She

told

me

not

to

give

up

so

easily.Fu

Xing:Everything's

difficult

before

it's

easy.Like

swimming.I

love

it

now,but

I

used

to

bescared

of

water.Emma:Really?Fu

Xing:Yes.I

started

swimming

to

get

over

my

fear.Slowly,I

became

more

confident.Ihave

fun

being

in

the

water

now!Emma:

You're

right.I'll

try

ice

skating

again!ListentoaconversationbetweenFuXingandEmma.Tick

the

things

they

talkabout.□

what

they

are

going

to

do

the

next

day□

challenges

of

free-time

ctivities

□what

Emma

did

at

the

weekend□

free-time

activities

they

don't

like□

their

friends'favourite

free-time

activities□what

they

like

about

their

free-time

activities√√√Listen

again

and

completethe

sentences.

1.Emma

went

to

the

sports

centre

to

.2.Emma

didn't

want

to

again

at

first.3.Fu

Xing

told

Emma

that

no

one

expected

her

to

from

the

start.4.The

instructor

told

Emma

not

to

.5.Fu

Xing

used

to

be

scared

of

water,but

she

started

swimming

to

her

fear.6.Fu

Xing

encouraged

Emma

to

again.tryiceskatinggiveupsoeasily

goiceskatingbeperfectgetovertryiceskating

Whatwasitlikewhenyoudidyourfavouritefree-timeactivityforthefirsttime?Shareyourexperiences.A:I

love

singing

and

performing

now.But

I

was

afraid

to

sing

in

front

of

others

at

first.B:Oh,I

didn’t

know

that.What

helped

you

to

get

over

your

fear?A:Ipractisedbyperforminginfrontofmyfriends.Thathelpedmetogetbetterquickly!

1dAssessment☆☆☆Whatwasitlikewhenyoudidyourfavouritefree-timeactivityforthefirsttime?Shareyourexperiences.Whatwasitlikewhenyoudidyourfavouritefree-timeactivityforthefirsttime?Shareyourexperiences.

A:Ibakecakesformyneighborsnow,butmyfirstcakewasatotalmess—Iburnedthetopandtheinsidewasundercooked!B:Ohno!Whatmadeyoutryagain?A:Mymomlaughedandsaidwecouldturnitintocakepops.Wefixedittogether,andthatmademewanttopracticeuntilIgotitright.1dAssessment☆☆☆Whatwasitlikewhenyoudidyourfavouritefree-timeactivityforthefirsttime?Shareyourexperiences.A:Irunmarathonsnow,butIwasscaredtoruneven1kilometeratfirst—IthoughtI’dgettiredrightaway.B:That’shardtobelieve!Whathelpedyoustickwithit?A:Istartedwithshortdailyrunswithmydad.Heencouragedmetotakeitslow,andlittlebylittle,Icouldrunfarther.Smallstepreallywork。

Readtheconversation.CirclePeter'sandYaming'sfree-timeactivities.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'sapoembyLiBai.Mygrandmothertaughtmehowtowriteit.Peter:

What's

this

character?Yaming:It's

yue.It

means“moon”.Peter:It's

nice!I

like

watching

you

writelike

that.But

it

looks

difficult.Yaming:Well,thefirststep

isalways

thehardest.When

Istarted

todocalligraphy,Ispenthourspractisingsinglestrokes.Peter:

I

know

how

that

feels!My

dad's

teaching

me

to

play

the

guitar.It'sdifficult,but

he

always

encourages

me

not

to

give

up.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?Ican

teach

you

to

play

a

song

in

return.Yaming:It's

a

deal!你現(xiàn)在忙什么？一言為定我正寫書法動詞不定式做賓語補足語how引導的賓語從句3b

Readagainandanswer

the

questions.1.What

words

does

Peter

use

to

describe

Yaming's

work?2.What

does

Yaming

like

about

his

hobby?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?5.How

do

you

usually

feel

when

you

manage

to

do

something

difficult?

Give

an

example.2.Yaminglikesthatcalligraphyhelpshimrelax,andheevenlikesthesmelloftheink.1.Peterusesthewords"beautiful"and"nice"todescribeYaming'swork.5.IusuallyfeelproudandhappywhenImanagetodosomethingdifficult.Forexample,whenIlearnedtorideabike,Ifellmanytimesduringpractice,butIfeltagreatsenseofachievementafterfinallymasteringit.

4.Itmeansthattheinitialstageofdoingsomethingisusuallythemostchallengingpart.3.Thesimilaritiesbetweentheirhobbiesare:①Bothhobbiesweredifficultatthebeginningandrequiredlotsofpractice;②Bothcangetfunandenjoymentfromtheirhobbiesnow.

Discussthereasonswhyyoudoyour

hobbies.You

can

use

the

expressions

to

help

you.●It

makes

me

feel

happy

to

...●It

helps

me

to...●

It's

a

great

way

to

...

●

When

I

started

to...,I...GrammarFocusRead

the

sentences.Decide

if

each

infinitive

in

bold

functions

as

an

objectcomplementor

adverbial

What

do

you

do

in

your

free

time?I

play

the

flute

to

relax.Howdid

you

spend

yourweekend?I

went

to

the

sports

centre

to

ice

skate.How

did

you

get

into

painting?I

saw

my

motherpaint.I

decided

to

give

it

a

go.Whatdid

your

instructor

say?She

told

me

not

to

give

up

so

easily.adverbial

目的狀語說明去體育中心的目的

adverbial不定式做狀語

說明吹長笛的目的objectcomplement（togiveitago補充說明devided內(nèi)容objectcomplement

（nottogiveupsoeasily

補充說明decided的賓語內(nèi)容

Iaskedmyfriend_____towait_(wait)heretohelp______(help)mewiththeproject.

adverbialorobjectcomplement

Completetheconversationswiththecorrectformsofthe

verbsin

brackets.1.A:Thanks

for

your

advice!It

made

me

(decide)to

try

skiing.

B:You're

welcome.Try

(forget)your

fears

and

have

fun!2.A:My

cousin

often

asks

me

(fly)kites

with

her

whenit's

windy.B:That

sounds

fun!I'd

love

to

watch

you

(fly)kites

sometime.3.A:Ilove

to

watch

kung

fu

movies

(relax).B:Really?When

I

want

(relax),I

watch

animal

videos.4.A:My

parents

told

me

(not

push)myself

too

hard.B:Yes,it's

important

(not

forget)to

relax

once

in

a

while.decidetoforgettoflyfly

torelax

torelax

nottopush

nottoforgetMy

twin

brotherand

Ilookalike,but

weare

so

different.Ilove

sport,and

Ioften

meet

my

friends

football

and

tennis.My

brother

joinedus

to

play

football

once

or

twice,but

he

decided

after

that.He

doesn't

like

sport

very

much!Instead,he

likes

at

homeand

movies,

to

music,and

withfriends

online.Our

parents

were

worried

about

him

staying

home

too

much.They

also

wanted

us

more

time

together

as

a

family.So,nowthey

let

us

do

our

favourite

activities

on

Saturdays,but