Module 1 Hobbies Unit 1 Do you collect anything?

Let’s sing a song.

— What do you like doing when you are free? — I like … — So your hobby is …

dancing painting watching TV playing volleyball Your hobby is …

mountain biking growing vegetables looking after animals sailing Your hobby is …

— What is your hobby? — My hobby is collecting something. — What do you collect? I collect stamps. I have a collection of stamps.

I collect stamps because it is interesting and takes up the least space. But it’s a bit expensive. What about you? Do you collect anything? What do you collect?

What else do people usually collect? fans dolls

glasses paintings What else do people usually collect?

model carschina

Listen and complete the chart. √ Tony Toy’s mum Toy’s dad √ √√ √ √

Answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. collect collection doll fan hobby model stamp ticket tidy up untidy Because it’s very untidy. Tony’s dad’s hobby is expensive. 1.Why does Tony’s mum want him to tidy up his room? 2.Whose hobby is expensive? 3.Which hobby do you think takes up the least space? Listen again and check your answers. Stamps or tickets.

Look, listen and write notes.

Lingling’s hobby Collecting fans Collecting tickets Collecting dolls; playing the violin Collecting stamps Giving an interview on Starsearch; playing in the concert at Radio Beijing; going to school Sally’s plans Sally’s brother’s hobby Sally’s hobbies Daming’s hobby

( )Lingling needs to tidy up her room because it’s untidy. ( )Sally was six or seven when her mother gave her the first violin. ( )She’s going to school with her friends, so she can’t relax. ( )She is going to Radio Beijing to give an interview next Saturday. T F T F Read again and mark true (T) or false (F).

1.Lingling needs to tidy up her room because ______________. 2. Sally was six or seven when ___________________________. 3. Sally is going to school with her friends, so she can’t ___________. 4. She’s going to Radio Beijing to ______________. Read and complete the sentences. it is untidy her father gave her a violin relax give an interview

Language points 1. Which hobby do you think takes up the least space? 你认为哪种爱好占地方最少？ take up 意为 “ 填满，占据 ( 某空间或时间 )” 。 如： That big color TV set takes up too much room. 那个大彩电太占地方。 I will not take up much of your time. 我不会占用你太多时间。

least 是 little 的最高级， “ 最小的；最少的； 最小；最少 ” ；其比较级是 less ， “ 较少的；更 少的 ” ，在句中通常用来修饰不可数名词。如： He’s the best teacher even though he has the least experience. 尽管他经验最少，但他是最好的老师。

2 ． Sorry it’s a bit untidy. I’ll tidy up the tables and chairs. 对不起，有点乱。我会收拾一下桌椅的。 a bit 表示 “ 稍微、一点儿 ” ，可以用来修饰 动词以及形容词、副词的原级、比较级。如： This book costs a bit (too) much. 这本书 ( 太 ) 贵了一点儿。 These trousers are a bit tight. 这条裤子有点儿紧。

tidy up“ 整理，收拾 ” ，也可以分开写成 tidy … up 。如： You’d better tidy this room up before the guests arrive. 你最好在客人到来之前把屋子整理好。 He began to tidy up his desk and finish off the week’s work. 他开始整理书桌，结束一周的工作。

3. I have a collection of dolls. 我收集玩具娃娃。 have a collection of 表示 “ 收集某东西； 有 …… 的收藏 ” 。如： The two libraries now have a collection of 300,000 books. 两个馆内目前共有藏书 30 万册。 I have a collection of many different CDs and records. 我搜集了许多不同的 CD 和录音带。

注意： 在表示 “ 收集某东西 ” 时也可以用动词 collect 。 类似用法的词还有 look 。如： “ 看 ……”, 可以 说 look at, 也可以说 have a look at 。如： Can I look at the big nice one? = Can I have a look at the big nice one? 我能看一看那个大的漂亮的吗？

4. I’m giving an interview on Starsearch! 我将 在 " 明星大搜寻 " 节目做个访谈。 interview 在句中用作名词，意为 “ 采访, 会 晤 ” ，通常用于以下短语中： give an interview ( 做访谈 ) ， an interview with sb. ( 与某人的会谈 ) 。如 : The man gave an interesting interview last weekend. 这位男士上周末做了一个有趣的访 谈。

【拓展】 interview 还可以用作动词，意为 “ 采访, 访问 ” ，其后通常接名词或代词。它通常用于 interview sb. about sth. 结构中, 意为 “ 就某事 采访某人 ” 。如 : Spielberg’s latest movie is very interesting. I will interview him about it next week. 斯皮尔伯格的最新电影十分有趣，我下周将 采访他谈论一下这部电影。

Sally and Daming go to visit Lingling. Lingling has a collection of ________. There are about fifty or sixty. They then talk about their hobbies. Daming likes ________ tickets, bus tickets and train tickets. Sally says she has a collection of ________, and her brother collects Complete the passage according to the conversation and act the conversation out with your partners. fans collecting dolls

stamps. But her _________ hobby is music. She plays the violin and listens to music all the time. Sally says she is _________ in music because of her father. Her father is a __________. She often listens to him play the violin. And now music has __________ Sally to China. There is a ___________ at Radio Beijing. And Sally will play the violin at the end of the term. concert real interested musician brought

A: What’s your hobby? B: My hobby is skiing. And you? A: I like swimming. B: Why do you like it? A: Because it makes me strong. fishing / running / bike-riding… playing ping-pang / basketball / soccer / chess…

Write a short passage. Tell me your and your partner’s hobbies and why. Our Hobbies Every body has a hobby. I like..., because... My partner..., because... ______________________________________ ______________________________________

—Do you collect anything ？ —Yes, I do. I collect … / No, I don’t. My hobby is … Work in pairs. Ask and answer about your hobbies. 1.What is your hobby? 2.Why do you enjoy your hobby? 3.When did you start doing it? 4.How often do you …? 5.Where do you …?

1. Do you collect anything? 2. What made you so interested in music? 3. When will you play next time? 4. What’s happening on Friday? Look at the sentences and listen.

Ⅰ. 单项选择。 ( )1. It was really an _____ movie. I enjoyed it a lot. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests ( )2. I saw a thief _____ out of the hall. A. ran B. to run C. running D. runs C C Exercises

( )4. We spend all the time ____ our hobbies. A. in B. at C. / D. on ( )5. Is there _______ in today’s newspaper? A. new B. anything new C. something new D. new something D B ( )3. The room is dirty. Let me _______. A. tidy it up B. to tidy it up C. tidy up it D. to tidy up it A

Ⅱ. 选词填空。 1. The problem with making cakes is that the kitchen is too __________(tidy / untidy). 2. He works hard from day to night, but he gets the ________(most / least) money. 3. My mother gave me a new kind of stamp for my __________ (collecting / collection) 4. My mother’s ________( like / hobby) is collecting shoes. 5. Are you __________(interesting / interested) in music? untidy least collection hobby interested

1. The room is _______( 干净的 ). You don’t need to clean it. 2. I want to ___________ ( 采访 ) one of these sportsmen. 3. He got the _________( 最少的 ) money, but he did the most. 4. I have a _____________( 收集 ) of Michael Jackson’s CDs. 5. I went to the post office to buy ________( 邮 票 ). III. 根据句意和汉语提示完成单词, 使句子语法 正确, 意义通顺。 tidy interview least collection stamps

Write a short passage about your best friend’s hobby. About: 1.What is his / her hobby? 2.Why does he / she enjoy the hobby? 3.When did he / she start doing it? 4.How often does he / she...? 5.Where does he / she...?