1、From hobby to careerMore practice,culture corner,Project1Free talklets talk your hobby and what do you want to do in the future?Here is another lady who successfully turns her hobby into her career.Jane Goodall珍妮古道尔,毕业于剑桥大学,在世界上拥有极高的声誉的动物学家,致力于野生动物的研究、教育和保护。她二十多岁时前往非洲的原始森林,为了观察黑猩猩,度过了三十八年的野外生涯。她奔走于世
2、界各地,呼吁人们保护野生动物、保护地球的环境。Never Give UpLook at the title and the picture,and answer the following questions.What do you think was Janes hobby?What might her career be?How do you think she achieved her dream?Read the article below about Jane Goodall and then answer the following questions.Never give upJ
3、ane was not very interested in animals when she was a child.Then,one day,her father gave her a toy chimpanzee.From that day on,she became really interested in animals.2AWhen she was a 16-year-ole schoolgirl,Jane dreamt of a career studying wild animals in Africa.Janes mother said,“If you really want
4、 something,work hard and never give up.Then youll find a way.”Janes mother was right.When she was 26,Jane travelled from Britain to the mountains of East Africa.She studied chimpanzees.She watched the animals for a long time and they became her friends.Jane discovered that these animals greet one an
5、other with a kiss or a hug,and make and use tools-just humans do.Jane Goodall is now well known all over the world.She made her dreams come true because she never gave up!1 Was Jane always interested in animals?She was not interested in animals when she was a child.2 How did Jane learn so much about
6、 the chimpanzees in East Africa?She watched the animals for a long time and they became her friends.3 How did Jane make her dreams come true?Because she never gave up.In pairs,discuss what you need to turn your hobby into a career.patienceeffortconfidencecouragemodestinsistoptimisticBGroup discussio
7、nWe have now read the stories of Patrick Moore and Jane Goodall.In groups of four,discuss what have you learnt from these stories.Patrick MooreJane GoodallCulture cornerStreet performersMany people around the world like to watch street performers.They do lots of different things to entertain people.
8、Some play music and sing songs.Some dress up in strange clothes,and others perform tricks.街头艺人作为一种文化现象由来已久,在欧美许多大城市,如巴黎、伦敦、罗马、纽约、巴塞罗纳等,街头艺人已成为城市风景的一部分。街头艺人卖艺不但可以展示自身的文艺特长、获取相应的酬劳,同时为市民欣赏艺术表演提供了另一种途径。Discuss.Think and say:Are there any street performers in your city?What do you think of them?The stud
9、ents are going to work in group and each group will send a representative to give a sentence to express their opinion about the street performers.I think the street performers is good to us:First,it can help passers-by relieve their psychological pressure and feel relaxed or excited;可以减轻路人的心理压力,变得轻松
10、和兴奋。Second,it can promote culture and make the city more cultural and energical.宣传文化;使城市更显文化气息,更有活力。I think the street performers is bad to us:First,It produces noise which would influence peoples normal rest.会产生噪音,影响人们的正常休息Second,it causes passers-by to watch,causing road congestion.会引起路人围观,造成道路拥堵。
11、1.From that day on,she became really interested in animals.从那天起,她变得对动物非常感兴趣了。from.on 意为“从起”,在句中作状语,可放在句首或句末。常构成的短语有:from then on 意为“从那时起”from now on 意为“从现在起”Language points2.When she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl,.当她还是一个十六岁的学生时,1)16-year-old 意为“十六岁的”,是由三个词构成的复合形容词,这三个词之间要用连字符“-”连接。即:数词-可数名词单数形式-形容词。这
12、种复合形容词只能作定语,后面接其所修饰的名词。如:一个五岁的女孩a five-year-old girl 2)“数词+名词(单数/复数)+形容词”的结构常位于be 动词后面作句子的表语。请对比:他是一个六岁的男孩。He is a six-year-old boy.他六岁了。He is six years old.3.Jane discovered that these animals greet one another with a kiss or a hug,.简发现这些猩猩用一个吻或一个拥抱互相打招呼,one another 是代词,意为“互相;彼此”,可与 each other 互换使用
13、。如:在日常生活中,朋友间应该互相帮助。Friends should help one another/each other in daily life.将下列汉语翻译成英语。1.互相学习learn from each other/one another2.互相写信write to each other/one another3.互相关心care about each other/one another4.互相照顾 look after/care for/take care of each other/one another4.Jane Goodall is now well known al
14、l over the world.现在简古道尔闻名于世。well known 意为“著名的;闻名的”,与famous 同义,但well known 只能作表语,不能作定语。与well known 相关的常用结构有:be well known for 意为“因而闻名”be well known as 意为“作为而闻名”如:李先生以作家身份而闻名。Mr.Li is well known/famous as a writer.ProjectWhohasthesamehobbyasme?Read the poem below:A Students who have the same hobby sho
15、uld form a group.In your group,talk about your hobby and fill in the table below.Hobby:_Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4Why do you likeyour hobby?What can you get from your hobby?B Each group should write a report about their hobby with the information from the table above.Paragraph 1:What is
16、 the hobby?Paragraph 2:Why do you all like this hobby?Paragraph 3:What can you learn or get from this hobby?C 31.We have read an article about Jane Goodall.一、根据句意及首字母提示写出所缺单词。1.Little boys like playing t_ cars,but little girls like dolls.2.He likes a_,such as dogs and rabbits.3.After a long walk,we
17、d_ a beautiful house in the forest.4.Tommy t_ around the world by plane last year.5.When we meet friends,we say hello to one a_.notheroynimalsiscoveredravelled4二、根据中文意思完成句子。1.每个人都不应该放弃梦想。Everyone should not _ _ his dream.2.他年轻的时候对弹钢琴很感兴趣。When he was young,he _ very _ _ playing the piano.3.英语在全世界使用。E
18、nglish is spoken _ _ _ _.4.同学之间应该相互学习。Classmates should learn from _ _.5.我希望我的梦想终有一天能实现。I hope my dream can _ _ one day.give up was interested inall over the worldone anothercome true6.吉姆梦想做一名工程师。Jim _ _ an engineer.7.有些动物喜欢通过亲吻相互打招呼。Some animals like _ each other_ a kiss.8.在中国,这份报纸很有名。The newspaper is _ _ in China.9.我从那天起成为了一名大学生。I became a Junior student _ _ _ _.greetingwithwell knownfrom that day ondreams of being