Learn & Talk I

Chapter 9 Socializing
Lesson 80
Talking about Hobbies
at the bottom of the following pages: TI=teaching instructions; T=teacher; S=student

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Contents
Part
A. Let ’s Learn (11 mins)
Part
B. Let ’s Talk (11 mins)

C.
Learning Objectives:
Part 学习目标:
Review (1 min) 5 words about hobbies
5个和爱好相关的单词
Expressions for hobbies
与“爱好”相关的的常用表达
How to talk about hobby-related topics
谈论和爱好相关的话题

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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (3 mins)

in one’s spare time

time when you are not working or do not
have anything you must do
空闲时间
e.g. She likes to go cycling in her spare time.

get into /ɡet//ˈɪntu/

to become interested in something
开始对……感兴趣
e.g. He gets into reading books.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (3 mins)

leisure /ˈliːʒər/
time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are
not working or studying
空闲
e.g. He spends his leisure time cooking.

be occupied with something

/doing something
be busy with something/doing something
忙于
e.g. They are occupied with doing their work.
TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Vocabulary (1 mins)

take up (something)
/teɪk//ʌp/
to learn or start to do something,
especially for pleasure
开始从事
e.g. He takes up fishing.

TI: Teach the pronunciations, definitions and example sentences of these words, then ask S to make sentences with them.
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 A. Let’s Learn
Part

Dialog (4 mins)
Role-play the dialog with your teacher twice, and learn the highlighted expressions by heart.
和老师一起分角色朗读两遍以下对话。熟记标亮部分的短语和表达。
Jack: What do you like to do in your spare time?
Mary: I’ve been getting into photography.
Jack: Photography? Do you often go out to take pictures?
Mary: I’d love to take more pictures, but I am often occupied with lots of homework. Enough
about me, how do you spend your leisure time?
Jack: I’m occupied with watching football games.
Mary: Football, when did you take it up?
Jack: I grew up playing and watching football all the time. Football can strengthen my body.
Mary: You're right. It's important to have a healthy body.

TI: Take turns to play both characters. Emphasize and repeat the highlighted expressions.
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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Conversation (3 mins)
Suppose you are talking with your friend about hobbies. Use the vocabulary and expressions you’ve
learned in Part A to complete the following conversation. 假设你和朋友正在讨论兴趣爱好。运用
在第一部分学到的词汇和表达将以下情景对话补充完整。

A: How do you spend your ____ time? Hints:

B: I _______ my work every day. ______, I will just sleep.
• in one’s spare
time
A: I think you should _____ some sports, like running, cycling, etc. • leisure
B: I am so tired, and just want to get a good rest, doing nothing. • take up
A: I can understand that feeling, but you really need more exercise. • be occupied with
B: Thanks for your advice. I’ll try.

TI: Let S practice situational conversation with what he/she has learned in Part A. Answers are on the next page.
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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Discussion (4 mins)
Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary.
和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

1. What do you like to do in your spare time? Why?

Talk about your hobbies with your teacher.

Hints: Keys to exercises on last page:

• leisure
sports/computer games/art/read… • am occupied with
become healthy/have fun/relax mentally… • In my spare time
• take up

TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

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 B. Let’s Talk
Part

Discussion (4 mins)
Talk with your teacher about the following questions. Refer to the hints if necessary.
和老师一起讨论以下问题。可以参考方框中的提示。

2. Nowadays, more and more people like to spend leisure time on their
computer and smartphone. How do you think about it?
Give your reasons.

Hints:
• bad→ become unhealthy/read and do sports less…
• normal→ have fun/relax mentally…

TI: Let S practice speaking by answering the questions. Correct S as necessary.

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 C. Let’s Review
Part

Review (1 min)
In this lesson, you’ve learned:
✓ 5 words about hobbies
in one’s spare time get into leisure
be occupied with doing take up

✓ commonly used expressions for hobbies

• What do you like to do in your spare time?
• I’ve been getting into photography.
• How do you spend your leisure time?
• I’m occupied with (watching) football games.
✓ how to talk about hobbies
TI: Review the learning objectives in this lesson briefly. © 2018 Acadsoc Limited
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Several Strange Hobbies in the World

• Mooing (哞，模仿牛的叫声): We all know there are people
superb at imitating animal calls but, believe it or not, there is
such a thing as competitive mooing.
• Soap Carving (雕肥皂花): People take bars of commercial soap
and carve them into beautiful sculptures…which then have to be
carefully sealed, or they’ll kind of cease to exist.
• Tape Art (磁带艺术): Pull out all the magnetic tape from inside
the casing, and use it to create a portrait of the artist.
• Trainspotting (观察火车并记录机车号码): People watch for
trains and, when they see them, they write down the numbers of
the train.
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