Unit_5_Hobbies___Revised_201109

Unit5:HobbiesListeningPracticeReadingFocus(TextA)IntegratedExercisesWritingFocusLead-inForumFunTimeReadingFocus(TextB)SummaryReadingFocus(TextA)TextOrganizationLanguagePointsComplexSentencesReadingQuestionsExercisesSummaryofTextAA.It'ssafetosay,intheworldweliveinthereisahobbyforeveryone.Ifthereissomethingincommonbetweenamostsuccessfulstatesmanorscientistandamostordinarybusdriverorpostman,itisahobby.Whatareyourhobbies?Whatcanyoubenefitfromthem?Whydoesitgainmuchpopularityamongpeopleofallwalks?What’sthefunctionofahobby?Howtodevelopahobby?B.ReadthefollowingproverbsandquotationsandtrytoparaphraseinEnglish.Ahobbyadaykeepsthedoldrumsaway.[Am.]PhyllisMcGinley每天一个爱好就不会忧郁缠身.[美]费立斯·麦戈里Ahobbyisonlyfunifyoudonothavetimetodoit.[Holland]LeoBeenhakker如果你没有时间寻找快乐，爱好是唯一能给你带来欢乐的东西。[荷兰]莱奥·倍哈克C.Lookatthepictureandtalkaboutthehobbies.BallJugglingYachtracingC.Lookatthepictureandtalkaboutthehobbies.HikingandcampingAsurferperformingC.Lookatthepictureandtalkaboutthehobbies.Sky-divingHotairballooningC.Lookatthepictureandtalkaboutthehobbies.Back-packingCavingD.Lookatthepictureanddescribeitwithyourpartner.Whatisthepersoninthepicturedoing?Telleachotherasmuchasyoucanabouthim.Listentotheshortpassageabouthobbies.Pre-listeningTaskWouldyouhelpyourkidstocultivatehobbiesifyouwereaparent?Andwhathobbieswouldyouchooseforthem?Giveareportinclass.Post-listeningtask:Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whathobbiesareconsideredgoodforkidsaccordingtothespeaker?2.Whyisitdifficultforworkingparentstofindarighthobbyfortheirkids?Becausetheyshouldnotpushkidstoohardandinstead,theyshouldgivethemthefreedomtochoosehobbies.Ahobbythatisbeneficialfortheiroverallgrowthandhasbeenproventohelpthemlaterinlife.3.What’stherelationshipbetweenagoodhobbyandschoolwork?4.Whydoesthespeakermentionplayingthepianoandplayingthetoydrums?Childrenofdifferentagesshouldhavedifferenthobbies.Agoodhobbycanhelptoimprovechildren’shomework.【Script】【Script】CultivationofHobbiesforKidsGoodhobbiescanbringalotofpleasuretokidsandtheirparents.Hobbiesarethingsthatapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Somekidslikeswimmingorplayingsports,othersmaylikequieterhobbiessuchasreading,music,cooking,computergamesorboardgames.Goodhobbiesforkidscanbeanytypeofactivitythatisbeneficialfortheiroverallgrowthandhasbeenproventohelpthemlaterinlife,includingself-confidenceandanyskillsthattheymightlearn.Forworkingparents,findingtherighthobbiesforkidsisareallytime-consumingtask.Herearesomesimpletipstohelpfindgoodhobbiesforyourkids.Whenchoosinghobbies,parentsshouldremembernottopushkidstoohard,otherwisetheymightgiveupbeforetheyreallytrythehobbies.Alsoyoushouldgiveyourkidstherighttochoosehobbiesbythemselves.Goodhobbiesaresomethingthatwillgrowwithyourkids,stretchingandchallengingthemenoughtokeeptheminterested,butdonottakethemawayfromtheirschoolwork.Instead,goodhobbiescanhelptoimprovetheirhomework.Alsosomehobbiesareappropriateonlyforcertainagegroups,andcanbeverygoodfordevelopingspecificareas.Forexample,somemusicalinstrumentsareage-specific.Olderkidswhocanreadmightenjoytheguitarorthepiano,whileyoungeronesmightenjoyplayingthetoydrumsandsingingalong.Takemyownexperienceasaworkingparent,mydaughterstartedanewhobbyin6thgrade.Ithasturnedouttobeagoodthingforherself-confidenceandmentalability.Sotryingawidevarietyofhobbies,maybeoneatatime,canbeagoodthingforeveryone.FirstReading:Readthetextandthenanswerthequestionsintheleftmargin.GetintoaHobby,It’sGoodforYou!BillMalon1Stressisamajorsymptomofacomplexandfastpacedsociety.Thesesymptomsare,butnotlimitedtodepressionandanxiety.Medicalsciencehasdocumentedtheharmfuleffectsofstressonourmental,physicalandemotionalhealth.Intheinformationage,theeverincreasingchangeintechnologyaddstoourstresslevels.Medicalsciencehasprovidedmedicationstohelptreatthesymptomsofstress.Thesemedicationsareimportantandpotentiallybeneficial,buttheyarenotwithouttheirsideeffects.Alessevasiveandmoresatisfyingsolutiontodealingwithlife'sstressistofindahobby.Hobbiescanprovidemanyhoursofrelieffromstress.Ahobbycanboostcreativity,selfesteem,passion,pleasureandaccomplishments.TedW.Millsgrowsrosesasahobbyandisarosarianandjudge.Inhisarticle,TrueConfessionsAreGoodfortheSoul,hewrites“Facingretirement,Ilongedforanactivitythatwouldprovidebothpleasureandasenseofaccomplishment.InrosesIfoundthesatisfaction.”Hegoesontowrite,“ThroughallthetrialsanddifficultiesthatIexperiencedattheoutset,manyblessingswerewrought.2LastingfriendshipsweremadeandIdiscoveredthatrosepeoplewereamongthebestofcitizens.AllmyindustrybecamealaborofloveasIsharedGod’screativebeautytothehopelessandillamongus.”ItisquiteobvioustosaythatTed’shobbybroughthimhoursofpleasure,satisfaction,beauty,andfriendship.23Hobbiesaregreatdistractionsfromtheworriesandtroublesthatplaguedailyliving.3Imyself,haveaninterestinwoodworkingandIrecentlytookawoodturningcourseandfoundthatwhenIamturningaprojectIamnotthinkingaboutwork,myfailingeyesight,orthehousechores.Ifindmyselflostinthecreativeendeavor.Severalhourspasswithoutlookingattheclock.Mymindisquietandstillandmyattentionisoncreatingamasterpieceoutofapieceoffirewood.Evenifamasterpieceisnotdiscovered,whatIhaveacquiredistimespentincreatingandmakingalotofwoodchips.4InowknowhowMichelangelo5feltashechippedawaytheexcessmarbletofindDavid6inside.It'saZenthing.7Besidesthereductionofstressandworry,hobbiescanaidinthebattleofdepression.Oneofthesimplestmeanstoreducetheeffectsofdepressionistodosomethingfunandenjoyable.Thinkaboutit,haveyoueverseenanyoneenjoyinganactivitythattheyhaveapassionforandbedepressedwhileengagedinthatactivity?No,ofcoursenot.Individualswhoareinvolvedwiththeirhobbyarehappierpeople.Insupportofthisstatement,SusanM.McHale,PhDofPennStateUniversity8conductedagovernmentstudythatshowed,“Structuredactivitiessuchashobbiesandsportsarethemostdevelopment-enhancingwaysforchildrentospendtheirtime.”Ifthisistrueforchildren,doesn'titmakesensethathobbiescanhelpadults,too?94Thepositivehealthbenefitsofhobbiescanalsobeseenintheelderly.WebMD10reportsthatanewstudyintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineaddsnewevidenceinthebenefitofmind-buildinghobbies.Thestudyshowedmountingevidencethatmentallystimulatingactivitiessuchasreading,playingcards,anddoingcrosswordpuzzlesmaypreventorminimizememorylossfromtheagingpopulation.Thestudycomparedexercisetomind-buildinghobbiesandfoundthatmind-buildinghobbiesdomoreforpreventingAlzheimer’sthanwalking.Ifthisisthecase,let’splayMonopoly,starttheChessbeforeIlosemymind.5Arthritissufferers,hobbiescanbeofbenefittoyoutoo.Thetypeandkindofhobbyyoudomayneedtobemodifiedinordertokeepthepassionforthehobbyalive.Theuseofadaptivedevicesandchangingthefrequencyofactivitycanhelprejuvenatetheinterest.11Studiesshowthathobbiesandleisureactivitiescanreducetheaffectsofarthritis.Onestudyoffourpatientswithosteoarthritisinvolvedinplayingthepianofoundthat20minutesession,fourtimesaweek,overafourweekperiodshowedimprovementinfingerpinchandrangeofmotion,alsoimprovementinfingervelocity,andstrengths.6WithoutanymisconceptionorhesitationIcansaythathobbiesaregoodforus.Hobbiescandowondersforourminds,ourbodiesandoursouls.12Somepeopleincludingmyselfturntheirhobbiesintomoneymakingprojects.Sowhynotjointhefun.Diveintoahobbyandhaveablast.Itisgoodforyou.7texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttextTask1:Gooverthetexttofindinformationabouthobbiesineachparagraph.Completethefollowingtable.SecondReadingevasivesatisfyingthanmedicationlife’sstressrelieffromstresscreativity,selfesteem,passion,pleasureandaccomplishmentsgreatdistractionplaguedailylivingthebattleofdepressiontodosomethingfunandenjoyablepositivetheelderlymind-buildinghobbiesarthritissufferers(allof)usTask2ReadthefollowingstatementsanddecideiftheyagreewiththeinformationgiveninTextA.Inthespacebeforethestatementwrite:T=Trueifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation.F=Falseifthestatementcontradictstheinformation. Theauthorthinksthatcomparedwithmedication,hobbiesaremoreeffectivetosolvetheproblemofstress. Ted’sstoryshowsthathiswishesinlifecanbesatisfiedwithhishobbies.T___T___ Theauthorfeelshappywithhisinterestinwoodworkingbecauseheisabletoproducealotofwoodchips.Depressionsufferersareadvisedtocultivateahobbybecausenoonewhohasapassionforahobbycanbedepressedwhileengagedinit.Sincehobbiesareameanstoimprovehealth,peopleofallagegroupsshouldtaketowhateverhobbiestheyfindinterestingwithoutmakinganymodificationtothewaytheyarepracticed.F___Becauseheisdistractedfromworkandworriesbyspendingtimeincreating,withtheresultthatalotofwoodchipsareproduced.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T___F___Peopleshouldmakemodificationstothewaytheyarepracticedtosuittheirspecificcases._________________________________________________________________________________Task1Readafterthetapeparagraph1-2fromTextA.Payparticularattentiontothepronunciationandintonation.IntegratedExercisesReadingFocus-TextASecondReadingStress|isamajorsymptom↗|ofacomplexandfastpacedsociety.↘Thesesymptomsare,↗|butnotlimitedto↗|depressionandanxiety.↘Medicalsciencehasdocumented|theadverseeffects|ofstressonourmental,↗|physical↗|andemotionalhealth.↘Theinformationage|andtheeverincreasingchange|intechnology↗|addstoourstresslevels.↘Medicalscience↗|hasprovidedmedications|tohelptreatthesymptomsofstress.↘Thesemedications|areimportant↗|andpotentiallybeneficial,↘|buttheyarenotwithouttheirsideeffects.↘Alessevasive↗|andmoresatisfyingsolution|todealingwithlife’sstress|istofindahobby.↘Hobbiescanprovide|manyhoursofrelief↗|fromstress.↘Ahobbycanboostcreativity,↗|selfesteem,↗|passion,↗|pleasure↗|andaccomplishments.↘TedW.Mills|growsroses|asahobby|andisarosarianandjudge.↗Inhisarticle,↗|TrueConfessionsAreGoodfortheSoul,|hewrites|“Facingretirement,↗|Ilongedforanactivity|thatwouldprovide|bothpleasureandasenseofaccomplishment.↘Inroses↗|Ifoundthesatisfaction.”↘Hegoesontowrite,↗|“Throughallthetrialsanddifficulties|thatIexperience|attheoutset,manyblessings↗|werewrought.↘Lastingfriendships↗|weremade↘|andIdiscovered|thatrosepeople↗|wereamongthebestofcitizens.↘Allmyindustry↗|became|alaboroflove↗asIsharedGod'screativebeauty↗|totheforlornandill|amongus.”↗Itisquiteobvious|tosay↗|thatTed'shobby|broughthim|hoursofpleasure,↗|satisfaction,↗|beauty,↗|andfriendship.↘TextAisalsointheformofexpositorywriting.InTextAofUnit3,theauthorexplainsatgreatlengthtoclarifywhathebelievestruefriendshipshouldbebyquotingmanyinfluentialsayingsoffamousphilosophersandwriters.Inthepresentone,theauthorsimplyadvanceshisopinionthatit’sgoodtogetintoahobbyinthefirstparagraph.Thebodyofthewritingiscomposedof5paragraphs,ineachofwhichtheauthoroffersonesupportingdetailtospecifyoneparticularbenefitofhavingahobby.Finally,inthelastparagraphtheauthorreiterateshisstatementthatahobbyshouldbesomethinggoodenoughforallofustodiveinto.Task2TextAnalysisOnecommontransitionaldeviceadoptedinthetextistheintroductionoftheauthor’sopinionattheendoftheopeningparagraph,thenecessityofhavingahobby,asaresultofthecomparisonbetweenthedisadvantageofmedicationandtheadvantageofhavingahobbytodealwithstress,makingitsmoothforthesupportingdetailstobeunfoldedoneafteranotherinthefollowingparagraphs.Asawell-structuredpieceofwriting,thetextachievesitsbalancenotonlyintheholisticarrangement,butalsointhetreatmentofeachparagraph.Whatisworthmentioningaboutthetextisthatofallthe5paragraphsmakingupthesecondpart,thetopicsentenceisinvariablyplacedatthebeginningofit,withthefirsttwoparagraphsdevotedtocitingexamplesofeithersomeotherpeopleortheauthorhimselftoprovideevidenceofthebenefitsofahobby,andtheremainingthreetoaddressingtheyoung,theelderlyandtheillinturn,thuslayingemphasisontheauthor’srepeatedlystatedopinion.Nowputdowntheparagraphnumberofeachpart,andgiveitsmainidea.Onehasbeendoneforyou.ReadthetextandthenfigureouttheTextOrganization.MainIdea:Introductionofthenecessityofhavingahobby(byacomparisonoftheadvantageofahobbyandthedisadvantageofmedicationtodealwithstress).Part1:Paragraph(s)1MainIdea:Specificbenefitsofhavingahobbyfordifferentpurposesaswellasfordifferentgroupsofpeople.Part2:Paragraph(s)2-6ReadthetextandthenfigureouttheTextOrganization.MainIdea:Restatementofhisopinionthatit’sgoodtohaveahobby.Part3:Paragraph(s)7Task3VocabularyStudyA.Chooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromtheboxbelowtofillintheblankofeachsentence.Makechangeswherenecessary.1.Theboyshouldbetrainedinhis________inthetreatmentofdifferentmusicalworksifhedesirestobefurtherdevelopedintoapianist.dexterity2.TheAmericantouristcouldhardlydecidewhichclotheswasmosttoherliking.ItwasnotuntilmuchlaterthatsheboughtaQipaoofsilk.3.Theyareengagedinthedevelopmentofanewtypeofaircraft,whoseissupposedtobemuchswifterthanthatofanyaircraftinexistence.4.Modernpeoplefrequentlycomplainofthemental,asideeffectoffiercecompetitionsandquicktempooflifeinthepresentworld.5.Hedidn’tdoitbasedonanyrationaljudgment,butsimplyoutofhis.6.Onemoreof50minutesineachweekhasbeenarrangedbythecomputercenterforbeginnerstopracticeoncomputers.wrought_______velocity______strain_____caprice_______session_______7.Whilethericharesufferingfrom,thepoorarestillnotcertainwher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adaptive rejuvenate stimulateadaptivedevices/mechanism__________________________adaptiveability/power/means___________________________adaptivereaction/protection_________________________rejuvenateaperson/one’slooks_____________________________rejuvenateanoldcar/anoldhouse/astream/avillage________________________________________________rejuvenateeconomy/industry__________________________stimulatedemands/economicgrowth_________________________________stimulateone’scuriosity/sb.todosth./into(doing)…_______________________________________________stimulatethepatient/theflowofblood__________________________________ enforce aggravate modestenforcediscipline/law/rulesandregulations_______________________________________enforcelabor/toil_______________enforceone’sopinion/one’sarguments/theseriousnessofaproblem_____________________________________________________________aggravateaterriblesituation/thetrafficjam/thepollutionproblem/theworseningecosystem________________________________________________________________________________aggravateone’soutlookforthefuture/aproblematicrelationship_________________________________________________________aggravatedifferences/indifference/adispute_______________________________________modestperson/behavior/speech_____________________________modestneckline/dresses_______________________modestprogress/income/price/rent/increase/raise/promotion_____________________________________________________ keen gratifykeendesire/appetite/interest/ambition/traveler________________________________________keeneyes/satire/sound/competition/wind/powersofobservance________________________________________________________keenlight/delight/respect_______________________gratifyone’sdesire/wish/vanity/senseofself-esteem/senseofself-importance_____________________________________________________________________gratifyone’shunger/thirst________________________gratifyeverycaprice/whimsicaldesireofsb._______________________________________E.Explainthemeaningofthefollowingprefix,andaddasmanywordsasyoucan.1.dis-:discover,distract,disconnect,discount,discourage,disable,dislike,disappoint,disregard,dismay,discharge,disclaim,dismiss,disarm,disfavor_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1)oppositeof;lackof;not:_______________________2)dotheoppositeof:___________________3)apart,away_____________2.out-:outlook,outset,outcome,outbreak,outlet,outskirts,outside,outrage,output____________________________________________________________________1)awayfrom,beyond___________________2)outward__________3)completion,thoroughness_________________________4)surpassing,exceeding______________________3.en-:enforce,enhance,encourage,engage,endear,enliven,entrust,encounter,endure,enrich,ensure,enrage,enquire______________________________________________________________________________________________________1)tocausetobe;make:enable____________________________2)toputin;puton:encircle________________________3)Itchangesthemeaningofaverblittleornotatallexcepttomakeitmoreemphatic.____________________________________________________________________________Task4ClozeThereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√ Itmightbemoreeffectiveto（不时地变更关注对象diversion,atintervals）thantoworksedulouslyforhoursinsuccession.2.Don’texpecteveryordinaryindividualto_______________________________________________________（能即兴发如此雄辩的演讲improvise）whentheneedarises.3.HavingundergonethefranticsearchforthemissingIDcard,she_______________________comestorealizethattobeconvenient,ithas（为了方便起见，最好把它一直放在近处athand）.Task5Translation CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChinesegiveninbrackets.haveadiversionoffocusatintervalsbecapableofimprovisingsuchaneloquentoralpresentationtobekept(close)athand4.Hespentsometimefillinguptheholdonthewall____________________________________________（被他不小心凿掉的chipaway）5.Hefeltregretfulthatinallhislife____________________________________________________________________________（被一个强烈的愿望所驱使，那就是凡能拿到的，他都想占为己有convulsive,layone’shandson）.thathadbeencarelesslychippedawaybyhim.hehadbeenurgedbyonesingleconvulsivedesire:topossesseverythinghecouldlayhishandson1.要想彻底免于焦虑是不可能的。事实上，（partoftheworkyoudointherapyistohandlethestressthatisjustpartofeverydaylife）。2.科学家和心理学家说，（theincreasedpaceoflifeisdrivenbytechnology—theInternet,email,mobilephoneculture—andtheneedtobeavailable24hoursaday）人们变得较为急切，力图能在一天中做更多的事。B.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheEnglishgiveninbrackets.在治疗过程中，你要做到的，是应对日常生活中难以避免的心理紧张___________________________________________________________生活节奏的加速源自于包括互联网、电子邮件和移动电话在内的科技，以及人们每天24小时随时使用的需要_______________________________________________________________________________________________3.（Ifyoufinditdifficulttowaitinaqueueorsitstillforalongperiod,youcaneaseanxietybylisteningtomusicorchatting.）与朋友、家人相聚，或体育锻炼也能有助于你放松心情。4.不管人们的生活处境如何，成为好父母基本上意味着给孩子两种东西。（Roots:securingandguidancetohelpthemfeelgroundedandsafe.Wings:freedomandopportunitytobecomethebestpersonheorshecanbe）。5.我认为家长们没有充分注意到举止的重要性。好的（Mannersteachchildrentopayattentiontoothers,tolookforopportunitiesforservice.）通过这一过程孩子学到了对他人的尊重，而这就是优秀人品的主要特点。如果你感觉排队时间太长或坐得太久而产生焦虑，那就以听音乐或闲聊来缓解焦虑。__________________________________________________________________________根基：即对孩子的保障和引导，使他们既感到可靠又感到安全；翅膀：使孩子有发挥最大才能的自由和机遇______________________________________________________________________________________________举止帮助孩子关心他人，寻求机会服务于他人。_________________________________________C.TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromTextAintoChinese.1.Alessevasiveandmoresatisfyingsolutiontodealingwithlife'sstressistofindahobby.处于生活压力之下，一种较为积极主动、而又令人满意的解决办法是寻求一种兴趣爱好。_______________________________________________________________________evasive原意为“躲避的，逃避的&r