文档介绍：Hobbies and Interests PART 1 Listening and Speaking PART 2 Reading PART 3 Grammar PART 4 Translation PART 5 Writing PART 6 Enjoy Yourself Objectives After studying this unit, the students are expected to be able to ▲ talk about hobbies and interests in simple English. ▲ master the words and expressions as well as the useful sentence structures in the two texts and learn to understand the key ideas of the sentences. ▲ use modal verbs for their different use. ▲ translate sentences using the skill of omitting some words. ▲ write notices and posters in simple English. Background knowledge Origin of term Development of hobbies into other ventures Collecting Games Gardening Outdoor recreation Background knowledge Origin of term In the Middle Ages, falconry (猎鹰训练术, 鹰猎) was a very popular pastime (what today might be called a hobby), and of all the different birds used for it, the Eurasian( 欧亚的, 欧亚人的) Hobby was perhaps the most popular. It is said that the modern use of hobby to indicate a pastime followed from this. An alternative explanation is that the usage grew from another recreational animal called hobby: which was a type of small ambling ( 缓行, 溜蹄) or pacing horse. A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork ( 柳条编织工艺) toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression “ to ride one ’ s hobby- horse ”, meaning “ to follow a favourite pastime ”, and in turn, hobby in the modern sense of recreation. Background knowledge Hobbies are practised for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Examples include collecting, making, tinkering ( 做焊锅匠, 笨拙的修补), sports and adult education. Engaging in a hobby can lead to acquiring substantial skill, knowledge and experience. However, personal fulfi llment is the aim. What are hobbies for some people are professions for others: a game tester may enjoy cooking as a hobby,while a professional chief might enjoy playing (and helping to debug) computer games. Generally speaking, the