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Lesson 40 What’s Paul’s Hobby ?
adult
Do you think only adults can
launch rockets?
Maybe it can be challenging for
children!
child
Listen to the story and write true(T) of false(F).
1. Paul’s hobby is model rockets.
(T )
2. Paul built a rocket by himself.
It’s made of wood and paper.
(T )
3. Paul likes his hobby because it’s exciting,
and model rockets are easy to make.
(F )
4. The members of the rocket club meet every week. ( F )
5. Paul launches his rockets several times, and then he
collects the broken ones in his bedroom.
(T )
Read Paul’s story and fill in the blanks
My hobby is model rockets. The rocket I built is
made ____
of wood and cardboard. I began to _____
lunch
____
rockets two years ago. Last year, I joined a club,
adults . We have
most of the members are _____
the __________
best-built
competitions. We give prizes for ___
rockets. I launch most of my rockets seven to ten
break
times. Then I lose or ______them.
I lost one ,
field
because it went too high. I launched it in a ______,
landed in some trees. I _____
hate ____
to lose
but it _______
broken rockets. I have a
a rocket. I keep my ______
_______
collection of them in my bedroom. I like my hobby
challenging
because it’s exciting and ___________.
It’s a lot of fun.
Read the passage again,
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talk about
these questions in groups
1.Can you tell me why most of the members
in the rocket club are adults?
2.What can Paul get from his hobby?
3.If you can make rockets,
what will your rockets be like?
Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the words in the box
begin
launch
break
make
collection
land
1. Susan loves her red skirt because it was a gift from her grandma,
made of silk.
and it is _________
2. When Mr. Black came into the classroom, the students gathered
began to ask him questions.
around him and ______
3. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” Neil
Armstrong said. In July 1969, he landed
_______ on the moon and became
the first person to walk on the moon.
launched its Shenzhou IX at 6:37 p.m. on
4. When China successfully _________
June 16, 2012, everyone was excited.
broken
5. I hate to be late, but my bike was _________.
6. Everyone in our club has busy lives. But we still try to get together
collections
on weekends and share our ____________.
When people ask for advice because they are too busy
at work, one of the first things I ask them is,
“What is your hobby?” To which they respond,
“Are you kidding? I don’t have time for a hobby!”
I tell them, “you don’t have time not to.” In fact, spending
time on the things you enjoy is a lot of fun. You can make
more friends. And a good hobby can make your life more
colorful! It’s exciting and challenging!
1. What does the speaker think of hobbies?
Is it good or bad to have a hobby?
2. What does the speaker want to tell us?
(Just in one sentence )
Talk in your groups
What’s your hobby?
stamp collection, gardening, travelling, skiing, playing card games,
playing chess, drawing, dancing, acting, singing, sewing…
How do you like it?
When did you start it?
What can you do with your hobby?
1. Write down your dialogue about hobbies.
2. Write a passage about your hobbies.
3. Try to find out what hobbies the
famous people have?
(Yuan Longping, Lang Lang,
……)