Unit 3Interests and Boredom,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,In this unit, you will,-First Listen to the dialogues in Part A; -Practice these dialogues; -Pick up the useful patterns in them; -Learn some supplementary sentences; -Challenge to speak; -Topic to discuss -Culture salon,Listen,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Speak,Part A,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Part A: Ways to Speak,A: Do you have any interest in sports? B: Yes. I am greatly interested in them. A: What kind of sports are you interested in in particular? B: Well, Im especially keen on basketball. How about you? A: Me? Always find football most fascinating. But Im also interested in basketball. B: Im glad we have some common interests.,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Part A: Ways to Speak,A: Some say modern dances only appeal to young people. B: I am not sure I agree. A: What makes you think that? B: If you go to the city park in the morning, you see hundreds of elderly people dancing disco. A: Well that is a modified form of disco. B: Thats true. But you also see lots of middle-aged people at disco clubs in the evening. They have a passion for dancing.,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Part A: Ways to Speak,A: Did you watch the play at the city theatre last night? B: No, I didnt. I was held up by a friend. A: You are lucky, actually. B: Why do you say that? A: The play was extremely boring. B: You mean the acting was rather uninteresting? A: Not only the acting, the plot was rather tedious, too. B: Oh, thats too bad.,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Part A: Ways to Speak,A: How do you like the music they are playing? B: Its pop music. Pop music isnt bad; but personally I prefer classical music. A: Many say pop music is not pleasant to the ear. What do you think? B: I wouldnt say its unpleasant. Pop music is exciting and stimulating. A: But why do you find classical music is more interesting? B: Well, its only a matter of taste. Maybe Im a rather conservative type of person.,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,The photos are all related to Sports. Describe them to your classmates,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Describe the photos to your classmates with the help of the following question. What is your favorite sport? Explain. How do you understand “its more important to participate than to compete” in sports? What is your opinion about the relationship between sports and health? Which sport do you find boring? Explain why.,Challenge,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Speak,Part B,Unit 6 Sports and Health,SIGHTSEEING IN THE UK Traveling across Britain, visitors are struck by how green the countryside is all year round. The landscape is varied, from the flat lands in the south and east, to the hills and mountains of Scotland and Wales. Despite having a high density of population in comparison with most European countries, there are huge tracts of quiet and unspoiled countryside. Centuries after the days of the industrial revolution, awareness of the importance of a dean and ecologically stable environment has grown, and the oft-quoted smog of London is a thing of the past Problems and controversies still remain over pollution but as we shall see later, there are now a large number of environmental groups ready to publicize such things and campaign for change. Foreign visitors traveling around Britain then will probably be surprised at the large areas of unspoiled countryside between the villages and towns. Another thing they will note is that many of the towns and villages they pass through they will come across many old, historic buildings, which have been maintained with great pride. The British, it seems, have a strong sense of history and regard the preservation of such monuments as very important. They also like to remember those who have made significant contributions to British or international culture,Practice 1 Talk about your interests in the following things with your partner. 1. music/ pop music/ symphonic music 2. sports/ volleyball/ football 3. films/ American western films/ detective films 4. parties/ singing/ dancing Practice 2 Make up your own dialogues according to the following situations. 1. opera/ theatre/ acting/ singing 2. lecture/ teaching/ discussion 3. TV series/ acting/ plots 4. Summer vacation/ hot weather/ sightseeing Practice 3 Role play: 1. Your friend asks you what you think of the World Cup Final on TV. Express your great interest in that. 2. Your partner asks you what your chief interest is. Tell him/ her what it is. 3. Your friend asks you if you are interested in Beijing opera. Express your boredom/ interest in it frankly. 4. Your teacher asks you if you are interested in history. You find the subject rather boring. Express your boredom with it honestly and tactfully.,Topic,Unit 3 Interests and Boredom,Discuss,Part C,Read the passage on Page 17. Then discuss the following questions: 1.What will strike the visitors when they