Unit8From hobby to careerReadingWhats your hobby?What do you want to be?Can you turn your hobby into your job?I like playing volleyball and I want to be a volleyball player I like playing the piano and I want to be a pianist1I like painting and I want to be an artist.I like watching movies and I want to be a movie actor/actress Whats your hobby?What do you want to be?Can you turn your hobby into your job?I like sailing and I want to be a sailor.I like playing a computer and I want to be a computer programmer.Whats your hobby?What do you want to be?Can you turn your hobby into your job?I like dancing and I want to be a dancer.I like studying the stars and planets and I want to be an astronomerWhats your hobby?What do you want to be?Can you turn your hobby into your job?I like taking photos and I want to be a photographer.I like travelling and I want to be an reporter.Whats your hobby?What do you want to be?Can you turn your hobby into your job?1 The Sun is a _.2 The Earth is a _.3 The Moon is a _.starplanetsatelliteDo you enjoy studying the stars and planets?Use the words form the box to complete the sentences below.What do you know about?2 star planet satellite A1Here are some hobbies.Are they indoor activities or outdoor activities?Tick()I for indoor ones and O for outdoor ones.You may tick both.IOIO1 watching films6 playing table tennis2 fishing7 making models3 playing the piano8 going on picnics4 reading9 collecting stamps5 riding a bike10 flying kitesA2B Before you read What are they looking at?My lifetime hobby studying stars by Patrick Moore Look at the pictures and the title of the article on page 105.Then answer the questions below.1What is Patrick Moores hobby?Studying stars.2What is probably his job now?A person who studies stars.Read the following questions,and then find the answers in the first two paragraphs of the reading.My lifetime hobby studying stars by Patrick Moore When I was eight,I got a book about stars.That was the beginning of my lifetime hobby.I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky.It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it.In different seasons,we saw different groups of stars.Sometimes we saw stars shooting brightly across the sky.How beautiful they were!1.When was the beginning of the writers lifetime hobby?When he got a book about stars when he was eight.2.What did the writer use to do with his mum?He used to go outside with his mum on clear nights and look at the sky.3.What did the stars and the sky look like at night?They looked like a million diamonds on the night sky.4.What did the writer think of the stars?He thought they were beautiful.Studying the stars was great fun for me.Once I learnt a little about them,I soon wanted to find out more and more.Now it is my career.I host a TV programme called The Sky at Night.I use my knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.I am proud of my TV programme一it has lasted for more than 50 years!Actually,you can turn your hobby into your career too.Anybody can achieve their dreams.You just have to enjoy what you do!1.How did the writers hobby become his career?As he learnt more about stars,he turned his hobby into his career.2.What does the writer do?He hosts a TV programme called The Sky at Night.He uses his knowledge to tell people about the stars in a lively way.3.How long has his programme lasted?It has lasted for more than 50 years.Read once more,decide the following statements are True or False:1.The writer got a book about stars at the age of eight._ 2.He used to go outside with his dad to look at the sky._3.In different seasons,we can saw the same group of stars._4.Studying stars is the writers career now._5.The writer thinks everybody can turn their hobby into their career._TFFTT1 If you decide to turn your hobby into a career,2 He has a good knowledge of stars and planets,3 When a teacher teaches in a lively way,4 If a game starts at 2 p.m.and it lasts for an hour,5 You can achieve your dreamsa so he knows a lot about them.b you will do it as your future job.c if you work hard to do what you want to.d his or her class is interesting and exciting.e it finishes at 3 p.m.VocabularyMatch the two halves of these sentences to learn their meanings.C1Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.Mike:I saw a star shooting across the sky last night.Sarah:Really?Mike:Well,I saw it on TV.There was a really great programme about stars.It(1)_ for an hour.Sarah:That sounds good.What did you learn?anybody knowledge lasted livelylastedC2Mike:I learnt that different groups of stars have different names,like the Great Bear.Sarah:Wow,that sounds interesting.Mike:Yes.The programme was very(2)_.The host has a good(3)_ of stars.(4)_ can learn about stars.We just need to watch the night sky and enjoy ourselves.Anybody knowledgelivelyRead the article and complete the sentences.got a book about starswas great fun for mestudying the stars achieve their dreamsYou just have to enjoy wh