Unit Three Leisure ActivitiesLearning Objectives1. Listen and Talk about leisure activities2. Grasp the main idea of the two passages3. Master the key language points 4. Practice reading skills: improving your concentration5. Practice writing skill: the use of verb tenses6. Learn to write a poster for a music concert and an invitation card to a partyPassage A Clubs and SocietiesI. Pre-reading Tasks A. Introductory Questions1. What do you usually do in your leisure time on campus? 2. How do the students at Oxford spend their spare time? 3. Can you name some clubs and societies at Oxford?B. Introductory Remarks Colleges have clubs and societies for many purposes. Theres a group for almost any interest or spare time activity a student may have. These groups typically recruit the freshmen to join, and most freshmen decide to join some of them. Its a good way to learn, relax, and make new friends. Joining groups can also help build a students resume for future employment. But the majority of students are quite right to be suspicious of ambitious classmates who try to be leaders of every group they join.II. While-reading ActivitiesA. Language Points1. put ones finger on: find the cause of trouble exactlyeg. 1) Something is wrong with this room, but I cant put my finger on what it is. 2) I could not quite put my finger on what was different about Simone.2. throw oneself into sth.: take part in sth. actively and energetically eg. 1) Since her husband died, she has throw herself into her work. 2) The National Day is coming; they have thrown themselves into the organization of Celebration Activities. 3) Many women throw all of their energies into a career.3. browse through: look through, skimeg.1) I was browsing through the newspaper when I spotted your name. 2) Ive spent one whole week browsing through Hemingways works, trying to understand his unique style of writing. 3) There was no time to read the whole magazine so I just browsed through the pages. 4. immerse sth in a place: to put deep into a body of liquid immerse oneself in: be absorbed in, be put into a situationeg.1) He lay immersed in a hot bath. 2) The shells should be immersed in boiling water for two minutes. 3) I immersed myself in work so as to stop thinking about her. 4) I think it is important to immerse oneself in a language learning environment, if you want to learn English well. 5. ignore: v. take no notice of, turn out, pass by, brush asideeg.1) The children ignored their mothers commands. 2) She ignored after I said no extra money was involved. 3) Jefferson ignored all criticism with a big smile.6. hang out: spend time on sth. eg.1) Why do you just hang out in bars? Do you want to hang out with me instead? 2) You should give your children more opportunities to have personal time and space to hang out with friends or do whatever they want. 3) Dont make friends with him for he often hung out with the bad boys.7. apply: v. (1) apply sth. to sb: give sth. to sb; put into useeg.1) Apply some medicine to the wound. 2) He applied pressure on the other committee members to make them vote against the proposal. 3) It is necessary to apply theory to practice. (2) apply for: ask foreg.1) Shed like to apply for the job, for she is short of money. 2) He has applied to the American Consul for a visa. (3) apply to: have an effecteg.1) This rule applies to freshmen only. 2) What I have said applies to everyone here. 3) The principle of diligence and simplicity applies to all undertaking. (4) cause to work hard, devote eg.1) Its difficult to apply oneself to an uninteresting task.8. tend to do sth.: have a tendency to do sth.eg.1)She tends to give a few slow stirs of the coffee while having it. 2) Teenager boys tend to go about in groups.3) People tend to feel seasick in the heavy swell. 9. secure: v. (1) ensure, hold tightly get sth. as a result of efforteg.1) The secured the windows when the storm began. 2) Before you leave for the weekend please secure the door. 3) Keep the jewelry in the bank to secure it against theft. (2) get sth. as a result of effort eg.1) We have at last secured a house. 2) He secured himself a good job. 3) I was lucky enough to secure a seat on the over-crowded bus. adj. (1) adj. safe, tight, carefree eg. 1) You are secure from danger here. 2) Make sure the doors and windows are secure before you leave. 3) Are you sure the shelf is secure? 4) Every citizen has the right to live a peaceful and secure life.10. apart from: besides, in addition toeg.1) Apart from some English novels, Mary mailed me an English Dictionary. 2) Apart from teaching in the school, J