Period Five Speaking and writing Step 1 Dictation1. In ancient Olympics, women were not allowed to compete in the games.2. As a matter of fact, he has been admitted to Zhongshan university, which is as great an honor as a gold medal.3. He felt upset because his house would be taken apart and replaced by a new one.4. I had to promise to slow down so as not to lead to accidents.Step 2 An interviewWork in pairs or groups, and interview at least 5 students about their hobbies and why they like it.1. What’s your favorite hobby?2. Why do you like it ( love / enjoy / prefer /be interested in / be crazy about…)?3. What is enjoyable about the hobby?4. What good does it do to you?Step 3 SpeakingWork in groups and discuss with your partners who have the same hobby with youQuestions:1. Why do you like this sport / music / collecting stamps?2. What is enjoyable about your hobby?3. What do you need for this hobby?4. What have you learned from the hobby?5. What difficulty might you have about it? Step 4 WritingWrite a passage about your hobby. A sample Swimming is my favorite sport. I like it because it can bring me much fun. The process of learning how to swim is very interesting. You can try different ways of swimming, such as backstroke. You can swim at any time of the ye ar if you like. In hot summer, if you jump into the river or the sea to have a swim, you will feel cool and comfortable. Even in cold winter, you can swim if you are brave enough. It’s a healthy sport and it can build up our body. If you are a beginner, you must be careful. You’d better not swim alone and bring life buoy with you in case of danger. If you want to be a good swimmer, you must...
