北师大版2024秋七上英语Unit 4 Interests and Abilities课文音频

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it. 翻译：知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。

—Lunyu 翻译：——《论语》

By the end of this unit, you will be able to: 翻译：本单元结束时，你将能：

introduce your interests and abilities, e.g. what you like, what you can do; 翻译：介绍自己的兴趣和能力，例如喜好的事物、能做的事情；

share how to choose school clubs or future jobs according to interests and abilities; 翻译：分享如何根据兴趣和能力选择学校社团或未来的职业；

discuss what makes disabled people change "I can't" into "I can"; 翻译：讨论是什么让残疾人从“不能”到“能”；

summarise how to develop your interests and improve your abilities. 翻译：总结如何发展自己的兴趣和提高自己的能力。

Topic Talk 翻译：话题讨论

Think and Say 翻译：思考与发言

What is each person's hobby in the pictures? 翻译：图片中每个人的爱好分别是什么？

Talk with a partner. Use the words and expressions in the box to help you. 翻译：借助方框中的内容和同伴讨论一下。

running 翻译：跑步

playing music 翻译：演奏音乐

painting 翻译：绘画

gardening 翻译：种植花木

flying a kite 翻译：放风筝

cooking 翻译：烹饪

making models 翻译：做模型

swimming 翻译：游泳

Sue 翻译：苏

Ann 翻译：安

Chen Yangyang 翻译：陈洋洋

Dan 翻译：丹

Simon 翻译：西蒙

Lisa 翻译：丽莎

Xiao Xia 翻译：肖霞

Tang Xiaolin 翻译：唐小林

What is Ann's hobby? 翻译：安的爱好是什么?

Ann's hobby is running. 翻译：安的爱好是跑步。

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Listen and Practise 翻译：听力与练习

What do John's four best friends like? 翻译：约翰的四个好朋友喜欢什么？

Listen and complete the dialogue. 翻译：听录音，补全对话，

Then, role-play it. 翻译：然后扮演对话。

Hi, John. 翻译：嗨，约翰。

Tell me about your four best friends. 翻译：和我讲讲你的四个好朋友吧。

Does Tony like swimming? 翻译：托尼喜欢游泳吗？

No, he doesn't. 翻译：不，他不喜欢。

But he likes dancing. 翻译：但是他喜欢跳舞。

Who can run very fast? 翻译：谁跑得很快？

Sue can. 翻译：苏跑得很快。

She loves running and practises a lot. 翻译：她喜欢跑步，而且常常练习。

What about Lyn? 翻译：那林恩呢？

Is she good at cooking? 翻译：她擅长烹饪吗？

No, she can't cook well. 翻译：不，她不会做饭。

She likes playing music. 翻译：她喜欢演奏音乐，

She can play the guitar. 翻译：会弹吉他。

How about Peter? 翻译：那彼得呢？

Peter is interested in art. 翻译：彼得对艺术很感兴趣，

He is crazy about painting. 翻译：对绘画很着迷。

Relate and Share 翻译：描述与分享

What is your hobby? 翻译：你的爱好是什么？

Talk about it with a partner. 翻译：和同伴讨论一下。

Sing and Enjoy 翻译：唱歌与欣赏

Listen to the song and sing along. 翻译：听歌曲，一起唱。

What can love for music bring to teenagers? 翻译：热爱音乐能为青少年带来什么？

I Love Music 翻译：我爱音乐

When I'm feeling lonely 翻译：当我感到孤单

When I'm feeling sad 翻译：当我感到难过

I turn on my stereo 翻译：我会打开音响

And things don't seem so bad 翻译：一切似乎都不那么糟糕了

I love music 翻译：我爱音乐

Fast or slow 翻译：无论快慢

It's great to know 翻译：还好我知道

Music makes me happy 翻译：音乐使我快乐

And my sadness goes 翻译：我的悲伤一扫而空

I love music, music, music 翻译：我爱音乐，我爱音乐

How can I feel lonely 翻译：我怎能感到孤独

When music is such fun 翻译：音乐是如此美妙

When I hear it on my radio 翻译：每当我收听音乐

I want to jump up and down 翻译：我会欣喜若狂

I want to dance all around 翻译：我想翩翩起舞

And sing to everyone 翻译：为大家歌唱

My friends think I am crazy 翻译：朋友都认为我疯了

But that's all right with me 翻译：但对我来说没什么

When I've got a problem 翻译：每当我遇到问题

I play my favourite song 翻译：我会播放喜爱的歌曲

I feel that nothing is wrong 翻译：我觉得没有什么不妥

The music sets me free 翻译：音乐让我自由

I love music, music, music 翻译：我爱音乐，我爱音乐

Lesson 1 My Hobby, My Dream Job 翻译：第一课 我的爱好，我的梦想职业

Activate and Share 翻译：活动与分享

What is your hobby? 翻译：你的爱好是什么？

What can you do? 翻译：你能做什么？

What do you want to be in the future? 翻译：你将来想成为什么？

Talk with a partner. Use the ideas in the table to help you. 翻译：借助方框中的内容和同伴讨论一下。

I like... 翻译：我喜欢……

swimming 翻译：游泳

learning English 翻译：学英语

cooking 翻译：烹饪

sports 翻译：运动

painting 翻译：绘画

science 翻译：科学

music 翻译：音乐

I can... 翻译：我能……

swim fast 翻译：游得快

write good English stories 翻译：写好英语故事

make good food 翻译：做美味的食物

play football/ice-skate/ski 翻译：踢足球/溜冰/滑雪

paint beautiful pictures 翻译：画好看的画

do experiments 翻译：做实验

play the guitar/sing really well 翻译：弹吉他/唱得好

I want to be... 翻译：我想成为……

a swimmer 翻译：一名游泳运动员

a writer 翻译：一名作家

a cook 翻译：一名厨师

a sportsperson 翻译：一名运动员

an artist 翻译：一名画家

a scientist 翻译：一名科学家

a musician/singer 翻译：一名音乐家/歌手

What's your hobby? 翻译：你的爱好是什么？

I like painting. 翻译：我喜欢画画，

I can paint pictures really well. 翻译：而且画得很好看。

What do you want to be in the future? 翻译：你将来想成为什么？

I want to be an artist. 翻译：我想成为一名画家。

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Read and Understand 翻译：阅读与理解

Who are the four students and where are they from? 翻译：这四名学生是谁，他们来自哪里？

Read the texts below and find out. 翻译：阅读下面的短文，并找出答案。

Name: Maria 翻译：名字：玛丽亚

Age: 15 翻译：年龄：15岁

Country: Argentina 翻译：国家：阿根廷

I like swimming. 翻译：我喜欢游泳，

Swimming makes me energetic. 翻译：游泳使我精力充沛。

I can swim like a fish. 翻译：我能像鱼一样游泳。

I hope I can be a swimmer and swim in the Olympic Games one day. 翻译：希望有一天我能成为一名游泳运动员，参加奥运会。

Name: Peter 翻译：名字：彼得

Age: 12 翻译：年龄：12岁

Country: the UK 翻译：国家：英国

I like singing. 翻译：我喜欢唱歌，

Singing makes me feel happy. 翻译：唱歌使我快乐。

I can sing many songs, but I can't write songs. 翻译：我会唱很多歌，但我不会写歌。

My favourite singer is Jack. 翻译：我最喜欢的歌手是杰克，

I like his amazing voice. 翻译：我喜欢他迷人的嗓音。

I hope I can be a great singer in future. 翻译：希望将来我能成为一名出色的歌手。

Name: Janusz 翻译：名字：雅努什

Age: 13 翻译：年龄：13岁

Country: Poland 翻译：国家：波兰

I'm crazy about reading. 翻译：我很喜欢阅读，

Reading makes me relaxed. 翻译：阅读使我放松。

I read a lot and I can write good stories. 翻译：我读过很多书，还能写好故事。

My favourite writer is Charles Dickens. 翻译：我最喜欢的作家是查尔斯·狄更斯。

My dream is to be a writer like him. 翻译：我的梦想是成为像他一样的作家。

Name: Li Jie 翻译：姓名：李杰

Age: 14 翻译：年龄：14岁

Country: China 翻译：国家：中国

I'm curious about science, especially about nature and space. 翻译：我对科学充满好奇，尤其是对自然科学和太空科学。

I also enjoy making model planes. 翻译：我还喜欢制作模型飞机，

It makes me excited. 翻译：这让我很开心。

I hope I can be a scientist or a pilot in future! 翻译：希望将来我能成为一名科学家或飞行员！

What do you know about each person's hobby, ability and dream job? 翻译：你对每个人的爱好、能力和梦想职业了解多少？

Read the texts again and complete the notes. 翻译：重读课文，并补全笔记。

Person 翻译：人物

Maria (15), Argentina 翻译：玛丽亚（15岁），阿根廷

Peter (12), the UK 翻译：彼得（12岁），英国

Janusz (13), Poland 翻译：雅努什（13岁），波兰

Li Jie (14), China 翻译：李杰（14），中国

Hobbies/Interests 翻译：爱好/兴趣

swimming 翻译：游泳

singing 翻译：唱歌

reading 翻译：阅读

science, making model planes 翻译：科学，制作模型飞机

Benefit from hobbies 翻译：爱好的益处

makes her energetic 翻译：使她精力充沛

makes him feel happy 翻译：使他感到快乐

makes him relaxed 翻译：使他放松

makes him excited 翻译：使他兴奋

Ability 翻译：能力

swim fast 翻译：游得快

sing many songs 翻译：唱很多歌

write good stories 翻译：写好故事

Dream job 翻译：梦想职业

swimmer 翻译：游泳运动员

singer 翻译：歌手

writer 翻译：作家

scientist or a pilot 翻译：科学家或飞行员

Work in groups. 翻译：小组合作。

Choose one person from the texts. Introduce him/her to your group members. Use your notes in Activity 3 to help you. 翻译：借助活动3中的笔记，从短文中选一个人，向小组成员介绍。

Janusz is... years old. 翻译：雅努什今年……岁，

He is from... 翻译：他来自……

His hobby is... 翻译：他的爱好是……

It makes him... 翻译：这使他……

He can... 翻译：他能……

He wants to be... 翻译：他想要成为……

Read and Explore 翻译：阅读与探究

Think and Share 翻译：思考与分享

Why does each student in Activity 2 choose a different dream job? 翻译：为什么活动2中的每个学生都选择了不同的梦想职业？

What is your dream job? 翻译：你的梦想职业是什么？

Why? 翻译：为什么？

Focus on Language 翻译：聚焦语言

Vocabulary in Use 翻译：词汇运用

What can these adjectives describe? 翻译：这些形容词可以描述什么？

Find the words from the texts that can go with them and think of more words. 翻译：从课文中找出可以与这些形容词搭配的词，并想出更多的单词。

Write them down. 翻译：把它们写下来。

energetic: ______ 翻译：精力充沛的：______

favourite: ______ 翻译：最喜欢的：______

amazing: ______ 翻译：惊人的：______

great: ______ 翻译：伟大的：______

crazy (about): ______ 翻译：狂热的：______

relaxed: ______ 翻译：放松的：______

curious (about): ______ 翻译：好奇的：______

excited: ______ 翻译：兴奋的：______

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Grammar Discovery 翻译：语法探索

Can (1) 翻译：情态动词Can（1）

Study the sentences carefully. 翻译：认真观察句子。

What do can and can't mean? 翻译：can和can't是什么意思？

When do we use can or can't? 翻译：什么时候会使用它们？

Then, complete the Your Discovery box. 翻译：填写探索发现栏。

I can swim like a fish. 翻译：我能像鱼一样游泳。

He can sing really well. 翻译：他唱歌很好听。

This robot can do many things. 翻译：这个机器人能做很多事情。

I can't ski. 翻译：我不会滑雪。

I can't write songs. 翻译：我不会写歌。

Your Discovery 翻译：探索发现

We can use can to express ability. 翻译：can用来表达能力。

We can use can as follows: 翻译：can的使用规则如下：

Affirmative: I/You/He/She/It/We/They + can + do sth. 翻译：肯定形式：I/You/He/She/It/We/They + can + do sth.

Negative: I/You/He/She/It/We/They + can't + do sth. 翻译：肯定形式：I/You/He/She/It/We/They + can't + do sth.

form, meaning, use → Grammar Summary, Page 130; Grammar in Use, Page 131. 翻译：形式、意思、用法 → 第130页语法总结；第131页语法运用。

Express Yourself 翻译：自我表达

Speaking 翻译：口语

Talk about your hobbies, abilities and dream jobs. Use the questions below to help you. 翻译：借助下列问题，谈论自己的爱好、能力和梦想职业。

What do you like doing and why? 翻译：你喜欢做什么，为什么?

What can you do? 翻译：你能做什么？

What is your dream job? 翻译：你的梦想职业是什么？

YOUR IDEA 翻译：个人观点

Is it important to have hobbies? 翻译：有爱好重要吗？

Why or why not? 翻译：为什么？

I think ______. 翻译：我认为______。

Lesson 2 Joining the Club 翻译：第二课 加入社团

Activate and Share 翻译：活动与分享

Which after-school clubs do you go to or would you like to go to? 翻译：你参加或想参加哪些课外社团？

Tell a partner. Use the ideas in the box to help you. 翻译：借助方框中的内容与同伴分享一下。

painting club 翻译：绘画社

ping-pong club 翻译：乒乓球社

chess club 翻译：象棋社

singing club 翻译：唱歌社

guitar club 翻译：吉他社

football club 翻译：足球社

model-making club 翻译：模型制作社

dancing club 翻译：舞蹈社

reading club 翻译：读书会

science club 翻译：科学社

tea club 翻译：茶艺社

drama club 翻译：戏剧社

computer club 翻译：电脑社

dragon and lion club 翻译：龙狮社

Listen and Explore 翻译：听力与探究

What after-school clubs do the teacher and students mention in the dialogue? 翻译：老师和学生的对话中提到了哪些课外社团？

Listen and find out. 翻译：听录音，并找出答案。

Skill Builder 翻译：技巧积累

Listening for key information 翻译：听取关键信息

Before listening, read the question(s) first. 翻译：听录音前，先阅读问题，

This can help you focus on key information while listening. 翻译：有助于在听力时关注关键信息，

Pay attention to the words related to the questions. 翻译：注意与问题相关的单词。

What questions does the teacher ask Max and Sam? 翻译：老师问了马克思和萨姆什么问题？

Listen and number the questions (1—4) in the order you hear them. 翻译：听录音，按照你听到的顺序给问题排序。

What sports can you play? 翻译：你会做什么运动？

Do you want to join an after-school club? 翻译：你想参加课外社团吗？

Can you sing? 翻译：你会唱歌吗？

What about the Singing Club? 翻译：唱歌社怎么样？

Which club do you want to join? 翻译：你想参加哪个社团？

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Which after-school clubs does Max or Sam decide to join? 翻译：马克思和萨姆决定参加哪些课外社团？

Why do they choose them? 翻译：他们为什么选择这些社团？

Listen again and take notes. 翻译：再听一遍录音，并做笔记。

Max 翻译：马克思

After-school club: the Ping-pong Club; 翻译：课外社团：乒乓球社；

Reason: He likes playing ping-pong. 翻译：原因：他喜欢打乒乓球。

Sam 翻译：萨姆

After-school club: the Singing Club; 翻译：课外社团：唱歌社；

Reason: He can learn some singing skills. 翻译：原因：他可以学习一些唱歌技巧。

In pairs, talk about Max's and Sam's interests and abilities, and the clubs they finally choose. Use your notes in Activity 4 to help you. 翻译：两人一组，借助活动4中的笔记，谈论马克思和萨姆的兴趣和能力，以及他们最终选择的社团。

Focus on Language 翻译：聚焦语言

Vocabulary in Use 翻译：词汇运用

Complete the text with the correct names of the after-school clubs in Activity 1. 翻译：用活动1中正确的课外社团补全短文。

There are many after-school clubs in our school. 翻译：我们学校有许多课外社团。

Some of my friends enjoy sports. 翻译：我的朋友们有的喜欢运动，

They choose the Football Club or the Ping-pong Club. 翻译：他们会选择足球社或乒乓球社；

Some love music. 翻译：有的喜欢音乐，

They sing out loud at the Singing Club or dance along to pop songs at the Dancing Club. 翻译：在唱歌社大声唱歌，或者在舞蹈社随着流行歌曲跳起舞来。

I'm interested in Chinese culture, so I join the Tea Club. 翻译：我对中国文化很感兴趣，所以我加入了茶艺社，

It's our national drink! 翻译：这是我们的国民饮品！

I also join the Reading Club. 翻译：我还参加了读书会，

I can read lots of books there. 翻译：我可以在那里读很多书。

Grammar Can (2) 翻译：语法 情态动词Can（2）

form, meaning, use → Grammar Summary, Page 130; Grammar in Use, Page 131. 翻译：形式、意思、用法 → 第130页语法总结；第131页语法运用。

Express Yourself 翻译：自我表达

Speaking 翻译：口语

Imagine you are inviting your classmates to join your after-school club. 翻译：假设你正在邀请同学参加自己的课外社团，

Tell your class about the club. 翻译：向全班同学介绍一下这个社团。

Do you like dancing? 翻译：你喜欢跳舞吗？

You can join the Dancing Club. 翻译：你可以加入舞蹈社。

You can learn different kinds of dances here. 翻译：你可以在这里学习不同类型的舞蹈，

It's very interesting! 翻译：学跳舞很有意思！

It's good exercise and fun too. 翻译：跳舞是一种很好的锻炼方式，而且充满乐趣。

You can make friends here! 翻译：你还可以在这里交朋友！

YOUR IDEA 翻译：个人观点

Is it good to join after-school clubs? 翻译：参加课外社团有好处吗？

Why or why not? 翻译：为什么？

I think ______. 翻译：我认为______。

Lesson 3 Beyond Disability 翻译：第三课 战胜身体障碍

Activate and Share 翻译：活动与分享

What can/can't you do? Use the ideas in the box to help you. 翻译：借助方框中的内容说说自己会做什么，不会做什么。

Then, interview three students and write down what they can/can''t do in the table below. 翻译：然后，采访三名学生，并在下表中写下他们会做什么，不会做什么。

play the piano 翻译：弹钢琴

play the violin 翻译：拉小提琴

sing songs 翻译：唱歌

write books 翻译：写书

type really fast 翻译：快速打字

dance beautifully 翻译：舞姿优美

speak three languages 翻译：说三种语言

play ping-pong 翻译：打乒乓球

What can you do? 翻译：你会做什么？

I can... 翻译：我会……

What can't you do? 翻译：你不会做什么？

Name 翻译：姓名

Can 翻译：会

Can't 翻译：不会

Read and Understand 翻译：阅读与理解

What makes Liu Wei different? 翻译：刘伟因为什么而与众不同？

Read the text and find out. 翻译：阅读课文，并找出答案。

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Some people don't have arms or legs, but they can still do many things. 翻译：有些人没有双臂，有些人没有双腿，但他们仍然可以做很多事情。

Liu Wei is one of them. 翻译：刘伟就是其中一个。

He doesn't have arms, but even with this disability, he manages to do many amazing things on his own. 翻译：他没有双臂，但即使身患残疾，他也能靠自己做很多了不起的事情。

He can swim. 翻译：他会游泳，

He can sing. 翻译：会唱歌，

And he is a good singer and songwriter. 翻译：是一位优秀的歌手和作曲家。

He can type and he can play the piano. 翻译：他会打字，也会弹钢琴。

But he cannot type or play with his hands, because he has no arms. 翻译：但是他不能用手打字或者弹琴，因为他没有双臂。

He types and plays with his feet. 翻译：他可以用脚打字和弹琴。

He can play the piano very well but he can't play every song. 翻译：他的钢琴弹得很好，但他不是每首歌都能弹，

The keys must be near each other. 翻译：他只能弹琴键靠得近的歌。

Liu Wei is from Beijing. 翻译：刘伟来自北京。

He is famous all over the world now. 翻译：他现在世界闻名，

He is in the Guinness Book of World Records because he can type really fast! 翻译：因打字速度快被列入吉尼斯世界纪录！

He is also the winner of a talent show. 翻译：他还是一位才艺表演冠军。

Liu Wei can only do things with his feet, but he doesn't feel sorry for himself. 翻译：刘伟只能用脚做事，但他并不因此感到遗憾。

"I just have to put in more effort," he says. 翻译：他说：“我只是需要付出更多的努力。”

Who is Liu Wei? 翻译：刘伟是谁？

What can/can't Liu Wei do? 翻译：刘伟能做什么，不能做什么？

What are his achievements? 翻译：他的成就是什么？

Read the text again and complete the notes. 翻译：重读课文，并补全笔记。

Liu Wei 翻译：刘伟

Personal information & achievements 翻译：个人信息和成就

Things he can do and cannot do 翻译：能做的事，不能做的事

can do 翻译：能做的事

can swim 翻译：会游泳

cannot do 翻译：不能做的事

cannot type or play with his hands 翻译：不能用手打字或者弹琴

Tell a partner about Liu Wei. Use your notes in Activity 3 to help you. 翻译：借助活动3中的笔记和同伴说说刘伟。

Read and Explore 翻译：阅读与探究

Think and Share 翻译：思考与分享

How can Liu Wei achieve so many things? 翻译：刘伟是如何做到这么多事的？

Is he a talent? 翻译：他是天才吗？

What can you learn from Liu Wei? 翻译：你能从刘伟身上学到什么？

Focus on Language 翻译：聚焦语言

Vocabulary in Use 翻译：词汇运用

Complete Lu Dong's story with the words in the box. 翻译：用方框里的单词补全卢冬的故事。

talent 翻译：天赋

effort 翻译：努力

disability 翻译：残疾

winner 翻译：赢家

shows 翻译：展现

Lu Dong was born in 1991. 翻译：卢冬出生于1991年。

At the age of six, she lost her arms in a car accident. 翻译：6岁那年，她在一次车祸中失去了双臂。

In face of such a disability, she shows her special talent in swimming. 翻译：面对这样的身体残疾，她在游泳方面展现出了特殊才能。

She practises very hard for four to five hours every day. 翻译：她每天都要刻苦训练四五个小时。

With great effort, she wins many games and even breaks world records a few times. 翻译：经过不懈的努力，她赢得了许多比赛，甚至打破了几次世界纪录。

Lu Dong is an amazing girl. 翻译：卢冬是一个了不起的女孩。

She shows us that anyone can be a winner in their own life. 翻译：她告诉我们，任何人都可以成为自己生活中的赢家。

Grammar Discovery 翻译：语法探索

Articles 翻译：冠词

Study the sentences carefully. 翻译：认真观察句子。

What articles do we have in English? 翻译：英语里有哪些冠词？

What do we use them to do? 翻译：冠词有什么用处？

Then, complete the Your Discovery box. 翻译：填写探索发现栏。

He is a good singer and songwriter. 翻译：他是一位优秀的歌手和作曲家。

He is an excellent piano player. 翻译：他是一位优秀的钢琴演奏家。

He is also the winner of a talent show. 翻译：他还是一位才艺表演冠军。

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Your Discovery 翻译：探索发现

In English, articles include a/an/the. 翻译：在英语中，冠词有a/an/the。

We can use articles to determine nouns. 翻译：冠词用来限定名词。

We can use articles in the following places: ______. 翻译：冠词在句子中的位置：______。

form, meaning, use → Grammar Summary, Page 132; Grammar in Use, Page 133. 翻译：形式、意思、用法 → 第132页语法总结；第133页语法运用。

Express Yourself 翻译：自我表达

Writing 翻译：写作

Search for information about a disabled athlete. Make notes about what he/she can do or can't do. 翻译：搜索有关残疾运动员的信息，记下他/她能做什么，不能做什么。

Then, write a short text about him/her. Use the questions below to help you. 翻译：借助下列问题，就此写一篇关短文。

Who is the person? 翻译：这个人是谁？

What can't he/she do? 翻译：他/她不能做什么？

What can he/she do? 翻译：他/她能做什么？

What makes him/her special? 翻译：他/她有什么特别之处？

YOUR IDEA 翻译：个人观点

How can we improve our abilities when we meet difficulties? 翻译：遇到困难时该如何提高自己的能力？

We can improve our abilities by ______. 翻译：可以通过______提高自己的能力。

Writing Workshop A Letter of Application 翻译：写作练习 申请书

Get Ready for Writing 翻译：写作准备

The School Sports Festival wants some volunteers. 翻译：学校运动会需要招志愿者。

Write a letter of application. 翻译：写一封申请书，

What will you include in it? 翻译：其中需要包括哪些内容？

Read for Writing 翻译：阅读信件，学习写作技巧

Focus on Content 翻译：聚焦内容

Read Lin Yutong's letter of application for the School Arts Festival. 翻译：阅读林雨桐为参加校园艺术节而写的申请书，

Answer the questions. 翻译：回答下列问题。

What does Lin Yutong want to apply as? 翻译：林雨桐想申请什么岗位？

What is she like? 翻译：她是一个什么样的人？

What are her interests and abilities? 翻译：她的兴趣和能力是什么？

Name: Lin Yutong 翻译：姓名：林雨桐

Grade: 7 翻译：年级：七年级

Personality: friendly, creative, patient 翻译：性格：为人友善、有创造力、有耐心

Hobbies: painting, playing the erhu, dancing, playing Chinese chess 翻译：爱好：绘画、拉二胡、跳舞、下象棋

Skills: communication, teamwork 翻译：技能：善于沟通、团队合作

Dear Teacher, Hi! 翻译：亲爱的老师：您好！

I'm Lin Yutong, a student from Grade 7. 翻译：我是七年级的学生林雨桐。

I want to apply as a volunteer for the School Arts Festival. 翻译：我想申请成为校园艺术节的志愿者。

I'm friendly and I love working with others. 翻译：我待人友好，喜欢和别人合作。

I'm interested in painting and playing the erhu, and I can dance well. 翻译：我对绘画和拉二胡很感兴趣，而且我跳舞跳得很好。

I'm good at talking with people and also good at Chinese chess. 翻译：我擅长与人交谈，也擅长下象棋。

I can do lots of things! 翻译：我能做很多事情！

I really want to be a volunteer at the Arts Festival. 翻译：我真心希望成为本次艺术节的志愿者，

I hope you can consider me. 翻译：希望您能考虑我。

Yours, Lin Yutong 翻译：你的，林雨桐

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Focus on Structure 翻译：聚焦结构

How does Yutong start and end her letter of application? 翻译：林雨桐的申请书是如何开头和结尾的？

Read her letter again and match the lines to the information. 翻译：重读信件，将列数与相关信息匹配起来，

Then, work out your own outline. 翻译：然后列出自己的提纲。

Lines 2—3 翻译：第2—3行

name, grade and the reason for writing the letter 翻译：姓名、年级和写信原因

Lines 4—6 翻译：第4—6行

hopes and wishes 翻译：希望和祝愿

Lines 7—8 翻译：第7—8行

personality, interests and abilities 翻译：个性、兴趣和能力

Focus on Language Read the letter again and underline the sentences for describing interests and abilities. Write 2–3 sentences about your interests and abilities. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. 翻译：聚焦语言 重读信件，在描述兴趣和能力的句子下方划线。借助句子积累的内容，就自己的兴趣和能力写2到3句话。

Sentence Builder 翻译：句子积累

To write about interests and abilities, you can: 翻译：要写兴趣和能力，你可以：

talk about interests 翻译：讨论兴趣

I'm interested in... 翻译：我对……感兴趣。

My favourite... is/are... 翻译：我最喜欢的……是……

I like/don't like/enjoy... 翻译：我喜欢/不喜欢……

I'm crazy about... 翻译：我很喜欢……

I'm curious about... 翻译：我对……很好奇。

describe abilities 翻译：描述能力

I can/can't... 翻译：我能/不能……

I'm (not) good at... 翻译：我（不）擅长……

Compose Your Writing 翻译：文章撰写

Drafting 翻译：初稿

Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. 翻译：使用提纲和写作帮助中的内容来起草文章。

Editing and Revising 翻译：编写与修改

Use the Peer Editing Sheet as a guide to edit your own letter, and then edit with a partner. 翻译：根据《同伴评价表》中的内容，自行编写信件内容，然后与同伴一起进行校订。

After that, revise your letter and share it with the class. 翻译：之后，修改信件内容并与同学分享。

Peer Editing Sheet, Page 117. 翻译：《同伴评价表》在第117页。

Writing Help 翻译：写作帮助

When applying as a volunteer or to join a club, you should: 翻译：要申请成为一名志愿者或加入一个社团时，你应该：

introduce yourself with your name, grade and reason for writing the letter; 翻译：进行自我介绍，包括名字、年级和写信原因；

describe your personality, interests and abilities; 翻译：描述个性、兴趣和能力；

express your hopes and wishes. 翻译：表达希望和祝愿。

Speaking Workshop 翻译：口语练习

What Can You Do? 翻译：你会做什么？

Activate and Share 翻译：活动与分享

You are helping your classmates to choose after-school clubs. 翻译：你在帮同学选择课外社团。

What questions can you ask? 翻译：你能提出什么问题？

Talk with a partner. 翻译：和同伴讨论一下。

What are you interested in? 翻译：你对什么感兴趣？

Can you play any instruments? 翻译：你会演奏乐器吗？

Listen and Learn 翻译：听力与学习

Listen and read the dialogue. 翻译：听录音，读对话。

What things can Tom do? 翻译：汤姆会做什么？

Why does he want to be a volunteer? 翻译：他为什么想成为一名志愿者？

Underline the key information. 翻译：在关键信息下方划线。

Then, role-play the dialogue. 翻译：然后，扮演对话。

Hello, Ms Jones. 翻译：你好，琼斯女士。

I want to join the volunteer group. 翻译：我想加入志愿者小组。

Good! 翻译：好！

Can I ask you some questions? 翻译：我能问你几个问题吗？

Sure. 翻译：当然。

What languages can you speak? 翻译：你会说哪些语言？

Chinese and English. 翻译：中文和英文。

OK. 翻译：好的。

Do you have any hobbies? 翻译：你有什么爱好吗？

Yes. 翻译：有的，

I love playing football and basketball. 翻译：我喜欢踢足球和打篮球，

I can play ping-pong too. 翻译：还会打乒乓球。

What other things can you do? 翻译：你还会做什么？

I can dance. 翻译：我会跳舞。

Can you cook? 翻译：你会做饭吗？

I'm afraid I can't. 翻译：恐怕不行。

One more question... why do you want to be a volunteer? 翻译：还有一个问题，你为什么想成为一名志愿者？

I'm patient and caring. 翻译：我有耐心，也有爱心。

I like helping others. 翻译：我喜欢帮助别人，

It makes me happy. 翻译：这使我快乐。

That's great. 翻译：太好了。

Then, repeat. 翻译：然后跟读。

Read the dialogue again. 翻译：重读对话。

How do the speakers express ability and inability? 翻译：说话者是如何表达会与不会的？

Listen and complete the Talk Builder. 翻译：听录音并补全对话积累的内容。

Talk Builder 翻译：对话积累

Asking about ability 翻译：询问会做的事

What languages can you speak? 翻译：你会说哪些语言？

What other things can you do? 翻译：你还会做什么？

Can you cook? 翻译：你会做饭吗？

Expressing ability 翻译：表达会做的事

I can... 翻译：我会……

I'm good at... 翻译：我擅长……

Expressing inability 翻译：表达不会做的事

I'm afraid I can't. 翻译：恐怕不行。

I'm not good at... 翻译：我不擅长……

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Speaking 翻译：表达

Work in pairs. 翻译：两人一组，

Make a similar dialogue to help your classmates choose after-school clubs. 翻译：编一个类似的对话来帮助同学选择课外社团。

Ask about his/her interests and abilities. 翻译：询问他/她的兴趣和爱好，

Then, act out the dialogue. 翻译：然后表演。

Pronunciation: /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/ 翻译：发音：/eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/

Listen and repeat. 翻译：听录音，并跟读。

/eɪ/ 翻译：

name /neɪm/ 翻译：名字

/aɪ/ 翻译：

time /taɪm/ 翻译：时间

toy /tɔɪ/ 翻译：玩具

gold /ɡəʊld/ 翻译：金子

/aʊ/ 翻译：

cloud /klaʊd/ 翻译：云

Read and circle the word with a different phonetic sound. 翻译：读一读，圈出发音不同的单词。

great 翻译：伟大的

age 翻译：年龄

today 翻译：今天

mouse 翻译：老鼠

white 翻译：白色

noise 翻译：噪音

nice 翻译：美好的

fine 翻译：很好

voice 翻译：声音

join 翻译：加入

idea 翻译：主意

enjoy 翻译：享受

open 翻译：打开

old 翻译：老的

go 翻译：走

boy 翻译：男孩

away 翻译：离开

mouse 翻译：老鼠

about 翻译：关于

mountain 翻译：山

Read the following poem and sentence aloud. 翻译：大声朗读下列诗歌和句子。

How do you pronounce the underlined letter(s)? 翻译：划线的字母如何发音？

Which sound appears in both the poem and the sentence? 翻译：哪个发音在诗和句子中都出现了？

They close the road through the forest, Sixty years ago. 翻译：他们封锁了穿过森林的道路，六十年前。

And now you would never know. 翻译：现在你永远都不会知道了。

There was once a road through the forest. 翻译：森林里曾经有一条路。

Every choice you make makes you. 翻译：你所做的每一个选择都成就着现在的你。

Look at the phonetic symbols below. 翻译：看下列音标。

How do you spell the words? 翻译：这些单词如何拼写？

Write them down and read the words out loud. 翻译：写出单词并大声读出来。

/həʊˈtel/ 翻译：hotel（酒店）

/taʊn/ 翻译：town（小镇）

/nɔɪz/ 翻译：noise（噪音）

/ˈpeɪpə/ 翻译：paper（纸）

/ˈaɪlənd/ 翻译：island（岛屿）

Reading Club 1 翻译：阅读俱乐部1

Special Abilities 翻译：特殊的能力

Have you got a special ability? 翻译：你有特殊能力吗？

Can you do something amazing? 翻译：你能做出一些令人吃惊的事吗？

Here are three people who have got special abilities. 翻译：以下是三位拥有特殊能力的人。

Leonardo da Vinci from Vinci, Italy is famous for his inventions. 翻译：来自意大利芬奇小镇的列奥纳多·达·芬奇以其发明而闻名。

His ideas from over 500 years ago included an adding machine, musical instruments and flying machines! 翻译：500多年前，他就提出了加法机、乐器和飞行器等等的发明概念！

Michael Kettman from Florida, USA can spin 28 basketballs at the same time! 翻译：来自美国佛罗里达州的迈克尔·科特曼可以同时旋转28个篮球！

He can do this with a special frame on his legs. 翻译：他腿上安装的特殊支架可以让他做到这一点。

Cen Xiaolin from Guangzhou, China can skip really fast. 翻译：来自中国广州的岑小林跳得很快，

He can do 7.6 jumps in a second! 翻译：平均一秒钟能跳7.6下！

All these amazing people have got special talents, but they also work hard to be better at what they do. 翻译：所有这些了不起的人都有特殊才能，但他们一直努力把自己的才能发挥得更好。

Notes 翻译：注释

spin 翻译：vt. & vi. （使）快速旋转

frame 翻译：n. 构架，支架；框架

What special abilities have Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Kettman and Cen Xiaolin got? 翻译：列奥纳多·达·芬奇、迈克尔·科特曼和岑小林有什么特殊能力？

In your opinion, how can people get special abilities? 翻译：在你看来，人们是如何获得特殊能力的？

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Reading Club 2 翻译：阅读俱乐部2

I Can Do It! 翻译：我能做到！

What is a hobby? 翻译：什么是爱好？

A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your free time. 翻译：爱好是你在空闲时间喜欢做的事情。

It could be anything from painting to hiking or even bird-watching. 翻译：它可以是任何事情，比如绘画、远足，甚至是观鸟。

Some people turn their hobby into a job. 翻译：有些人把自己的爱好变成了职业，

That is also my dream. 翻译：这也是我的梦想。

My uncle is a vet. 翻译：我的叔叔是一名兽医，

I want to be a vet too. 翻译：我也想当兽医。

During holidays, I often help him on the farm. 翻译：在假期里，我经常去农场帮他干活，

It's great for me because I really love animals. 翻译：这对我来说很棒，因为我真的很喜欢动物。

To turn my hobby into a job, it's not enough to just love animals. 翻译：要把爱好变成职业，仅仅热爱动物是不够的。

I also need to believe in myself, to gain lots of knowledge about animals and practise a lot to care about them. 翻译：我还需要相信自己，学习更多关于动物的知识，多加实践，多多关心它们。

If I put in more effort, I am sure I can do it! 翻译：如果再加把劲，我相信自己就能做到！

Notes 翻译：注释

vet 翻译：n. 兽医

enough 翻译：adv. 足够地，充分地，充足地

believe in sb 翻译：信赖，信任，相信某人会成功

gain 翻译：vt. 获得，赢得，博得，取得

knowledge 翻译：n. 知识，学问，学识

What does the writer think are important to turn a hobby into a job? 翻译：作者认为把爱好变成职业最重要的是什么？

What example does he/she give? 翻译：作者给出了什么示例？

What is your hobby? 翻译：你的爱好是什么？

Do you want to turn it into a job? 翻译：你想把爱好变成职业吗？

If yes, what can you do to make it come true? 翻译：如果想，你会如何实现？

If no, why not? 翻译：如果不想，为什么？

Project 翻译：项目

I Like..., I Can... 翻译：我喜欢……，我能够……

Task 翻译：任务

In groups, use a creative way to show your understanding of "interests and abilities". 翻译：小组合作，用创新的方式来表达自己对“兴趣和能力”的理解。

Explain what you can do with your interests and abilities, and how you can keep developing them. 翻译：阐明自己可以用兴趣和能力做些什么，如何提升这些兴趣和能力。

Discuss and decide which form you would like to choose for your group task. 翻译：组内讨论并决定完成小组任务的形式。

a vlog 翻译：一则视频博客

a poster 翻译：一张海报

a chant 翻译：一首诵歌

How many parts will your work include? 翻译：作品中会包含哪几个部分？

What information do you need for each part? 翻译：每部分包含哪些信息？

What ideas and language in this unit will you use? 翻译：作品中会使用本单元学到的哪些内容？

How will you divide the work among members? 翻译：小组成员之间如何分配工作？

Planning 翻译：规划

How many steps will you take to do the work? 翻译：作品中会采取哪几个步骤？

Follow the steps to create your work. 翻译：按照步骤进行创作。

Make sure that everyone takes a part. 翻译：确保每个人都要参与进来。

Make changes as needed when putting your work together. 翻译：在整合作品时，可根据需要进行修改。

Creating 翻译：创作

How will you present your work to the class? 翻译：如何向全班同学展示小组作品？

Make sure you face the audience and speak loudly, clearly, and confidently. 翻译：确保面向观众，大声清晰且自信地进行演讲。

Presenting 翻译：展示

What is the best part of your work? 翻译：作品中哪个部分最好？

Did you use the ideas and language in this unit? 翻译：是否使用了本单元所学的内容？

Where? 翻译：用在了哪个部分？

How can you improve your work? 翻译：如何改善小组作品？

How do you like other groups' work? 翻译：你认为其他小组的作品怎么样？

Reflecting 翻译：反思

Do you agree? 翻译：你同意吗？

The secret of success is interests. 翻译：成功的秘诀在于兴趣。

Unit 4 Interests and Abilities 翻译：第四单元 兴趣和能力

Check Your Progress 翻译：进度检查

Complete the text with the information about your interests and abilities. 翻译：就自己的兴趣和能力补全文段。

I'm interested in ______. 翻译：我对______感兴趣。

I can ______. 翻译：我会______。

I'm good at ______. 翻译：我擅长______。

And I am happy to join the ______ Club. 翻译：我很高兴能加入______社团。

I want to be a/an ______ in the future. 翻译：将来我想成为一名______。

So I must ______. 翻译：所以我必须______。

Read the three school notices below. 翻译：阅读以下三则学校通知，

Complete them with can or can't. 翻译：并用can或can't补全通知。

Which school club do you want to join? 翻译：你想加入哪个学校社团？

Why? 翻译：为什么？

Make some music at the Music Club! 翻译：在音乐社演奏音乐！

Don't worry if you can't play an instrument — you can learn with us! 翻译：如果不会演奏乐器也不用担心，你可以和我们一起学习！

You can learn a traditional Chinese instrument or a modern one, like the guitar. 翻译：你可以学习传统的中国乐器或现代乐器，比如吉他。

Is PE your favourite part of school? 翻译：体育是你最喜欢的科目吗？

Then our sports clubs are for you! 翻译：那么体育社就是为你量身定做的！

Can you run really fast? 翻译：你会跑得很快吗？

Why not join the Running Club? 翻译：那为什么不加入跑步社呢？

You can take part in races against other schools. 翻译：你可以和其他学校比赛。

It's a lot of fun! 翻译：这会很有趣！

There's also the Ping-pong Club. 翻译：这里还有乒乓球社，

You can learn many skills. 翻译：你可以学到很多技能。

What's your favourite subject? 翻译：你最喜欢的科目是什么？

Is it science? 翻译：会是科学吗？

Then join the Science Club. 翻译：那就加入科学社吧。

You can do experiments here and learn lots of cool facts about our world! 翻译：你可以在这里做实验，可以学到很多关于这个世界的有趣知识！

If you are just a beginner with computers, join the Computer Club 1. 翻译：如果你只是一个计算机初学者，那就加入计算机一号社团吧。

Can you already write simple programs? 翻译：你会写简单的程序吗？

Then the Computer Club 2 is for you! 翻译：那么计算机二号社团就是为你量身定做的！

Suggest an after-school club for your partner. 翻译：给同伴推荐一个课外社团。

Give reasons for your suggestion. 翻译：给出推荐的理由，

Finish the writing. 翻译：并完成写作。

Why don't you join ______? 翻译：你为什么不加入______呢？

I think you can ______. 翻译：我认为你可以______。

Unit Summary 翻译：单元总结

What have you learnt in this unit? 翻译：在本单元中你学到了什么？

Complete the diagram and reflect on what you have learnt. 翻译：填写图表并回顾所学的内容，

Add more if you can. 翻译：你也可以补充更多内容。

Then, share with a partner. 翻译：然后与同伴分享一下。

Interests interests/hobbies: ______ benefits from interests: ______ 翻译：兴趣 兴趣/爱好：______ 爱好的益处：______

Abilities cans: ______ can'ts: ______ achievements: ______ 翻译：能力 会做的事：______ 不会做的事：______ 成就：______

INTERESTS AND ABILITIES mean/bring ______. 翻译：兴趣和能力意味着/带来______。

Ways to improve abilities hard work 翻译：提高能力的方法 勤奋练习

More... 翻译：更多……

Study Help 翻译：学习帮助

Learning to use a dictionary 翻译：学习使用字典

Tip 1 Words are in alphabetical order in a dictionary. 翻译：诀窍1 字典里的单词是按字母顺序排列的。

Tip 2 Use the words at the top of every page to find out the word you want. 翻译：诀窍2 使用每页顶部的单词进行单词查找。

Tip 3 Scan down the page for your word. 翻译：诀窍3 由上至下浏览单词页。

For example, happily will be before happy and after happen. 翻译：例如“happily”会出现在“happy”之前，“happen”之后。

Tip 4 After the word you will see its meanings. 翻译：诀窍4 单词的含义在该单词的后面。

You can also find out other information, e.g. its pronunciation, its part of speech, etc. 翻译：此外，还有其他信息：例如单词的发音、词性等。