1. Discussion: discuss with your partners and have a free talk about your hobby. What is your hobby?

2. One man in a boat

3. Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for _____ without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some ______ are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less ____.I never catch anything-not even old boots. After having ____ whole morning on the river, I always go home with an _____ bag. 'You must give up fishing!‘ my friends say. 'It's a waste of ____.'But they don't realize one important thing. I’m not really ____ in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing _____ at all! Listen and fill in the blanks.

4. Lesson 20 One man in a boat Listen and fill in the blanks Keys: 1. hours 2. fishermen 3. lucky 4. spent 5. empty 6. time 7. interested 8. nothing Lesson 20 One man in a boat Listen and fill in the blanks Keys: 1. hours 2. fishermen 3. lucky 4. spent 5. empty 6. time 7. interested 8. nothing

5. Lesson 20 One man in a boat Listen and fill in the blanks Keys: 1. hours 2. fishermen 3. lucky 4. spent 5. empty 6. time 7. interested 8. nothing Lesson 20 One man in a boat Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky.I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! Lesson 20 One man in a boat Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.‘ You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! Reading

6. Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. _______is the writer ’ s favourite sport. Some _______fishermen catch old boots and rubbish. The writer ______so lucky. He never catches________. He is not really interested in________. Sitting in a boat and doing _______ at all is the only thing that interests him. Fishing unlucky is not anything fishing nothing Main idea

7. Lesson 20 One man in a boat Listen and fill in the blanks Keys: 1. hours 2. fishermen 3. lucky 4. spent 5. empty 6. time 7. interested 8. nothing Lesson 20 One man in a boat Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky.I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! Answer the following questions: 1.What do some unlucky fishermen catch? ________________________ 2. Is the writer as lucky as they are, or is he not so lucky? ________________________ 3. Does he catch anything? ________________________ 4. What does he always go home with? ____________________________ 5. What is he really interested in? ______________________________ ___________________________ Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. The writer is even less lucky. No, he never catches anything. He always goes home with an empty bag. The only thing that interests him is sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.

8. Lesson 20 One man in a boat Listen and fill in the blanks Keys: 1. hours 2. fishermen 3. lucky 4. spent 5. empty 6. time 7. interested 8. nothing Lesson 20 One man in a boat Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky.I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all! ____________(fish) is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without __________( catch) anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of ___________(catch) fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After ___________( spend) whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up___________(fish)!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in_________(fish). I am only interested in __________(sit) in a boat and __________(do) nothing at all! Fishing catching spending fishing sitting doing

9. 1. 动名词作主语。 躺在床上看书对眼睛有害。 Reading in bed is harmful to your eyes. 吃总是件愉快的事。 Eating is always a pleasure. 2. 动名词作宾语。 你应该戒烟。 You should stop smoking. ( 动词 stop 宾语 ) 她害怕独自呆在房子里。 She is afraid of staying in the house alone. ( 介词 of 宾语 ) 动名词的用法：

10. 3. 如何用动名词将两个短句连在一起。 (1) He sat there. He didn’t say anything. (without) He sat there without saying anything. (2) I looked at my watch. I hurried into the station. (after) After looking at my watch, I hurried into the station.

11. Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. CompetitionCompetition!

12. What kind of hobbies do you think are good for our development? Discussion: