1. Chapter 6 Hobbies

2. Learning Objectives 1. To learn to express one’s likes and dislikes 1. To learn to express one’s likes and dislikes 2. To learn to talk about some popular hobbies. 2. To learn to talk about some popular hobbies.

3. Warming-Up Questions: Do you have any hobbies? What are they? Do you have any hobbies? What are they? How did you begin your hobbies? Can you give some suggestions about how to start a certain hobby? How did you begin your hobbies? Can you give some suggestions about how to start a certain hobby?

4. I. Reading aloud Requirements: There are two articles in the following about hobbies. Read them aloud and find out what hobby means Requirements: There are two articles in the following about hobbies. Read them aloud and find out what hobby means

5. That’s What a Hobby Means I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $ 250! He was very happy about his purchase and thought the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $ 250! He was very happy about his purchase and thought the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s what a hobby means. I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not as important as the pleasure it gives us. That’s what a hobby means. I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not as important as the pleasure it gives us.

6. Life without TV When friends come to visit us in the evening, very often they seem in a hurry and look at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t hot a television set. “but what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking. The answer is simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. My wife enjoys cooking, sewing and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we always go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps, coins and pictures and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to music, singing and playing chess together. When friends come to visit us in the evening, very often they seem in a hurry and look at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t hot a television set. “but what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking. The answer is simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. My wife enjoys cooking, sewing and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we always go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps, coins and pictures and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to music, singing and playing chess together.

7. II. Group work Requirements: Pick out from the following those hobbies you like. Tell your partners the hobbies you can’t take up. Give reason(s). Requirements: Pick out from the following those hobbies you like. Tell your partners the hobbies you can’t take up. Give reason(s).

8. The hobbies you might choose Stamp collecting Stamp collecting Gardening Gardening Playing table tennis Playing table tennis Butterfly collecting Butterfly collecting Model building Model building Playing basketball Playing basketball Bottle cap collecting Bottle cap collecting Playing chess Coin collecting Golfing Playing tennis Records collecting Car racing Playing football Hiking Motorcycling

9. Parachuting Parachuting Hunting Hunting Playing games Playing games Bungee jumping Bungee jumping Handicrafts making Handicrafts making Playing volleyball Playing volleyball Foreign languages learning Foreign languages learning Playing musical instruments Playing musical instruments Playing computer games Reading Fishing Cooking Match box collecting Playing badminton Photography Horse riding

10. III. Pair work Requirements: use the expressions given to substitute the parts in red on Page 75. Requirements: use the expressions given to substitute the parts in red on Page 75.

11. IV. Picture describing Requirements: Use gerund and infinitive to describe the following picture on P76. Requirements: Use gerund and infinitive to describe the following picture on P76.

12. V. Questions to discuss In what ways do you think people can benefit from their hobbies? In what ways do you think people can benefit from their hobbies? What is the main purpose of your hobbies, for fun, for profit or for good health? What is the main purpose of your hobbies, for fun, for profit or for good health?