Chapter 6 Hobbies

Learning Objectives1. To learn to express one’1. To learn to express one’

s s likes and dislikeslikes and dislikes2. To learn to talk about so2. To learn to talk about so

me me popular hobbies.popular hobbies.

Warming-Up Questions:

Do you have any hobbies? Do you have any hobbies? What are they?What are they?

How did you begin your How did you begin your hobbies? Can you give some hobbies? Can you give some suggestions about how to start suggestions about how to start a certain hobby?a certain hobby?

I. Reading aloud

Requirements: There are Requirements: There are twotwo articles in the following articles in the following about hobbies. Read them about hobbies. Read them aloud and find out what aloud and find out what hobby meanshobby means

That’s What a Hobby Means I know a man who has a coin collection wortI know a man who has a coin collection wort

h several thousand dollars. A short time ago he h several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $ 250! He bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $ 250! He was very happy about his purchase and thoughwas very happy about his purchase and thought the price was reasonable. On the other hand, t the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He hmy youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are woas almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they arrth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happie extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collectioer than to find a new match box for his collection.n.

That’s what a hobby means. I guess. It is somThat’s what a hobby means. I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply foething we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not as impr the fun of it. The value in dollars is not as important as the pleasure it gives us.ortant as the pleasure it gives us.

Life without TV When friends come to visit us in the evening, When friends come to visit us in the evening,

very often they seem in a hurry and look at theivery often they seem in a hurry and look at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very br watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t hot a television set.usy, it is just that we haven’t hot a television set. “but what do you do in the evening?” they are “but what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking. The answer is simple. Both my always asking. The answer is simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. My wife enjoys cookinwife and I have hobbies. My wife enjoys cooking, sewing and painting and often attends evening, sewing and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularg classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we always go abroad for our holidaly useful as we always go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps, coins and pictures and I am ys. I collect stamps, coins and pictures and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoalways busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to music, singing and playing chess ty listening to music, singing and playing chess together.ogether.

II. Group work Requirements: Requirements: Pick outPick out from from

the following those hobbies the following those hobbies you like. Tell your partners you like. Tell your partners the hobbies you the hobbies you can’t take can’t take upup. . Give reason(s).Give reason(s).

The hobbies you might choose

Stamp collectingStamp collecting GardeningGardening Playing table Playing table

tennistennis Butterfly Butterfly

collectingcollecting Model buildingModel building Playing Playing

basketballbasketball Bottle cap Bottle cap

collectingcollecting

Playing chessPlaying chess Coin collectingCoin collecting GolfingGolfing Playing tennis Playing tennis Records Records

collectingcollecting Car racingCar racing Playing footballPlaying football HikingHiking MotorcyclingMotorcycling

ParachutingParachuting Hunting Hunting Playing gamesPlaying games Bungee jumpingBungee jumping Handicrafts Handicrafts

makingmaking Playing volleyballPlaying volleyball Foreign Foreign

languages languages learninglearning

Playing musical Playing musical instrumentsinstruments

Playing Playing computer gamescomputer games

Reading Reading FishingFishing Cooking Cooking Match box Match box

collectingcollecting Playing Playing

badmintonbadminton PhotographyPhotography Horse ridingHorse riding

III. Pair workRequirements: use the Requirements: use the

expressions given to expressions given to substitute the parts in substitute the parts in redred on Page 75. on Page 75.

IV. Picture describing

Requirements: Use Requirements: Use gerund and infinitive to gerund and infinitive to describe describe the following the following picture on P76picture on P76..

V. Questions to discuss

In what ways do you think people In what ways do you think people can benefit from their hobbies?can benefit from their hobbies?

What is the main purpose of your What is the main purpose of your hobbies, for fun, for profit or for hobbies, for fun, for profit or for good health?good health?