Unit 01. My hobbies. Lesson 5. Skills 1

* WARM UP
I. Reading:
1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and discuss the questions below.
1. What can you see in the pictures?
2. What do you think the objects are made of?
3. Can you guess what hobby it is?

EGGSHELL
CARVING
* Vocabulary:
- eggshell (n)
- (to) carve
- carved eggshells
- fragile (adj)
- unique (adj)
- carved (adj)
: vỏ trứng
: chạm, khắc
: dễ vỡ
: độc đáo
: được chạm, khắc
: trứng khắc
* Checking vocabulary:
- eggshell (n)
- (to) carve
- carved eggshells
- fragile (adj)
- unique (adj)
- carved (adj)
: vỏ trứng
: chạm, khắc
: dễ vỡ
: độc đáo
: được chạm, khắc
: trứng khắc
My father has an unusual hobby, carving eggshells. As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile. My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells. It`s amazing!
He started the hobby five years ago after a trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery. My father did not go to class to learn how to carve. He learned everything from the Internet.
Some people say that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it isn`t. All you need is time. It may take two weeks to complete one shell. I find this hobby interesting because carved eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends. I hope that in the future he`ll teach me how to do eggshell carving.
2. Read the text and answer the questions
1. Why does Nick think his father’s hobby is unusual?



2. Where did his father see the carved eggshells for the fist time?


3. How do some people find this hobby?


4. Does Nick like his father’s hobby?
2. Read the text and answer the questions
Because eggshells are very fragile and his father can make beautiful pieces of art from empty ones.
He saw them in an art gallery in the US.
They find it difficult and boring.
Yes, he does.
1. Nick’s father enjoys …………………..……………
2. He took up this hobby when he came back home from ………………………….……………….
3. He learned to carve from …………………………
4. Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you have …………………………………….
5. Carved eggshells can be used as ……………… for your family and your friends.
3. Read the sentences below and use no more than three words from the text to complete them
LUCKY HOBBY
Nick’s father enjoys
………….……………………….
carving eggshells
2. He took up this hobby when he came back home from

…………………………………….
the US
3. He learned to carve from

……………………………………………
the Internet.
4. Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you have

……………………………………………….
time
5. Carved eggshells can be used as …..…… for your family and your friends.
gifts
III. Speaking:
4. Nick say that carved eggshells can be used as gifts for your family and friends. In pairs, discuss other uses of these pieces of art. Share your ideas with the class.
for ornaments / decoration
for vases / containers
for lampshades
A: What do you think carved eggshells are used for?
B: I think they are used only for ornaments in home.
A: That’s right. They are also used as flower vases or containers to hold small stuffs or to grow plants in.
B: That’s a good idea. Let’s buy some to make flower vases and put them on the desks at our learning corners at home.
A: Ok. Let’s do that.
Model dialogue
III. Speaking:
5. Work in groups. Take turns talking about your hobbies. Use the questions below, and your .
Read some bizarre (strange/unusual) hobbies below first.
Tattooing vehicles
A Taiwanese pensioner covers every inch of his four vehicles with virtuous words from Buddhist texts. Li Zongxiong, 71, a workshop owner, started to `tattoo` his car, two trucks and a motorbike in 1999. His words virtually cover the vehicles, including the mirrors, windscreens, bodywork, doors, wheels - and even the number plates. Li admitted his hobby had caused him trouble: "Passers-by thought I was doodling on the cars of others, and police found it hard to believe that someone would cover his own vehicle in writing," he explained.
Li, who has only an elementary school education, said most of the words were taken from Buddhist texts. Li`s son, Li Jiasheng, said the family now forbids his father to buy new vehicles, since they know he will write all over them - no matter how much they cost. But his grandson has promised that when he grows up and makes some money he will buy him a big bus to write on and indulge his hobby.
That`s not a tiger in the picture, but a dog dyed to look like a tiger. It`s an example of a growing hobby in China: dying and trimming dogs` hair so that they look like different animals. The Chinese were very quick to embrace this bizarre trend, and it is not unusual for owners to take their dogs to grooming parlours where they are not only given a shampoo and trim, but a multi-colored dye job as well. Recent figures show money spent on pets across the nation has seen nearly a 500 per cent increase between 1999 and 2008 – but, arguably, at the cost of their pets` dignity. What the animals might think about it is another matter.
Grooming dogs
III. Speaking:
5. Work in groups. Take turns talking about your hobbies. Use the questions below, and your .
Read some more models.
Hello, everybody. My name`s Le Quang Teo. Let`s me talk about my hobbies. Among my hobbies, such as listening to music, playing football, reading books, playing games offline, taking photographs, going for a walk with close friends and learning English, my most favorite one is reading books.
I started reading books when I was eight years old. But I just started reading life-changing books and history books a few months ago. I found that reading these kinds of book makes me not only believe more in this world and in myself, but also feel more comfortable, relaxed and less stressed after hardworking days.
I think that reading books is an easy hobby because we can easily find books around us. Books bring us not only knowledge but also entertainment, so I’ll keep this practice until the end of my life.
Hi, everybody. My name`s Móm Em. I’m thirteen years old. Well, my most favorite hobbies are reading books and learning English.
First, I started learning English when I was in grade 3, and now I find it easy to talk to foreigners. I believe learning English is interesting and it`s good for my job in the future.
Second, I started reading books about life in 2013. I think reading books costs you little. Whenever you have free time, you can go to a bookstore and freely read any books you like or you can borrow some from a public library. There are plenty of books there. Books are sources of knowledge and entertainment, so why don’t you share this hobby with me and everybody else.
I myself think that the two hobbies of mine above are useful practices in life, so I’ll go on with them.
Hi everybody. My name is Paul. And I have many hobbies. For example, playing games, reading comics, watching films, listening to music, etc... But I like playing games best.
I often play games online such as World of Zombies, Cross-fire, Bubble shooter ... I can play them all day if I have much free time. I’ve met many new friends in games. They live in the North, Central and the South of Vietnam. I can`t remember what we have talked, but there are always a lot of things to talk with. It`s quite exciting.
As you know, playing games is time consuming, but, on the other hand, it helps you not only make friends easily, but also concentrate better.
I think, in the near future, I’ll find some good and useful games to play and recommend them to my friends.
1. What’s the name of the hobby?
2. When did you start your hobby?
3. Is your hobby easy or difficult? Why?
4. Is your hobby useful? Why/Why not?
5. Do you intend to continue your hobby in the future?
It’s time you talk about your hobbies.
Goodbye.
See you again!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
The End