Підручник Англійська мова 9 клас (9-й рік навчання) - О. C. Любченко - Основа 2017 рік

UNIT 2 Lobbying Hobbying

Lesson 1 NOTHING BUT A HOBBY

1. a) Match the pictures (1-16) on page 31 with the activities below.

b) Are these activities the ones people do as jobs or in their spare time?

Which of them can be done in both ways?

c) In groups, arrange them in the given categories.

How many more activities could you add to each of the categories?

2. a) Listen to the article.

b) Retell the text briefly answering the questions:

- How do people choose their hobbies?

- What are the four large hobby classes?

- What is the most popular hobby group?

- What is the oldest hobby mentioned in the text?

- Why is travelling one of the most popular hobbies?

Did you know?

First beginning in Leicester in 1997, extreme ironing is a craze that has seen the chore taken to mountains, helicopters, and even mid-air during a skydive.

c) Divide the activities from ex. I into the classes given in the article.

3. a) In pairs, discuss and give the definition of the word «hobby".

b) Answer the questions:

- Do you know anyone who has one of the activities above as their hobby?

- Do you have a hobby?

- What is it?

- What about your family / friends?

- Why do people take up hobbies?

4. Make the sentences about the activities on page 29 using the following pattern:

Compare your sentences with other students’ ideas.

5. Work in pairs. Choose one of the hobbies from ex. I that you would like to take without telling your desk mate. Try to guess the chosen hobby by asking each other not more than five general (yes / no) questions.

6. Choose a hobby different from that in ex. 5. Make notes about it giving answers to the following questions:

7. Make a written description of the hobby from ex. 6 using your notes.