UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
SKIILS 1
UNIT 1: MY HOBBIES
SKILLS 1
I. Vocabulary
- (to) carve :
- eggshell
(n) :
- fragile (adj) :
khắc, chạm
vỏ trứng
dễ vỡ
độc đáo
- unique
(adj) :
- piece of art (n) : tác phẩm nghệ thuật
II. Reading
What can you see from the pictures?
2. What do you think the objects are made
of?Can you guess what hobby it is?
3.
1.
1. Now, read about Nick’s father unusual hobby and check your
answers.
My fathe r has an unus ual hobby: carving e ggs he lls . As
e ve ryone knows , e ggs he lls are ve ry fragile . My dad can
m ake be autiful pie ce s of art from e m pty e ggs he lls . It’s
am az ing!
He s tarte d the hobby five ye ars ago afte r the trip to the US
whe re he s aw s om e carve d e ggs he lls in an art galle ry. My
fathe r did not go to clas s to le arn how to carve . He le arne d
e ve rything from the Inte rne t.
S om e pe ople s ay that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it
is n’t. All you ne e d is tim e .
It m ay take two we e ks to com ple te one s he ll. I find this
hobby inte re s ting be caus e carve d e ggs he lls are unique gifts
for fam ily and frie nds . I hope that in the future he ’ll te ach m e
how to do e ggs he lls carving.
2. Re ad the te xt and ans w e r the
q ue s tio ns
My
1.
Why does Nick think his father’s
hobby is unusual?
fathe r has an unus ual hobby: carving
e ggs he lls . As e ve ryone knows , e ggs he lls are ve ry
fragile . My dad can m ake be autiful pie ce s of art
from e m pty e ggs he lls . It’s am az ing!
Because eggshells are fragile and his
father can make beautiful pieces of art He s tarte d the hobby five ye ars ago afte r the trip to
from empty eggshells.
the US whe re he s aw s om e carve d e ggs he lls in
2.
3.
Where did Nick’s father see the
carved eggshells for the firs time?
He saw them in an art gallery in the
USA.
How do some people find this
hobby?
They
find it difficult and
boring.
4.
Does
Nick
like his father’s hobby?
Yes, he
does.
an art galle ry. My fathe r did not go to clas s to le arn
how to carve . He le arne d e ve rything from the
Inte rne t.
S om e pe ople s ay that this hobby is difficult and
boring, but it is n’t. All you ne e d is tim e .
It m ay take two we e ks to com ple te one s he ll. I find
this hobby inte re s ting be caus e carve d e ggs he lls
are unique gifts for fam ily and frie nds . I hope that
in the future he ’ll te ach m e how to do e ggs he lls
carving.
3. Read the sentences below and use no
more than three words from the text to
complete them.
1.
carving
Nick’s father enjoys ______________
eggshells
2.
3.
He took up this hobby when he came
the US
back home from ______
the
He learned to carve from ___________
Internet
4.
5.
Nick thinks you learn to carve if you have
time
_____
gifts
Carved eggshells can be used as _____
for your family and friends
My fathe r has an unus ual hobby: carving
e ggs he lls . As e ve ryone knows , e ggs he lls
are ve ry fragile . My dad can m ake be autiful
pie ce s of art from e m pty e ggs he lls . It’s
am az ing!
He s tarte d the hobby five ye ars ago afte r
the trip to the US whe re he s aw s om e
carve d e ggs he lls in an art galle ry. My fathe r
did not go to clas s to le arn how to carve . He
le arne d e ve rything from the Inte rne t.
S om e pe ople s ay that this hobby is difficult
and boring, but it is n’t. All you ne e d is tim e .
It m ay take two we e ks to com ple te one
s he ll. I find this hobby inte re s ting be caus e
carve d e ggs he lls are unique gifts for fam ily
and frie nds . I hope that in the future he ’ll
te ach m e how to do e ggs he lls carving.
5. Do you
intend to
continue your
hobby in the
future?
4. Is your
hobby
useful?
III. Speaking
1. What’s
the name
of your
hobby?
3. Is your
hobby
easy or
difficult?
2. When
did you
start your
hobby?
My hobby is collecting butterflies. I started it
when I was eight years old. I find it quite
difficult because it takes me sometimes to
catch butterflies. I think it is useful because
there are many kinks of beautiful butterflies
to discover. And of course, I will take up this
hobby in the future.
Homework
Learn new words.
q
Rewrite 2,3 into your notebooks.
q
Prepare Looking back.
q
Goodbye
See you again!!!