Lesson 14
HOBBIES
Reading and speaking
1 Read the text and find some usual and unusual things people can collect. Fill in the mind map. Hobby. Collecting Things
How we like to have free time! We do look forward to weekends and holidays. Why? Then we will have enough time for our pastime, our favourite leisure activities! For our hobbies!
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know, some people are interested in arts, the other are fond of
travelling or are keen on sports. Moreover, people are ready not
only much time but much money on their hobbies as well. People buy
and keep different things, make collections. You may think they
waste money on useless things but for a collector his collection is
a real treasure, often an embodiment of his dreams. People collect
anything: canvases, books, cars, stamps, badges, even royal
memorabilia and miniature coaches. The collections vary in price,
size and number of items. They can be kept in albums and galleries,
on the shelves and outdoors.
Tastes differ.
2 Answer the following questions:
Do you have any hobby? Why do you like doing this?
What kind of things do people often collect?
Do you collect anything? Did you use to when you were younger?
3 You are going to read about two people who are both keen collectors. Work in two groups.
Group A: Read about Margaret Tyler. (Look at the Appendix p.32).
Group B: Read about Ted Hewitt. (Look at the Appendix p.33).
4 Answer the questions in your group:
Where does she/he live? Who with?
What does she/he do for a living?
How big is her/his collection?
How long has she/he been collecting?
How many rooms of the house are taken up with the collection?
What’s her/his favourite piece?
How much has the collection cost?
Where do the pieces come from?
Is she/he in touch with other people who share the same hobby?
What ambitions does she/he have?
5 Find a partner from the other group. Compare and swap information.
GRAMMAR
The Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
1 Underline the right form of the verb.
I have already done / already did my homework. Now I can go for a walk.
I have done / did my homework yesterday.
He has come / came home a minute ago.
I haven't done / didn't do my homework yesterday.
He has just come / came home.
Nick has played / played football yesterday
Have you ever been / Were you everto New York?
I haven't eaten / didn't eat yet.
He has been / was abroad five years ago.
Have you played / did you play the piano today?
2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
Barbara Lively, the writer is married with two children. She __________ (write) over 40 books. She ___________ (start) writing after the death of her first husband. She __________ (spend) her childhood in Scotland but _________ (come) to England in 1966.
She __________ (write) both prose and poetry but is best known for her romantic novels. She __________ (win) many awards, including the Booker Prize, which she ___________ (win) in 1988 for the novel Dark Times to Come.
3 Circle the right variant
Цього місяця в нашому місті сталося 10 дорожніх пригод.
a) Ten car accidents happened a month ago.
b) Ten car accidents have happened this month.
c) I saw a car accident when I was going to the library.
Багато студентів вже склали всі іспити.
a) Many students have already passed all the exams.
b) Many students are passing exams now.
c) Many students are sure to pass exams.
Я не бачив його з середи.
a) I didn’t see him on Wednesday.
b) I’ll not see him on Wednesday.
c) I haven’t seen him since Wednesday.
Цього реоку мої діти прочитали декілька англійських книжок.
a) My children will read some English books next year.
b) My children have read some English books this year.
c) My children read some English books this year.
Ольга щойно повернулася з університета.
a) Olga has just returned from the university.
b) Olga returned from the university an hour ago.
c) Olga is likely to return from the university.