Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG BUỔI 6: HOBBIES Outside of school and work, many people enjoy spending their free time on their hobbies or other recreation activities. Hobbies can provide ways to develop our talents, relieve stress, and even get exercise. VIDEO: 1. What is his favourite sport? tennis football rugby cycling 2. Which sport does he hate? tennis football rugby cycling 3. Which other activity does he like? walking horse-riding going to supermarkets going to the pictures 4. Which other activity does he dislike? cycling horse-riding going to supermarkets going to the pictures Question :1 The correct answer was: b Justification: I like FOOTBALL. Question :2 The correct answer was: a Justification: I don't like tennis. Question :3 The correct answer was: d Justification: I love going to the pictures. Question :4 Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG The correct answer was: c Justification: I dislike going to supermarkets. VIDEO: 1. hiking 2. swimming 3. bicycling 4. painting 5. bird watching 6. chess 7. golf 8. gardening 9. reading 10. photography 1 I like to walk in the mountains with my dog. (hiking) 2 My dad goes to the city pool twice a week. (swimming) 3 He rides his bike to work because it is a good way to get exercise. (bicycling) 4 She usually uses watercolors in her artwork. (painting) 5 They went to the lake to see if they see any wild ducks. (bird watching) 6 How about getting out the board and pieces so we can play? (chess) 7 He hit his ball into the water. (golf) 8 She loves to plant flowers and vegetables in the spring. (gardening) 9 I checked out three very interesting books from the library. (reading) 10. You really take beautiful pictures with that camera. (photography) Discuss two things you like to do in your free time and why you choose these activities. How often do you do them? Are there any unique hobbies or sports people do in your culture that you might not find in other countries? Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG 1 Julita likes table tennis. Answer: False. Julita doesn't like table tennis very much. 2 Both Sahra and Tomas like bowling. Answer: True. Sahra likes going bowling. Tomas likes bowling, too. 3 Everyone likes football. Answer: False. Sahra hates football. 4 Lin likes bowling. Answer: We don't know. The text doesn't say whether Lin likes bowling or not. 5 Nobody likes playing darts. Answer: False. Tomas likes playing darts. Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG 6 Everyone likes watching films. Answer: True. All Sahra's friends like going to the cinema. 7. Tomas likes table tennis the best. Answer: False. Tomas likes watching football the best. VIDEO: Favourite sports Hey man, What’s up? What’s up I’am tired, just came back from football practice Ok, so is football your favourite sport Not reallty, no. I love football but my favourite sport is basketball. I can play it all day long. You should try out for the basketball team then. Nah, I love basketball but I don’t play that well. Hobbies Hey Kayla, what are you doing? Hey nothing much . I’m bored I don’t know what to do. How can be a girl ever bored? That’s why mankind invented malls. Don’t you like to go to the malls? Is that so? I am not much of a shopping person Who said anything about shopping? I like to hang out in the mall in my free time That sounds better. I like to read books when I am free but I have got no new books to read. No wonder you got A’s in all subjects What do you do for fun Ryan? I really like to go out and watch new movies with my friends. How about you? I really like to go ice skating. I go once or twice every month. We should hang out together sometime. Do both things. Yeah! Sure. What do you do on the weekends? What do you do on the weekends/ We usually hang out at my place and play video games. What about you? My friends and I go out. This week we have planned a karaoke night. Oh I ‘ve never tried that. You should join us. You may find out you like it. I think you re right So, What do you do when you re bored? I like watching movies. What about you? I like to bake. Wow, that’s very nice. Yep, it’s a useful hobby. I am sure it is and your family must love it! Sure they do. They love the treats I bake for them.