Unit 12. Hobbies

TEDDY BEARS ANTIQUE OLD COINS SHELLS STAMPS DOLLS TOY CARS Before you read b) Hobbies Work Done to Make a living Both Hobbies and Work -keeping -running -planting books -keeping pets -Jogging -Traveling -playing computer games a farm making furniture writing raising poultry (Gia cam) writing flowers VOCABULARY • Hobby (n): sở thích • collect (v.) = buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby (suu tập) • + collection (n.) = a group of objects, often of the same sort, that has been collected (boä sưu tập) • + collector (n.) = a person who collects things, either as a hobby, or as a job (người sưu tập) • · take sth up = learn or start to sth, especially for pleasure (bắt đầu thú tiêu khiển đó) Ex: They have taken up golf • expertise (n.) (in sth/in doing sth) = expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity, or job • (kiến thức hoăc kó chưyên môn) • · result (n.) /n'zAlt/ from sth = happen because of sth else that happened first (do gây ra,có từ) • prosperity (n.) = the state of being successful, especially financially (sự phát đạt, phồn vinh) • original (n.) / = a document, work of art, etc., produced from the first time, from which copies are later made (ban goc, nguyen ban) Ex:This painting is a copy, the original in Madrid • # duplicate (n.) = one of two or more things that are the same in every detail • (ban sao) Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B A B ORIGINAL learn or start to sth, especially for pleasure DUPLICATE one of two or more things that are the same in every detail COLLECT expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity, or job TAKE UP RESULT (from sth) happen because of sth else that happened first the state of being successful especially financially EXPERTISE a person who collects things, either as a hobby, or as a job PROSPERITY a document, work of art etc., produced from the first time, from which copies are later made COLLECTOR buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby a) Answer the following questions Before the twenty century, only wealthy people enjoy hobbies Less working hours and greater prosperity bring us the interest in hobbies A good coin collection is an investment because it serves as a pastime and because of the value of precious metals Fill in the table Kinds of Collection Advantages Disadvantages Coin collection -valuable long-lasting - heavy Shell collection -Heavy - requires little care does not break easily long-lasting -needs proper labeling C) Personal questions: Suggested answer:  When I was a kid I had a great collection of shells because I often went to the beach in the summer  What a pity! I've never had any collection because I don't have time to take care of it  I've had a collection of pictures of birds because I love the color of nature Collecting free investment originals provides shell expertise permanent interest watching Thanks to shortened working hours and greater prosperity, people nowadays have become more interested in what to in their… … time , things is one of the most popular hobbies It is relatively passive but can require considerable…3……….Indeed, collecting things as a pastime, brings about great benefits Coin collecting hours of pleasure and satisfaction of ….5 the collection grow In addition, a good coin collection is an …6 … Coins of all kinds will always worth at least as much as the metals, often precious, in which they are made Another interesting hobby is collecting It enables collectors to develop serious ……… in science Moreover, it requires not only little care because shells' colors are normally 9…… and shells just not break easily Collectors can also enlarge their collections by exchanging 10 or duplicates However, it is only when a shell collection is properly labeled that it has real value HOMEWORK  LEARN BY HEART NEW WORDS  PREPARE NEW WORDS FOR LISTENING ...Before you read b) Hobbies Work Done to Make a living Both Hobbies and Work -keeping -running -planting books -keeping pets -Jogging -Traveling... questions Before the twenty century, only wealthy people enjoy hobbies Less working hours and greater prosperity bring us the interest in hobbies A good coin collection is an investment because it... have become more interested in what to in their… … time , things is one of the most popular hobbies It is relatively passive but can require considerable…3……….Indeed, collecting things as