English 7 unit 01 my hobbies lesson 5 skills 1

My father has an unusual hobby: carving eggshells.. He started the hobby five years ago after the trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery.. I find this hobby

Nick’s father’s unusual hobby

1 Work in pair Ask and answer the questions.(Ex 1/p 12)

1 What can you see from the pictures?

2 What do you think the objects are made of?

3 Can you guess what hobby it is?

1 Work in pair Ask and answer the questions.(Ex 1/p 12)

Read the text about Nick’s father’s unusual hobby

and check your answers

My father has an unusual hobby: carving eggshells As

everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile My dad can

make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells It’s

amazing!

He started the hobby five years ago after the trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery My father did not go to class to learn how to carve He learned everything from the Internet.

Some people say that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it isn’t All you need is time.

It may takes two weeks to complete one shell I find this

hobby interesting because carved eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends I hope that in the future he’ll teach me how to do eggshells carving.

Now, read about Nick’s father unusual hobby and check your

answers

My father has an unusual hobby:

carving eggshells As everyone knows, eggshells are very fragile My dad can make beautiful pieces of art from empty eggshells It’s amazing!

He started the hobby five years ago after the trip to the US where he saw some carved eggshells in an art gallery

My father did not go to class to learn how to carve He learned everything from the Internet.

Some people say that this hobby is difficult and boring, but it isn’t All you need is time.

It may takes two weeks to complete one shell I find this hobby interesting

because carved eggshells are unique gifts for family and friends I hope that in the future he’ll teach me how to do

2 Where did Nick’s father see the

carved eggshells for the firs time?

3 How do some people find this

hobby?

4 Does Nick like his father hobby?

Because eggshells are fragile and his

father can make beautiful pieces of art

from empty eggshells

He saw them in an art gallery in USA

They find it difficult and boring

Yes, he does

3 Read the sentences below and use no more than three words from the text to complete them.

1 Nick’s father enjoys

2 He took up he hobby when he came back home from

3 He learned to carve from _

4 Nick thinks you learn to carve if you have _

5 Carved eggshells can be used as _ for your family and friends

carving eggshells

the USthe Internet

timegifts

4 Nick says that carved eggshells can be used as gifts for your family and friends In pairs, discuss other uses of these pieces of artwork Share your ideas with the class

1 Speaking Ex 4/p.12

bells gifts lights decorate home

toys

1 What’s the name of the hobby?

2 When did you start your hobby?

3 Is your hobby easy

Retell your partner’s hobby

• For example:

Lan’s hobby is ……(sewing/cooking/arranging flowers…) She started her hobby …….( 3 years ago/ when she was 8 years old/ in 2009/ …) She finds it ……….(interesting / boring/ difficult/ easy/ … ).She says that the hobby is useful because ………(she can make her own clothes in her free time/prepare food for family/f ….).She will continue her hobby in the

future.

 Learn new words

Practise the exercises again.

Do exercises D1, 2, 3 (page 7, 8 / workbook).

Prepare SKILLS 2.