Урок 46. Interests and hobbies
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

Сценарный план

Тема урока: Interests and hobbies

In this lesson

you will learn new words describing interests and sports;
you will listen, read and talk about sports and free-time activities;
you will talk about your favourite pastimes.

Ключевые слова: Ice climbing, underwater hockey, sandboarding, zorbing, skydiving, snowboarding, rock climbing, paragliding, playing a musical instrument, listening to CDs, going to art galleries, painting pictures, reading books/magazines, going to the cinema, eating out, designing your own clothes, writing novels, watching DVDs, going to fashion shows, watching a game, playing computer games, working out at a gym.

Речевой материал: введение новой лексики, составление предложений с использованием новых лексических единиц, развитие навыков чтения, говорения и аудирования

Пояснения:

playing a musical instrument – Joanna likes playing the piano. It’s her favourite musical instrument. – играть на музыкальном инструменте
listening to CDs – Sam enjoys listening to CDs. He has always got his player with him. – слушать диски
going to art galleries – I’m really into going to art galleries. You can enjoy priceless pieces of art. посещать галереи
painting pictures – I have a friend who is painting pictures. – рисовать картины
reading books/magazines – I don’t like reading magazines, but I really love reading books. – читать книги/журналы
going to the cinema – Going to the cinema every Thursday is our family tradition. – ходить в кино
eating out – My cousin likes eating out with his friends. – есть вне дома (в кафе, ресторане)
designing your own clothes – I think that designing your own clothes and wearing it requires courage. – создавать одежду
writing novels – Writing novels is hard, as you need to be very creative. – писать романы
watching DVDs – I like watching DVDs on a Sunday evening, because there is no need to be in a hurry. – смотреть диски
going to fashion shows – Going to fashion shows is a good way to know what’s trendy. – посещать модные показы
watching a game – My brother enjoys watching football games live. – смотреть игру
playing computer games – He also likes playing computer games when he has free time. – играть в компьютерные игры
working out at a gym – I really hate working at a gym, because I think that swimming in the sea is better. – тренироваться в спортивном зале
Ice climbing is an activity where a person climbs a frozen rock. – ледолазание
Underwater hockey is playing hockey in the water. – подводный хоккей
Sandboarding is to slide down the sand dunes on the board. – катание на песке
Zorbing is an activity where a person falls down the hill inside a giant transparent ball. – зорбинг
Rock climbing is when you climb a rock. – скалолазанье
Snowboarding is a sport where you slide in the snow using a snowboard. – кататься на сноуборде
Skydiving is an activity where a person jumps from a plane and falls down for as long as possible without opening a parachute. – затяжные прыжки с парашютом
Paragliding is free flying a long distance using a special parachute. – парапланеризм

Основное содержание урока

There are so many ways of making your life more interesting nowadays. You can travel, find any information on the Net, learn another language, and of course, take up sport.

Besides old-fashioned skiing and swimming you can find almost whatever you like in the modern world.

Let’s have a look at some kinds of sport that have appeared not so long ago.

These kinds of sport are:

Ice climbing is an activity where a person climbs a frozen rock.
Underwater hockey is playing hockey in the water.
Sandboarding is to slide down the sand dunes on the board.
Zorbing is an activity where a person falls down the hill inside a giant transparent ball.
Rock climbing is when you climb a rock
Snowboarding is a sport where you slide in the snow using a snowboard.
Skydiving is an activity where a person jumps from a plane and falls down for as long as possible without opening a parachute.
Paragliding is free flying a long distance using a special parachute.

Now let’s repeat these kinds of sport once again.

Besides taking up some sport, you can also take up a new interest. Here’s the list of possible things you can do:

playing a musical instrument – Joanna likes playing the piano. It’s her favourite musical instrument.
listening to CDs – Sam enjoys listening to CDs. He has always got his player with him.
going to art galleries – I’m really into going to art galleries. You can enjoy priceless pieces of art.
painting pictures – I have a friend who is painting pictures.
reading books or magazines – I don’t like reading magazines, but I really love reading books.
going to the cinema – Going to the cinema every Thursday is our family tradition.
eating out – My cousin likes eating out with his friends.
designing your own clothes – I think that designing your own clothes and wearing it requires courage.
writing novels – Writing novels is hard, as you need to be very creative.
watching DVDs – I like watching DVDs on a Sunday evening, because there is no need to be in a hurry.
going to fashion shows – Going to fashion shows is a good way to know what’s trendy.
watching a game – My brother enjoys watching football games live.
playing computer games – He also likes playing computer games when he has free time.
working out at a gym – I really hate working out at a gym, because I think that swimming in the sea is better.

Тренировочные упражнения

Put the following words under the headings:

Painting pictures

Zorbing

Going to art galleries

Underwater hockey

Sandboarding

Rock climbing

Eating out

Ice climbing

Writing novels

Listening to CDs

Snowboarding

Going to fashion shows

Skydiving

Reading books

Paragliding

Playing computer games

Watching a game

Sports

Interests

Fill in the gaps with the following words: watching, going, listening, painting, designing, reading, playing.

_____________ computer games

_____________ a game

_____________ to the cinema

_____________ to CDs

_____________ your own clothes

_____________ magazines

_____________ pictures

Choose the correct answer.

Let’s __________ today. There is a new restaurant near our house.

1)

watch films

2)

eat out

3)

work out at the gym

There’s a new film at the Wartex today. Shall we __________ together?

1)

read books

2)

write novels

3)

go to the cinema

He is unsociable. He always ____________ at home.

1)

plays computer games

2)

works at the gym

3)

goes to fashion shows

Sue _____________ and reads them to her siblings.

1)

writes novels

2)

watches DVDs

3)

paints pictures

He is very fit. He ____________ every day.

1)

plays computer games

2)

reads magazine

3)

works out

Match the words with their definitions.

skydiving

when you climb a rock

snowboarding

an activity where a person jumps from a plane and falls for as long as possible without opening a parachute

rock climbing

free flying a long distance using a special parachute

paragliding

sport where you slide in the snow using a snowboard

Choose the correct answer.

He is keen on paragliding/underwater hockey. He enjoys free flying.
She likes underwater hockey/snowboarding because she enjoys the speed.
Dan is very good at zorbing/rock climbing because he is fearless and likes the speed.
Anya enjoys rock climbing/sandboarding. She likes the view from the rocks above.
Mary likes team sports. She has recently started to play skydiving/underwater hockey.

Choose the correct answer.

1) She is very talented. She designs/plays her own clothes.

2) Anna always watches/paints pictures of her friends.

3) They were eating/reading out yesterday at 8 o’clock.

4) We are listening/going to the cinema tonight.

5) Jeff plays/paints three musical instruments.

Match the words with their definitions.

ice climbing

an activity where a person falls down the hill inside a giant transparent ball

underwater hockey

to slide down the sand dunes on the board

sandboarding

an activity where a person climbs a frozen rock

zorbing

basically to play hockey in the water

Put the sentences in the right order to make up a dialogue.

Hello, Robert. What are you doing here?
At 5 p.m.
Really? Do you like it?
And when do they start?
Wow! It’s great. I want to start my lessons as soon as possible. When do you usually have your lessons?
Hi, Sam.
Yes, I really enjoy it. I like the feeling of adrenaline when I jump from a plane and do acrobatic maneuvers before opening a parachute.
I have just joined a skydiving club. What about you?
I took up skydiving a year ago.
On Monday and Friday.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Fill in the gaps with the following words: read, design, play, eat, watch, go, paint, listen, write.

_________ a book
_________ a picture
_________ a film
_________ novels
_________ out
_________ to CDs
_________ to the cinema
_________ your own clothes
_________ computer games

2.

Write down the right word.

Alice enjoys ______________. She likes to slide down the sand dunes.
My brother is keen on _____________. It is a very extreme activity where you jump down the hill in a giant transparent ball.
I’m looking forward to winter holidays to go ____________ in Krasnaya Polyana with my parents.
I’d like to try ___________ one day, because I want to experience a free flying in a long distance.
My sister needs to buy a new mask and flippers for the ____________ championship.

3.

Match the phrases.

playing

out at the gym

listening

a musical instrument

going

to CDs

watching

to fashion shows

working

out

eating

DVDs

Вариант 2

1.

Fill in the gaps with the following words: play, go, write, watch, work, listen, paint, read, design.

__________ a magazine
__________ a picture
__________ DVDs
__________ out at the gym
__________ to fashion shows
__________ novels
__________ your own clothes
__________ a musical instrument
__________ to CDs

2.

Write down the right word.

I really enjoys __________. One day I will climb the highest rock in the world.
Anna is keen on ___________. She spends her free time climbing ice in the mountains.
____________ is just simply play hockey but underwater.
Do you really want to jump out of a plane with a parachute? I didn’t know you are a fan of __________.
My father has been __________ his whole life. It’s the same as snowboarding but you slide down the sand dunes.

3.

Match the phrases.

designing

to the cinema

playing

novels

writing

pictures

reading

your own clothes

painting

computer games

going

magazines